Meet the Stars of Team Smithereen

Meet the stars of Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe. In this promotional shot, stunt puppets Brave Little Francis, Whoop, Thrill Kat, and Stunt Pig pose in front of the Team Smithereen logo.

Liquid Nitrogen

Back stage at Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe prop master/production designer Lisa Coto experiments with liquid nitrogen. Please remember the Team Smithereen crew are trained professionals - do not try this at home.

Prop Fab

All of the props for Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe were made at the Team Smithereen production house in the Hollywood Hills. In this photo prop master/production designer Lisa Coto (or Brandon Minton?!) sculpts a stunt vehicle from a block of Styrofoam.

Climbing the Ladder

On the set of Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe, puppet captain/puppeteer/director, Sean Johnson adjusts a ladder so that a stunt puppet can scale it.

Happy Inauguration Day

Happy Inauguration Day from the cast and crew of Team Smithereen.

Cyrus and Dan

Show creator/director Dan Clark and editor Cyrus Navarro on the set of Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from The Dan Clark Company/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe.

Brandon's Paint

The prop department for Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from The Dan Clark Company/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe is located in the top level of the Team Smithereen production house. This photo shows some of the materials used to make the props for Team Smithereen.

Monster Direction

On the green screen stage for Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from The Dan Clark Company/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe, show creator/director Dan Clark blocks the movement of a complex puppet with puppeteers Felix Pire and Russ Walko.

Puppets in Waiting

On the green screen production stage for Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe, the hero puppets lay in a fleece lined foam bed to keep them safe and ready for action.

Upstairs Editoral

Most of the production from Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe is housed in a large house situated in the Hollywood Hills. In the upstairs editorial suite of the Team Smithereen production house, editor Erik Klassen cuts shows and assembles elements for the digital effects house in India.

Smithereen Logo

Just about every prop, set, or costume for Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe is adorned with the Team Smithereen logo. Puppet captain/puppeteer/director Patrick Johnson designed the team's logo with input from director/show creator Dan Clark.

Wildbrain - Producer of the Year

Children's entertainment industry magazine Kidscreen has named Wildbrain the producer of the year. Wildbrain took the top honor because of thier slate of productions and their mass-market licensing program. Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe, got a nice mention in the magazine:

"(Wildbrain) plans to bow Team Smithereen online. The live-action/CGI short series about a bunch of hapless puppet stuntmen should help build buzz virally before the concept moves into TV territory."

Click here to read the full article at Kidscreen.com.

What's Behind Door Number One...

On the set of Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe, Stunt Pig will attempt a stunt with this mystery prop.

Giving Direction

Dan Clark, creator of Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from The Dan Clark Company/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe, gives puppeteer Russ Walk direction.

Pig Puppeteers

Many of the puppets on Team Smithereen the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe require two or more puppeteers to perform. In this photo from the set of Team Smithereen, puppeteer Russ Walko performs Stunt Pig's mouth and body, and puppeteer Brian Clark performs Stunt Pig's legs.

Team Smithereen Director/Creator Dan Clark

On the set of Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe, show creator/director Dan Clark reviews the storyboards for the next shot.

Stunt Pig

Stunt prepares to attempt another death defying stunt on the set of Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe.

Milk

Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe isn't confined to the green screen stage. Many of the puppet's death defying stunts are performed on location. In this shot, prop master/production designer Lisa Coto drives a remote control stunt vehicle on location at a Southern California dairy farm.



On location at the dairy farm, puppet captain/director/puppeteer Sean Johnson, puppeteer Russ Walko, and Brave Little Francis escape the heat of the day by resting in the shade of hay bales.



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The Team Smithereen crew prepares to shoot a puppet stunt on location at a Southern California dairy farm.



Puppet captain/puppeteer/director Sean Johnson and show creator/director Dan Clark after a successful Team Smithereen location shoot.

Have Your Cake and Eat it Too

In this photo from the set of Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe prop master/production designer Brandon Minton drops a cake on Brave Little Francis. Under the green screen table puppeteer Russ Walko braces for impact.

Graffiti Wall

These graffiti walls in Los Angeles, CA serve as backdrops to many of the puppet stunts in Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe.

Puppet Swim

On the set of Team Smithereen, the new stunt puppet show from Dan Clark/Wildbrain/Jetix Europe director/puppet captain/puppeteer Patrick Johnson makes Thrill Kat swim in the pool.