February 6, 2006 – December 23, 2006
Yam Roll (or the long title, The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom) is a Canadian animated television series created by Jono Howard and Jon Izen for CBC Television. Produced by March Entertainment, the series premiered on February 6, 2006, airing on Saturday at 10:00am and 10:17am on local CBC channels.
Storyline
Yam Roll features a cast of animated sushi characters, and other anthropomorphic instances of Japanese cuisine, all living in Happy Kingdom, a prosperous city which is upset quite often by monsters.
Quoting from March Entertainment's site:
Yam Roll tells the story of an exotic land of sushi and how one of its inhabitants, a super-powered cab driver named Yam Roll, braves monsters and bad guys all in the name of unrequited love. Despite being well liked in Happy Kingdom due to his good nature and sweet, root-vegetable flavouring, Yam Roll is still a frustrated guy. Why? Because he is hopelessly in love with the town sweetheart, a spicy tuna roll named Minamiko.
With the help of his wise Zen master, Katcho Miso (an old lump of salty bean paste), his sidekick and best friend Ebi-san (a severely hyperactive shrimp), and the rest of his motley maritime crew, Yam Roll's life is always an exciting ride.
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Alarm 3 Interior Subm TE012201 (Heard once in "Cry Me a Pond".)
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140501 (Heard twice in "Karaoke Okey-Dokey".)
- Hollywoodedge, Ship Huge Low Pitched TE048201 (Heard once in "Food for Thought".)
- Nelvana Bounce Sound
- Nelvana Confused Sound
- Nelvana Confused Sound 2
- Nelvana Confused Sound 3
- Nelvana Confused Take Sound
- Nelvana Confused Take Sound 2
- Nelvana Confused Take Sound 3
- Nelvana Cork Pop Sound (Heard once in "Chop Socky Shoppy".)
- Nelvana Eating Sound
- Nelvana Ding
- Nelvana Fall Sound (Heard once in "Counter Intelligence".)
- Nelvana Foley Swish Sound
- Nelvana Metal Thud Sound
- Nelvana Ping Sound
- Nelvana Poke Sound
- Nelvana Suction Cup Pop Sound
- Nelvana Smile
- Nelvana Springy Boing Sound
- Nelvana Tube Take Sound
- Nelvana Twinkling Sound (Heard once in a higher pitch in "Underwear Under Where?".)
- Nelvana Violin Pluck Sound
- Nelvana Zip Sound
- Nelvana Zip Out Sound
- OMI, Wet Bar - Cork Pop
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, MOO - OUT IN LEFT FIELD: BOVINE INTERVENTION/COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 02 (Heard once in "Wormhole in One".)
- Sound Ideas, APPLAUSE, CHEERING, CROWD - SMALL STUDIO AUDIENCE: APPLAUSE AND BIG CHEER 01
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, HORN - KALUGA CAR HORN: FORD MODEL-T: LONG BLAST 01
- Sound Ideas, BELL, FIGHT - ONE RING, BOXING, SPORTS 01 (Often used once, twice and thrice.)
- Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - BOINK 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOUNCE - FAST, VARIED JEWS HARP BOUNCING
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUAWK - SMALL HORN BONK 01
- Sound Ideas, CHEERING, CROWD - MEDIUM STUDIO AUDIENCE: MALE: CHEERING 02
- Sound Ideas, CHICKEN - BARNYARD, C.U. CLUCK, SQUAWK, FLAP, ANIMAL, BIRD
- Sound Ideas, DOG - DOG, SMALL, BARKING, OUTDOORS, ANIMAL, DIGIFFECTS (Heard frequently in "Taxi On My Backsy".)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - HOLLOW METALLIC HEAD KONK 02 (Heard once in "Ding Dong Danger".)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - ANVIL FALL ON HEAD, CARTOON 01
- Sound Ideas, FLEXITONE, COMEDY - FLEXITONE: SINGLE BOING, CARTOON 01
- Sound Ideas, XYLOPHONE, COMEDY - WOODEN XYLOPHONE: EYE BLINKS, CARTOON 01