PB&J Otter#Characters

{{Infobox television

| image = PBJOtter.jpg

| caption = Title card featuring the title characters from left to right: Peanut, Butter, and Jelly

| runtime = 23 minutes

| genre = {{ubl|Children's television series|Educational}}

| creator = Jim Jinkins

| director = Jeff Buckland

| voices = {{plainlist |

Adam Rose
Jenell Brook Slack
Gina Marie Tortorici
Gwen Shepherd
Chris Phillips
Cody Pennes
Eddie Korbich
Bruce Bayley Johnson
Jackie Hoffman
Nancy Giles
Corinne Orr

}}

| composer = Score:
Dan Sawyer
Songs:{{ubl|Dan Sawyer|Fred Newman|Rich Mendoza}}

| country = United States

| language = English

| executive_producer = {{plainlist |

}}

| producer = {{plainlist |

JoEllyn Marlow {{small|(S1)}}
Bruce Knapp {{small|(S2–3)}}

}}

| company = {{ubl|Walt Disney Television Animation|Jumbo Pictures}}

| network = Playhouse Disney

| first_aired = {{Start date|1998|3|14}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2000|10|23}}

| num_episodes = 65 (124 segments)

| num_seasons = 3

| list_episodes = List of PB&J Otter episodes

}}

PB&J Otter is an American animated musical children's television series that aired on Disney Channel's preschool block Playhouse Disney from March 14, 1998 to October 23, 2000.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2008 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=605–606}} The series centers on the Otter family, who live in the rural fishing community of Lake Hoohaw. Most stories revolve around the three Otter kids: older brother Peanut, younger sister Jelly, and baby sister Butter (named after the peanut butter and jelly sandwich), as well as their friends and neighbors.{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |page=447}}

The series was created by Jim Jinkins, who also created Doug and Allegra's Window, and executive-produced by David Campbell in close conjunction with Harvard University's Cognitive Skills Group, "Project Zero". The group's job was to monitor each and make sure the material had a positive educational message. The series features songs by Dan Sawyer, Fred Newman and Rich Mendoza.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} 65 episodes were produced.{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=March 11, 2019 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476672939 |page=145}}

In 2000, PB&J Otter was nominated for an Annie Award for "Outstanding Music in an Animated Series".{{cite web | url = http://annieawards.org/28th-annie-awards | title = 28th Annie Awards | publisher = Annie Awards}}

Episodes

Characters

=Main=

Peanut Otter (voiced by Adam Rose) is the oldest child of the Otter family and the group's leader.
Jelly Otter (voiced by Jenell Brook Slack) is the middle child of the Otter family and the other leader of the group.
Baby Butter Otter (voiced by Gina Marie Tortorici) is the baby sister and the youngest member of the Otter family.
Opal Otter (voiced by Gwen Shepherd) is PB&J's mother who is a housewife.
Ernest Otter (voiced by Chris Phillips) is PB&J's father who runs a boat general store.
Pinch Raccoon (voiced by Cody Pennes) is a fanciful raccoon and Jelly's best friend.
Scootch Raccoon (also voiced by Cody Pennes) is Pinch's little brother who likes crashing into stuff and occasionally causes trouble.
Munchy Beaver (voiced by Chris Phillips) is a meek beaver who is one of Peanut's two best friends.
Flick Duck (voiced by Eddie Korbich) is a rambunctious duck who is Peanut's other best friend. He can occasionally be seen in a bad mood and being unfriendly to his friends.
Ootsie and Bootsie Snootie (also voiced by Eddie Korbich) are wealthy fraternal twin poodles who live in a cake-themed house.
Mayor Jeff (voiced by Bruce Bayley Johnson) is an otter and the mayor of Lake Hoohaw.
Cap'n Crane (voiced by Chris Phillips) is a "watchbird".
Connie Crane (voiced by Jackie Hoffman) is Cap'n Crane's wife.

=Supporting=

Anna "Aunt Nanner" Otter (voiced by Nancy Giles) is Opal's sister, Ernest's sister-in-law and PB&J's maternal aunt.
Wanda Raccoon (voiced by Corinne Orr) is Pinch and Scootch's mother and Walter's wife.
Walter Raccoon (voiced by Chris Phillips) is Pinch and Scootch's father and Wanda's husband.
Shirley Duck (voiced by Corinne Orr) is Flick's mother.
Betty-Lou Beaver (voiced by Corinne Orr) is Munchy's mother.
Edouard Snootie (voiced by Eddie Korbich) is Ootsie and Bootsie's father, and the wealthiest man in Lake Hoohaw.
Georgina Snootie (voiced by Corinne Orr) is Ootsie and Bootsie's mother.
Bubbles (voiced by Chris Phillips) is the Otters' pet bass. While he has a fish bowl in the Otters' home, the bowl has a passageway that provides him access to the lake.{{cite episode |title=Poor Bubbles |series=PB&J Otter |network=Disney Channel |date=July 18, 1999 |season=2 |number=10}} He originally belonged to Ootsie and Bootsie until they lost interest in him and gave him away to the Otter family.
Redolfo (voiced by Doug Preis) is a Spanish-accented, muscular otter who is Aunt Nanner's boyfriend and later husband and PB&J's political uncle.

References

External links

{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www2.disney.co.uk/DisneyChannel/playhouse/friends/pbandj/index.html|title=PB&J Otter}} - Disney Channel United Kingdom
{{IMDb title|0191715}}

Category:1990s American animated comedy television series

Category:2000s American animated comedy television series

Category:1990s American children's comedy television series

Category:2000s American children's comedy television series

Category:1990s American musical comedy television series

Category:2000s American musical comedy television series

Category:1998 American animated television series debuts

Category:2000 American television series endings

Category:American children's animated comedy television series

Category:American children's animated musical television series

Category:American preschool education television series

Category:Animated preschool education television series