Actors - KaBlam!

	Actors - KaBlam!

KaBlam! is an American animated television series that ran on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2000. It features a collection of short films in several different styles of animation, bridged by the characters of Henry and June, who introduce the shorts, and have adventures of their own. It use to air in the United Kingdom from 1997-2000. It currently airs on Australia's Nickelodeon affiliate and on NickToons TV.

Regular KaBlam! shorts

These short have at least one short per episode, save Sniz and Fondue and The Offbeats, only the former or the latter appeared in various episodes.

Henry and June - two characters that turn the pages of a comic book to reveal the next cartoon, as well as featuring in cartoons themselves.
Sniz and Fondue
- a pair of unidentified animals, who often get on each other's nerves, but are ultimately united as brothers.
Action League Now!
- filmed in Chuckimation, in which the characters/props are moved by unseen hands, or thrown from off camera, interspersed with occasional stop motion animation. Action League Now! featured a group of superheroes, played by custom-made action figures, who fight crime in suburbia despite being total idiots. The four superheroes are Thunder Girl, who has the ability to fly, Meltman, who has the ability to melt, The Flesh, described in the Action League Now! introduction as "super-strong and super-naked", and Stinky Diver, whose name derives from the fact that most of his diving takes place in toilets. Considered to be the best KaBlam! short, it briefly became a spin-off series in 2003. All the characters on the shorts were voiced by personalities from radio station WDVE in Pittsburgh.
Prometheus and Bob - a Claymation segment featuring the mission logs of Prometheus, an alien who comes to Earth attempting to teach the local caveman, Bob, all manner of things. From the use of fire to the act of ice skating, the result is usually a failure.
Life with Loopy - followed the life of twelve-year-old Larry and his strange experiences with his imaginative but adventurous younger sister, Loopy. The characters were animated with stop-motion, but their heads were created with traditional 2-D animation.
The Offbeats - a group of unpopular friends who deal with problems caused by many different characters, including a popular clique, "The Populars."

Minor KaBlam! shorts

Lava, a.k.a. Surpising Shorts - the only short that didn't have recurring characters, these shorts usually had nothing to do with any previous shorts inluded on the show. Includes shorts such as Stewy the Dogboy, which became Disney's Teacher's Pet, among several others.
Angela Anaconda - a cutout-photo cartoon from Canada that aired on the Fox Family Channel, in the US. This series is about a girl named Angela who, along with her two friends, are social outcasts. They find themselves unpopular in school, and always seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nanette, a fake-French girl who everyone loves and wants to be, always mocks Angela. During each episode, a poem-like story is narrated by Angela. She often gets her revenge on the antagonist of that particular episode.
JetCat - a segment about a person who has an identity as a superhero with a jet pack who saves her city. This is the only short that takes place outside of the comic book.
Race Rabbit - a live-action show about a romantic rabbit racer, using animal actors.
Patch Head - this is about a barefoot kid with a watermelon for a hat, and stops cheaters winning.
The Brothers Tiki - a claymation segment about two extraterrestrials resembling vegetables, who come to earth in a ship bearing a striking resemblance to a barbecue grill.

There were also various They Might Be Giants music videos including Why Does The Sun Shine? and Doctor Worm.

Secondary Plot

In addition to the shorts on the show, it also carried it's own subplots, usually involving the hosts, Henry and June. In a memorable episode, the show's "crew" strikes, and submit's a list of demands, including "Tangy Buffalo Wings"

Regular KaBlam! Characters

Henry & June

Henry - Henry is the energetic male host of Kablam! He tends to behave foolishly, and believes that he looks good shirtless. He is more laid back than June, and seems to be disaster-prone, especially around Mr. Foot.
June - June is the show's more practical co-host. She has a sarcastic personality, and enthusiasm for her job. She has a tendency to find Henry's dilemmas quite humorous. She is rarely injured.
Mr. Foot - Mr. Foot is a giant, ignorant Sasquatch who works on the show. His hobbies include sleeping, injuring Henry, and unexpectedly stealing the spotlight. However, under the rage and bluster, he is not a terrible person. He never injures June.
Mr. Stockdale - The elderly network executive in charge of KaBlam!. He acts rather senile, and will do anything to get Kablam! good ratings - including firing someone or getting Henry into lots of physical accidents. He seems to be a parody of Admiral James Stockdale.
Henry's Mom - She appeared twice and mentioned another time. She loves her son, who's well, Henry.
June's Dad - He appeared twice. He gets in fights with Henry's mom.

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