Justin Time (TV series)

*Justin Time*
Justin Time
Genre	Animation; Adventure; Comedy;
Created by	Brandon James Scott
Developed by	Frank Falcone; Mary Bredin; Brandon James Scott;
Directed by	Harold Harris
Voices of	Gage Munroe; Jenna Warren; Scott McCord; Drew Davis;
Theme music composer	Carl Lenox; Blackburn;
Opening theme	"Justin Time" (by Carl Lenox and featuring Blackburn)
Ending theme	"Justin Time" (instrumental)
Composers	Asher Lenz; Stephen Skratt;
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Frank Falcone; Mary Bredin;
Producer	Kristina Klonk (S3)
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Guru Studio
Original release
Network	Disney Junior Canada; Sprout channel; Tiny Pop; Netflix; USA Network; TF1; Canal+ Family; Cartoon Network;
Release	September 23, 2011 –; June 24, 2016

Justin Time is a Canadian animated television series created by Brandon James Scott and developed by Frank Falcone, Mary Bredin, and James Scott. The series premiered on September 23, 2011, with the finale airing on June 24, 2016. A total of 76 segments in 39 episodes were produced. The show was made for Disney Junior in Canada, the Sprout channel in the United States, Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom, Mentari TV in Indonesia, TV3 in Malaysia, Rai Yoyo in Italy, TNT in Russia, France 4 in France, and RTL Telekids in Netherlands.^[1]

Overview

The series revolves around the adventures of Justin. In every episode, Justin encounters a problem of everyday childhood (such as sharing, teamwork, or paying attention). Then, Justin and his shape-shifting sidekick Squidgy solve the problems by tackling them in adventures through time and around the world. In every adventure, Justin and Squidgy meet their best friend Olive, who is always present in the place and time they are visiting, and who usually needs their help to accomplish a task. Together, the three of them encounter the same problem that Justin faces in his world, and together they solve the problem before he gets called back by his parents to his world.

In the original concept, Justin travelled via a time machine, which led to the title "Justin Time".^[2] Because the concept of "the past" is challenging for preschoolers, the TV series instead focuses on more developmentally appropriate adventures of fun.

Episodes

Season	Segments	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Segments	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	26	13	September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23)	December 28, 2012 (2012-12-28)
2	26	13	September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06)	January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17)
3 (GO!)	24	13	June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) (Netflix)	November 25, 2016 (2016-11-25)

Characters

Main

Justin (voiced by Gage Munroe in seasons 1–2, and Drew Davis in season 3^{[citation needed]}) is a happy 8-year-old boy with a positive outlook on life who jumps into action. He is the leader of the team and takes charge, despite sometimes being unsure about it. He learns life skills in each episode, and takes care of his two friends Olive and Squidgy.
Olive (voiced by Jenna Warren) is a 13-year-old girl that stands for friendship in Justin Time. She appears in every place that Justin and Squidgy visit and is the first friend they meet as each adventure starts. Her hair and attire usually changes to match the adventure. Usually through Olive's job, she encounters problems that needs to be solved.
Squidgy (voiced by Scott McCord) is a big source of fun and comedy in Justin Time. He is described as "a tub of Kooky Clay come to life".^[2] Squidgy tends to befriend everyone and everything he sees, and has the ability to speak to all animals except snakes, which he is afraid of.

Supporting

Hilda Pearson (voiced by Heather Bambrick) is Justin's caring mother.
Olive's Grandpa
Cinderella is a young princess.
Monty is a mammoth.
Cleopatra is a museum princess girl.
Dawn is a girl that wears a brown hat, a white shirt, and a brown vest.
Pierre is a friend of Justin and Squidgy.
Sammy is Justin's neighbor.

Production and reception

In November 2014, it was announced that Disney Junior Canada and Netflix had ordered a third season of Justin Time, to be entitled Justin Time: The New Adventures on Netflix. The 13 half-hour episodes were to be released in 2016.^[3]

Justin Time was nominated for a 2013 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Preschool Animated Program,^[4] and twice for an Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production for Preschool Children.^[5] It was also nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards, in the Best Pre-School Program or Series category, winning one in 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Broadcast

Justin Time aired on Disney Junior Canada, and Netflix in the United States. It also aired on Télémagino in French in Canada.

References

^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 167. ISBN 9781476672939.
^ ^a ^b "Brandon Scott James Blog". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
^ Etan Vlessing (November 18, 2014). "Disney Junior Canada orders third season of Justin Time". Playback. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
^ "40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Official Site". The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
^ "41st Annual Annie Awards Nominees Official Site". The International Animated Film Society. Retrieved 2013-11-11.