Summer Memories
Canadian animated television series
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Summer Memories[1] is an animated television series created by Adam Yaniv[2] which airs on The Roku Channel In the United States and Cartoon Network in Latin America.
| Summer Memories | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation Surreal comedy Slice-of-life |
| Created by | Adam Yaniv |
| Based on | A short film by Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program |
| Written by | Sara Peters |
| Directed by | Mike West Adam Yaniv |
| Starring | Tricia Black Adam Yaniv |
| Opening theme | "Summer Memories" Theme |
| Composers | Paul Fraser Adam Yaniv Ido Kashi |
| Countries of origin | Canada Israel |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 20 (40 Segments) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 3 minutes (pilot) 11 minutes (full series) |
| Production companies | A&N Productions Ltd. Aircraft Pictures Yeti Farm The Hive Studio WildBrain Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon (pilot) Family Channel (Canada) Roku Channel (United States) |
| Release | August 12, 2022 – February 24, 2023 |
The series was produced by Yaniv's A&N Productions Ltd.[2] in partnership with Aircraft Pictures and Yeti Farm Creative, and premiered on Family Channel in Canada in 2022,[2] followed by ABC in Australia, Amazon Prime in Germany, Showmax in Africa, Roku in the US, and Cartoon Network/HBO in Latin America.
Created by Adam Yaniv, the series stars Tricia Black as the voice of Jason, a young boy who is romanticizing the memories he made with his best friend Ronnie (Yaniv) over what he sees as the most important summer of his life, which was just a few weeks ago.[3] Yaniv based the show on his own childhood and best friend growing up in Raanana, Israel, and has said that the show draws on Israel both visually and verbally to achieve its unique color palette and joke style.
The series is marked by its writers and cast members from Prime-Time Canadian comedy hits such as Schitt's Creek, Kids in the Hall, Run the Burbs, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, TallBoyz and more.[4]
Synopsis
The series follows the time-and-space-bending adventures of best friends Jason and Ronnie as Jason looks back on the most pivotal summer of his life (which was just a few weeks ago).
Cast
The show's voice cast also includes Jason Priestley, Dani Kind, Andrew Phung, Taylor Love, Rashaana Cumberbatch, Andre Sills, Steffi DiDomenicantonio, Rakhee Morzaria, Jonathan Langdon, Tyler Murree, and Cassie Cao.
- Tricia Black as Jason, who is a main protagonist.
- Adam Yaniv as Ronnie, who is Jason's best friend.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All is Lost | August 12, 2022 |
| Splitting Hairs | ||
| 2 | Self Help | |
| Time Flies | ||
| 3 | Surprise! We Ruined Your Birthday | August 19, 2022 |
| Babysitting | ||
| 4 | Night Games | August 26, 2022 |
| High & Mighty | ||
| 5 | Annual Child Awards | September 9, 2022 |
| Rainy Day | ||
| 6 | Truth or Dare | September 16, 2022 |
| Wild Ronnie Blues | ||
| 7 | Present Time | September 23, 2022 |
| Just Like Old Times | ||
| 8 | Lost in Thought | September 30, 2022 |
| Old Things, New Problems | ||
| 9 | Summer School | October 7, 2022 |
| Same Old Song | ||
| 10 | A Foot in Both Camps | October 14, 2022 |
| A Summer's Hike | ||
| 11 | That Ain't the Way I See It | October 21, 2022 |
| We're in This Together | ||
| 12 | Tall Girl and Tall Boy | October 28, 2022 |
| Pretty Good Day | ||
| 13 | Summer in the City | November 4, 2022 |
| Purple Rock Flower | ||
| 14 | Soccer is Life | November 11, 2022 |
| Jason Finds His Groove | ||
| 15 | Old Stamping Grouds | January 20, 2023 |
| Time Without Tim | ||
| 16 | Sleepless Again | January 27, 2023 |
| Day Before Last | ||
| 17 | Heat Wave | February 3, 2023 |
| Spaghetti Daze | ||
| 18 | Smile Like It's the End of Summer | February 10, 2023 |
| Summer Forgetory | ||
| 19 | Splitting Pairs | February 17, 2023 |
| Bummer Memories | ||
| 20 | Summer Breaks | February 24, 2023 |
| Till the Winter, My Friend |
Awards and nominations
Black won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[5]
The show was also nominated for Best Animated Program or Series, and Sara Peters was nominated for Best Writing in an Animated Program or Series for the episode "Truth or Dare".[6]
Themes, style and narrative arc
The series is known for its surreal take on its characters' recollections and playing with points of view, as well as using an unreliable narrator.[7]
Yaniv has said that while he based the show on his own memories growing up, the show is really a meditation on memories as a whole, and the choices people face in shaping their own and others' realities.[7]
Yaniv has said that while he has a story for season 2, "season 1 is its own complete chapter" and has described the world of Jason's memories as a 'nested world-within-a-world infinite universe, where the same moments are viewed through multiple lenses'.[citation needed]