Best & Bester
2022 TV series or program
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Best & Bester (Finnish: Eka & Helmi) is an animated comedy television series created by Anttu Harlin and Joonas Utti. The series is produced by Gigglebug in Finland, and animated by Eye Present in the United Kingdom and Nelvana in Canada.
- Anttu Harlin
- Joonas Utti
- Ciaran Murtagh
- Andrew Barnett-Jones
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| Genre | Comedy[1] |
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| Developed by | Kyle Hart |
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| Directed by | Kitty Taylor |
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| Theme music composer | Voodoo Highway Music |
| Composer | Justin Delorme |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Gigglebug Eye Present Nelvana |
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| Network | YTV (Canada) Yle TV2/Yle Areena (Finland) Nickelodeon (UK) |
| Release | September 3, 2022 – January 29, 2023 |
Best & Bester premiered on Nickelodeon in the UK on September 3, 2022, on YTV in Canada on September 18, 2022,[2] and on Yle TV2 via the Galaxi programming block in Finland on March 11, 2023, with episodes released on Yle Areena the same day.[3][4][5] Internationally, the series airs on Nickelodeon.
Premise
Best & Bester, twins in a town called Betterville, have a unique ability to choose a new body every time they want. This makes them unique, because other Betterville residents can only have one form forever. They go on various adventures with their friends and neighbors.
Characters
- Best (voiced by Rupert Simonian) – Is a pink crown, Bester's brother
- Bester (voiced by Kathryn Drysdale) – Is a green-heart, Best's sister. She is afraid of camels.
- Grumpy Pants (voiced by Bill Bailey) – Is a brown pants with glasses, Best and Bester's neighbor who hates them.
- Flip Flop (voiced by Kosha Engler) – Is Best and Bester's best friend who runs a milkshake stand.
- Diamondo (voiced by Joseph Balderrama) – He is rich and he likes shiny things. Sometimes also hangs out with Best & Bester.
- Rocky (voiced by Akiya Henry) – She is usually shy and quiet, but she likes to hang out with everyone. She is a good friend of Best & Bester. She is a member of the "Book Club" with several other friends.
- Toot (voiced by Harriet Carmichael) – She is a passionate comedian, she tells jokes all the time. However, no one really laughs at them. She is a good friend of Best & Bester.
- Grafifi (voiced by Pearl Mackie) – She is light and athletic, skilled in physical activity and mechanics. She is presented as a "rebellious spirit", and prefers to do things her way instead of following everyone else. She also likes to show off to others.
Voices
| Voices | Characters |
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| Rupert Simonian | Best |
| Kathryn Drysdale | Bester |
| Bill Bailey | Grumpy Pants |
| Kosha Engler | Flip Flop |
| Joseph Balderrama | Diamondo |
| Akiya Henry | Rocky |
| Harriet Carmichael | Toot |
| Pearl Mackie | Grafifi |
| Brian Blessed | Shouty Shirt |
| Ako Mitchell | Tex Pecks |
Episodes
| No. | Title | Written by | Original release date [6] | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Cactus Sitting" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | September 3, 2022[a] | 101 |
| "Disaster of Hole 2" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | |||
| 2 | "Get the Hump" | Kristina Yee | September 4, 2022 | 102 |
| "Sing for Your Supper" | Aidan O'Donovan & Colm Tobin | |||
| 3 | "The Big Game" | Alex Collier | September 10, 2022 | 103 |
| "Get Your Skate On" | ||||
| 4 | "Get Shirty" | Ciaran Morrison & Mick O'Hara | September 11, 2022 | 104 |
| "This Solves Nothing" | Howard Read | |||
| 5 | "Rock-a-Bye Besty" | Howard Read | September 17, 2022 | 105 |
| "Shake or Break" | Tim Bain | |||
| 6 | "Tenta-Flakes" | Dilpreet Kaur Walia | September 18, 2022 | 106 |
| "Boss Level" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | |||
| 7 | "Stage Struck" | Lisa Kohn | September 24, 2022 | 107 |
| "Ball Count" | Ciaran Morrison & Mick O'Hara | |||
| 8 | "Bucket Pants" | Howard Read | September 25, 2022 | 108 |
| "A Best Too Far" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | |||
| 9 | "Spoiler Alert" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | December 12, 2022 | 109A |
| 10 | "Something Fishy" | Kyle Hart, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | December 13, 2022 | 109B |
| 11 | "Fair Share" | Gemma Arrowsmith | December 14, 2022 | 110A |
| 12 | "Power Plant" | Hannah George | December 15, 2022 | 110B |
| 13 | "Best Fwends" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | December 16, 2022 | 111A |
| 14 | "The Trivialist Pursuit" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | December 19, 2022 | 111B |
| 15 | "Bad Eggs" | Kyle Hart | December 20, 2022 | 112A |
| 16 | "Out of Bounds" | Hannah George | December 21, 2022 | 112B |
| 17 | "Robo Stomp" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | December 22, 2022 | 113A |
| 18 | "Wood You?" | Kyle Hart, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | December 23, 2022 | 113B |
| 19 | "Chess-A-Pult" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | December 27, 2022[8] | 114 |
| "Smart & Smarter" | Lisa Kohn | |||
| 20 | "Taken to the Cleaners" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | December 29, 2022[9] | 115 |
| "Mugshot" | ||||
| 21 | "In the Sky with Diamondo" | Gemma Arrowsmith | January 14, 2023[10] | 116 |
| "Best Buddies" | Isabel Fay | |||
| 22 | "Donut Disturb" | Alex Collier | January 15, 2023[11] | 117 |
| "The Cursed Amulet" | Dilpreet Kaur Walia | |||
| 23 | "Animal Hearts"[12] | Alex Collier | January 17, 2023 | 121 |
| "Beast & Beaster"[13] | Howard Read | |||
| 24 | "That's So Cupid" | Tim Bain | January 21, 2023[14] | 118 |
| "Buddy Odour" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | |||
| 25 | "Fight or Flight" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | January 22, 2023[15] | 119 |
| "Employee of the Month" | Alex Collier | |||
| 26 | "Stuck Inside" | Alex Collier | January 28, 2023[16] | 120A |
| 27 | "Long Overdue" | James Bishop & Chris Douch | January 29, 2023[17] | 120B |
| TBA | "Rocky the Vote" | Howard Read | TBA | 122 |
| "One Star Hotel" | James Bishop & Chris Douch | |||
| TBA | "That Sinkhole Feeling" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | TBA | 123 |
| "Like a Brother" | Isabel Fay | |||
| TBA | "Funny Money" | Alex Collier | TBA | 124 |
| "Shaking Bad" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | |||
| TBA | "Pulling Power" | Isabel Fay | TBA | 125 |
| "Home Security" | Howard Read | |||
| TBA | "One Better Day" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | TBA | 126 |
Broadcast
The series began its broadcast in the United Kingdom on Nickelodeon on September 3, 2022, and in Canada on YTV on September 18, 2022.[2]
It was broadcast on Nickelodeon in Australia and New Zealand on June 27, 2022; also, several episodes were broadcast for the first time on Nickelodeon in Latin America, and Nick Jr. in Italy.
In Finland, the series was broadcast on Yle TV2 on March 11, 2023, under the name Eka & Helmi. The 26 episodes of the series were released at the same time of day on the streaming service Yle Areena (PI).[5]
In France, the series began broadcasting on August 31, 2023 on Nickelodeon.[18]
