The Weekenders is a Disney animated series about the weekend life of four 7th graders: Tino Tonitini (Jason Marsden), Lor McQuarrie (Grey DeLisle), Carver Descartes (Phil LaMarr), and Petra Tishkovna "Tish" Katsufrakis (Kath Soucie) in Bahia Bay, California. The theme song was written and sung by Wayne Brady.
Despite having four seventh grade children in the main roles, the show rarely touches on aspects of school life (as Recess does), as storie...
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The Weekenders is a Disney animated series about the weekend life of four 7th graders: Tino Tonitini (Jason Marsden), Lor McQuarrie (Grey DeLisle), Carver Descartes (Phil LaMarr), and Petra Tishkovna "Tish" Katsufrakis (Kath Soucie) in Bahia Bay, California. The theme song was written and sung by Wayne Brady.
Despite having four seventh grade children in the main roles, the show rarely touches on aspects of school life (as Recess does), as stories nearly always begin on Friday afternoon and end on Sunday evening. The few exceptions cover the aftermath on Monday morning, usually only if the plot relates to homework or other school activities. Tino is the main character, and most episodes are told from his point of view. Tino often breaks the fourth wall and speaks directly to the viewer about what's going on à la Greek chorus.
The series, created by Doug Langdale, made its debut in 2000 as a part of Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC and later on Disney's One Too on Sunday Mornings...
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