Grojband

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Grojband
Grojband poster.jpg
A promotional poster depicting the main characters; from left to right: Laney, Corey, Kin and Kon.
Genre Comedy
Musical
Created by <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Todd Kauffman
  • Mark Thornton
Directed by <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Todd Kauffman
  • Mark Thornton
Voices of <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Theme music composer Brian Pickett
Greame Cornies
Composer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Brian Pickett
  • Graeme Cornies
  • James Chapple
  • David Kelly
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 26 (50 segments)
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Editor(s) Mary Dorich
Tom Berger
Running time 11 minutes (48 short-length segments)
22 minutes (2 long-length specials)
Production company(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Distributor FremantleMedia International
Release
Original network Teletoon (Canada)
Cartoon Network, Boomerang (United States)
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Audio format Surround
First shown in United States
Original release June 10, 2013 (2013-06-10) –
April 12, 2015 (2015-04-12)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Grojband is a Canadian animated television series created by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton for Teletoon in Canada and Cartoon Network in the United States. Produced by Fresh TV and Neptoon Studios, with animation by Elliott Animation, and produced in association with FremantleMedia Enterprises, it premiered on June 10, 2013 in the United States, on September 5, 2013 in Canada, and on April 21, 2014 in the United Kingdom. It is executive produced by Tom McGillis, Jennifer Pertsch, creators of the hit animated reality franchise Total Drama,[1][2][3] The series premiered on June 10, 2013 in the United States, on September 5, 2013 in Canada, and on April 21, 2014 in the United Kingdom.

Synopsis

Grojband follows the story of a Canadian indie rock garage band of the same name formed by Corey Riffin and his three best friends, Laney and twin brothers Kin and Kon, as they work together to propel their band to international stardom. When they do not have the lyrics, Corey and his friends get Trina, Corey's sister, into an emotional mode to write entries in her diary that Corey can use for lyrical inspiration, so that Corey and his friends can perform a perfect song.

Characters

Grojband

  • Corey Jaron Riffin (voiced by Lyon Smith) – Corey is the 13-year-old confident, optimistic, laidback, and quirky leader, vocalist, and guitarist of Grojband. Although good-natured, he is on a constant search for new gigs for the band to perform at and will do whatever it takes to play music at them, which is usually by angering his sister, Trina, who will write in her diary. He then translates her venting into lyrics for their songs due to the fact he is unable to come up with lyrics of his own. He is named after the Canadian musician Corey Crewe.[4]
  • Laney Penn (voiced by Bryn McAuley) – Laney is the bassist, Vocalist and self-proclaimed band manager of Grojband. She is a short, sarcastic, ambitious, and passionate redhead and the only female in the band, the latter of which everyone else isn't able to acknowledge.[5] She tends to be the most rational member of the band, mainly because she cares about the others, but is usually prone to giving in to Corey and his schemes. This is because she has a crush on Corey, to which Corey is oblivious to. Her name is a pun on the famous Beatles song Penny Lane.[6]
  • Kin Kujira (voiced by Sergio Di Zio) – Kin is the Japanese keyboardist of the band, and Kon's small, bespectacled twin brother. Despite his eccentric behaviour and antics, he is extremely smart and has a knack for advanced technology, often building strange gadgets that help the band with their gigs.[7]
  • Kon Kujira (voiced by Tim Beresford) – Kon is the Japanese drummer of the band, and Kin's large, overweight twin brother. Kon is sometimes dense and just as crazy as his brother Kin, but is very strong, usually well-meaning, and has a cherubic and excitable demeanor. He and his brother derive their first names from King Kong and their last name from Gojira, the Japanese name for Godzilla.[7]

The Newmans

The Newmans are a gender-reversed doppelgänger band to Grojband. They are Grojband's rivals and always compete with them for different gigs or in contests. They are named after the character Newman from Seinfeld. Their voice actors are the same as the original Grojband.[8]

