PB&J Otter

**PB&J Otter** is an American children's animated musical television series created by **Jim Jinkins**. The series first premiered on March 15, 1998 on the **Disney Channel** preschool block, **Playhouse Disney** and ended on October 15, 2000, with its final episode airing on September 24, 2000. A total of 65 episodes were produced during the course of its run of three seasons.

The show was created by Jim Jinkins, who also created **Doug** and **Allegra's Window**, and executive-produced by **David Campbell** in close conjunction with Harvard University's Cognitive Skills Group, "**Project Zero**". The group's job was to monitor each and make sure the material had a positive educational message. The series features songs by **Dan Sawyer**, **Fred Newman** and **Rich Mendoza**.

**PB&J Otter** was nominated for an **Annie Award** for outstanding music in an animated show in 2000.

## Premise

The series centers around the adventures on the Otter family who live in the rural fishing community of **Lake Hoohaw**. Most of the stories revolve around the three Otter children: older brother; Peanut, younger sister; Jelly and baby sister; Butter, as well as their friends and neighbors.

## Characters

**Main**

* **Peanut Otter -** The eldest child of the Otter family and the group's other leader. He is smart and can be a little funny at times, but always loyal. He doesn't like dancing, especially the Noodle Dance, but does it anyway. His fur is red and he wears white socks and brown loafers.
* **Baby Butter Otter -** The baby sister and the youngest of the family. She does not speak as much, but will say an odd word every now and then. Her fur is light brown and she wears a diaper and blue baby shoes.
* **Jelly Otter -** The middle child of the family and leader of the group. She often comes up with ideas that are creative but sometimes are not feasible. Her fur is violet with purple bobcat hair, and she wears pink socks and black-and-white saddle shoes.
* **Opal Otter -** PB&J's mother. She is caring but can be strict when necessary. She works at home as a seamstress and sometimes babysits the neighborhood children. She is also a good baker. Her fur is purple, has purple afro hair and wears thick glasses, a pink headband, a pink apron with colored fish and pink slippers and sometimes, she wears a seashell necklace that doubles as a clock.
* **Ernest Otter -** PB&J's father and the husband of Opal Otter. He owns and runs a general store-boat on **Lake Hoohaw**. His fur is blue-grey and has a little tuft of blue hair and he wears a red tie and white collar and brown shoes.
* **Pinch Raccoon -** A raccoon who is very much a lovely girly girl and enjoys being so. She likes tea parties, ballet, flowers, dresses, lace and the color pink. She has a healthy imagination and likes stories of castles, princesses and adventure. She is Jelly's best friend. Her fur is blue and she wears a pink bow on her head, pink socks and Mary-Jane shoes.
* **Scootch Raccoon -** Pinch's little brother. He is rambunctious and bursting with energy and is often seen to run towards people or things yelling "**Yahhhh!!!**" When he's around, things often tend to get knocked over or broken. Scootch, however, is never intentionally mean, Scootch simply has trouble containing his energy due to his young age. After knocking something or someone over, he will always apologize with the phrase "Sorry, sorry, my fault." Sometimes he feels left out due to his clumsiness, but everybody loves him, including Pinch. He is Baby Butter's best friend. His fur is grey and he wears fish-like shoes. Unlike the rest of his family, he does not have a pointed nose.
* **Munchy Beaver -** A beaver who known in particular for two things—his semi-obsession with wood and his nervous behavior, often lacking self-confidence. He is Peanut's best friend. His fur is brown and he wears blue shoes.
* **Flick Duck -** A duck who hides a soft, caring interior underneath his often tough and "cool" exterior. He speaks with an obnoxious, raspy voice. He has been known at times to be boastful and self-absorbed. He often leads the gang into trouble with his brilliant plans and ends up paying the price for his actions. He also tends to bully Munchy and wants the position of Peanut's best friend. On the other hand, he can easily be a good friend to others when he wants to and really quite enjoys playing together with others and helping out. His catchphrase is "**Cheese and quackers!**". After much practice and perseverance, he learned how to fly, and used the new ability at times during the rest of the show's run. His feathers are white and he wears a white collar and red and white shoes shaped like duck’s feet. In the episode "**Eye Spy**", it is revealed that he has to wear glasses while reading.
* **Ootsie And Bootsie Snootie -** The poodle twins. They are never seen without each other and can be rather stuck-up. Ootsie, the brother of the duo, has purple fur with a blue pompadour hairstyle and wears black shoes. He displays a mature, entitled attitude and speaks with a very posh Northern American accent. His sister Bootsie, on the other hand, has light pink fur with a medium pink butch hairstyle and wears blue closed-toed high-heel shoes. She is even more spoiled than her brother, and she is hot-tempered and easily stressed. The accent with which she speaks is not as sophisticated and leans more toward that of southwestern Ohio. Nevertheless, Ootsie and Bootsie can also be good friends to everyone in Lake Hoohaw when they want to and really just want to have fun like the other kids. They often complete each other’s sentences when they’re speaking to someone else. Since their parents are rich, they always have the latest toys, but often grow bored with them. They are shown to be quite clever and stealthy as well. For example, in the episode "**Invitation to the Snooties**", they use a tape recorder to trick Edouard into ordering outrageous items for their birthday party. When Ootsie and Bootsie join in the singing during some of the show's songs, the latter often sings an octave higher than everyone else.

