Roary the Racing Car is a British stop-motion animated children's television series created by David Jenkins and produced by Chapman Entertainment and Cosgrove Hall Films. It follows the adventures of Roary and his racing car friends at Silver Hatch race track.
History[]
In 2008, PBS Kids Sprout picked up the series in the US and produced an American dub for the series, along with some of the voice recast and some accent changes (Maxi's accent changing from Italian to a Brooklyn one, most likely because it was racist originally), some characters names were changed, for example, Cici was renamed Zizzy, Drifter to Dragga, Flash to Furzz, FB to Trucksy and Plugger to Lugga. The dub also switches out British terms with American ones. Interestingly, the US dub features much of the same voice cast as the British version, with the only actors who were replaced being Peter Kay with Kerry Shale and Stirling Moss with Sam Hornish Jr.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Original Actor | Dub Actor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Name | American Name | |||
| Roary | Maria Darling | |||
| Maxi | Marc Silk | |||
| Cici | Zizzy | Maria Darling | ||
| Drifter | Dragga | Marc Silk | ||
| Tin Top | Peter Kay | Kerry Shale | ||
| Big Chris | ||||
| Marsha | Maria Darling | |||
| Mr. Carburettor | Tim Whitnall | |||
| Plugger | Lugga | |||
| FB | Trucksy | Dominic Frisby | ||
| Rusty | ||||
| Breeze | Maria Darling | |||
| Hellie | Marc Silk | |||
| Loada | Dominic Frisby | |||
| James | ||||
| Nick | Marc Silk | |||
| Farmer Green | Tim Whitnall | |||
| PC Pete | Police Officer Pete | Dominic Frisby | ||
| Mamma Carburettor | Maria Darling | |||
| Big Christine | Peter Kay | Kerry Shale | ||
| Flash | Furzz | Marc Silk | ||
| Molecom | Dominic Frisby | |||
| Dinkie | Marc Silk | |||
| Conrod | Craig Lowndes | |||
| Narrator | Stirling Moss | Sam Hornish, Jr. | ||
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 26, 2008 - July 7, 2012 | PBS Kids Sprout | United States | 
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| April 26, 2009 - February 2012 | Treehouse TV | Canada | 
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External Links[]
- Roary the Racing Car at the Internet Movie Database