Stickin' Around is a Canadian animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and created by Robin Steele and Brianne Leary. The series originally aired from August 14, 1996, until April 12, 1998. Stickin' Around, originating as a series of one-minute interstitials on CBS in 1994, centered on two best friends named Stacy and Bradley; their hand-drawn adventures with their friends and family; and their fantasies, both encountering many problems they must face as they continue to grow up – with school, bullies, friends, and parents – and always coming up with imaginative ideas to eliminate these obstacles, such as becoming a superhero and putting themselves in a different environment where they have no trouble in defeating their enemies. According to Nelvana, it uses "the advanced computer graphics of 'Boiler Paint', virtually convincing us that kids are creating their own animated series." Stickin' Around won the Gemini Award for "Best Animated Program or Series" in the spring of 1998, while being nominated once again during the fall of 1998, for the Gemini of the same award.

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Production

The series was executive produced by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, Gerard Mital and Clive A. Smith, supervising produced by Vince Commisso and Stephen Hodgins, and co-ordinating produced by Patricia R. Burns. Laura Kate Wallis, Marianne Culbert and Tom McGillis served as producers, with the series being directed by John Halfpenny, John Van Bruggen and Chad Hicks. Dale Schott and Hugh Duffy served as story editors and Michelle McCree and Alan Gregg served as YTV executive producers. Dan Hennessey served as a voice director and Karyn Bonello-Tester served as a casting administrator.

Broadcast and home media

In 1994, the show originated as a series of one-minute interstitials on CBS in the U.S. The series originally aired from 1996 to 1998 on YTV in Canada and on ABC in Australia, with reruns airing prominently on YTV until 2004 and again from 2006 until 2008. In Australia, it also aired on Cartoon Network from 2002 to 2004. In Latin America, it aired on Nickelodeon under the title Los Grafitos, which translates to "The Graphites" in Spanish, and as Os Rabiscos Ariscos, or "The Skittish Doodles" in Portuguese, also on Nickelodeon. In the UK, it aired on Nickelodeon in 1996 and Channel 4 in 2004; and also on Disney Channel in Japan and on TVNZ 2 in New Zealand. It aired in the U.S. on Fox Kids from 1997 to 1998 and on Fox Family from 1998 to 2000, it would also later air reruns on the now-defunct Qubo from March 28, 2016 to July 24, 2020. It also aired on the Spanish-speaking Telefutura, as part of the Toonturama block, from July to November 2002. As of 2022, Stickin' Around is available to stream on FilmRise.