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.

Original run: October 6, 2006 - March 13, 2009

Genre: Slapstick, Comedy, Slice of Life, Animated

 

Creators: John Edgar Hoover (actor, creator)

 

Developers: Dave Marshall, Andy Barlett, Igor Kovalyov

 

Creative Director: Vincent Waller

 

Executive Producer: Claudia Spinelli, Eric Coleman

Storyboard: Paul Tibbitt, Carlos Ramos (some episodes)

Special Thanks In-Credit: Margie Cohn, Alison Dexter, Doug Cohn, Mark Taylor, Albie Hecht, Cyma Zarghami, Herb Scannell, Ian Sheppard, Jay Landers, Courtney Sanford, City Of Vancouver, Lee Ann Chmielewski-Larsen, Peter Gal.

Production Companies:

Nelvana

Studio B Productions

Nickelodeon Animation Studio

In association with: CBC, Teletoon''' Distributor: Nelvana International, ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks '''Season 1 (2006-2007) October 6, 2006 - May 26, 2007; 26 episodes

Season 2 (2007-2008) August 3, 2007 - June 25, 2008; 27 episodes

Season 3 (2008-2009) September 27, 2008 - March 13, 2009; 20 episodes