**Supporting**

* **Anna "Aunt Nanner" Otter -** Opal's sister. Nanner is quite adventurous and travels around the world but still has time for her family. Married to her husband, **Redolfo**. Her fur is lavender and she has blonde hair and wears blue and green glasses, red lipstick, a yellow necklace, a blue belt with a yellow buckle and matching bracelets and blue and brown sandals with white flowers.
* **Wanda Raccoon -** Pinch and Scootch's mother. She is the post raccoon for Lake Hoohaw and it is her job to send letters. Despite being the post carrier and caregiver, she still has time for her family. Her fur is light gray, and her hair tuft is a darker shade of gray. She wears a teal apron and headband and red and brown sneakers with red socks when she is home. When she is seen driving her mail boat, she has a pochettes around her. She speaks with a speech impediment where her "L" sounds are pronounced like "W" sounds.
* **Walter Raccoon -** Pinch and Scootch's father and Wanda's husband. He operates Lake Hoohaw's recycling boat and also helps people with household problems. He works the late evening to night shift and sleeps during the day. As such, he is often away from home or sleeping when his kids are awake, but he does his best to be a good father to them. His fur is brown and when he is working, he is usually seen wearing a pair of yellow overalls with a recycling symbol, along with a red cap and boots and when he is sleeping, he is seen wearing a violet nightgown and cap along with a pair of black slippers.
* **Shirley Duck -** Flick's mother. Very softhearted, she rarely so much as raises her voice to Flick, much less punishes him. Flick takes advantage of this whenever possible. Her feathers are white, she has blonde hair and she wears a white collar, a green apron and sandals.
* **Betty-Lou Beaver -** Munchy's mother. She works as a construction supervisor and is proud of Munchy and tries to help him become more outspoken. Her fur is brown, has brown hair with a ponytail, wears red lipstick, and wears a brown construction belt, and boots.
* **Mayor Jeff -** The mayor of Lake Hoohaw. He is a wise, old otter who loves to help out the kids. It is unknown if his position is elected or appointed. He has very nautical prowess like owning a submarine. He also has a collection of bottle caps, stamps, toilet seats, license plates, shells and leaves. His fur is blue, has white bushy eyebrows and a white beard and he wears a brown striped Sherpa hat, half-moon glasses, a purple scarf and brown boots.
* **Cap'n Crane -** A "**watchbird**", which he calls himself. He keeps an eye on Lake Hoohaw and its population, in order to keep everyone safe, though he tends to overdo it from time to time, often being too safe for his own good, which tends to complicate things, though his heart is in the right place. His catchphrase is "**Watchbird Alert!**". He is Connie Crane's husband. His feathers are white and he wears a red hat, red and white sneakers and is always seen holding binoculars.
* **Connie Crane -** Cap'n Crane's wife. She is usually seen sleeping and is often woken by Cap'n for unimportant alarms. She tends to think Cap'n overdoes his job a bit and generally keeps an eye on him to keep him from making mistakes. She is very sarcastic most of the time. Her feathers are white. She has purple hair and wears a pink hat with blue scarf, sunglasses and blue sandals.
