Tooned
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tooned |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2012-2014 |
| length | 4 minutes |
| Episodes | 17+ in 2 seasons |
| production | Simon Whalley |
| music | Simon Gershon |
| First broadcast | July 8th, 2012 on Sky Sports |
Tooned is a British animated series by McLaren Animation released in 2012. The series is about the two drivers of the McLaren Formula 1 team Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton . Since the 2012 British Grand Prix, a new episode has been broadcast on Sky Sport before each Grand Prix . The individual episodes can also be seen on YouTube .
action
In most of the twelve episodes that have appeared so far, the two drivers have to complete various tests for Professor M at the McLaren factory in Woking . However, something always goes wrong because Button and Hamilton only want to compete in racing. The four-minute episodes often end with the sentence “Oh dear, it's happened again!” (For example: “Oh no, not again!”) By Professor M. The series is based on the James Bond film series .
2nd season (2013)
The second season was originally supposed to start for the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. Shortly before the Spanish Grand Prix, the production company moved the start of the second season to the British Grand Prix. The season has also been shortened by three episodes and is expected to contain only nine episodes. This season is all about the 50th anniversary, which Mclaren celebrated in 2013. A famous driver for Mclaren is portrayed in each episode.
production
The series is produced by Framestore and distributed by Mclaren Animation. Ron Dennis is involved as a producer. Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Sergio Pérez synchronize their characters themselves. The series has so far only appeared in English.
The series logo has been featured on the rear wings of the Mclarens since the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix .
In 2014 the series only appeared as a kind of advertisement for the Mclaren sponsor Mobil 1 . In addition to Professor M, the drivers Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen were shown .
occupation
Main cast
| Role name | Main role (episodes) |
Supporting role (episodes) |
|---|---|---|
| Professor M | 1.01– | |
| Jenson | 1.01– | |
| Lewis | 1.01–1.12 | |
| Sergio | 2.01– | 1.12 |
| Old Scottish man | 2.01– |
Supporting cast
| Role name | Supporting role (episodes) |
|---|---|
| Charlie / mechanic | 1.01– |
| Tourist guide | 1.01-1.04 |
| Michael Richtmacher | 1.05 |
| Mayor of Woking | 1.06 |
| Test driver (MP4-RTD1) | 1.07 |
| Nyck De Vries | 1.08, 1.11 |
| Mika Hakkinen | 1.10, 2.01 |
| Ron Dennis | 1.12, 2.06 |
| Bruce McLaren | 2.01-2.02 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 2.03 |
| James Hunt | 2.04 |
| Alain Prost | 2.05 |
| Ayrton Senna | 2.06 |
| Mika Hakkinen | 2.07 |
Episodes
Season 1 ( 2012 )
| episode | title | action | actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Wheel nuts" | Lewis and Jenson complete the first tests for Professor M. He shows them the development on the 2013 car. | Lewis, Jenson, Professor M, Mechanic |
| 02 | "Slicks" | Lewis and Jenson test the new safety features in the car, but Lewis accidentally activates the ejection seat and is thrown into a nearby lake. | Lewis, Jenson, Professor M, Mechanic |
| 03 | "Track to the Future" | Professor M presents a prototype for the Formula 1 car of the future to Jenson and Lewis. When Lewis flies away with it, Jenson and M have to go after him. | Lewis, Jenson, M |
| 04 | "Beyond the Limit" | Lewis and Jenson are testing their new car. M has set a speed limit of 4 mph so that they can't run away . When the two find out that this does not apply to reverse gear , they are already up and away. | Lewis, Jenson, M, mechanic |
| 05 | "Lift Story" | When Lewis, Jenson and Professor M get stuck in the elevator, Professor M tells the drivers about his racing career and his eternal competitor "Baron von Richtmacher". | Lewis, Jenson, Professor M, Baron von Richtmacher |
