Ace of All Trades

Ace of All Trades is an American animated television series created by Joseph von Calbury for Skyscore. Produced by Universal Television Animation under the Skyscore Animation label, the series follows a group of five college students—Elijah Eubank, Sophia Sammy, Rikku Kinokan, Loki Hantai, and Clara Knowledge—and an inventive robot named Computero Botbolt who go on many misadventures and adventures (along with them facing the challenge of everyday lives), while sub-plots involving other characters were involved. The pilot premiered on May 26, 2001 as part of The Tooney Hour, and the full-length series officially premiered on March 4, 2005.

Ace of All Trades has been a ratings success for Skyscore and some episodes have attracted over three million viewers; despite being aimed primarily at children and teenagers, it has developed a following among adults for its themes. The series has received worldwide critical acclaim since its premiere and had gained enormous popularity by its second season, and since 2010, becoming one of Skyscore's most popular series of all time, garnering high ratings, and anchored Skyscore as the network's top-rated show. Two feature films, The Ace of All Trades Movie: Too Hot For Theaters!, was released in theaters on April 2, 2010, with a The Ace of All Trades Movie: Let's Get Real in Glorious 3D!, scheduled for release for June 30, 2023. A spin-off television series, The Really Odd Adventures of the Critter Gang‎‎, debuted on Skyscore on June 8, 2013, followed by a direct-to-video spin-off film titled Dynastar Express in 2016.

The series has won many awards including: 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, three Annie Awards, two British Academy Children's Awards, a Motion Picture Sound Editors Award, and a Kerrang! Award. The series has also been nominated for three Critics' Choice Television Awards, two Annecy Festival Awards, a TCA Award, and a Sundance Film Festival Award, among others. Since the series' premiere, it has spawned various forms of licensed merchandise, including books, toys, video games, and clothing.

Setting
The primary setting of Ace of All Trades is Dynastar, a fictional city in Texas that was founded by a group led by Reginald Dynastar. It is possibly based on Waco, Texas.

Characters

 * Main article: List of Ace of All Trades characters


 * Elijah Eubank (voiced by Sean Schemmel) - One of the main characters of this show. He is a very interesting 18-year old individual who's always on the run. A very clever person with a sense of wonder, mystery, and life. He also has many different personas.
 * Sophia Sammy (voiced by Hynden Walch) - One of the main characters of this show. She's the 18-year old optimistic wanderer who always makes friends with anyone, knowing how to make them as happy as she can. She also serves as Elijah's love interest.
 * Rikku Kinokan (voiced by Quinton Flynn) - One of the main characters of this show. He's a skilled 20-year old musician with high expectations. He's friends with Loki Hantai, and he's a very stunning chick magnet due to his musical talents. Sometimes, he's even attracted to women, more so than Elijah Eubank.
 * Loki Hantai (voiced by Wally Wingert) - One of the main characters of this show. He's the self-entitled "Mushroom Magician", who believes he has mushroom magic. He's friends with Rikku Kinokan, and he's not sure if he's doing something real or not. He's also 21-years old.
 * Computero Botbolt (voiced by Tom Kenny) - A robotic servant of Elijah Eubank, created by Professor Davey Finkerlin. He's a robot that invents anything but the sink, because sinks are quite complicated to create for him. He's also one of the main characters of this show.
 * Clara Knowledge (voiced by Veronica Taylor) - One of the main characters of this show. She's the know-it-all of the crew, and the brains too. She constantly freaks out when she hears about something bizarre, terrifying, or just plain out-of-context. She is also 19-years old.

Recurring characters appear alongside the main six. These include the local people they meet: feisty athletic lass of wonder Selena Rugby (voiced by Lacey Chabert); snobbish prim and proper young lady who's sometimes egotistical and self-confident Matilda McFancy (voiced by Rachael Lillis); outsider outcast who lives on the shady side Gabe Steemi (voiced by Billy West); gigantic but clueless big-boned outcast with lots of strength Golemo the Large Yet Clueless (voiced by Jim Cummings); mysterious and emotionless Midori Suna (voiced by Andrew Sabiston); arrogant jock Bucky Breakout (voiced by Eric Bauza) and his nervous and nerdy partner-in-crime Hubert Hique (voiced by David Wills); Elijah's older sister who is obviously like him, except with a more developed personality Elevina Eubank (voiced by Dawnn Lewis); African-American manager of the Hut of Wonders (a place known for a gym, a game room, a cafe, whatever!) Nelson Nawtme (voiced by Robert Guillaume and later on David Mann); two recurring antagonists, the sinister Alfred V. Ile and his sneaky partner-in-crime Cecil S. Neak (voiced by Tim Curry and Andy Dick respectively); crazy neighbor of the Eubanks (as of Season 3) Joseph Arbuckle (voiced by Nicolas Cage); local town mayor Mayor Wesley Tophat (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson); and identical assistants of the mayor Bruce and Wayne (voiced by Dan Castellaneta and Doug Lawrence respectively). TV news anchors Gilligan Kendoo and Paxton Annhow (voiced by Jeff Bennett and Khary Payton respectively) also make frequent appearances. Actor Matt Damon guest stars as himself in multiple episodes, as did Tim Conway prior to his retirement and death.

Development
Joseph von Calbury first wrote the treatment and the characters for the series in 1999, while working for Puyo Puyo. The pilot aired in 2001, and Skyscore greenlit the series in April 2003. It was originally scheduled to premiere for fall 2004, but it was pushed to spring 2005.

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Writing
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Voice actors
Ace of All Trades features the voices of: Sean Schemmel, Hynden Walch, Quinton Flynn, Wally Wingert, Tom Kenny, Veronica Taylor, Billy West, Tim Curry, and Andy Dick.

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Animation
The first two seasons of the series, alongside the 2001 pilot, were produced in Japan by TMS Entertainment. Beginning with the third season, the production was switched to Universal Animation Japan K.K. Ltd., which also took over the animation production of Cyanstar of the Sky Kingdom from TMS for that series' fifth season.

Music
Michael Tavera is the main composer behind the series. Occasional composers whom Tavera substituted included James L. Venable, Guy Moon and Stewart Copeland.

Broadcast

 * Main article: Ace of All Trades/Broadcast

Episodes

 * Main article: List of Ace of All Trades episodes

Home video and streaming

 * Main article: List of Ace of All Trades home media releases

From 2006 onward, all the home media releases were distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment (via Skyscore Home Entertainment). It appeared in either season sets or episode sets. As of November 1, 2022, all 18 seasons of the show are available on Peacock.

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Legacy
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Music
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Shorts
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Merchandise
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Season 5
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Trivia

 * It is one of the shows that uses APM music in some places.