* **Edouard Snootie -** Ootsie and Bootsie's father who is also the wealthiest man in Lake Hoohaw. He is usually seen talking on his cell phone to Georgina or his clients. He spoils Ootsie and Bootsie, but he can be quick to punish them if necessary. When bidding other people goodbye, he often tells them to "**have a rich day**". His fur is a darker shade of purple than Ootsie, has dark brown hair, and wears a light yellow bow tie, green glasses, and brown loafers.
* **Georgina Snootie -** Ootsie and Bootsie's mother. Her fur is a darker shade of pink than Bootsie's, with reddish-pink hair and wears blue eye shadow, red lipstick, a gold necklace and earrings and black high-heel shoes.
* **Bubbles -** The Otters' pet bass, although PB&J see him more as a friend than a pet. In the episode "**Bubbles' Beginnings**", it is revealed that he originally belonged to Ootsie and Bootsie and was named Fish. But after he swam all the way across the lake to see PB&J and they returned him, Ootsie and Bootsie realized that taking care of a fish is hard work and decided to let PB&J keep him.
* **Billy Duck -** Flick's older cousin. He was once thought to be a bully by the Lake Hoohaw kids when Flick said that he squashed him and would’ve got off for 4 seconds. When he came to visit, Peanut accidentally pushed Billy into a mud puddle and thought he was going to beat him up when he followed him all day, but it turns out that he was trying return his lucky cola cap that he dropped. Billy revealed that Flick insisted that he ride him like a horse and only sat on him for a second. He may look scary, because he has a stern expression, nevertheless he still smiles and is kind to the ones around him. He wears a backwards baseball cap and cowboy boots. His only appearance was in the episode “**Billy the Duck**".
* **Ricky Raccoon -** Pinch's and Scootch's cousin. He is also kind, and he may be a little older than Pinch since he wears a red necktie. When he came to visit, he talked about his life in the city and showed the kids his tricks on catching a ball, causing Jelly to call him a show-off. He is also a germaphobe. His only appearance was in the episode “**Opal and the New Otter**”.
* **Simon Fieldmouse -** A little field mouse who mistook Flick for Old Tim, the Ice Moose (The Hoohaw version of **Santa Claus**). His greatest wish was to fly. In his episode, he taught Flick to care about others. Flick dressed himself as Old Tim and flew Simon to the stage where everybody, including Simon's parents, was there. His only appearance was in the episode, "**The Ice Moose**". He has gray fur and wears a winter cap and boots.
* **Redolfo -** A handsome, muscular otter who Aunt Nanner befriended. They eventually fell in love and got married in the episode "**Nanner Says** "**I** **Do**". He has brown fur, dark brown hair, and wears a green sleeveless muscle shirt, white sandals, and sunglasses.
* **Captain Camel -** A camel who did not speak in his only appearance "**Opal And The New Otter**". He sold his boat to Ernest Otter so that Ernest could open up a store boat.
* **The Muskrat Family -** A family of Muskrats, including Mr. and Mrs. Muskrat, Doris Muskrat, Wally Muskrat, and three babies. They make small cameos in some episodes and speak with Texas accents.
* **Odella Otter -** A famous singer that Jelly Otter is a fan of. She appears in the "**The Singin' Kid**".

