League of Super Evil

League of Super Evil (initialized as L.O.S.E. or LOSE) is a Canadian animated comedy television series inspired by the sketch "Once Were Heroes" by Ryan Harper-Brown, co-created by Philippe Ivanusic-Vallee, Davila LeBlanc and Peter Ricq and developed by Asaph Fipke. The series was produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment in association with YTV.

League of Super Evil
Title card
GenreAnimation
Action
Comedy
Slapstick
Created byPhilippe Ivanusic-Vallee
Davila LeBlanc
Peter Ricq
Developed byAsaph Fipke
Voices ofScott McNeil
Colin Murdock
Lee Tockar
Theme music composer
  • Steffan Andrews
  • Hal Beckett
Opening theme"League of Super Evil"
Ending theme"League of Super Evil" (instrumental)
ComposersSteffan Andrews
Hal Beckett
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersAsaph Fipke
Ken Faier
Chuck Johnson
Producer
  • Asaph Fipke
Running time22 minutes approx. (11x2)
Production companyNerd Corps Entertainment
Release
Original networkYTV
Picture format1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 
25 August 2012 (2012-08-25)

The series aired for 52 episodes from 7 March 2009 to 25 August 2012. Reruns ended on YTV on 2 September 2014, when Teletoon picked up for additional reruns; the series also aired in the UK on CBBC, in Australia on ABC1 and ABC3, and internationally on Cartoon Network, on Disney XD and on Nickelodeon.

Plot

The League of Super Evil (or "L.O.S.E.") is a group of so-called "supervillains" who are plotting to take over their neighborhood in Metrotown and the world ultimately but their plans usually involve pranks such as gluing a penny to a chair. While all the other citizens in the neighborhood live in suburban houses, The League has a "secret evil lair". The League is often at odds with other, more important and competent super villains such as Skullossus and also tries to avoid getting busted by Metrotown's heroes.

Episodes

Season Episodes Season premiere Season finale
1 26 March 7, 2009 (2009-03-07) December 18, 2009 (2009-12-18)
2 13 September 11, 2010 (2010-09-11) December 11, 2010 (2010-12-11)
3 13 June 2, 2012 (2012-06-02) August 25, 2012 (2012-08-25)

Cast

  • Scott McNeil as Voltar, Bolkar and Nightshade
  • Lee Tockar as Doktor Frogg, Glory Guy, Steve and Doktor Squidd
  • Colin Murdock as Red Menace, Skullossus and Justice Gene
  • Tabitha St. Germain as Cougar, Lightning Liz and Nanny Boo Boo
  • Blu Mankuma as General Sergeant

Production

When the series was first announced in October 2006, it under went many changes for the title and main characters; Voltar was originally called The Great Voltar. His costume was green and yellow instead of red. Doktor Frogg originally had a steel jaw and did not wear goggles. Red Menace was meant to be a former Soviet supervillain (hence his name). His original design wore a thick red fur coat and a fur hat that incorporated the Red Star (a communist symbol) on it. Doomageddon did not exist in the original concept. In his place was a crawling hooded character described as embodying "the spirit of a hyperactive Neanderthal toddler". The series' title was originally just known as League of Evil.

Broadcast and release

League of Super Evil premiered on YTV in Canada on 7 March 2009. It aired on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., as part of YTV's Crunch block. The series premiered earlier in the United States on Cartoon Network on 5 March 2009 at 9:00 p.m. It premiered in Latin America on Disney XD (LA) on 4 June 2011.

Reception

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series a two out of five stars stating "Too-chaotic 'toon follows villains' mostly harmless antics."[1]

Awards and nominations

Year Association Award Category Notes Result
2010 Writers Guild of Canada Animation Edward Kay Nominated
Leo Awards Leo Best Animation Program or Series Chuck Johnson, Ken Faier, Asaph Fipke Won
2011 Leo Awards Leo Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series Hal Beckett, Steffan Andrews (for episode "Ant-Archy!") Nominated
Gemini Awards Gemini Best Sound in a Comedy, Variety, or Performing Arts Program or Series Patrick Haskill, Steffan Andrews, Gordon Sproule, Johnny Ludgate, Ewan Deane (for the episode "Ant-archy") Nominated
2012 UBCP/ACTR Awards Best Voice Lee Tockar Nominated

References

  1. The League of Super Evil. Review by Emily Ashby. Common Sense Media.
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