PB&J Otter

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Welcome to the PB&J Otter guide at TV.com.''''1997 must have been a good year for New York-based animation studio Jumbo Pictures, Inc. The company was enjoying the success of its recently renewed "Doug", and was also working on producing "101 Dalmations: The Series" - which premiered later that year. 1997 was also the year that the company's founder, Jim Jinkins, created the upbeat, musical animated series "PB&J Otter" for the Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block. Developed with the cooperation of Harvard Cognitive Skills Group, Project Zero, the show premiered in March of 1998.''''"PB&J Otter" tells the continuing story of the day-to-day adventures of three young Otter siblings - older brother Peanut, younger sister Jelly, and baby sister Butter - and their friends and family, living life in a small community known as Lake Hoohaw.''''Other characters include PB&J's friends: sarcastic Flick Duck; slightly paranoid Munchy Beaver; and Pinch Raccoon, a lover of anything dainty. Pinch's rambunctious younger brother, Scootch, makes a few appearances as well. Ernest and Opal are PB&J's understanding and supportive parents. Banjo-picking Mayor Jeff is the unofficial town patriarch. The Snooty Poodles are the wealthy, upper-class neighbors (always quick to point out that they live on the other side of the lake), who seem to be on a never-ending quest for the most expensive things money can buy. Also, PB&J's adventurous aunt, Anna (Aunt Nanner), visits every now and then, often bearing unique gifts for her nieces and nephew.''''"PB&J Otter" originally ran on the Disney Channel for 3 seasons, on Saturday and Sunday mornings. In July 1999, the show began to air on weekday mornings, as well.moreless
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S 3 :  Ep 26 Aired 10/15/00
S 3 :  Ep 25 Aired 9/10/00
S 3 :  Ep 24 Aired 9/3/00
S 3 :  Ep 23 Aired 8/27/00
S 3 :  Ep 22 Aired 8/25/00

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  • An almost perfect cartoon

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By LeTsAgOtImE, May 09, 2011 Report Abuse
    PB&J Otter is one of the best cartoons ever made. It has a really simple concept, because it's meant for kids, but the idea is very well done. PB&J are three otters, who are siblings and live on Lake Hoohaw with their parents and many friends. They usually go into various adventure, for example finding a treasure, building a castle, catching lighting buzz, making concerts and so on. Every episode is very well written and it makes you want to watch it many times. The characters are all nice (even tho I used not to like Flick Duck), especially Jelly Otter, my favorite. Jelly is a very creative tomboy and she as a personality similar to mine. Whenever the children are in trouble, they do a Noodle Dance to come up with some ideas, which are all great. This cartoon encourages children to be creative and to resolve their problems by themselves. The children in the show are usually very smart and sometimes they even help adults out!! I remember seeing only one episode (Otters in the Wild), when an adult (Ernest) solved the problem. As I said before, this shows teaches children that they can solve their little problems, and they don't need an adult, like those retarded children from Higglytown do.

    This show has been taken off the air in March 2009 where I live and that's bad, because this, Rolie Polie Olie and Bear in the Big Blue House were great children shows and they are still fun to watch even if you are a teen (I'm 17). The new shows on Playhouse Disney are complete crap : Higglytown Heroes ripped off and killed the original concept of PB&J and can you tell me who the heck the Imagination Movers are? Luckily, I recorded almost every episode of PB&J Otter and I have to say the 98& is really good: there are only 4 episodes I dislike, but the others one are really good.
    If you want to be introducedinto this show, you should watch the episodes: "Hope Castle", "Otters in the Wild", "The Ice Moose", "A Hoohaw Halloween", "A Sledding we will go". This show is my favorite Playhouse Disney's cartoon and trust me, you gotta love it! Disney, please, bring this cartoon back on TV, or, if you want to do something better, release the complete series on DVD!!!!!moreless

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  • Oodelay!

    10
    "Perfect"
    By TwoTonePhantom, May 08, 2011 Report Abuse
    This was a great show! I loved this as a little kid, and I recently saw it again on YT. I cried while watching it again, because it made me miss my childhood. The characters are really cute, the theme song (and all the other songs) are really catchy, and hey, it's made by the same guy as Doug! Of course it's great!

