What's with Andy?: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The protagonist of the series is Andy Larkin, a mischievous teen and the self-proclaimed "world's greatest prankster". The show follows him as he tries to perform incredibly well-thought-out and elaborate practical jokes, or pranks, on people. He lives in the fictional town of East Gackle. He constantly breaks the fourth wall when the screen freezes. Andy's best friend, Danny Pickett, helps him out with almost every prank. His enemies include his older sister, Jen Larkin, and the bullies Peter Lik and Andrew Leech. Andy has a crush on a girl named Lori Mackney and usually tries to impress her. The show is based on Andy Griffiths' children's series of Just... books (which were illustrated by Terry Denton), although many episodes are not directly based on the books. Changes from the books to the TV series include Andy's last name, which was originally that of his creator, and other minor name changes, such as Lori's name being Lisa in the books.

Series details

• Title: What's with Andy?
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 2001-09-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-03-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Cartoon Network
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 2568

Cast and credited roles

• Arthur Holden — Al Larkin
• Bruce Dinsmore — Jervis Coltrane
• Bumper Robinson — Danny Pickett
• Carlos Alazraqui — Craig Bennett
• Catherine Cavadini — Freida Larkin
• Catherine Cavadini — Teri
• Colleen O'Shaughnessey — Lori Mackney
• Craig Francis — Andrew Leech
• Danny Brochu — Danny Pickett
• Danny Cooksey — Peter Lik
• Dee Bradley Baker — Al Larkin
• Eleanor Noble — Lori Mackney

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-09-22; final listed air date 2002-04-06; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 2003-12-03; final listed air date 2005-04-06; episode order: 26.
• Season 3: premiered 2006-09-03; final listed air date 2007-03-04; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

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