| 06 | "Gone with the Wind" | The Mayor of Woking opens a new wind tunnel. Lewis and Jenson, unhappy with all the tests, want to play a trick on Professor M and push the new wind tunnel to its limits. | Lewis, Jenson, M, Mayor of Woking |
| 07 | "The Rising Son" | In the secret test center in Japan: Lewis and Jenson are supposed to race against the test robot MP4 RTD-1. This is only programmed to "test" and not to "racing". | Jenson, Lewis, Professor M, MP4-RTD-1 |
| 08 | "Lecture Circuit" | When Lewis and Jenson are busy with charity events all day, Professor M gives the young driver Nyck de Vries an introduction to the theory of Formula 1. Nyck got too bored, he sneaks away and secretly drives the Mclaren through the streets of Woking . | Nyck de Vries, Professor M, Mechanic, Jenson |
| 09 | "Strictly Bollywood" | Professor M needs a program for a post- India Grand Prix event . He shows Jenson and Lewis an Indian-inspired dance with his mechanics. | Professor M, Jenson, Lewis, mechanic |
| 10 | "Photo Finnish" | Mika Häkkinen presents new karts together with Lewis and Jenson . After that, without Professor M knowing anything about it, they organize a race through the factory. | Lewis, Jenson, Mika Häkkinen, Professor M, mechanic |
| 11 | "Side Tracked" | Nyck de Vries is completing his second lesson with Professor M. He is to drive a Formula 1 car for the first time. | Nyck de Vries, Professor M, mechanic |
| 12 | "A Glitch Too Far: Part 1" | Lewis and Jenson get trapped in the simulator. Professor M panics and turns to Ron Dennis. The drivers are shaken and in the end, not only Jenson but Sergio Pérez leaves the simulator. | Lewis, Jenson, Professor M, Sergio, Ron Dennis |
Season 2 ( 2013 )
| episode | title | action | actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "The History of McLaren - Part 1" | Team McLaren celebrates its 50th anniversary at the McLaren Technology Center. | Jenson, Sergio, Professor M, Old Scottish Man |
| 02 | "The Bruce McLaren Story" | The old Scottish man tells his story with Bruce McLaren | Jenson, Sergio, Professor M, Bruce McLaren, Old Scottish Man |
| 03 | "The Emerson Fittipaldi Story" | This time the old Scottish man tells the story of the first world champion for McLaren, Emerson Fittipaldi. | Jenson, Sergio, Professor M, Old Scottish Man, Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 04 | "The James Hunt Story" | The story of James Hunt in the 1976 season: Hunt is actually a secret agent and fights against Niki Lauda, who is actually his Austrian villain "Niki Lautfinger". | Jenson, Sergio, Professor M, James Hunt, Old Scottish Man, Niki Lautfinger |
| 05 | "The Alain Prost Story" | The four-time world champion Alain Prost is a guest. His former racing engineer Professor M is delighted. In the course of the episode it becomes clear that Prost only lost the 1984 World Cup to Lauda because M manipulated his car. Alain Prost is deeply disappointed. | Jenson, Sergio, Professor M, Alain Prost, Old Scottish Man |
| 06 | "The Ayrton Senna Story" | The episode is about the legend par excellence: Ayrton Senna. The old Scottish man tells of the rivalry between Senna and Professor M, who thought he could teach him everything, but Senna knows better how to drive. | Jenson, Sergio, Professor M, Ayrton Senna, Old Scottish Man |
| 07 | "The Mika Häkkinen Story" | The old Scottish man was hiking in Northern Finland when suddenly a spaceship with little Mika Häkkinen on board crashed. From then on he knew that Mika had special skills that would later make him world champion with Mclaren. After the 2000 season, when Mika left Mclaren, he had to go back to his "home planet", where his successor is already waiting: Kimi Räikkonen. | Jenson, Sergio, Professor M, Mika Häkkinen, Old Scottish Man |
Web links
- Tooned in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Attention McLaren fans: Do you already know Lewis HamilToon? Blick.ch , September 12, 2012, accessed on March 3, 2013 .