Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island, or CFFSI or just Coconut Fred for short, is an American-Canadian cartoon created by Sammy Oriti and Don Oriolo for Kids' WB. It debuted on September 17, 2005 alongside Johnny Test and Loonatics Unleashed. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Animation.
Plot[]
The show takes place on an island inhabited exclusively by fruits. The residents enjoy their own tropical paradise without a care in the world; they must share their peaceful utopia with the joyfully strange Coconut Fred, a whimsical, blissfully foolish coconut with the special ability to materialize anything he thinks about. The plot revolves around the adventures of Fred and his friends, as his boundless imagination springs to life while his friends struggle to cover up the collateral. Any conflict could range from getting a "fruit canal", to sailing off the island only to find themselves in a humongous storm.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Coconut Fred - The creator/founder of Fruit Salad Island, and has the power of creating the things he imagines. He was voiced by Rob Paulsen.
- Slip and Slide D' Peel - The Silly and Wacky Country Banana Twins who are exactly identical and are gifted with being good at construction, or "Konstrukshun" as they spell it, they are also good friends with Fred, and even has their own band. They are both voiced by Eric Bauza.
- Mel Greenrind - He is the enforcer of Fruit Salad Island, who created the Squeaky Board that serves as the rules. He was voiced by Michael Donovan.
- Bingo Cherry - An easily scared cherry who is Fred's best friend and Mr. Greenrind's assistant. He was voiced by Britt McKillip, formerly Tracey Moore.
- Bunga Berry - A wild strawberry who does not speak and can only speak in growls, Fred is the only person to understand him. He was voiced by David Kaye.
Reccuring Cast[]
- Wedgie - A lemon stranded in Fruit Salad Island due to Fred's wacky shenanigans, and desperately tries to escape but gets thwarted by Fred's actions everytime. He was voiced by Brian Drummond.
- Butchy - A Gravestein Apple who is the bully of Fruit Salad Island, He tries to bully the main gang but fails due to Fred's wacky shenanigans. He was voiced by Eric Bauza.
- Blendar - A sentient Blender created by Fred, who's plan is to blend up the entire population of Fruit Salad Island and turn them into The Biggest Fruit Smoothie ever, However he fails due to Fred saving the day. He was voiced by an unknown actor.
- B.L. Tomato/Tomatonater - Blendar's assistant, who turned into a villain due to people confusing and laughing at him of being a fruit/vegetable, when in reality he is a fruit in Fruit Salad Island/Vegetable Salad Island. He was voiced by Ashleigh Ball.
Minor Cast[]
- Melonie Greenrind - Mr. Greenrind's niece and former assistant, She can be perky and sassy at times. She was voiced by voice actress Kelly Sheridan.
- Dr. Bartlett - A Bartlett Pear who is the Witch Doctor of Fruit Salad Island, He was voiced by Brian Drummond.
- Larry Stempson - An Apple who's known to be Mr. Greenrind's long-time rival. He was voiced by Brian Drummond.
- Vic, Admiral Newton and The Alien Crewmembers - Grey aliens who tried to invade Fruit Salad Island but was thwarted by Fred's shenanigans. They were voiced by unknown actors
- Ripley Van Ripened - A Watermelon known for writing Ripley Van Ripened Book of World Records, which is a book containing world records. He was voiced by Brian Drummond.
- Ice Cream Monkey - A Purple Monkey who serves ice cream to people and becomes the evil ruler of Fruit Salad Island by using his ice cream in the Bad Alternate Future.
Episodes[]
Each episode, except for "Captain Nut and the Power Fruits," consists of two back-to-back 11 minute segments.
1. "No News is Good News!" / "Master of Disaster" - September 17, 2005
2. "Hocus Pocus Lack of Focus" / "Amuse-Otel" - September 24, 2005
3. "Fruit Canal" / "Lemon Overboard" - October 1, 2005
4. "Fred Rules!" / "Monster Island" - October 8, 2005
5. "A Bad Case of The Fruitcups" / "Fruity Booty" - October 29, 2005
6. "Nutcase" / "One Bad Apple" - November 5, 2005
7. "Bananas For Golf" / "Fruitball Heroes" - November 12, 2005
8. "A Cold Day on Fruit Salad Island" / "Five Nuts and a Baby" - November 19, 2005
9. "Banana Cabana" / "Coconut Freds" - November 26, 2005
10. "Captain Nut and the Power Fruits" (Parts 1 and 2) - May 6, 2006
11. "Monkey Business / Sir Nutalot" - May 13, 2006
12. "One Fruit's Trash is Another Fruit's Treasure" / "Turn on Your Nut Light" - May 20, 2006
13. "The Ripley Van Repened Book of World Records" / "Frozen in Time" (series finale) - May 27, 2006
Production[]
To be added.
Broadcast[]
| Country | Channel | Years broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| United States | The WB (Kids' WB block) | 2005 - 2006 |
| New Zealand | TVNZ 2 | 2006 |
| United Kingdom[1] | Cartoon Network | |
| Latin American territories | 2006 - 2008 | |
| Brazil | ||
| Canada | Teletoon | 2007 |
| Indonesia | Trans7[2] | |
| Ireland | TG4 (Cúla4 block) | 2009[3] |
| Hungary | RTL Klub | 2010 - 2012 |
| Latvia | LNT | 2012[4] - 2013 |
| Bulgaria | bTV Comedy | 2013[5] |
Home media[]
The show has never seen a release on any home media formats, including digitally. However, on 2012, Warner Archive (a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment dedicated to releasing less-demanded titles from the Warner Bros. archive) put up a poll on their Facebook page with six shows up for voting, among them being Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island. This very likely meant that the show was considered for a MOD-DVD release as part of the Warner Archive library, but while four of the shows (Detention, Histeria!, Ozzy & Drix and Road Rovers, all fellow Kids' WB shows) have since received DVD releases under Archive, the show, alongside Firehouse Tales (another show listed in the poll), has not been released under the Archive title.[6]
Reception[]
The show has received mixed reviews. Some have praised the animation and creativity, but has been criticized for its often physical humor. Joly Herman of Common Sense Media posted a review of Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island on Go.com. The review describes the show as "the TV equivalent of sugary cereal, and nothing more", and proceeded to give the show two stars out of five. The show ended on May 27, 2006 with thirteen episodes due to low ratings.
Trivia[]
- Due to the negative feedback, the series was cancelled after only thirteen episodes
- Many viewers had criticized the show for being a knockoff of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants.
- There is a rumor about how Rob Paulsen, the voice actor for the titular character stated in a podcast that he regrets voicing Fred and the show was just a shameless Spongebob knockoff.
- However, this has been debunked. in the actual podcast clip all he says is that he was aware it was an obvious Spongebob rip-off. He doesn't actually regret voicing Fred, as he just viewed it as a gig that he got paid for and nothing else.
- Go! Go! Moba Boy! was turned down a series after a pilot in favor of Coconut Fred.
- In 2006, the series was nominated for 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program and Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action and Animation at the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RztlP49Zzzk
- ↑ https://jadwaltv1960-2010an.blogspot.com/2007/08/jadwal-acara-trans-7-6-12-agustus-2007.html
- ↑ https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/temp-head/27908548.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120703090924/http://www.lnt.lv/lv/kids/
- ↑ https://tv.dir.bg/tv_movie_info.php?id=1841
- ↑ https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/warner-archive-animation-releases-news-discussion-thread-spoilers.5052761/post-78195071