PAW Patrol

PAW Patrol is a Canadian animated television series created by Keith Chapman and produced by Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. Nickelodeon holds airing rights to the series in various countries outside of Canada. It premiered on August 12, 2013.
==Plot==
The series focuses on Ryder, a ten-year-old boy who leads a team of rescue dogs consisting of six original members: Chase, Marshall, Skye, Rubble, Rocky and Zuma. The dogs have specific jobs to help them on rescue missions. The six usually report to their base, known as the Lookout, so that Ryder can explain the episode's problem to them. The team's most frequent caller is a marine biologist named Cap'n Turbot, who also serves as an occasional member of the PAW Patrol in the special episodes "Pups Save a Mer-Pup" and "Sea Patrol: Pups Save Puplantis". Other occasional members are the snow rescue pup Everest, the jungle rescue pup Tracker, and Ryder's robotic helper Robo-Dog.
==Cast==
===Main===
*Owen Mason (S1-S2), Elijha Hammill (S2-S3), Jaxon Mercey (S3-S6), Joey Nijem (S6-S7), Beckett Hipkiss (S7-S8) and Kai Harris (S8-present) as Ryder
*Tristan Samuel (S1), Max Calinescu (S2-S4), Justin Kelly (S5-S10) and Luke Dietz (S10-present) as Chase
*Gage Munroe (S1), Drew Davis (S2-S5), Lukas Engel (S6), Kingsley Marshall (S6-S8) and Christian Corrao (S8-present) as Marshall
*Kallan Holley (S1-S5) and Lilly Bartlam (S6-present) as Skye
*Stuart Ralston (S1-S2), Samuel Faraci (S3-S7) Jackson Reid (S7-present) as Rocky
*Devan Cohen (S1-S5), Keegan Hedley (S6-S8) Lucien Duncan-Reid (S8-present) as Rubble
*Emily Thorne (S1-S4), Carter Thorne (S4-S5), Shayle Simons (S6-S8) and Jordan Mazeral (S9-present) as Zuma
*Berkley Silverman as Everest
*David Lopez (S3-S7) and Mateo Carnovale (S8-present) as Tracker
*Tymika Tafari as Liberty
===Supporting===
*Ron Pardo as Cap'n Turbot, Mayor Humdinger and Farmer Al
*Deann Degruijter (S1-S7) and Kim Roberts (S7-present) as Mayor Goodway
*Peter Cugno as Francois Turbot
*Katherine Forrester as Katie
*Julie Lemieux as Cali
*Christian Distefano (S1-S5), Wyatt White (S5-S9) and Simon Webster (S9-present) as Alex Porter
*Blair Williams as Mr. Porter
*Hiromi Okuyama (S1) and Stephany Seki (S2-present) as Farmer Yumi
*Scott McCord as Jake
*Lucius Hoyos (S2), Jaiden Cannatelli (S3-S7), Diego Rieger (S7-S8) and Lucas Miranda (S9-present) as Carlos
*Daniel DeSanto (S3-S5) and Jonathan Malen (S5-present) as Daring Danny X
==History/Development==
Since Spin Master is a toy company, PAW Patrol was designed with merchandise in mind from the beginning. Spin Master revealed in a 2015 presentation that the concept for PAW Patrol originated in a prototype for a transforming truck toy.Spin Master Mgmt Presentation 2015 (This truck idea would eventually become an integral part of the show; in the series, the PAW Patrol pups' doghouses transform into their rescue vehicles.) British TV producer Keith Chapman was approached by Spin Master to develop a franchise around the truck concept. Once one of Chapman's ideas was chosen, Spin Master began designing toys. Animation for the show, provided by Guru Studio, was being finalized by late 2012. Frank Falcone (the president of Guru Studio) revealed to Maclean's magazine in 2016 that his animators were skeptical of the "toyetic" concept of the show at first, but nonetheless signed on to produce it.Maclean's interview with Frank Falcone
In its country of origin, Canada, TVOntario partnered with Spin Master to air PAW Patrol. It was announced that Nickelodeon was selected as the United States broadcaster for PAW Patrol in April 2013. As a result of Nickelodeon and Spin Master's relationship, some international branches of Nick also show episodes of the series, but Spin Master remains the sole owner of the PAW Patrol property (and its merchandise licenser).
One of Spin Master's strategies for maintaining the series' longevity and introducing new merchandise is to introduce additional characters, locations and vehicles over PAW Patrol's run. For example, half-hour specials in seasons two and three introduced supporting characters Everest and Tracker. These recurring characters serve as occasional members of the PAW Patrol team in later episodes. Merchandise of Everest (the Husky), Tracker (the Potcake or Chihuahua) and their vehicles were made available following the premieres of each special.
==Episodes==
==Home video releases==
==Trivia== 
*The logo is similar to the T.U.F.F. Puppy logo.
*PAW Patrol is the second Nick Jr. show to reach its eighth season after Dora the Explorer. 
**It is also the second Nick Jr. show to be adapted into a feature film after Dora.
*In 2021, PAW Patrol has been renewed for a ninth season, making it the first Nick Jr. show to go past eight seasons, thus it surpasses Dora as the longest running Nick Jr. show.
** However, because the PAW Patrol property is solely owned by Spin Master, Dora still holds the record as the longest running Nick Jr. original series.
==Broadcast history==
Country 	Channel
United States 	Nickelodeon (2013-present)
Nick Jr. (2013-present)
Canada 	
United Kingdom	Channel 5 (Milkshake!)
==References ==
== See also==
*PAW Patrol: The Movie
*PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
==External links==
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*PAW Patrol at NickJr.com
*PAW Patrol on Wikipedia
*PAW Patrol Wiki
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