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Beached Az

Beached Az
2009•MA 15+•Animation•Comedy
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A whale wakes up stranded on a New Zealand beach…

Unable to move, the whale is subjected to often pointless but always comical conversations with a host of passing characters.

Nicholas Boshier · Director

Nicholas Boshier · Writer

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 10, 2009

Episodes

E12m

The Seagull

The first of the episodes, originally created as a standalone animation, follows the story of a blue whale that wakes up on a New Zealand beach, and finding a seagull there, where they have a conversation about chips and the fact the whale can't chew. The seagull then wanders off to find a bucket or a hose bro.

Sep 10, 2009

E22m

The Snail

Awoken by something tickling him, the Whale meets an overly excited and constantly amazed Snail who is leaving the sea in fear of salt.

Sep 17, 2009

E32m

The Baby Whale

The Seagull and the Whale are confused when a Baby Whale intentionally swims ashore to avoid his skin going wrinkly.

Sep 24, 2009

E42m

The Squid

The Seagull finds a bucket for the Whale only to discover a Squid who is extremely relaxed about being bait inhabits it.

Oct 1, 2009

E52m

The Stringray

The Whale tries to convince a really sad (or possibly really dead) Stingray to talk about his emotions by singing a song with the Seagull.

Oct 8, 2009

E62m

The Duck

A duck takes some ducks for an excursion to end up in the trap of a fire breathing dragon.

Oct 15, 2009

E72m

The Turtle

The Whale comes across a Turtle who is in a hurry to bury her eggs before disaster strikes.

Oct 22, 2009

E82m

The Bluebottle

The whale and the seagull think a bluebottle is deaf when it refuses to chat with them.

Oct 29, 2009

E92m

The Starfish

The whale and the seagull mistake a disabled starfish for a tasty snack.

Nov 5, 2009

E102m

The Crab

The whale is amazed by the size of the crab’s giant claw... which turns out to be a sensitive topic.

Nov 12, 2009

E112m

The Rope

This week the characters come up with a plan to get the whale ‘de-beached’, but can they all work together to save the day or will the whale be forever ‘beached az’?

Nov 19, 2009

Actors

Anthony MacFarlane

Seagull (voice)

Nicholas Boshier

Nicholas Boshier

Whale (voice)

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