  • Carrie Beff – Corey's doppelgänger: the leader, guitarist, and vocalist of The Newmans. She is also Mina's younger sister. As seen throughout the show, Corey and Carrie are bitter enemies, as one would love to see the other go down. However, both have shown a slight tolerance for each other, and will work together if the situation calls for it.
  • Larry (Lenny) Nepp – Laney's gender-bent rival: bassist and band manager of The Newmans. Similar to Laney, Larry has a visible crush on Carrie, Corey's gender-warped rival, as seen in one episode. He isn't as courageous as her, though.
  • Kim Kagami – Kin's gender-bent rival, who is also the keyboardist of The Newmans. When Grojband and the Newmans fused together in one episode, Kin fused with Kim and both showed some jealousy against their respective twin for being such great friends with each other.
  • Konnie Kagami – Kon's gender-bent rival, who is also the drummer of The Newmans. In one episode, it is shown that under certain circumstances, Kon and Konnie are able to get along.

Others

  • Katrina “Trina” Riffin (voiced by Alyson Court) – Trina is Corey's 16-year-old sister. She is mean, cruel, self-centered, and always determined to make Corey's life miserable. She is the series' main antagonist and constantly tries to ruin Grojband's gigs. Whenever she is overcome with emotion (usually anger, sometimes love/happiness, fear, or sadness), she impulsively writes her diary in a dramatic manner, which provides Grojband with the lyrical inspiration they need for their songs. She has a crush on the cute neighborhood boy, Nick Mallory.[9][10] Her full first name is Katrina, and she was kind with others at one point in her life. She is named after the late Canadian musician Trina Crewe.
  • Bernadette "Mina" Beff (voiced by Denise Oliver) – Mina is a timid, naive, and bespectacled 16-year-old girl who thinks is Trina's best friend, but in reality, she is more like her slave. Although much nicer than Trina, she wishes to be as cool as Trina, and does whatever she tells her to do. Her real name is Bernadette, but Trina forced her to legally change it so their names would rhyme. She is also Carrie's older sister. Her last name is a pun on the phrase "BFF", or "Best Friends Forever".[11]
  • Nick Mallory (voiced by Graeme Cornies) – Nick is an extremely cool and handsome 16-year-old boy, whom all the girls in school adore, especially Trina. He is sometimes referred to as "Hunky Nick Mallory" by Trina and many others around him. He always refers to himself in the third person, but isn't inherently antagonistic, and will sometimes aid the band when they see use of him. He is named after Nick Moore and Mallory Keaton, two characters from the sitcom Family Ties.[12]
  • Kate Persky and Allie Day (voiced by Addison Holley and Madelyn May respectively) – Allie and Kate are Grojband's 9-year-old groupies and their biggest (and possibly, only) fans. They are head over heels in love with Corey, and are willing to do anything for him, but they can be creepy and obsessive at times. They are named after the title characters of the sitcom Kate & Allie, while their last names come from Bill Persky and Linda Day, the directors of the aforementioned series.
  • Mayor Mellow (voiced by Kedar Brown) – The diminutive mayor of Peaceville, who is always seen carrying a picture of his mother around, and speaks in rhymes. He is well-intentioned and wants what is best for his town, but his ways to do it are questionable and often extreme. He also has a somewhat short fuse, and he jumps to the conclusion too soon at times.[13]
  • Buzz Newsworthy and Chance Happening (voiced by Dwayne Hill and Julie Lemieux respectively) – The news anchors of the Peaceville News. They are quick on the scene to cover important news events. However they have a habit of exaggerating the stories. They also sometimes have feuds over who is more proficient.

