# Buddy Thunderstruck

Buddy Thunderstruck is an American children's stop motion comedy television series created by Ryan Wiesbrock for Netflix, produced by American Greetings and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios and written by Tom Krajewski. The series stars Brian Atkinson, Ted Raimi, Harry Chaskin and Debi Derryberry. The first season was released on Netflix on March 10, 2017. When promoting the first series Netflix billed it as the 'outrageous, high-octane adventures of Buddy Thunderstruck, a truck-racing dog who brings guts and good times to the town of Greasepit'.

## Premise

The series tells about a hard-driving trucking adventures of Buddy the dog driver and his ferret mechanic sidekick Darnell the ferret.

## Cast

* Brian Atkinson as Buddy Thunderstruck
* Ted Raimi as Darnell / Moneybags
* Harry Chaskin as Big Tex / Jacko
* Debi Derryberry as Muncie / Mama Possum / Old Lady / Mrs. Weaselbrat / Scout
* Philip Maurice Hayes as Sheriff Cannonball
* Leigh Kelly as Deputy Hoisenberry
* Thomas Krajewski as Nightmare Jerky Stick
* Justin Michael as Tex Jr. / Mr. Weaselbrat / Robby Burgles
* JD Ryznar as Nick the New Guy
* Nick Shakoour as Artichoke / Auntie Uncle
* Ryan Wiesbrock as Beavers / Handsome Joe / Leroy
* Clark Wiesbrock as Baby Possum
* Todd McClintock as Live Action Buddy Thunderstruck
* Chester Lee as Live Action Tex Jr.

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Season | Segments | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season 1 | 23 | 12 | 12 | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) |
| Special | — | 1 | 1 | July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) | July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) |

### Season 1 (2017)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 1 | 1 | "Buddy Double" | Eric Towner & John Harvatine IV | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 101 |
| 1 | 1 | "Beaver Dam Fast Pizza" | Eric Towner & John Harvatine IV | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 101 |
| A damned Buddy imposter wreaks havoc and leaves the real one in a very bad situation. Buddy confronts the pizza delivery beavers. |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "To Protect and Swerve" | Eric Towner | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 102 |
| 2 | 2 | "Robo-Truck of the Future" | Eric Towner | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 102 |
| Sheriff Cannonball steps down and Buddy replaces him at work. Buddy thinks his truck is talking to him who is Darnell in inside his truck. |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Get the Hock Out" | Eric Towner | Chris Pearson | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 103 |
| 3 | 3 | "Thunderstruck Rad Cab" | Eric Towner | Dave Lewman | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 103 |
| When Auntie Uncle loses all her furniture to debt to Big Tex, Buddy takes a job from Big Tex as a repo man to get his own stuff back. With the Speedway closed, Buddy tries to get money for bills by becoming a taxi driver. Big Tex uses this to try and steal Buddy's driving secrets. |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Thunder Fu" | Eric Towner | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 104 |
| 4 | 4 | "Funny Money" | Eric Towner | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 104 |
| Buddy and Darnell make up "Thunder Fu" after being beat up by a child, they openingly mock Artichoke for his love of Karate. Thinking he can be a better artist than Muncie, Buddy begins making art that looks like money which Cannonball mistakes as forgery. |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Moneybags and His Monster" | Eric Towner | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 105 |
| 5 | 5 | "Sneezing Fits of Death" | Eric Towner | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 105 |
| The creepy guy following Buddy finally explains he is Buddy's rival. When Buddy will not race him, Moneybags trains Tex Junior to beat him. When Buddy, Darnell, and Tex Junior start sneezing, Jacko diagnoses them with one week left to live. |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Truck Cab in the Woods" | Eric Towner & Harry Chaskin | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 106 |
| 6 | 6 | "Truck Stop Clerks" | Eric Towner & Harry Chaskin | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 106 |
| While stranded in the woods, Buddy and Darnell think they are being haunted by an evil presence. Truck stop owner Leroy lets Buddy and Darnell watch his shop while he is away. |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Haters of the Lost Arcade" | Alex Kamer | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 107 |
| 7 | 7 | "Stunt Fever" | Alex Kamer | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 107 |
| Buddy and Tex Junior start a competition to see who can beat a poorly made racing arcade game. Buddy starts his own stunt show, but Tex Junior attempts his own stunt show to surpass Buddy's popularity. |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Cannonballistic" | Harry Chaskin | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 108 |
| 8 | 8 | "Mayor May Not" | Harry Chaskin | Jennifer Muro | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 108 |
| Cannonball quits as sheriff and takes up odd jobs around Greasepit. Buddy and Darnell harass him until they realize they miss him as sheriff. When Buddy still won't race his self-proclaimed rival, Moneybags runs for mayor to legislate himself into race. |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Hit and Dumb" | Harry Chaskin | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 109 |
| 9 | 9 | "Babysitters Yo!" | Harry Chaskin | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 109 |
| Sheriff Cannonball hires Darnell to try and prove Buddy guilty of a vehicular accident. After Tex Junior locks himself out of his house, Buddy and Darnell try to teach him to care for himself. |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Buddy Shreds" | Harry Chaskin | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 110 |
| 10 | 10 | "Opposite of Awesome" | Harry Chaskin | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 110 |
| Buddy uses Darnell's recorded guitar riffs to fake it in a new rock band. When Buddy hears people lovingly mock him for being extreme, he turns boring so no one can think he is weird. |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "A Bro for Weaselbrat" | Harry Chaskin | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 111 |
| 11 | 11 | "Health Nuts" | Harry Chaskin | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 111 |
| When Buddy's number one fan Weaselbrat realizes he doesn't have a best friend, Buddy and Darnell feel they need to find him one. Buddy doesn't want to share his truck stop snacks, so fakes being healthy so people will copy him. |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Moneybags Changes Everything" | Harry Chaskin | Thomas Krajewski | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 112 |
| Moneybags realizes Darnell is a great mechanic and tricks Darnell into building him a car to help him beat Buddy's truck the Rabble Rouser. Buddy becomes depressed and thinks he cannot win without Darnell. |||||||

### Interactive special (2017)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 13 | 1 | "The Maybe Pile" | Harry Chaskin | Thomas Krajewski | July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) | 113 |
| Champion truck-racing dog Buddy and his handyman ferret pal Darnell test potentially awesome (but mostly terrible) ideas in this interactive adventure. |||||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2018 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Art Direction / Set Direction / Scenic Design | Buddy Thunderstruck | Nominated |
| 2018 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Cinematography | Buddy Thunderstruck | Nominated |
| 2018 | Annie Award | Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children | Buddy Thunderstruck | Nominated |
| 2018 | Annie Award | Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Television/ Broadcast Production | Buddy Thunderstruck | Nominated |