Ekene's Middle School Madness

Ekene’s Middle School Madness (or simply called Ekene) is a Canadian-American animated comedy series created by John May and produced by Studio B Productions, Nelvana, and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It premiered on Nickelodeon on October 6, 2006 and ended on March 13, 2009, while YTV premiered it on December 15, 2006 - June 26, 2009. It consisted of 73 episodes and (139 segments) + 7 specials. It centers on a young teenager named Ekene who was attending his first year of Middle School. He faces his life at being helped by his inclusion teacher, Ms. Pat, and sometimes his paraprofessionals Ms. Karen (Season 1) and Ms. Laura (Season 2-3). His five best friends are Joseph Garcia who is a Mexican-American boy who lives in his neighborhood, the other being Eva Lugo who is the best friend and later girlfriend of Ekene, Allyson Wagner who is the other best friend of Ekene, along with Brianna Scotto, and his other best from (Season 2-3) Patrick McManis.

 

Production
It happened around Late 2002 when John May announces a TV Show about a boy's life at School/Home. It was created due to the idea of his two sons that were bored. Until Mid to Late 2004, a pilot was made for the show called Ekene's Life and aired on September 23, 2005, as apart of the Nick Extra Segments. Later on, in 2005, they decided to rename it "Ekene's Middle School Madness." So May co-produced with Studio B, Nelvana, and Nickelodeon Animation Studios with association with YTV and CBC. Season 1 was completed in Mid June 2006, Season 2 was completed in Spring 2007, and Season 3 was completed in April 2008 with copyrights of 2008 and 2009 in some episodes.

Broadcast
It began as a short on Nickelodeon's Nick Extra in 2005.

It began premiering on Nickelodeon on October 6, 2006 along with The X's, Mr. Meaty, Spongebob during the "Nick Friday Night" block at 8:00 p.m. The series broadcast on YTV in December 15, 2006 to September 25, 2008, and CBC as reruns and new episodes in December 30, 2007 - June 5, 2009. Until 2010, Cartoon Network Latin America also aired the series.