Recurring

  • Barney (voiced by Rob Tinkler) – A very rich billionaire who owns multiple businesses around Peaceville. He is always addressed by the name of the business in front of his real name: such as while he works at the salad restaurant he is referred to as "Salad Barney", or at the coffee house he is referred to as "Bean Barney".
  • Party Danimal (voiced by Christian Potenza) – The school party critic who first appeared in the episode "Pox N' Roll", he rates other people's parties with a score out of "10 Awesomes".
  • Captain Tighty Whitey (voiced by Rob Tinkler) – A pirate captain who enjoys stealing things from people and finding treasure. He first appeared in the episode "On the Air and Out to Sea".
  • G'ORB (voiced by Rob Tinkler) – An evil alien space orb who is bent on destroying the world. He is the leader of a band called The Orb Experience, made up of three other space orbs named T'ORB, Z'ORB, and N'ORB. He first appeared in the episode "Space Jammin'" where he challenged Grojband to a battle of the bands and lost. He was only a minor one-time character with the rest of the band until he returned in the season 1 finale episode "Hear Us Rock Part 2", where he returned and challenged Grojband to a rematch and threatened to destroy the world with an apocalyptic meteor if they lost. G'ORB cheated in the battle of the bands to make him win but at the end of the episode, T'ORB had become fed up with putting up with all of his plans, he stood up to him, overthrew him and let Grojband win. After this, T'ORB broke up the band, forced G'ORB to apologize, and made him give up evil and become good.
  • Chloe (character has no spoken dialogue) - A tall redhead girl who mainly appears in the show as a background character. Chloe is shown to have a romantic interest towards Nick Mallory, as well as Party Danimal in one occasion. Co-creator Todd Kauffman confirmed her to be Laney's older sister, albeit unofficially.[14]

