Doodlez
A wordless doodle boy in pencil-drawn chaos.
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Doodlez is a Canadian animated shorts television series produced by Cellar Door Productions and animated by Trapeze Animation Studios. It began airing on Teletoon in 2002 and was later seen on Nicktoons, as well as being one of the final programs shown on BBC Kids. The series is notable for its wordless, Duck Amuck-esque scenarios centered on a small boy who is a doodle.
Lore & Background
The series follows Dood, a small boy who is a doodle, as he gets into and out of various situations aided by Hand, a disembodied hand that uses a pencil to draw objects onto the screen. Hand sometimes helps Dood—for example, drawing a booster behind him to win a skating race—but often complicates matters by drawing things that make the situation worse. Episodes include girl troubles, becoming a werewolf, being stuck in a picture frame, watering a sunflower, and traveling inside a giant beast to retrieve a lollipop. One episode replaced Hand with Cursor, set entirely on a computer.
Reader's Guide
Doodlez stands as a distinctive entry in Canadian animation for its silent, visual comedy and minimalist design. The series relied on physical humor and surreal situations, with Dood often ending the cartoon angry, likely because it had to end so early. The end of each cartoon always displays the word 'the end' somewhere on screen.
In 2007, Teletoon announced a Doodlez television series, but it never aired; the studio may have cancelled production or it may still be in production. An opening for the show was released on KidMango along with some classic shorts, though those shorts are no longer shown there. The series remains a cult curiosity for fans of wordless animation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Doodlez?
Doodlez is a Canadian animated shorts series that premiered on Teletoon in 2002, built around slapstick, Duck Amuck–style gags starring a pencil-sketch boy. Each brief episode plays out as a wordless visual comedy, relying on exaggerated physical humor rather than plot.
Which companies produced Doodlez?
Cellar Door Productions oversaw the production while Trapeze Animation Studios handled the actual animation work. Both are Canadian companies, and the series originated in Canada before reaching international audiences.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Doodlez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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