## Episodes

**PB&J Otter** - **Walt Disney Television Animation**, **Jumbo Pictures** & **Playhouse Disney**.

**Season 1 (1998)**

1. **Bye, Bye PB&J!** / **Babbleberry Day**
2. **The Treasure Of Hoohaw Rock** / **A Sledding We Will Go!**
3. **Bagpipe Blues** / **You Can't Come In**
4. **Go Away, Gorilla** / **Mama For A Day**
5. **Born To Chirp** / **Mega Melon**
6. **The Silent Treatment** / **Picture Perfect**
7. **Invitation To The Snooties** / **Too Hot For Fishsicles**
8. **Otter In The Water** / **All Popped Out**
9. **Nothin' But The Tooth** / **Special Delivery**
10. **Soap Box Derby Day** / **Howdy Hoohaw Day**
11. **Butter The Balloonatic** / **Gizmotronictron Raffle**
12. **Dare Duck** / **Otters Of The Wild**
13. **Big Time Bass-Off Contest** / **The Sleeping Beagle**

**Season 2 (1999-2000)**

1. **Gotta Dance** / **Otter Pox**
2. **The Dollhouse** / **The Tell-Tale Candy Wrapper**
3. **Eye Spy** / **Happy Harmony**
4. **Strike Up The Band** / **World's Strongest Otter**
5. **Come Back, Little Monster** / **The Big Sweep**
6. **Butter Tags Along** / **Flick's Big Find**
7. **Tub O' Butter** / **El Dorado, Seat Of Gold**
8. **Mayor Flick** / **The Greatest Sleepover Ever**
9. **Save Oaky Oak Tree** / **The Duck Who Cried Wolf**
10. **Poor Bubbles** / **Poodle Power**
11. **Forgive Me Not** / **These Shoes Are Made Walking**
12. **Mama Peanut** / **Bye-Bye Bubbles**
13. **Practice Makes Perfect** / **Three's A Crowd**
14. **Lost And Found** / **Sherlock Otter**
15. **I'll Be Your Best Friend** / **Otterly Alone**
16. **Lemon-itis** / **Duckbird Alert**
17. **Follow Your Nose**
18. **The Ice Moose**
19. **Baby Butter's Blanket** / **Three Super Otters**
20. **Butter's First Check-Up** / **The Legend Of Ponce De L'Otter**
21. **Gotcha!** / **The Mysterious Mirror**
22. **A Tree Grows In Hoohaw** / **Flick's Big Fakeout**
23. **This Little Light Of Mine** / **Look Ma, No Hands**
24. **Chez Otter** / **Hooray For Peanut**
25. **The Great Water Race** / **Be Nice To Beavers**
26. **Kid Court** / **A Frog With Measles**

**Season 3 (2000)**

1. **No Hands, No Feet, No Wings** / **Let's Help Dad**
2. **The Funky Band** / **The Singin' Kid**
3. **The Johnny Pompalope Story** / **The Soapbox Boat Race**
4. **Aunt Nanner's Special Place** / **Munchy's Sinking Feeling**
5. **The Mystery Crate** / **It's A Bird, It's A Plane...It's An Elephant?**
6. **Whistling Up The Wrong Munchy** / **Billy The Duck**
7. **Opal's Magic Mud Party** / **Leave It To Munchy**
8. **Peanut Overboard** / **Come Back, Mama**
9. **Hoohaw Is Where The Heart Is** / **Everything In Its Place**
10. **On The Right Track** / **Itchy Situation**
11. **The Big Surprise** / **Bazania Mania**
12. **Sergeant Gravel To The Rescue** / **Sleepyhead**
13. **Watchbird Alert** / **Flick's Hat Trick**
14. **A Very Surprising Party** / **Easy Pickings**
15. **Collector's Edition** / **Trading Places**
16. **Munchy's No Big Deal** / **Bubbles' Beginnings**
17. **Soccer Surprise** / **Baking Blues**
18. **Thanks For The Giggle Melon**
19. **Hope Castle**
20. **Where Oh Where Is Flick** / **Win, Win, Winner**
21. **Easy As Pie** / **Pinky Pledge**
22. **Peanut Cries 'Uncle'** / **Nanner Says "I Do"**
23. **Big Beaver Day** / **The Thing That Almost Ate Hoohaw**
24. **Ducking Out On Valentine's Day** / **Opal And The New Otter**
25. **Goodbye, Lake Hoohaw**
26. **A Hoohaw Halloween**