    I really wish Disney could start airing this again. None of their new Disney Junior crap, I want this back. I want my childhood back! The only good show on Disney Junior is 101 Dalmatians.

    Oh, and of course, do the noodle dance!

    10/10moreless

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  • This is, by far, the greatest show from Playhouse Disney. A true classic that should be recognized by all. So many memories...

    10
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    By CDCB, Mar 02, 2011 Report Abuse
    First of all, let me say that I instantly loved it the first time I watched it. "Mama for a Day" was the episode that I saw. Yep. That's all it took for me to start watching PB&J Otter nearly every day, and later recording the entire series.

    Enough of my introduction to the show. I'll move onto the more important matters.

    The characters: A+

    The show's variety of characters makes it extremely hard to not be drawn to the genius that this show is. Funny characters like Scootch, Cap'n Crane and Connie Crane, Ernest, Mayor Jeff...(etc.) just keep you entertained the whole way through.

    The humor: A

    The first season and first half of the second are full of humor that you'll love and are bound to laugh at. While the episodes durring the second half of the show tend to have less humor (occasionally lame-type jokes) and focus more on the lesson or something like that, it's no big deal, as there are other contributing factors that keep me drawn to it.

    The music: A+

    The music in PB&J Otter is just plain awesome. You've got to love it. Catchy songs in every episode make it tempting to sing along (if you're a little kid, that is). The songs are very well-written in some cases.

    The lessons: A

    There are good lessons in many of the stories. In Bagpipe Blues, Peanut learns a lesson about lying when he takes his dad's bagpipes even though he's not supposed to. In The Tell-Tale Candy Wrapper, Flick (one of PB&J's friends) steals PB&J's candy and eats it all, but guilt gets the better of him.

    There are, however, some episodes that have very little educational content such as Trading Places (my favorite episode) and The Thing that Almost Ate Hoohaw, but it's a very uncommon thing, and sometimes, it's not even a problem.

    The stories: A+

    The stories are entertaining enough to draw just about anyone to it. I'm not kidding. They're way better than those that you'd find in the shows currently on Playhouse Disney like Doodlebops or The Wiggles.

    The animation: A+

    What better animation style could a show have? None! The style and animation quality in this show is just superb. It really brings out the overall feel in this show.

    Dialogue: A-

    Occasionally, the dialogue isn't the best, but it surely isn't the worst. In almost all cases, this show has excellent dialogue in it. It's often very funny.

    Overall feel: A+

    This is definitely a show that will entertain you unlike any other show in it's category. Just watching the show (if you've watched it when it was still on and you're the nostalgic type, like I am) will bring back tons and tons of memories.

    The creativity involved in this show sure paid off. It's definitely something the whole family should watch together.

    Final words:

    Well, there's not much more to say here. I've basically said it all. PB&J Otter is an awesome show for people of all ages. Anyone who watches it is bound to find something to like about it.

    Final show grade: A+moreless

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  • A great cartoon from the 90's!

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    By Raccoon1459, Sep 03, 2010 Report Abuse
    This is one of the many fantastic cartoons that kids will enjoy. One reason for that is because they'll be able to relate to the problems that the kids and adults get themselves in and out of. I'm desperately hoping that Disney decides to air this channel someday because it would show the new-generation kids what they have been missing. My favorite characters from the show are Pinch Raccoon and Jelly Otter because they're so cute! I love this show because of the situations that everyone is always getting themselves into. I give PB&J Otter a score of 8 out of 10 points.moreless

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  • My Childhood!

    10
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    By speedracertng, Dec 19, 2009 Report Abuse
    I loved this show growing up! And can you really blame me? It was awesome! I was only three or so when I watched this show, so I can't remember much, but I remember enough to know how cool this show is.

    Why isn't this on air anymore? All kids are learning now a days is all the dumb "lessons" from Hannah Montana or Jonas Brothers. This show, along with most of the other shows I grew up with, were entertaining, and I actually learned things that I remember to this day! I loved this show as a kid, and though I can't find many clips on Youtube, I still love it. That's the power this show has. I would go so far as to put it up there with the greats, like Animaniacs or Pepper Ann!moreless

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