D'Myna Leagues
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 2-dimensional characters in 3-dimensional backgrounds.[3] The teams of bird characters were opposed by rival teams like the Weasels, the Pigs, the Beavers and the Elephants.[4]
| D'Myna Leagues | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Chris Bartleman Blair Peters |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Production company(s) | Aston Entertainment Group Studio B Productions MSH Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | CTV |
| Original release | November 6, 2000 – June 28, 2004 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The series was created by the Vancouver-based Studio B Productions.[5]
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 Radcliffe (Gerard Plunkett)
Paully (Ian James Corlett)
Schlitzy (Michael Dobson)
Episodes
Season one
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Golden Boy" | Billy Zeats | Ian Weir | TBA |
| 2 | "On The Road" | Billy Zeats | Suson Nielsen | TBA |
| 3 | "Psych Out" | Billy Zeats | Graeme Manson | TBA |
| 4 | "Birth O’ Da Birds" | Billy Zeats | Ian Weir | TBA |
| 5 | "Joke’s On You" | Billy Zeats | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 6 | "Mungomania" | Billy Zeats | John May and Suzanne Bolch | TBA |
| 7 | "Baseball… Bah, Humbug" | Billy Zeats | Dennis Foon | TBA |
| 8 | "Sticks and Stones" | Billy Zeats | Graeme Manson | TBA |
| 9 | "Mommy Dearest" | Billy Zeats | Dennis Foon | TBA |
| 10 | "A Tree Grows in Mynaville" | Billy Zeats | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 11 | "Don’t it Make My Blue Eyes Green" | Billy Zeats | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 12 | "Somethin' Stinks" | Billy Zeats | John May and Suzanne Bolch | TBA |
| 13 | "Who Do Voodoo" | Billy Zeats | Graeme Manson | TBA |
Season two
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "The Tribe Has Spoken" | Eduardo Soriano | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 15 | "Titanium Chef" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 16 | "Showdown" | Eduardo Soriano | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 17 | "And Then There Were Two" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 18 | "Pure Poetry" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 19 | "Skin Deep" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 20 | "A Peaceful Queasy Feeling" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 21 | "Come Barnstorm With Me" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 22 | "B.R.A.D. 9000" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 23 | "Oh, Brother" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 24 | "Video Killed the Baseball Star" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 25 | "Scavenger Avengers" | Eduardo Soriano | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 26 | "A Starling is Born" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
References
- "Kids rules in Canadian TV lineup". Timmins Daily Press, March 13, 2001.
- "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.
- Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 157. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 273–274. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- "Former Saultite's animation studio considered one of busiest in world". Sault Star, July 11, 2000.