The Buzz on Maggie

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The Buzz on Maggie
Image:Buzz-on-maggie-logo01.jpg
Format Animated television series
Children's television series
Created by Dave Polsky
Directed by Dave Polsky
Starring Jessica Di Cicco
Cree Summer
Thom Adcox-Hernandez
Tara Strong
Opening theme "Just the Way I Am"
by Skye Sweetnam
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 21 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Dave Polsky
Running time 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Disney Channel
Original run June 17, 2005 –
May 27, 2006
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Buzz on Maggie is a Disney Channel original comedy series created by Dave Polsky and directed by David Wasson (who created the Cartoon Network series Time Squad) about the daily lives of flies that debuted in June 2005. The series was broadcast on the Disney Channel but was canceled after one season. Since May 29, 2007, the Buzz on Maggie has been moved from its daily 5:30 a.m. time slot to Tuesdays - Saturdays at 4 a.m.


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[edit] Characters

[edit] Main Characters

Maggie Pesky is a 12-year-old fly who resides in Stickyfeet with her family. (Most likely a parody on Springfield, the town in which The Simpsons live, and also the life existent state capital of US state, Illinois.) With a dream of one day becoming a famous rock star, she never hesitates to play her double bass guitar and even bend the rules to make her dream a reality. She often gets herself into sticky situations, such as cheating on a school project, and she almost always brings her best gal pal, Rayna, down with her. Nevertheless, she has principles in which she strongly believes in, however, she sometimes crosses the line and breaks her principles. Maggie is selfish and only thinks about herself and what she wants. In the end Maggie will do the right thing. Maggie does care for her family and friends.

Aldrin Pesky is Maggie's 16-year-old older brother. It appears that he is well-liked at school and is possibly dating Dawn Swatworthy, one of Maggie's enemies. As the star jock in many sports, but mostly in football, he sometimes becomes vain and selfish. But as he points out to Maggie, he has practiced long and hard to earn this fame, while she is always cutting corners on the road to success. Their rivalry seems to stem from early childhood, when Maggie replaced Aldrin as Uncle Zeb's "favourite" child and no amount of effort on Aldrin's part could win back that coveted position. In addition to squabbling and competing with his sister, Aldrin often bullies his younger brother Pupert. However he views Pupert as far less of a threat than Maggie, and will sometimes team up with him to outsmart Maggie. Of his siblings he seems to tolerate Bella the most and was visibly upset when she went missing. Aldrin works part-time at a local fast food restaurant called "Buzz Burger". His name is a reference to Buzz Aldrin, an astronaut. Like Maggie, Aldrin is selfish and only thinks about himself and what he wants. Aldrin cares about his family and friends.

Pupert Pesky, Maggie and Aldrin's younger 7-year-old brother, is nothing short of an average kid. He is clumsy, loves to have fun, and takes great pride in the small tasks he accomplishes. He is an expert at photography and tattling and has a big sweet tooth. Unlike Aldrin and Maggie, Pupert isn't selfish. He thinks about others and their wants instead of himself and his needs.

Bella Pesky is the fourth and final child in the Pesky family. While still in the stage of a maggot, her admiring family considers her an adorable joy to have. Although she is seldom far from her mother's watchful eye, she has many impressive talents such as juggling , ballet, and breakdancing. However, she is unable to talk, but the voice in her head is that of a middle aged man, although she doesn't talk she seems to perceive herself as talking anyway. She can say, "Goo" and "Gah". Like Maggie she has pink hair.

Chauncy Pesky, the father of Maggie and her siblings, believes in tough love when it comes to parenting. He has proved to be strict but understanding when it comes to his children's situations. He sometimes turns to his journal that he wrote as a kid to help relate to his children; but this is hard to do as the jorunal is out-dated and peppered with 1970s slang.

Frida Pesky, the mother of Maggie and her siblings, often backs her husband up when it comes to punishing her children. She appears to be the typical housewife who cooks, cleans, and watches the young Bella constantly. She enjoys shopping a great deal and her brother, Zeb, owns a bacteria ranch. Frieda is a housefly with orange hair, voiced by Susan Tolsky, and has four children that are all selfish except for two, Pupert and Bella.

Rayna Cartflight is Maggie's best friend. Although she strongly disapproves of most of Maggie's plans, often pointing out the flaws, she eventually helps Maggie complete the task. Sometimes she even offers alternative plans, but they are nearly impossible to complete. Rayna and Maggie rarely have fights, but when they do, they often patch things up quickly. She is a sassy fly who often points out the flaws in Maggie's plans, but goes along for the ride anyway.

[edit] Residents of Stickyfeet

Maria Monarch- A friend of Maggie and Rayna, an attractive, but extremely bashful butterfly. In her first appearance, she resembled an unattractive nerd, but Maggie and Rayna gave her a makeover.

Dawn Swatworthy- A wealthy rival of Maggie, a cheerleader rumored to be dating Aldrin. She is very narcisstistic and vain, and enjoys oppressing and demeaning others especially Maggie. She tricks many teachers and adults thats she's sweet with her excessive flattery. Dawn always wins at everything against Maggie.

George- Aldrin's hulking dim-witted best friend and a member of the football team. A likely reference to Of Mice and Men.

Eugene & Wendell - Twin brother beetles, geniuses who behave awkwardly around "pretty girls" like Maggie and Rayna

Snapercival (Snap) Carpenter- A bully ant, known to have a crush on Dawn

Principal Peststrip- Overbearing Principal at Buzzdale Acadmeny

Mrs. Wingston- Maggie's no-nonsense science teacher

Mr. Bugspit- Maggie's overly-dramatic history teacher

Nurse Hatchison- Nurse at Buzzdale Academy

Melvin The Stinkbug- A stinkbug who goes on a date with Maggie once. In the episode "Love Stinks," Maggie defends his smelly nature from a crowd of spectators, prompting him to think and convince everybody else that she wants to be his girlfriend.

Gym Shorts Kid (Ruben)- A bug who loves his gym shorts almost as much as he loves Dawn

Chip- School reporter/photographer known for his enthusiastic catchphrase "What a scoop!"

Larry- A frequently disgruntled wage slave. Appears in "The Hangout", "Slumber Party", "Spelling Bees", and "Racoooon!"

Lacey Ladybug- A snobby ladybug who transferred to Maggie's school from her old school in Beverley Gardens (Most likely a parody on Beverley Hills). She enjoys bossing other students at Buzzdale Academy around and acting as though she is better than them. This can be proven in the episode she appears, where she makes up an entire lie about what a superior life she had in Beverley Gardens. However, Maggie unveils her lies in the end of the episode, and she becomes somewhat a normal kid, though she still remains the total snob she was to begin with.

[edit] Voice Talents

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of The Buzz on Maggie episodes

The Buzz on Maggie was the second Disney Channel Original Series to be canceled after one season. Only 42 episodes were made.

Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 21 June 17, 2005 May 27, 2006

[edit] Trivia

  • In Episode 15 (Sick Days Inc) Maggie sprays fake vomit on Rayna and in the next scene it misteriously disapears

[edit] Studios

Production Studio: Walt Disney Television Animation (2005-2006) Service Studios: Bardel Entertainment Inc., Future Thought Productions


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