# Best & Bester

Best & Bester (Finnish: Eka & Helmi) is a Finnish animated comedy television series created by Anttu Harlin and Joonas Utti. The series is produced by Gigglebug in Finland, and animated by Eye Present in the United Kingdom and Nelvana in Canada.
Best & Bester premiered on Nickelodeon in the UK on September 3, 2022, on YTV in Canada on September 18, 2022, and on Yle TV2 via the Galaxi programming block in Finland on March 11, 2023, with episodes released on Yle Areena the same day. Internationally, the series airs on Nickelodeon.

## Premise

Best & Bester, twins in a town called Betterville, have a unique ability to choose a new body every time they want. This makes them unique, because other Betterville residents can only have one form forever. They go on various adventures with their friends and neighbors.

## Characters

* Best – Pink Crown, Bester's brother
* Bester – Green-heart, Best's sister. She is afraid of camels.
* Grumpy Pants – Brown pants with glasses, Best and Bester's neighbor who hates them.
* Flip Flop – Best and Bester's best friend who runs a milkshake stand.
* Diamondo – He is rich and he likes shiny things. Sometimes also hangs out with Best & Bester.
* Rocky – She is usually shy and quiet, but she likes to hang out with everyone. She is a good friend of Best & Bester. She is a member of the "Book Club" with several other friends.
* Toot – She is a passionate comedian, she tells jokes all the time. However, no one really laughs at them. She is a good friend of Best & Bester.
* Grafifi – She is light and athletic, skilled in physical activity and mechanics. She is presented as a "rebellious spirit", and prefers to do things her way instead of following everyone else. She also likes to show off to others.

## Voices

| Voices | Characters |
| Rupert Simonian | Best |
| Kathryn Drysdale | Bester |
| Bill Bailey | Grumpy Pants |
| Kosha Engler | Flip Flop |
| Joseph Balderrama | Diamondo |
| Akiya Henry | Rocky |
| Harriet Carmichael | Toot |
| Pearl Mackie | Grafifi |
| Brian Blessed | Shouty Shirt |
| Ako Mitchell | Tex Pecks |

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 1 | "Cactus Sitting" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) | 101 |
| 1 | "Disaster of Hole 2" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) | 101 |
| 2 | "Get the Hump" | Kristina Yee | September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04) | 102 |
| 2 | "Sing for Your Supper" | Aidan O'Donovan & Colm Tobin | September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04) | 102 |
| 3 | "The Big Game" | Alex Collier | September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) | 103 |
| 3 | "Get Your Skate On" | Alex Collier | September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) | 103 |
| 4 | "Get Shirty" | Ciaran Morrison & Mick O'Hara | September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11) | 104 |
| 4 | "This Solves Nothing" | Howard Read | September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11) | 104 |
| 5 | "Rock-a-Bye Besty" | Howard Read | September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17) | 105 |
| 5 | "Shake or Break" | Tim Bain | September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17) | 105 |
| 6 | "Tenta-Flakes" | Dilpreet Kaur Walia | September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18) | 106 |
| 6 | "Boss Level" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18) | 106 |
| 7 | "Stage Struck" | Lisa Kohn | September 24, 2022 (2022-09-24) | 107 |
| 7 | "Ball Count" | Ciaran Morrison & Mick O'Hara | September 24, 2022 (2022-09-24) | 107 |
| 8 | "Bucket Pants" | Howard Read | September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25) | 108 |
| 8 | "A Best Too Far" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25) | 108 |
| 9 | "Spoiler Alert" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | December 12, 2022 (2022-12-12) | 109A |
| 10 | "Something Fishy" | Kyle Hart, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | December 13, 2022 (2022-12-13) | 109B |
| 11 | "Fair Share" | Gemma Arrowsmith | December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14) | 110A |
| 12 | "Power Plant" | Hannah George | December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15) | 110B |
| 13 | "Best Fwends" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | December 16, 2022 (2022-12-16) | 111A |
| 14 | "The Trivialist Pursuit" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) | 111B |
| 15 | "Bad Eggs" | Kyle Hart | December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20) | 112A |
| 16 | "Out of Bounds" | Hannah George | December 21, 2022 (2022-12-21) | 112B |
| 17 | "Robo Stomp" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22) | 113A |
| 18 | "Wood You?" | Kyle Hart, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | December 23, 2022 (2022-12-23) | 113B |
| 19 | "Chess-A-Pult" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27) | 114 |
| 19 | "Smart & Smarter" | Lisa Kohn | December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27) | 114 |
| 20 | "Taken to the Cleaners" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | December 29, 2022 (2022-12-29) | 115 |
| 20 | "Mugshot" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | December 29, 2022 (2022-12-29) | 115 |
| 21 | "In The Sky With Diamondo" | Gemma Arrowsmith | January 14, 2023 (2023-01-14) | 116 |
| 21 | "Best Buddies" | Isabel Fay | January 14, 2023 (2023-01-14) | 116 |
| 22 | "Donut Disturb" | Alex Collier | January 15, 2023 (2023-01-15) | 117 |
| 22 | "The Cursed Amulet" | Dilpreet Kaur Walia | January 15, 2023 (2023-01-15) | 117 |
| 23 | "That's So Cupid" | Tim Bain | January 21, 2023 (2023-01-21) | 118 |
| 23 | "Buddy Odour" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | January 21, 2023 (2023-01-21) | 118 |
| 24 | "Fight or Flight" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | January 22, 2023 (2023-01-22) | 119 |
| 24 | "Employee of the Month" | Alex Collier | January 22, 2023 (2023-01-22) | 119 |
| 25 | "Stuck Inside" | Alex Collier | January 28, 2023 (2023-01-28) | 120A |
| 26 | "Long Overdue" | James Bishop & Chris Douch | January 29, 2023 (2023-01-29) | 120B |
| TBA | "Animal Hearts" | Alex Collier | TBA | 121 |
| TBA | "Beast & Beaster" | Howard Read | TBA | 121 |
| TBA | "Rocky the Vote" | Howard Read | TBA | 122 |
| TBA | "One Star Hotel" | James Bishop & Chris Douch | TBA | 122 |
| TBA | "That Sinkhole Feeling" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | TBA | 123 |
| TBA | "Like a Brother" | Isabel Fay | TBA | 123 |
| TBA | "Funny Money" | Alex Collier | TBA | 124 |
| TBA | "Shaking Bad" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | TBA | 124 |
| TBA | "Pulling Power" | Isabel Fay | TBA | 125 |
| TBA | "Home Security" | Howard Read | TBA | 125 |
| TBA | "One Better Day" | Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones | TBA | 126 |

## Broadcast

The series began its broadcast in the United Kingdom on Nickelodeon on September 3, 2022, and in Canada on the YTV on September 18, 2022. It was broadcast on Nickelodeon in Australia and New Zealand on June 27, 2022; also, several episodes were broadcast for the first time on Nickelodeon in Latin America, Nick Jr. in Italy. In Finland, the series is expected to be broadcast on Yle TV2 on March 11, 2023, under the name "Eka & Helmi", the 26 episodes of the series will be released on the same Time of day on the streaming service Yle Areena (PI).