The Buzz on Maggie

The Buzz on Maggie
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Created by	Dave Polsky
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 Minutes
Original release
Network	Disney Channel(2005-2006) Cartoon Network (2006-current) Disney Channel Disney Channel
Release	June 17, 2005 – present (new episodes will air on Cartoon Network in late 2006.)

The Buzz on Maggie is a Disney Channel original comedy series created by Dave Polsky and directed by David Wasson (who created the Cartoon Network series Time Squad) about the daily lives of flies that debuted in June 2005. This cartoon is similar to Cartoon Network's Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. The Buzz on Maggie was sold from Disney to DiC Entertainment.

Characters

Main Characters

Maggie Pesky is a fly who is interested in the latest music. She lives in the city of Stickyfeet with her family and best friend, Rayna. Her life somewhat crazy, which is how she likes it. She plays the guitar and dreams of being a famous rock star. She is the second of four children.

Aldrin Pesky is Maggie's older brother, a talented but vain jock that is well-liked at school. He can be very self-centered but when times get tough, he'll stick by his family. Aldrin works part-time at a fast foint joint called the "Buzz Burger" and is rumored to date Dawn Swatworthy. He is the first of four children. His name is a pun on astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

Pupert Pesky is Maggie's little brother. He has all of Aldrin's desires, but none of his athleticism. But with help from Maggie, he always ends up shining. Pupert is an expert at having fun and has a big sweet tooth. He is also a pretty good photographer, but it can be said that his real specialty is tattling. He is the third of four children.

Bella Pesky is the adorable baby of the family and admires her sister greatly. Although she can't talk yet, she has other talents- including juggling and breakdancing. She is seldom far from her mother's watchful eye. She is the fourth of four children.

Chauncy Pesky is the father of Aldrin, Maggie, Pupert, and Bella. He believes in "tough love" when it comes to parenting. As a child he used to write in a journal peppered with out-dated 70's slang.

Frieda Pesky is the mother of Aldrin, Maggie, Pupert, and Bella. She is patient and level-headed and seems to enjoy shopping a great deal. Her brother (known as Uncle Zeb to the family) owns a bacteria ranch.

Rayna Cartfly is Maggie's best friend. She is a sassy drummer who often points out the flaws in Maggie's logic, but goes along for the ride anyway.

Residents of Stickyfeet

Maria Monarch- friend of Maggie and Rayna, an attractive but shy butterfly

Dawn Swatworthy- wealthy rival of Maggie, a cheerleader rumored to be dating Aldrin

George- Aldrin's dim-witted best friend and a member of the football team

Eugene & Wendell- twin beetles, genuises who behave awkwardly around "pretty girls" like Maggie and Rayna

Snapercival (Snap) Carpenter- a bully ant, known to have a crush on Dawn

Principal Peststrip- principal at Buzzdale Acadmeny

Mrs. Wingston- Maggie's no-nonsense science teacher

Mr. Bugspit- Maggie's overly-dramatic history teacher

Nurse Hatchison- nurse at Buzzdale Academy

Melvin The Stinkbug- a stinkbug who goes on a date with Maggie once. In the episode "Love Stinks," when Maggie defends his smelly nature, prompting him to think and convince everybody else that she wants him to be his girlfriend.

Gym Shorts Kid (Ruben)- a guy who loves his gym shorts almost as much as he loves Dawn

Chip- school reporter/photographer known for his enthusiastic catchphrase "What a scoop!"

Trivia

• Its theme song, "Just the Way I Am", is performed by Skye Sweetnam.
• The show is animated in Macromedia Flash.
• In the episode "Le Termite", there is a termite restaurant that serves a dish made of a miniature wooden model of a house that is modeled after Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
• When the show's animators learned the series would not be renewed for another season, they incorporated an easter egg in the series finale episode, "Roach Hotel". The final shot of the show (and the series) ends with Maggie waving goodbye directly to the camera before the iris out.
• On July 15, 2006, Disney sold the Buzz on Maggie license to DiC Entertainment.
• In the episode The Usual Insects, after the alarm is tripped in the permanent record room, Maggie tells them to escape, but Rayna tells her it's can't be done, to which Maggie answers "Fly, you fools!". That is Gandalf's line after the Balrog broke the bridge, in the Bridge of Khazad-dûm.

Episode list

Season 1

(The Disney Channel Episodes)
1. The Flyinator / Ladybugged (6/17/05)
2. Funball / The Science Whatchamacallit (6/17/05)
3. Germy / The Candidate (6/24/05)
4. Lunch Lady / Love Stinks (7/01/05)
5. The Price of Fame / King Flear (7/08/05)
6. Rottingmuck Ranch / Bella Con Carny (7/15/05)
7. Bugsitting / Le Termite (7/22/05)
8. Pieface / The Hangout (8/05/05)
9. Slumber Party / Spelling Bees (8/13/05)
10. Sister Act / The Usual Insects (9/17/05)
11. Hooligans / Scum Bites (9/24/05)
12. The Big Score / Scare Wars (10/22/05)
13. Metamorpho Sis / Radio Free Buzzdale (11/12/05)
14. Those Pesky Roaches / Bugtillion (12/17/05)
15. Hot For Tutor / Sick Days Inc. (1/7/06)
16: Scout of Order/Ant Mines (2/11/06)
17: Faking History / Bugs On the Brink (3/4/2006)
18: Training Day/Honey Striper (3/25/06)
19: Racoooon!/Best Best Friends (4/22/06)
20: Peskys Unclogged/Club Hopping (5/06/06)
21: Synchronized Flying/Roach Hotel (5/27/06)

Season 2

(The Cartoon Network episodes)
22: The Flyinator Returns/Maggie in Space (TBA 2006)

Video games

• The Buzz on Maggie: Bugnapped
  

Nintendo DS-November 28, 2006
Sony PSP-November 28, 2006
Game Studios: Midway Games

Studios

Production Studio: Walt Disney Television Animation (2005-2006) and DiC Entertainment (2006-current)
Service Studios: Bardel Entertainment Inc., Future Thought Productions

External links

• Official Site
• The Buzz on Maggie at IMDb