Pakdam Pakdai

Rat-A-Tat, also known as Pakdam Pakdai, is an Indian flash animated comedy television series airing on Nickelodeon India formerly and currently airing on Sonic Nickelodeon. It is inspired by Oggy and the Cockroaches ( which in turn was inspired by Tom and Jerry ). The show began airing in May 2013. It now telecasts 351 episodes on Nickelodeon Sonic, but it is an original show of Nickelodeon.

Rat-A-Tat
GenreComedy
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes351
Production
Running time5-9 minutes
Production companyToonz Animation
DistributorViacom 18
Release
Original networkNickelodeon India (2013-2018)
Nickelodeon Sonic (2014-present)
YouTube (2014-present)
Original release27 May 2013 (2013-05-27) 
present

The English Version, Was Dialogue with talking Gibberish.

Synopsis

Don (Doggy Don) is an anthropomorphic little pink dog , who fight against three mice named , Charly (Chhotu), Larry (Lambu) and Marly (Motu). Charly is the leader of Chuha Party. There are two additional main characters :- Don's brother Colonel (Karnal) who is more tempered from them and is also annoyed by mice ; and Rox (Ballu) great dane dog, who is Don's neighbour. Doggy Don is inspired by Oggy, Chhotu is inspired by Joey, Lambu is inspired by Marky, Motu is inspired by Dee Dee, Colonel is inspired by Jack and Ballu is inspired by Bob.

Characters

Note: Rat-A-Tat names are in parentheses.

Main

  • Doggy Don (Don, inspired by Oggy) is a dog, who is usually annoyed by the mice. His days are always ruined by the mice; therefore, he always plans to get revenge on them, and rarely succeeds. He is quite skillful. His catchphrase is "Don se bajna mushkil hi nahi, naa mumkin hai..." (Escaping from Don is not difficult, it is impossible). Don lives in a house with his elder brother, the three mices, and later Major Saab (Thaw), which is the bungalow next to Rox's. He is competition to Charly. The Hindi dialogues are based on Shah Rukh Khan's characters' dialogues.
  • Chhotu (Charly, inspired by Joey) is the leader of the Chuha Party and is the oldest from all of them. He wears glasses. Charly is funny and mischievous and he likes to cause impractical jokes with his pals. He is also a crafty guy as he almost always wins with his team by the end of some episodes. He has competition to Don. The Hindi dialogues are based on Paresh Rawal's characters' dialogues.
  • Lambu (Larry, inspired by Marky) is the purple mouse of the group. He's describes as a cool guy. He is quite the jokester and he likes to hang around with others. His catchphrase is "Don't angry me" He is competition to Colonel. The Hindi dialogues are based on Akshay Kumar's characters' dialogues.
  • Motu (Marly, inspired by Dee-Dee) is the gray blue mouse of the gang. He always got a way with food, which sometimes starts to drive Chhotu (Charly) nuts. He's the youngest member of the Chuha Party. He is competition to Thaw. The Hindi dialogues are based on Suniel Shetty's characters' dialogues.
  • Karnal (Colonel, inspired by Jack) is the over-protective, occasionally aggressive and arrogant elder brother of Don. He is a muscular green dog with a soldier hat, tags, and white gloves. He always helps Don for dealing those mice's shenanigans and he was a trained soldier. He's quite brawny and strong towards others. He is competition to Larry. The Hindi dialogues are based on Sunny Deol's characters' dialogues.

Recurring

  • Major Saab Jr. (Thaw, an entirely new character) is Don and Colonel's friend. Don and Colonel adopted him when Thaw's father, who was part of the Air Force, was killed in a helicopter accident. He is younger in age and smaller in size, compared to both Don and Colonel. He is often to hang out with Don and Colonel. He loves eating, and usually tends to eat everything in the refrigerator, for a single meal. He is competition to Marly. The Hindi dialogues are based on Saif Ali Khan's characters' dialogues.
  • Ballu (Rox, inspired by Bob) is a muscular looking great dane that lives in the bungalow next door. A running gag of the show shows Don or Colonel doing something which accidentally destroy his house and he'll give a handful of beating on Don, Colonel, or the mices (rarely). He and Colonel are of the same age, and are sometimes shown to be friends. His character is based on Amrish Puri's characters' dialogues.
  • Doctor Saab (Doctor) is the family pediatrician of the dog brothers, the mice, well as Ballu. He is shown to be attending in an army camp, police station as well as in the school of dog brothers, as seen in a flashback episode. He is a simpleton by behaviour as he frequently get caught in the mice's mischief and plans.
  • Nana (Narrator) is the narrator of the show. The episodes usually start and ends by his closing comments, while his funny commentary runs throughout the episode. The Hindi dialogues are based on Nana Patekar's characters' dialogues.

