Alan & Adian


 * This article is about the original 2000 TV series. For the 2021 TV series, see Alan & Adian (2021 TV series).

Alan & Adian is an American-Canadian animated series created by Andrew Strong and Adriana Strong and developed by Vince Comisso, Steven DeNure, Neil Court, and John Delmage, the series premiered on Nickelodeon on April 15, 2000 (following the Kids Choice Awards 2000 and The Alpha Squad) and concluded it’s run on September 25, 2011, which was the same day Winx Club debuted on Nicktoons. The series concluded with a total of 200 episodes within six seasons. The series spawned 6 TV specials titled “ Alan & Adian’s Daring Christmas Mission” which premiered on Christmas 2003. A second TV movie titled "Alan, Adian, and Rudy Power Hour" premiered May 31st, 2005. A third TV movie titled "Alan, Adian, and Rudy Power Hour 2: Alan vs Adian vs Rudy" premiered September 20th, 2005. A third TV movie titled "Alan, Adian, and Rudy Power Hour 3: Defenders of ChalkZone" premiered November 11th, 2005. A fifth TV movie titled "Cartoon Hunters" premiered March 28th, 2008. Finally, a sixth TV movie premiered September 28th, 2009 which was the same day Nickelodeon and it’s brands recieved a facelift. This special was titled “Alan & Adian’s Big School Daze. The series received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised it for its characters, animation, and episodes. It also spawned merchandise including video games, toys, and comics books.

Premise
The series continues the premise of The Scavenger Hunt but in a different twist. Alan Lopez (voiced by himself), a 11 year old boy and his best friend Adian Iglesia (voiced by himself) as they go one courageous and interesting adventures with their friends AJ Turner (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) Gregory Ayala (voiced by Rob Paulsen), Jose Northcutt (voiced by Josh Server), and Dylan Bradley Buccu (voiced by Scott McCord).

Development
Timon & Pumbaa veteran crew member, Andrew Strong wanted a television series based on cartoonish adventures of two kids named Alan & Adian. The couple had launched a contract with Decode Entertainment to launch their new project. Andrew and Adrianna Strong had pitched the series to Fox Kids and Toon Disney which they had declined. It was then pitched over to Cartoon Network which had been rejected as well. Finally, they pitched it to Nickelodeon which had been accepted. Fellow companies Studio B, Decode Entertainment, Cookie Jar, and Frederator had pitched in to help. However, Cookie Jar helped with the pilot, which was accidentally aired in 2001 when a new episode was supposed to premiere on Nick. Cookie Jar then left the project deal. After the first season concluded, Studio B announced that they will no longer continue to help produce episodes of the series. Beginning in the second season, 9 Story Entertainment pitched in to help produce new episodes of Alan & Adian. After the third series, it was announced that DIC Entertainment would no longer be contributing to the series due to being purchased by Cookie Jar Entertainment. After the fourth series, Decode Entertainment had detached from the project, following the closure of the company and it being merged under DHX Media. The contract between the couple and Steven Denure, head of Decode Entertainment had now ended, thus leading to a new one being made with 9 Story Entertainment head, Vince Comisso. DHX stated in an interview that they wanted nothing to do with the project. However, DeNure, Court, and Delmage were credited as developers for the final season.

Writing
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Music
The musical numbers and underscores of this series were composed by several musical composers such as Guy Moon, Bob & Mark Mothersbaugh, Scott Walker, Joel Petersen, and Alexandra Sholler.

Voice Acting
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Animation
The animation was done by Canadian Animation companies Studio B Productions (Season 1 only), 9 Story Entertainment, Decode Entertainment (Seasons 1-5), American Greetings Entertainment (Seasons 1-4), and DIC Entertainment (Seasons 1-3).

Reception
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Home Media
A VHS was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on May 23rd, 2003 titled "Alan & Adian's Fun-Filled Tape".

Films
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