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Best & Bester
GenreComedy[1]
Created by
  • Anttu Harlin
  • Joonas Utti
Developed byKyle Hart
Written by
  • Ciaran Murtagh
  • Andrew Barnett-Jones
Directed byKitty Taylor
Voices of
Theme music composerVoodoo Highway Music
ComposerJustin Delorme
Country of originFinland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
  • Anttu Harlin
  • Joonas Utti
  • Genevieve Dexter
  • Jules Coke
  • Colin Bohm
  • Pam Westman
Producers
  • Georgia Dussaud
  • Laurie Handforth
Running time22 minutes
Production companyGigglebug Entertainment
Original release
NetworkYle TV2, Yle Areena
ReleaseSeptember 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) –
present (present)

Best & Bester (Finnish: Eka & Helmi) is a Finnish animated comedy television series created by Anttu Harlin and Joonas Utti. The series is produced by Gigglebug Entertainment in Finland, and animated by Eye Present in the United Kingdom and Nelvana in Canada.

Best & Bester premiered on Nickelodeon in the UK on September 3, 2022, on YTV in Canada on September 18, 2022,[2] and on Yle TV2 via the Galaxi programming block in Finland on March 11, 2023, with episodes released on Yle Areena the same day.[3][4][5] Internationally, the series airs on Nickelodeon.

Premise

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Best and Bester are twins who live in the town of Bettervale, which is inhabited by anthropomorphic objects. Due to a glitch in the object-hatching mechanism, they have the unique ability to transform into an object of their choice, once a day.

Cast

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Episodes

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Chief director Kitty Taylor directs every episode.

No.TitleWritten byOriginal air date [6]Prod.
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1"Cactus Sitting"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesSeptember 3, 2022 (2022-09-03)[a]101
"Disaster of Hole 2"Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson
2"Get the Hump"Kristina YeeSeptember 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)102
"Sing for Your Supper"Aidan O'Donovan & Colm Tobin
3"The Big Game"Alex CollierSeptember 10, 2022 (2022-09-10)103
"Get Your Skate On"
4"Get Shirty"Ciaran Morrison & Mick O'HaraSeptember 11, 2022 (2022-09-11)104
"This Solves Nothing"Howard Read
5"Rock-a-Bye Besty"Howard ReadSeptember 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)105
"Shake or Break"Tim Bain
6"Tenta-Flakes"Dilpreet Kaur WaliaSeptember 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)106
"Boss Level"Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson
7"Stage Struck"Lisa KohnSeptember 24, 2022 (2022-09-24)107
"Ball Count"Ciaran Morrison & Mick O'Hara
8"Bucket Pants"Howard ReadSeptember 25, 2022 (2022-09-25)108
"A Best Too Far"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones
9"Spoiler Alert"Shane Langan & Amy StephensonDecember 12, 2022 (2022-12-12)109A
10"Something Fishy"Kyle Hart, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesDecember 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)109B
11"Fair Share"Gemma ArrowsmithDecember 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)110A
12"Power Plant"Hannah GeorgeDecember 15, 2022 (2022-12-15)110B
13"Best Fwends"Shane Langan & Amy StephensonDecember 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)111A
14"The Trivialist Pursuit"Shane Langan & Amy StephensonDecember 19, 2022 (2022-12-19)111B
15"Bad Eggs"Kyle HartDecember 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)112A
16"Out of Bounds"Hannah GeorgeDecember 21, 2022 (2022-12-21)112B
17"Robo Stomp"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesDecember 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)113A
18"Wood You?"Kyle Hart, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesDecember 23, 2022 (2022-12-23)113B
19"Chess-A-Pult"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesDecember 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)[8]114
"Smart & Smarter"Lisa Kohn
20"Taken to the Cleaners"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesDecember 29, 2022 (2022-12-29)[9]115
"Mugshot"
21"In The Sky With Diamondo"Gemma ArrowsmithJanuary 14, 2023 (2023-01-14)[10]116
"Best Buddies"Isabel Fay
22"Donut Disturb"Alex CollierJanuary 15, 2023 (2023-01-15)[11]117
"The Cursed Amulet"Dilpreet Kaur Walia
23"That's So Cupid"Tim BainJanuary 21, 2023 (2023-01-21)[12]118
"Buddy Odour"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones
24"Fight or Flight"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesJanuary 22, 2023 (2023-01-22)[13]119
"Employee of the Month"Alex Collier
25"Stuck Inside"Alex CollierJanuary 28, 2023 (2023-01-28)[14]120A
26"Long Overdue"James Bishop & Chris DouchJanuary 29, 2023 (2023-01-29)[15]120B
TBA"Animal Hearts"[16]Alex CollierTBA121
"Beast & Beaster"[17]Howard Read
TBA"Rocky the Vote"Howard ReadTBA122
"One Star Hotel"James Bishop & Chris Douch
TBA"That Sinkhole Feeling"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesTBA123
"Like a Brother"Isabel Fay
TBA"Funny Money"Alex CollierTBA124
"Shaking Bad"Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson
TBA"Pulling Power"Isabel FayTBA125
"Home Security"Howard Read
TBA"One Better Day"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesTBA126

Notes

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  1. ^ This episode was released on YouTube on August 27, 2022.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Nick picks up pre-buy rights for Best & Bester".
  2. ^ "YTV Canada premieres "Best & Best" on September 18th - Canada Today". 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Nelvana gets in on Best & Bester".
  4. ^ "Corus Entertainment Announces 35 Greenlights and Renewals for Its Iconic Portfolio of Specialty Networks".
  5. ^ "Nyt hemmotellaan lapsia! Ylen ohjelmistossa alkaa kolme uutta kotimaista lastenohjelmaa".
  6. ^ "Best & Bester Season 1".
  7. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  8. ^ "What's on Nickelodeon?".
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  10. ^ "What's on Nickelodeon?".
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  15. ^ "What's on Nickelodeon?".
  16. ^ https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.24ef8442-2091-41b6-90ec-121c3f77ab84
  17. ^ https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.24ef8442-2091-41b6-90ec-121c3f77ab84