D'Myna Leagues

D'Myna Leagues
Created byChris Bartleman
Blair Peters
Voices of
ComposerMichael Richard Plowman
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
  • Blair Peters
  • Chris Bartleman
Producers
  • Blair Peters (S1)
  • Chris Bartleman (S1)
  • Alia Nakashima (S2)
Production companiesAston Entertainment Group
Studio B Productions
MSH Entertainment
Original release
NetworkCTV
ReleaseNovember 6, 2000 (2000-11-06) –
June 28, 2004 (2004-06-28)

D'Myna Leagues is a Canadian animated television series, which aired on CTV from 2000 to 2004.[1] Loosely based on the baseball writing of W. P. Kinsella,[1] the series was set in a world populated by anthropomorphic birds, and centred on the minor league baseball team in the town of Mynaville.[2] The baseball games were represented by placing two-dimensional characters in three-dimensional backgrounds.[3] The teams of bird characters were opposed by rival teams like the Weasels, the Pigs, the Beavers and the Elephants.[4]

The series was created by the Vancouver-based Studio B Productions.[5]

In the United States, the series aired on The WB 100+ Station Group.[6] The show is distributed internationally by Sony Pictures Television.

Characters

Mynaville Mynas

Ebbet Myna (Matt Hill): Shortstop

Nikki Tinker (Tabitha St. Germain): Second base

Rip Hickory (Jim Byrnes): Catcher and Manager

Lucinda "Lefty" Lane (Teryl Rothery): Relief Pitcher

Reggie Stainback (Phil Hayes): Third base

Flamingo Kid (Michael Dobson): Pitcher

Big Tree Powell (Scott McNeil): First base

Jackie Mungo (Scott McNeil): Outfielder

Jeff Mungo (Phil Hayes): Outfielder

Steve Mungo (Terry Klassen): Outfielder

Mud Flap Flammen (Phil Hayes)

Sammy Spinoza

Antagonists

Commissioner Ratso Radcliffe (Gerard Plunkett)

Paully (Ian James Corlett)

Schlitzy (Michael Dobson)

Commentators

Barry (David Kaye)

Bart (Ian James Corlett)

Harry (Brent Chapman)

Others

Abe the Ump (Terry Klassen):

Divinity Plunkett (Kathleen Barr): Owner of the Mynas

Rod Blackbird (Rod Black): A documentary filmmaker who appears in the episode "A Starling Is Born".

Episodes

Season 1

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Golden Boy"Billy ZeatsIan WeirNovember 6, 2000 (2000-11-06)
2"On The Road"Billy ZeatsSusin NielsenTBA
3"Psych Out"Billy ZeatsGraeme MansonTBA
4"Birth O’ Da Birds"Billy ZeatsIan WeirTBA
5"Joke’s On You"Billy ZeatsSusin NielsenTBA
6"Mungomania"Billy ZeatsJohn May and Suzanne BolchTBA
7"Baseball… Bah, Humbug"Billy ZeatsDennis FoonTBA
8"Sticks and Stones"Billy ZeatsGraeme MansonTBA
9"Mommy Dearest"Billy ZeatsDennis FoonTBA
10"A Tree Grows in Mynaville"Billy ZeatsAlan LevinTBA
11"Don’t it Make My Blue Eyes Green"Billy ZeatsSusin NielsenTBA
12"Somethin' Stinks"Billy ZeatsJohn May and Suzanne BolchTBA
13"Who Do Voodoo"Billy ZeatsGraeme MansonTBA

Season 2

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
14"The Tribe Has Spoken"Eduardo SorianoSusin NielsenTBA
15"The Aluminum Chef"Eduardo SorianoAlia NakashimaTBA
16"Showdown"Eduardo SorianoAlan LevinTBA
17"And Then There Were Two"Eduardo SorianoSusin NielsenTBA
18"Pure Poetry"Eduardo SorianoIan WeirTBA
19"Skin Deep"Eduardo SorianoSusin NielsenTBA
20"A Peaceful Queasy Feeling"Eduardo SorianoAlan LevinTBA
21"Come Barnstorm With Me"Eduardo SorianoAlan LevinTBA
22"B.R.A.D. 9000"Eduardo SorianoVictor NicolleTBA
23"Oh Brother"Eduardo SorianoCathy MossTBA
24"Video Killed the Baseball Star"Eduardo SorianoLeslie MildinerTBA
25"Scavenger Avengers"Eduardo SorianoAlan LevinTBA
26"A Starling is Born"UnknownUnknownApril 6, 2004 (2004-04-06)

References

  1. ^ a b "Kids rules in Canadian TV lineup". Timmins Daily Press, March 13, 2001.
  2. ^ "A real fowl ball!: A team of birds steps up to bat in D'Myna Leagues, a new Saturday-morning cartoon". National Post, January 20, 2001.
  3. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 157. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  4. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 273–274. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  5. ^ "Former Saultite's animation studio considered one of busiest in world". Sault Star, July 11, 2000.
  6. ^ "MLB parks and Studio B warm up for a kid attendance home run".