Seasons

SeasonsNetworkRelease Date
1 Cartoon Network 27 May 2013 – 21 December 2014
Nickelodeon (India) 2013-2014
Nickelodeon Sonic[1] 22 December 2014 – present
Nick HD+[2] 5 December 2015 – present
Rishtey[3] 30 March 2016 – present
2 Nickelodeon Pakistan 28 June 2014 – present
3 Arte 2013-2015
4 TDM Ou Mun 2020–present
5 Upcoming 2021

Episodes

Season 1 (2013-2014)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"Beach Boys"May 27, 2013 (2013-05-27)
22"Remote War"May 31, 2013 (2013-05-31)
33"The Date"June 5, 2013 (2013-06-05)
44"Cuppa Chase"June 17, 2013 (2013-06-17)
55"Catch That Bird"June 24, 2013 (2013-06-24)
66"I Gotta Go!"June 31, 2013 (2013-06-31)
77"Moo" Ing Trouble"July 7, 2013 (2013-07-07)
88"A Scary Hustle
An Eerie Hustle"
July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16) (SA)
July 27, 2013 (2013-07-27) (I)
99"The Zoo Trip"July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31)
1010"Airborne"August 3, 2013 (2013-08-03)
1111"Mango Rush"August 19, 2013 (2013-08-19)
1212"A Sweet Rush"August 26, 2013 (2013-08-26)
1313"Rest-O-War"August 31, 2013 (2013-08-31)
1414"Wild Pitch"September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06)
1515"Disum To Go"September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08)
1616"Music Mayhem"September 12, 2013 (2013-09-12)
1717"Baby on Loose"September 14, 2013 (2013-09-14)
Uploaded on YouTube in 2014 as Dog and Baby.
1818"Shopping Mad"September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17)
Based on a game released in 2012.
1919"Fishy Chase"September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27)
2020"Poolside Fun"September 31, 2013 (2013-09-31)
2121"A Merry Ride"October 4, 2013 (2013-10-04)
2222"A Bumpy Trek"October 15, 2013 (2013-10-15)
2323"Episode 23"October 25, 2013 (2013-10-25)
2424"Episode 24"October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)
2525"Episode 25"November 8, 2013 (2013-11-08)
2626"Episode 26"December 30, 2013 (2013-12-30)
2727"Episode 27"March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07)

Films

Pakdam Pakdai Doggy Don vs Billiman

On 19 December 2014, Pakdam Pakdai Doggy Don Vs Billiman premiered, with Doggy Don and Colonel taking a trip to the future and befriending a cat named Billiman, who turns out to be a villain and conquers the city. Doggy Don and Colonel, along with Chhotu, Motu, Lambu and the citizens of the town defeat Billiman.

Pakdam Pakdai Ocean Attack

On 20 November 2015, Pakdam Pakdai Ocean Attack premiered, with Doggy Don, Colonel and their brother, Major Saab along with the mice saving the world from an evil shark, called Surmai Bhopali, who has turned the world into an ocean and made everyone a sea creature by the destroying the balance between the sea and the land at the heart of the ocean. Doggy Don, Colonel, Major and the mice, along with their new friends, Boodhababa, Manumaan and Yeti, defeated Surmai and captured his evil fish army in a fish jail, along with him.

Pakdam Pakdai: Doggy Don in Egypt

This film premiered on 21 January 2018. It is about when Doggy Don, Colonel, and the mice brothers try to defeat an evil magician called Hairis who wants to take over the world.

Pakdam Pakdai Space Attack

This film premiered on 13 May 2018. It is about Doggy Don, Cornel and the mice brothers trying to save the world from an alien monkey named Hyper Bunder. The new characters to help them are Doggy Dona and Master Goati.

Pakdam Pakdai Attack on Tokyo

This film premiered on 16 December 2018.

Awards

The show is a coproduction between Nickelodeon and Toonz India Ltd and was launched in May 2013.[4] It won the "Best Animated TV Episode" award at the 2014 BAF Awards, organised by FICCI,[5] for the episode "Safari Don".[6]

See also

References

  1. "Chase comedy 'Pakdam Pakdai' moves from Nick to fuel Sonic's growth". 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. "Viacom18 to launch HD kids channel Nick HD+, unveils local IP 'Shiva' for Nick | TelevisionPost.com". www.televisionpost.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. ""Nick Hour" on Rishtey". 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. "Nick launches Pakdam Pakdai- a chase comedy". Times of India. TNN. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  5. "Nick India's Pakdam Pakdai adjudged 'Best Animated TV Episode'". Indian Television. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  6. Boatwala, Zeenia. "Winners of FICCI BAF 2014 Awards Announced". Animation Xpress. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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