Cartoon
The Twisted Whiskers Show
The story
The Twisted Whiskers Show is an animated series based on the Twisted Whiskers greeting cards created by Terrill Bohlar for American Greetings. The series was produced by American Greetings Properties (and its related company CloudCo, Inc.), Telegael, DQ Entertainment and MoonScoop Entertainment.
The Twisted Whiskers Show first premiered on CBBC in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2009. Internationally, it aired on Teletoon in Canada, MTV3 Junior in Finland, Disney Channel in Japan, and on Cartoon Network in Latin America. In the United States, The Twisted Whiskers Show premiered on October 10, 2010, as the first program to air on the Hasbro/Discovery-owned children's network, The Hub (known today as Discovery Family). The series finale aired on December 1 of the same year. 52 11-minute segments were aired and produced.
Characters
Yawp (voiced by Scott McNeil) is a feisty little puppy. Despite his inability to talk, he is definitely not short on personality.
Dander (voiced by David Kaye) is a cat who was used to "the good life", living with a woman who works in politics and foreign relations. Anything outside his kitty cat world is approached with a naïveté that gets him into trouble. Usually seen with his pal, Yawp, they are on a continuous saga to get back home after falling off a moving truck.
Goosers (voiced by Scott McNeil) is a consummate yellow Labrador Retriever who is loyal and trustworthy. He usually has to deal with protecting his owner Claude (voiced by David Kaye) or something the man holds dear, from some strange occurrence.
Von Ripper (voiced by Scott McNeil) is a shark-like guard dog with a silvery-gray coat, a spiked collar and a mouth full of nasty sharp teeth. He usually serves as an antagonist most of the time.
Cutie Snoot (voiced by Kathleen Barr) is a little pink kitten who looks cute, but has an evil streak.
Dine (voiced by Peter Kelamis) and Dash (voiced by Lee Tockar) are two streetwise alley cats with matching black and white "prison" stripes. Dine is the fast-talking leader, and Dash is the lovable dope. The two usually go to great lengths to get food, from stealing to conning.
Zippy the Greyhound (voiced by Lee Tockar) is a retired racing dog who is shell-shocked from too many years on the track. The littlest sound causes him to bolt, usually into something painful.
Mister Mewser (voiced by Bill Kopp) is a shut-in house cat with tuxedo markings who lives in a huge Victorian mansion, and the fate of its owners are never revealed. Seeing himself more as a sophisticated human, Mewser keeps mice as indentured servants and enjoys watching old Westerns. He and Smidgeon like each other more than either would like to admit.
Smidgeon is Mister Mewser's little white mouse butler. He and Mewser like each other more than either would like to admit.
Ird (voiced by Scott McNeil) is a blue jay with a deep voice. He makes a cameo in most episodes and serves as an antagonist in some.
Sinister Squirrel (voiced by Scott McNeil) is a crazy squirrel identified by a chunk of fur missing from his tail. He is as an enemy to Goosers and a neighbor to Ird.
Tiny Head (voiced by Colin Murdock) is a full-grown tabby cat with a kitten-sized head and is an eternal optimist whose talking often makes him oblivious to everything around him.
Cambridge Kitty (voiced by Colin Murdock) is an alleyway psychologist, offering his scientific opinion to whoever comes for his guidance.
Flouncie (voiced by Kathleen Barr) is a large dog with a self-image problem and wants a playmate, seeing herself to be dainty despite being strong enough to unknowingly kill any unfortunate animal she befriends.
Gasper (voiced by Scott McNeil) is Tiny Head's pet goldfish and victim of his friend's unintentionally harmful tokens of kindness.
Jack (voiced by Bill Kopp) is an intellectual Jack Russell Terrier with glasses, taking them off while in the presence of his owner.
Broken Bear (voiced by Colin Murdock) is a brown bear whose tagging by wildlife authorities placed him under the delusion that he was abducted by aliens. As a result, Broken Bear expects the aliens to return so he can be taken again and serve them as their leader.
Ird's Wife is a background character. She is a pink galah and also hates Sinister Squirrel so much.
International broadcast
United States
The Hub (October 10, 2010 – February 28, 2014)
United Kingdom
CBBC (2009–2010)
Finland
MTV Juniori
Hungary
Megamax
India
Hungama TV
Sony YAY!
Indonesia
Global TV
Netherlands
NPO Zapp
NPO 1
NPO 2
NPO 3
Belgium
Ketnet
Nickelodeon
Disney XD
Latin America
Cartoon Network (February 8, 2010 – June 29, 2012)
Boomerang (2014–2016)
Canada
Teletoon
Middle East and North Africa
Jeem TV
United Arab Emirates
E-Junior
Japan
Disney Channel
Australia
ABC Me
Southeast Asia
Disney Channel