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Almost Naked Animals is a Canadian animated television series produced for YTV. The series was created by Noah Z. Jones (the creator of the Disney Channel animated series Fish Hooks) and began airing in 2011.

PlotEdit

The cartoon is set inside a tropical cabana called the Banana Cabana.^[1] All of the cabana's staff members and residents are funny animals who have shaved off their fur and wear only underwear. A dog named Howie is the owner and leader of the cabana, which is run with the help of his various friends. Each episode follows the misadventures of Howie and his crew around the cabana.

HistoryEdit

Production of the show begin in October 2009.^[2]Originally, the series was to debut on YTV on Fall of 2010, but its debut was delayed until January 7, 2011.

In the UK, the series debuted on CITV, on April 11, 2011.

In Australia, the series debuted on ABC3 on May 27, 2011.

The US premiere was announced in April 18, 2011^[3] and debuted on June 13, 2011 on Cartoon Network.

Internationally, the show has been picked up by Disney Channel (Italy/India/Latin America), Luk International (Spain) and Z@pp/Zeppelin (Netherlands) to air in their lineups. The show also debuted on Canal+ (France) and Super RTL in (Germany) thie fall of 2011.^[4]

A second and third series is currently in production.

CharactersEdit

See List of characters

Howie (voiced by Robert Tinkler) is the main protagonist and manager of the Banana Cabana. He is hyperactive and impulsive.
Octo (voiced by Howard Jerome) is the desk clerk, and Howie's best friend. He is a jittery octopus who is scared of everything(except for Howie and the others).
Bunny (voiced by Emilie-Claire Barlow) is the activity planner with a sugary personality (subject to mood swings).
Duck (voiced by David Berni) is one of Howie's best friends. He performs maintenance jobs around the cabana and tries anything to get them done.
Piggy (voiced by Seán Cullen) is a ninja-trained master chef with an accent.
Narwhal (also voiced by Seán Cullen) is a medium-sized toothed whale with an enormous ego. He loves to sing and performs regularly at the cabana.
Sloth (voiced by Linda Kash) is a bellhop of the Banana Cabana, who moves around using a baggage car, and does everything slowly. She also has a crush on Howie.
Poodle (voiced by Alyson Court) is Howie's sister. She owns a rival cabana called the Chateau Chattoo, and often tries to sabotage her brother's job.
Batty (voiced by Julie Lemieux) is Poodle's henchman.

EpisodesEdit

See List of episodes

Show InfoEdit

Creator - Noah Z. Jones
Seasons - 2 (so far 1 aired)
Episodes - 40 (so far 20 aired)
Language - English
Director - Brad Ferguson
Executive Producer - Vince Commisso, Steve Jarosz, Noah Z. Jones
Producer - Tristan Homer
Creative Producer - Mark Satterthwaite
Runtime - 11 minutes per episode (22 min. in U.S.)
Company - YTV Productions, 9 Story Entertainment
Original channel - YTV
Original run - January 7, 2011 - present
Website - http://www.almostnakedanimals.com/

International releaseEdit

Country	Premiere	Channel / Network
Canada	January 7, 2011	YTV
UK	April 11, 2011	CITV
Australia	May 2011	ABC
US	June 13, 2011	Cartoon Network
France	Fall 2011	Canal+
Netherlands	Fall 2011	Z@pp
Germany	Fall 2011	Super RTL
Latin America Italy India	TBA TBA TBA	Disney Channel
Spain	TBA	Luk Internacional