Episodes

No. Title Written by Canadian air date American air date
1a "Cloudy With a Chance of Malt Balls" Amy Cole September 12, 2013 (2013-09-12) June 10, 2013 (2013-06-10)
Corey, Laney, Kin, and Kon must impress movie star Cherry Grapestain to get Grojband music into her new movie trailer. They have to impress her at her new premiere and rock the drive-in.
Song: "Cherry Cherry"
1b "Dance of the Dead" Meghan Read September 12, 2013 (2013-09-12) June 10, 2013 (2013-06-10)
When a haunted amp and Corey's terrible lyrics meet, zombies rise from the dead to eat brains in Peaceville.
Songs: "Halloween Song" and "Zombie Dance"
2a "Pox N' Roll" Kyle Hart October 3, 2013 (2013-10-03) June 11, 2013 (2013-06-11)
When Corey gets chicken pox, Trina alerts the Mayor who seals the place in an outbreak dome - with Trina inside, no less. Corey wants to throw an amazing party after contracting chicken pox.
Song: "Chicken Pox Rocks!"
2b "No Strings Attached" Meghan Read October 3, 2013 (2013-10-03) June 11, 2013 (2013-06-11)
Corey's favorite animatronic band, The Bubble Bunch (a parody of Yo Gabba Gabba!) is retiring. Trina decides to melt the puppet band (along with Corey's inspiration) and now Corey uses Grojband as a replacement of The Bubble Bunch.
Songs: "Bubble Bunch Band Theme Song" and "Running from the Puppets"
3a "In-D Road Rager" Miles Smith October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17) June 12, 2013 (2013-06-12)
Corey takes the coolness of indie music a little too far, and unwittingly enters his band in an indie race called the local Indie Indie 400.
Song: "Thrash, Bash, Burn and Crash"
3b "Math of Kon" Amy Cole October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17) June 12, 2013 (2013-06-12)
Corey has booked the band to play the Try-Math-Alon, since nerds are an untapped fanbase, so Corey has Kon win the "Try-Math-Alon" to allow the band to play there.[15]
Song: "Math Song"
4a "Space Jammin'" Kyle Hart November 14, 2013 (2013-11-14) June 13, 2013 (2013-06-13)
Grojband gets shut out of Peaceville's version of Woodscock, Slugfest and encounter aliens that want to battle with their band for making a crop circle that summoned them.
Songs: "Entry 4987: My Secret Fear and Junk" and "My Secret is Out"
4b "Wish Upon a Jug" Mike Kiss November 14, 2013 (2013-11-14) June 13, 2013 (2013-06-13)
Trina and Corey battle each other with wishes by using genies that they found them inside jugs. Corey is able to find a cow genie in a milk bottle and try to wish his musical mojo back - but the genie rules prohibit it.
Song: "I Wish Away My Wishes"
5a "All You Need is Cake" Meghan Read November 7, 2013 (2013-11-07) June 14, 2013 (2013-06-14)
Corey and Laney must "fall in love" in order for the band to sing at a wedding and get free cake; however, they also run the risk of ruining their friendship with Kin and Kon and having Grojband disbanded.
Song: "Please Come Back"
5b "Helmet" Laurie Elliott November 7, 2013 (2013-11-07) June 14, 2013 (2013-06-14)
After Corey's voice starts cracking, Kin makes a helmet that "auto-tones" his voice, but (thanks to Trina) the helmet becomes evil and uses its laser to turn anything imperfect, perfect.
Song: "Perfect"
6a "Monster Of Rock" Ethan Banville September 5, 2013 (2013-09-05) June 17, 2013 (2013-06-17)
Corey thinks underground music is the band's thing, but accidentally awakens a sewer monster when Grojband practices for an underground gig that is literally underground.
Song: "Sweet Dreams"
6b "One Plant Band" Craig Martin September 5, 2013 (2013-09-05) June 17, 2013 (2013-06-17)
Corey attempts to make the band go vegan to play the opening of a new vegan restaurant. Grojband's music makes Trina's science project plant become self-aware.
Song: "Cheesy Cheese Song" and "Yeah!"
7a "Creep Away Camp" Laurie Elliott September 19, 2013 (2013-09-19) June 19, 2013 (2013-06-19)
Grojband competes against the Newmans in a scary campfire song contest, as Corey and the band seek help from scare-master Blade Stabbington.
Songs: "Ghosts of Clowns" and "Welcome to my Nightmare"
7b "Zoohouse Rock" Ethan Banville September 19, 2013 (2013-09-19) June 19, 2013 (2013-06-19)
Thinking costumes may be the Grojband's new gimmick, Corey dresses the band in bear costumes, but Trina gets them locked up in Major Mellow's zoo.
Song: "Stuck in Peaceville Zoo"
8a "Smash Up Terby" Mark Satterthwaite, Mark Thornton, & Todd Kauffman September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26) June 21, 2013 (2013-06-21)
Corey and the band are booked to play the demolition derby, and they’ll have to enter Trina in the derby to get their lyrics.
Songs: "Butt Crack Neighbor" and "Tire Tracks"
8b "Queen Bee" Brandon Birch September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26) June 21, 2013 (2013-06-21)
Trina enters the Peaceville Queen Bee pageant, and it's up to Grojband to make sure she wins in order to get new happy lyrics from her to play there.
Song: "Queen Bee"
9 "Dreamreaver" Ethan Banville October 10, 2013 (2013-10-10) June 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)
In this half-hour episode, Grojband's first music video goes awry, as Trina watches it and her brain breaks. Corey, Laney, Kin, and Kon must go inside her insane mind to stop it (and to retrieve some twisted lyrics as well).