## Songs

* **Oodelay (Theme Song)**
* **Noodle Dance**
* **Bye Bye, PB&J**
* **Pickin' Babbleberries**
* **Secret Hidden Treasure**
* **Squeezin' And A Wheezin'**
* **Come On In**
* **Close Your Eyes**
* **Gorilla Go Away**
* **Get Those Bubbles**
* **Jumpy's Song**
* **Fiddlin' Fun**
* **What You Need**
* **Put On Your Best Face**
* **Good, Clean Fun**
* **The Best Party Ever**
* **Just Not Cool / Just Not Hot**
* **Blowing Bubbles**
* **Poppity, Poppity, Pop**
* **Jump Down On The Truth**
* **Hooray For Captain Peanut**
* **Everybody Wants To Be A Soap Box Racer**
* **Look At Me**
* **On The Shores Of Lake Hoohaw**
* **Otters Three**
* **Gizmotronictron 2000**
* **Shipshape**
* **Otters In The Wild**
* **Catch A Bunch Of Bass**
* **We Hope You Enjoyed The Show**
* **Do The Waddle**
* **P-O-O-D-L-E**
* **Nearly Dancing**
* **Jelly's Birthday Song**
* **Who Needs Toys?**
* **Whammy Clammy**
* **Glasses Boy**
* **Down In Old Hoohaw**
* **Happy Mama's Day**
* **I'm So Strong**
* **Come Back**
* **Hoohaw**
* **Anything Can Happen**
* **Finders Keepers**
* **Scrub-a-Dub-a**
* **El Dorado**
* **Everybody Wins**
* **Fishy Wishy Night Night**
* **Woof, Woof, Woof**
* **Fishy Wishy Woof Woof**
* **Save Our Tree**
* **John Jacob Jingle Otter Breath**
* **Bubble-O Popple O**
* **Super Socks**
* **Welcome To Our Toys**
* **Puppets' Song**
* **Welcome To Our Fun**
* **It Works Both Ways**
* **When I'm In My Shoes**
* **We're Only Just Kids**
* **Gotta Find Our Friend**
* **Practice Makes Perfect**
* **Sisters And Brothers**
* **At The Fair**
* **Sherlock Otters**
* **Who's Your Buddy?**
* **Let The Fun Begin**
* **We Want Something Different**
* **I'm Flying**
* **An Oodely Doodely Day**
* **Follow Your Nose**
* **Hoohaw Hoo**
* **Bankie**
* **Zip, Zap, Zoom**
* **The Tickling Song**
* **We'll Find The Treasure**
* **There Aren't Any Monsters**
* **My Mirror**
* **Life Is A Song**
* **Til' You're Better Again**
* **Catching Lightning Bugs**
* **Watching Lightning Bugs**
* **At The Otter Cafe**
* **Thanks To Peanut Otter**
* **Slow And Steady Wins The Race**
* **Friends**
* **We're On Our Own**
* **Go Slow, Your Know**
* **One, Two, Three**
* **Givin' Dad A Hand**
* **Friends And Neighbors**
* **The Biggest Little Thing**
* **Talkin' Bout Hoohaw Lake**
* **From Our Heart**
* **The Ballad Of Johnny Pompalope**
* **Teamwork**
* **When Are We Gonna Get There?**
* **Laugh It Out**
* **Worth The Wait**
* **Imaginings**
* **Munchy Is Whistling**
* **Big Bad Billy The Duck**
* **Good Old Billy The Duck**
* **It's A Partner Ship**
* **Speak Your Feelings Out**
* **What Makes You Shine**
* **The Come Back Mama Song**
* **I Love My Life**
* **Everything In Its Place**
* **Play Hard, Play Fair, Play Together, Have Fun**
* **That's The Way We See The Outdoors**
* **Gotta Keep Thinkin', Gotta Keep Hopin'**
* **A Simple Hat**
* **Theme Of Sergeant Gravel**
* **I Love A Good Book**
* **Coo Coo**
* **Oodelee, Oodelay**
* **A Watchbird Is Watching**
* **My Official Soccer Team Hat**
* **Friends, Friends, Friends**
* **Collecting**
* **Bedtime Button**
* **I Wish I Was Home**
* **It's No Big Deal**
* **Little Friend**
* **Our New Old Friend**
* **A Little TLC**
* **We'll Laugh Together**
* **Gonna Make Those Melons Grow**
* **Make It Last**
* **Try, Try Again**
* **All Together We Can Build It**
* **Hope Will Carry Us Through**
* **Nothing Lasts Forever**
* **Before You Go**
* **We Always Win**
* **All By Myself**
* **We're Best Friends**
* **Redolfo, Redolfo**
* **Wedding In Hoohaw**
* **PB&J's Wedding Song**
* **A Big Beaver Now**
* **Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover**
* **You Just Can't Hide Your Heart**
* **New Friends, Life's Sweet Surprise**
* **Nothing To Do On Lake Hoohaw**
* **It's Gonna Be Great**
* **No Place We'd Rather Be**
* **Country Style Noodle Dance**
* **Halloween, Halloween**
* **Making Fun**

## Books

Book releases of **PB&J Otter...**

* **Peanut's Shapes**
* **Butter's First Words**
* **Noodle Dance**
* **Too High**
* **Let's Play**
* **Busy Day**
* **PB&J's Hide And Seek**

PB&J Otter: Peanut's Shapes: Story Book (September 1999)PB&J Otter: Butter's First Words: Story Book (September 1999)PB&J Otter: Noodle Dance! Story BookPB&J Otter: Noodle Stories: Too High: First Reader Book (May 1999)PB&J Otter: Noodle Stories: Let's Play: First Reader Book (May 1999)PB&J Otter: Noodle Stories: Busy Day: First Reader Book (May 1999)PB&J Otter: PB&J's Hide And Seek: Story Book (June 1999)

## Gallery

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