Petalboy: The Animated Series

Petalboy: The Animated Series is an American animated television series created by DIC Entertainment for Gingo (and Disney Channel) in 1997. It premiered on March 31, 1997 and ended on June 11, 2003 with 5 seasons. The series revolves around a small (yet powerful) flower creature that has yet to bloom named Petalboy. The series later got an anime-influenced reboot in 2021 for Peacock. As well as a movie in 2006.

The show mostly got a positive reception. Fans praised the show for the animation but criticized it for using a similar formula to other Gingo shows.

Synopsis
The series revolves around the adventures of 17-year old Petalboy, a flower creature that has yet to bloom and his adventures in Flowervile. The series is based off of the first game on the Famicom Disk System but various episodes reference later games in the franchise. In each episode, he faces the wicked weed herself, Madame Weed and her evil minions.

Episodes
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Characters

 * Petalboy (voiced by Anna Guarduno) - The main protagonist. He is a flower creature who has yet to bloom. At the start of the series, he was rather shy but grew up to be one the most courageous heroes in all of flowerville. he is 14 at the start of the series and at the end of the series, he is 16.
 * Lilly (voiced by Leslie Swan) - Petalboy's mother. She appears to be a Lilly plant that loves to garden. She also works as a school teacher.
 * Happipillar (voiced by Andrea Libman) - Petalboy's best friend. She is a caterpillar who has a heart-shaped mouth. She appears to be slightly older than Petalboy and has a huge diet. At the end of the series, she is 17 but also 14 at the start. In the reboot, she is replaced by Calf.
 * Ivy - (voiced by Jen Taylor) - Madame Weed's daughter. Just like her mother, she is a mean-spirited and bossy girl who thinks that she's Queen of the world and wants to be treated like a "little princess". Just like Hapipillar, she is around Petalboy's age. 13 at the start and 15 at the end.
 * Bud (voiced by Clifford Chapin) - A ladybug larva who is often cowardly. He is seen having a sort of giant bump on his head, but it was revealed to be a flowerbud. He turns into a Pupa during the series and emerged as a Ladybug (even though he hates the name) at the end of the series.
 * Madame Weed (voiced by Lauren Bacall) - The main antagonist of the series. She is an evil weed alien who wants to take over Flowerville. Originally, in the first few episodes, she was Lilly's rival.

Production
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Broadcast
The series first aired on March 31, 1999, on Gingo. The series ran until June 11, 2003. Shortly after the show's ending, the series started to air on ABC's ABC Kids block from July 12, 2003 until November 20, 2004. Then it aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami block from October 16, 2005 until the block's closure on September 20, 2008. The show was last seen on Toonopolis.

Home media
The series had various home video releases over the years. On VHS, the series was initially released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Sony Wonder. The entire season 1 was released onto DVD by Lionsgate, HD-DVD by Universal Studios Home Entertainment in 2009 and Blu-Ray in 2011 by Universal Studios Home Entertainment and N-Circle. In the UK, the show was released onto VHS by Walt Disney Home Video until 2000 when it was distributed by Universal Studios and Viz Video. The series got a digital release by GKIDS.

USA (VHS)

 * Petalboy's Adventure (1997, MCA Universal Home Video/Sony Wonder)
 * Petalboy and the Green Greens (1997, Universal Studios/Sony Wonder)
 * Petalboy: Battle her! (1998, Universal Studios/Sony Wonder/DIC Toon-time/Gingo Video)
 * Petalboy: The Animated Series The complete season 1 (1998, Universal Studios/Sony Wonder/DIC Toon-time)
 * Petalboy's Cosmic Adventure (1999, Universal Studios/Sony Wonder/DIC Toon-time)
 * Petalboy and the Great Flowervile Harvest! (1999, Universal Studios/Sony Wonder/Gingo Video)
 * Petalboy Breaks his leg and other stories (2000, Universal Studios/Sony Wonder/Gingo Video)
 * Petalboy and the Invaders of Darkness (2001, Universal Studios/Sony Wonder/Gingo Video)
 * Petalboy: The War is on! (2001, Universal Studios/Sony Wonder/Gingo Video/ABC Home Video)

Reception
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Gallery
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