Songs: "Booty Booty Pow!" and "My Mind"
10a "Super Zeroes" Laurie Elliott November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21) June 27, 2013 (2013-06-27)
Corey decides on a new gimmick to play at kid's parties dressed as superheroes, but Trina tries to out them as frauds and her plan backfires.
Song: "We're not Heroes"
10b "Knight To Remember" Miles Smith November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21) June 27, 2013 (2013-06-27)
When a comet passes by Peaceville, the town becomes an old medieval time of knights and adventure, and then Mina starts to act like Trina. Corey gets the band a job as royal minstrels to a fake princess at a LARP game.
Song: "Go Away"
11a "Line of Credit" Ethan Banville December 5, 2013 (2013-12-05) July 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)
Believing that nothing is cooler than cred, Grojband has to go straight to get cred, but they'll have to go thug first. Corey decides to become tough to improve the band's image.
Song: "Knock it Off"
11b "Hair Today, Kon Tomorrow" Kyle Hart December 5, 2013 (2013-12-05) July 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)
Hair metal and a dog show collide when Corey thinks it's time for Hair Metal to make a comeback at the Peaceville Doggie Doozie Dog Show. Things get crazier from there when Kon thinks he's a dog.
Song: "Dog Gone"
12a "On The Air and Out to Sea" Brandon Birch December 5, 2013 (2013-12-05) July 3, 2013 (2013-07-03)
When Corey's pirate radio station stops actual pirates from listening, it leads to a run-in with real pirates and the band is forced to walk the plank.
Song: "My Heart is in the Sea"
12b "Ahead Of Our Tone" Evan Thaler Hickey December 5, 2013 (2013-12-05) July 3, 2013 (2013-07-03)
Trying to be "ahead of their time," the band travels into the future to bring back the music trend from one year ahead - only to discover it is ruled by an evil cyborg Trina.
Song: "You're Going Down"
13a "Love In A Nethervator" Kyle Hart December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12) July 8, 2013 (2013-07-08)
Elevator music sinks to new lows - elevator music at the center of the earth.
Song: "Busting out of Here"
13b "Six Strings Of Evil" Amy Cole December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12) July 8, 2013 (2013-07-08)
After Trina destroys Corey's guitar with a woodchipper, Corey decides to buy a new one, which just happens to be evil.
Song: "No I Won't Play"
14a "Rockersize" Dave Dias November 5, 2014 (2014-11-05) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
February 23, 2015 (Boomerang)
Grojband offers an impromptu concert to three old women who take gym class.
Song: "Yesterday"
14b "Grin Reaper" Dennise Fordham November 5, 2014 (2014-11-05) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
February 23, 2015 (Boomerang)
Peaceville is under a happy spell by the happiest man in the world.
Song: "Everything Stinks"
15a "Rock the House" Kyle Hart March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
February 28, 2015 (Boomerang)
Grojband faces off against the Newmans in a Battle of the Bands Extreme Curling competition.
Song: "We Are Victorious"
15b "War and Peaceville" Scott Oleszkowicz March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
February 28, 2015 (Boomerang)
Peaceville's centennial erupts in a Riffin/Mallory feud when Corey sings the original inflammatory town anthem.
Songs: "100 Years Ago Today" and "100 Years Ago Today Remake"
16a "Myme Disease" Meghan Read March 19, 2015 (2015-03-19) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 1, 2015 (Boomerang)
When the favorite town statue (who was actually a statue performer) is taken down, Grojband decides to take the prime performance spot left behind. A turf war erupts between Corey and a group of mimes when they take the last busking spot in the park. Meanwhile, Trina is having her portrait painted by Nick Mallory.
Song: "Quiet Noise"
16b "Kon-fusion" Scott Oleszkowicz March 19, 2015 (2015-03-19) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 1, 2015 (Boomerang)
Grojband and the Newmans must form a music mashup at DJ Fusion's restaurant Fuse This. What happens, however, when they are fused up by Trina's evil plan to fuse her hand with Nick Mallory's hand (so they can be together forever) and Grojband and the Newmans are fused into 4 individual “freaks”?
Song: "1+1"
17a "Inn-Er Face" Craig Martin March 26, 2015 (2015-03-26) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 7, 2015 (Boomerang)
The science fair is underway, and Corey wants to prove the healing powers of rock, but Trina shrinks and ingests Kin and Kon, leading to a Fantastic Voyage-esque adventure.
Song: "You Turned All My Protons into Kon-Tons"
17b "Who Are You" Jeff Detsky March 26, 2015 (2015-03-26) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 7, 2015 (Boomerang)
Corey hears that hipsters only like bands they've never heard of, and he thinks Grojband is a perfect fit.
Song: "Shades"
18a "Pop Goes The Bubble" Evan Thaler Hickey April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 8, 2015 (Boomerang)
