October 3, 2008 – October 22, 2009
Best Ed is a Canadian animated television series created by Rick Marshall and developed by J.D. Smith. The show chronicles the adventures of an excessively helpful and enthusiastic dog named Ed who everyone adores, and his best friend, Doug the squirrel, whom everyone calls "Buddy" but nobody likes. They live in their fictional hometown of Swellville. Best Ed was produced by 9 Story Media Group and was animated in flash.
The fifth episode ("Nightmare on Sweet Street/Cat Fright!") premiered on October 3, 2008, on Teletoon as a sneak preview. Subsequent episodes were shown beginning October 5, 2009. The series ended on October 22, 2009. 26 episodes were produced.
Storyline
The show follows two anthropomorphic animals, Ed, a cheerful, extroverted and idealistic but none-too-bright yellow dog, and his polar opposite Buddy, a somewhat pessimistic but intelligent, introverted and realistic orange squirrel. Their adventures and sometimes misadventures usually cause them to interact with other characters. Whereas Ed is well-liked by all, and extremely lucky, Buddy is furiously despised, and extremely unfortunate, gratuitiously so. Despite their differences in both personality and lot in life, Ed and Buddy consider themselves best friends and have many adventures, and misadventures, in their town of Swellville (a play on Snellville), Canada, frequently confined (but not exclusively) to their suburban 333 Sweet Street.
TV Show Intro
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Cartoon Twangs 1 SS016301
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601
- Hollywoodedge, Crickets 1 BT020401/Night Ambience Light PE011701 (Heard once in "Rub My Ed For Luck".)
- Hollywoodedge, Various Horns Talk CRT048501 (Last part; heard once in "Crossing Dogs".)
- Nelvana Bounce Sound
- Nelvana Eating Sound (Heard once in "Ed and Breakfast".) (not made by Nelvana)
- Nelvana Foley Swish Sound
- Nelvana Stomach Growl (Heard 5 times in a slightly high pitch in "Lost in Place".) (not made by Nelvana)
- Sound Ideas, APPLAUSE, CHEERING, CROWD - SMALL STUDIO AUDIENCE: APPLAUSE AND BIG CHEER 01
- Sound Ideas, CHEERING, CROWD - MEDIUM STUDIO AUDIENCE: CHEERING 'YEA' 01
- Sound Ideas, CHEERING, CROWD - MEDIUM STUDIO AUDIENCE: ROWDY CHEERING AND YELLING 02
- Sound Ideas, SUSPENSE ACCENTS - ORCHESTRAL SUSPENSE STAB 5 (Heard in a high pitch.)