Pelswick is an animated television series produced by Nelvana for CBC Television in Canada and the Nickelodeon cable channel in the United States. The series is about a teenage boy who uses a wheelchair, emphasized how he lived a normal life and was based on the books created by John Callahan. It aired during Nick on CBS on September 14, 2002, then ended in November the same year.
Pelswick (Season 1)
Inherit the Wheeled (Episode 1)
Writer: Andrew Nicholls
Air date: 2000-10-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Fearing for his safety, the school forbids Pelswick to go on a class camping trip, even though Pelswick correctly points out that ""I'm the only kid who can't get accidentally paralyzed!""
I Won't Run, Don't Ask Me (Episode 2)
Writer: Darwin C. Vickers
Air date: 2000-10-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Unable to threaten Pelswick physically, Boyd decides to humiliate him on a whole different level -- by nominating him for school president.
Brain Suckers of Skuldeth 5 (Episode 3)
Writer: Alan Daniels
Air date: 2000-10-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Ace and Goon lure Pelswick into particpating in the latest craze, the Brain Suckers trading card game. Soon Pelswick is totally hooked -- and Boyd has the one ultra-rare card Pelswick would do anything to get.
Me, Myself and Irate (Episode 4)
Writer: Leonard Dick
Air date: 2000-10-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Pelswick tries to avoid the humiliation of having Gram-Gram deliver a guest lecture at school.
Draw! (Episode 5)
Writer: Todd Thicke
Air date: 2000-10-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Pelswick's anonymously drawn cartoon is banned from the school newspaper, leading to a suspension for editor Julie when she won't reveal who drew it.
N'Talented (Episode 6)
Writer: Todd Thicke
Air date: 2000-11-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A pre-packaged boy band has all the girls swooning. Pelswick, meanwhile, desperately tries to hate the band, but to his horror finds that he actually kinda likes their music...
Assault and a Battery (Episode 7)
Writer: Darwin C. Vickers
Air date: 2000-11-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Pelswick and Boyd build a chili-powered battery that ends up turning Pelswick's wheelchair into a 50-mph menace.
The Wheel World (Episode 8)
Writer: Alan Daniels
Air date: 2000-12-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A camera crew invades the Eggert household when a producer sees Pelswick as the ideal subject for a reality-based TV show.
David and Goonliath (Episode 9)
Writer: Leonard Dick
Air date: 2000-12-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Despite a noticeable lack of talent, Goon becomes a professional wrestler -- and Pelswick must figure out a way to keep him from getting slaughtered in the ring.
Spring Broken (Episode 10)
Writer: Jennifer Pertsch
Air date: 2000-12-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Ace, Goon and the Eggert family head off to Camp Self-Esteemawa for Spring Break...but the camp's determinedly non-competitive atmosphere prevents anyone from having fun.
Transmission Impossible (Episode 11)
Writer: Kenn Scott
Air date: 2000-12-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When Bayview's only rock-and-roll radio station changes its format to all-news, Pelswick opens a pirate rock music station of his own -- one that quickly begins consuming all his time and energy.
Blink And You're At 182 (Episode 12)
Writer: Andrew Nicholls
Air date: 2001-04-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The school is thrown into an uproar when a website publishes a list of students in order of popularity.
Nursing Home Alone (Episode 13)
Writer: Kenn Scott
Air date: 2000-04-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Gram-Gram and her friends decide to check into a shady nursing home without even saying good-bye to their families. It's up to a bewildered Pelswick to organize a rescue mission while simultaneously planning a surprise party for Quentin.
Seasons
Episodes 13
Episodes 10
Episodes 3