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Roary the Racing Car is a British stop-motion children's television series created by David Jenkins and produced by Chapman Entertainment and Cosgrove Hall Films. It follows the adventures of Roary and his racing car friends at Silver Hatch race track.
Plot[]
- "Roary the Racing Car follows the adventures of a young racing car who lives at the Silver Hatch racetrack. These stories explore Roary's relationships with his racing car friends and Big Chris, the karaoke loving mechanic." (link)
History on Sprout[]
The show premiered on Sprout on October 13, 2008, at 12PM ET and was released on Sprout On Demand three days earlier.[1][2] To prepare for the series premiere, it was the weekly theme on The Sunny Side Up Show for the week of October 6.
When the show first aired on Sprout, it aired on weekdays at 9AM ET during The Sunny Side Up Show and on weekends at 10:10AM ET during The Let's Go Show. After the latter block was discontinued in 2010, it began airing on weekend editions of the former. In November 2011, when Noodle and Doodle started airing on weekdays, it was taken off their weekday schedule, with Fireman Sam being moved into it's timeslot, and as a result, the series was moved to The Sprout Sharing Show, airing at 3:42PM ET. However, it still aired on weekend editions on Sunny until March 2012. Additionally, interstitials featuring the characters aired during Musical Mornings and as promos in between shows after said block dissolved.
It later aired at 7:42AM ET when Sprout's Wiggly Waffle launched until it was replaced by Monkey See Monkey Do in August 2010 and at 3:45PM ET when The Super Sproutlet Show launched.
- "Roary the Racing Car joins Sprout for the U.S. premiere on October 13th. Roary will air weekdays at 9:00AM ET on The Sunny Side Up Show and weekends at 9:45AM ET during The Let's Go Show!" (link)
In 2011, Sprout held the "Get to Know Roary" sweepstakes contest.[3] The winner would receive a Roary remote control toy and a K'Nex toy.
It aired on Sprout for the last time on April 21st, 2012, when HiT Entertainment's license to the series expired in the United States. This was a day before Justin Time premiered.
Notes[]
- The US dub of Roary only aired on Sprout. It also changed several things.
- Most characters do not speak with their original British accent and instead have an American accent. The voice actors for most characters have also changed.
- However, Maxi now has a Brooklyn accent instead of an Italian one.
- This dub uses American terms, such as truck instead of lorry.
- Cici is renamed to Zizzy.
- Drifter is renamed to Dragga.
- Flash is renamed to Furzz.
- The catchphrase "Flash must dash" was also changed to "Furzz must fly".
- FB is renamed to Trucksy.
- Plugger is now named Lugga.
- A themed recipe on SproutOnline.com was Roary's Racing Roll-ups.
- SproutOnline.com has had a section with crafts, recipes, and printables for a Roary-themed birthday party.
Gallery[]
See Roary the Racing Car/Gallery
Videos[]
Episodes[]
See List of Roary the Racing Car episodes.
Sources[]
- ↑ ROARY THE RACING CAR™ IS ON THE FAST TRACK TO THE US, LAUNCHING EXCLUSIVELY ON SPROUT® IN FALL 2008 (September 16, 2008), Retrieved March 2, 2025
- ↑ Rusak, Gary, Chapman’s Roary races to PBS Kids Sprout (September 16, 2008), Retrieved March 2, 2025
- ↑ Donut Smasher, April 2011 commercials and bumpers (part one) (December 27, 2019), Retrieved March 2, 2025