Sarah Whiskers

Sarah Whiskers is a 2009 live-action/animated children's television series and short programming block created by Jenifer Watts and Rick Siggelkow in collaboration with HIT Entertainment and PBS Kids. The series is a spin-off that incorporates the tie-in animated series of the same name Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps in a similar vein to Shining Time Station, with each episode having one animated episode of the show for it's storyline. The show was filmed at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and aired from 2009 to 2011 with a Christmas special airing in December 2011.
== SYNOPSIS ==
The spin-off revolves around Sarah Whiskers, an old friend of Angelina Ballerina who like her also used to live in Chipping Cheddar. But unlike Angelina, she does not live in her new town and instead lives at a seaside town called "Brie Bay" where she attends her new and unique music and dance school. However, she and Angelina still keep in touch through letters and phone calls. Whenever Sarah and/or her friends have a problem or something to do, they turn to one of the letters Angelina sent to get an idea which recounts one of the episodes of Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps through episode archives that serve as flashbacks. Featured alongside Sarah are her friends Chloe Lightfoot, Tilda Peppers and Ryan McBasil, with Angelina Ballerina herself making a few special cameo appearances with Charlotte Spencer reprising her role. While a majority of the spin-off takes place in Sarah's home which features a bedroom, living room, kitchen and dance studio, there are also episodes that take place outside of her house including her school, the park, Chloe's Library-Room, Tilda's family boutique and Ryan's backyard. There is also one musical number song each episode.
== CAST AND CHARACTERS ==
Sarah Whiskers (Performed By: Peppa Blackburn): The title character of the spin-off. Sarah is one of Angelina's old friends who moved from Chipping Cheddar to Brie Bay, but still keeps in touch with her through letters and calls. Sarah is a friendly, vibrant and patient Mouseling who deeply cares about her friends and is always looking for ways to solve a problem she or her friends have. Because of her strong connection with Angelina, she can't seem to count the large piles of letters from Angelina that she keeps lying around. Like Angelina she also wants to be a famous dancer, but doesn't know what kind yet. Sarah's favourite colour is purple.
Chloe Lightfoot (Performed By: Emily Hampshire): One of Sarah Whisker's best friends. Having lived in Brie Bay her whole life, Chloe knows a lot about the history, geography and culture of her town. This ties into her personality well as Chloe is usually described as being the smartest of group of friends. An avid bookworm with a logical and insightful view on life, Chloe is always finding the answers to her friends questions and is full of information. One of her most favourite things to do outside of dancing is reading, having her own library room full of books and hoping to become a famous author in the future. Chloe's favourite colour is blue.
Tilda Peppers (Performed By: Keenan MacWilliam): One of Sarah Whisker's best friends. Tilda originally lived in Monterey Jack, Cabralafornia (A parody of Monterrey, California) before moving to Brie Bay. Whilst initially seeming like a prideful, bossy and slightly snooty fashionista, Tilda is a very creative and social Mouseling who is still very loyal and inviting to her friends, helping them look and be the best they can. She also has a clever sense of humour. Tilda's family has a history of fashion in dance with her father being a prominent costume designer and her mother being a popular entrepreneur, opening a family boutique. She strives to be a famous fashion designer like her father when she grows up. Tilda's favourite colour is vermillion.
Ryan McBasil (Performed By: Ben Faulkes): One of Sarah Whisker's best friends and the only male friend in the series. Ryan originally lived in Goudaway, Ireland (A parody of Galway, Ireland) before moving to Brie Bay and so has great devotion to his Irish culture and heritage. Ryan is an optimistic, sensitive and energetic explorer whose always up for an adventure or something active and fun to do. While prone to being very emotional, he always looks on the bright side of life and finds a way to comfort and cheer up his friends when they are down. He hopes that he can travel the world when he grows older and become a famous journalist. Ryan's favourite colour is chartreuse.
== EPISODES LIST ==
=== SEASON 1 (NOVEMBER 2009 - MARCH 2010) ===
* Episode 1: First Steps/The Warm Welcome (Air Date: November 7th 2009)
PLOT: It's been a few days since Sarah Whiskers moved to Brie Bay and while at first she was very excited, she starts to become very confused about all the new changes in her town./Sarah's been invited by three Mouselings the same age as her to the park for a special welcome. But she grows worried that she won't fit in with the others and desperately tries to find ways to blend in.
NEXT STEPS EPISODES: Angelina's New Home (First Steps)
Angelina's New School (The Warm Welcome)
* Episode 2: Working It Out/In Charge (Air Date: November 14th 2009)
PLOT: Sarah is assigned homework by her new teacher that will need her to create a dance based off a prompt, but the vagueness of it makes her unsure of how she needs to complete the work. To make things more stressful, her friends also seem to have the same problem./Sarah and Chloe's duo dance-off rehearsal between Tilda and Ryan runs into trouble when Chloe insists on taking the dance seriously, while Sarah is more insistent on the dance being fun. But when the two learn about a newly emerging type of dance called "Fusion Dance" thanks to one of Angelina's letters, they might not be in trouble for long.
NEXT STEPS EPISODES: Angelina's New Ballet Teacher (Working It Out)
Angelina's Dance Partner (In Charge)
* Episode 3: Surprise!/Playdate Perils (Air Date: November 21st 2009)
PLOT: Chloe, Tilda and Ryan are throwing a surprise birthday party for Sarah while she's out with her parents, but the party could be a disaster when all of the extravagant ideas start to crumble. Could one of Angelina's letters help make the party a success before Sarah returns?/Sarah and her friends have a problem deciding on how they should spend their playdate and start wounding up into argument after argument, but Sarah tries to insist from experience that they can all try something new that everyone will enjoy.
NEXT STEPS EPISODES: Angelina's Gift For Ms. Mimi (Surprise!)
Angelina's Oldest Friend (Playdate Perils)
* Episode 4: Hip Hop Til You Drop/Quiet As A Mouse (Air Date: November 28th 2009)
=== SEASON 2 (JANUARY 2011 - MAY 2011) ===
Category:2009
Category:2010
Category:2011
Category:Children's series
Category:Children's television series
Category:Angelina Ballerina
Category:Musical TV Shows
Category:Musical television series
Category:Fantasy shows
Category:HIT Entertainment
Category:PBS Kids
Category:American television series
Category:Canadian television series
Category:ABC Kids