Grojband is going pop at Peaceville's Annual Soda-Fest, the Carbo-Nation Festival, but thanks to some meddling from Trina, Mayor Mellow bans bubbles, including soda bubbles, because Major Mellow has a bottle cap inside his brain. Corey takes it upon the band to save the bubbles, but how will they make the flat town bubbly again?
Song: "This Bubble Don't Pop"
18b "Girl Fest" Amy Benham April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 8, 2015 (Boomerang)
Tough girl-rocker Candy Jams mistakes Laney for the bandleader, making Grojband her opener.
Songs: "Sweet Dreams (Reprise)" and "You're So Untrue"
19a "The Bandidate" Amy Cole April 9, 2015 (2015-04-09) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 14, 2015 (Boomerang)
Corey thinks Grojband needs to get political, and decides to speak out against new school president Trina.
Song: "Bring her Down"
19b "The Pirate Lounge for Me" Brandon Birch April 9, 2015 (2015-04-09) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 14, 2015 (Boomerang)
Wanting to combine rocking with relaxing leads Corey to transform the garage into a swingin' lounge, and even Mayor Mellow gets into the swing. He orders the town to chill out, but their lowered guard leaves the town open to a pirate invasion.
Song: "Nothing"
20a "Hologroj" Kyle Hart April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 15, 2015 (Boomerang)
Believing nothing bumps up a band's popularity like a mysterious disappearance, Corey tells the news that Grojband has vanished, and plans to capitalize with a performance by hologram versions of the band.
Song: "I'm Back"
20b "The Snuffles with Snarffles" Mike Kiss April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 15, 2015 (Boomerang)
Corey decides to use music to bring awareness to the sniffles suffered by Snuffles, a cute local puppy, earning the hatred of local war hero, Wheelie the Cat.
Song: "Kitty Rock"
21a "Bee Bop a Loofah" Ashley Lannigan May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 21, 2015 (Boomerang)
When Trina makes the town's water reservoir run dry, nobody can take showers anymore, and so their hygiene deteriorates. Corey and the band decide to end the stink wave by rocking out through the sewer pipes. The Peaceville Stationary Marathon is coming, providing the perfect audience for Grojband's newest thing - shower music.
Song: "B.O. Away"
21b "A-capella-lips Now" Brandon Birch May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 21, 2015 (Boomerang)
Peaceville is flooded and the power is out, but Corey sees the perfect opportunity to go unplugged.
Song: "Stuck on the Island"
22a "Soulin' Down the Road" Mike Kiss May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 22, 2015 (Boomerang)
When Kin's soul-amplifier malfunctions, Trina's soul is trapped in her car. Corey has to find a way to free it, and get lyrics for the show, but the problem is that Trina enjoys being a car.
Songs: "Baby, Baby, Yeah!" and "These Old Rusty Eyes"
22b "That's My Jam" Mike Kiss May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 22, 2015 (Boomerang)
Corey is determined to win the Peaceville jam competition with this summer's hot new jam.
Song: "That's My Jam"
23a "For Hat and Country" Ian MacIntyre May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 28, 2015 (Boomerang)
Corey wants the coolest cowboy hat he's ever seen, but it can only be sold to someone who is "truly country." Corey sees only one way to prove he's worthy - by separating from Peaceville and forming the People's Rockpublic of Grojland.
Song: "I Must be Losing my Mind"
23b "It's In the Card" Dave Dias May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 28, 2015 (Boomerang)
If Grojband is going to be a Valentine's band, they need to get their love song into a huge pile of electronic greeting cards, but when everyone in town breaks up, they're to blame.
Song: "Love" and "Your Card"
24a "Saxsquatch" Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 29, 2015 (Boomerang)
Corey's desire to play atop Howling Heights mountain leads the band to find the Saxquatch.
Song: "One More Memory of You"
24b "Group Hug" Meghan Reed May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
March 29, 2015 (Boomerang)
Grojband's first groupies decide that they should have their own dedicated song so other fans know who comes first.
Song: "Corey's Groupie Song" and "Our Number Ones Always Came First"
25a "Curse of the Metrognome" Craig Martin May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
April 11, 2015 (Boomerang)
With Grojband set to play New Year's Eve, Trina unleashes the mystical Metrognome - a little guy with a big appetite for timing.
Song: "When we Make Today our Day"
25b "Dueling Buttons" Kyle Hart May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
April 11, 2015 (Boomerang)
Solo Shredder, the guitar-based video game, has rolled into Peaceville, and Corey is sure he can prove he's the best, but when Trina bests him, he's not sure what he's good at anymore.
Song: "Nick Nicky Nick" and "Sick Tricky Lick and a Pick Flick"
26 "Hear Us, Rock!" Mike Kiss May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25) March 31, 2014 (online)[16]
April 12, 2015 (Boomerang)
In the final episode, the ancient Samban prophecy foretold the Earth would be destroyed by rock on this day. Can Grojband figure out how to save the planet, and what will it cost?
Songs: "If the World is Ending" and "I'm Giving it All"

Production

Series co-creator Todd Kauffman has stated that he had always wanted to make a series about a garage band, and believed the concept of having the band's songs come out of the diary of the lead character's sister would make the premise more interesting. Using this idea, he was able to successfully pitch the series to Fresh TV and its president Tom McGillis. Soon afterwards, Teletoon, FremantleMedia, and Cartoon Network all took interest in the project and came in to help with its production and distribution.[17]

The series is animated in Adobe Flash, with series co-creator Mark Thornton stating that using the software removes the need to outsource the show's animation to countries outside of Canada as is commonly done with American animated series. In producing the series, the creators sought to homage and take inspiration from a wide variety of movies and television series, particularly the works of American animators like Craig McCracken, Maxwell Atoms, and Genndy Tartakovsky, as well as Ferris Bueller's Day Off and the works of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. They also sought to explore many genres and styles of music with the series, including country music, heavy metal, yodeling, sea shanties, and even elevator music.[17]

Many concepts were changed as the series developed. Notably, Grojband was originally pitched as a 22 minute series with its intro and theme song being 60 seconds long, but in the final product, episodes are instead 11 minutes long and the show's intro and theme song are 20 seconds long. These changes resulted in the removal of several plot elements ignored or unexplained in the final product, including the presence of the characters' parents and Corey and his band having to return Trina's diary back to her without being noticed at the end of every episode. Another notable change between the original pitch and the final product is that Corey and Trina's shared last name is "Trippin" instead of "Riffin".[18][19]

Broadcast

In the United States, the series was aired on Cartoon Network and Boomerang from June 10, 2013 to July 12, 2015.[20] In Canada, it debuted on September 5, 2013 on Teletoon[21] and Télétoon.[22] Grojband debuted on February 10, 2014 on ABC3 in Australia[23] and in April 2014 on Pop in the United Kingdom.[24] The show started airing on April 8, 2014 on Cartoon Network in Africa.[25]

Home media

On December 10, 2013, an official website for the series was launched.[26]

Singles from various episodes were released on the iTunes store.[when?]

In Australia, the entire series was released on DVD on June 4, 2014 by Shock Entertainment. Two volumes were released: Rock On (containing episodes 1-13)[27] and Hear Us Rock! (containing episodes 14-26).[28]

In December 2015, all 26 episodes of Grojband were added to Netflix in the US.[29] Two years later, the show was removed.[30]

References

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