The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj
The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj is an animated television series created and developed by Jordan Gershowitz. It is produced by Reliance Animation in association with Viacom18 and Nickelodeon International.[citation needed]
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Genre | Animation Comedy Science fiction Action Adventure |
Created by | Jordan Gershowitz |
Developed by | Jordan Gershowitz |
Directed by | Vikram Veturi |
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Music by | Simab Sen |
Composers | Luke Sital-Singh Simab Sen |
Country of origin | United Kingdom India |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Executive producers | Chris Rose Anu Sikka Tejonidhi Bhandare (Reliance Animation Studios Pvt. Ltd.) |
Editors | N M Baldiruddin Mukesh Nirwal Laxmikant Khawale |
Running time | 22 minutes (11 minute segments) |
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Release | 9 January 2023 present | –
Premise
editThe series follows the reality-bending exploits and adventures of a pair of cousin-brothers, Sammy and Raj who pause, rewind, fast-forward, and slow-motion their way into a whole host of rowdy laugh-out-loud exploits with a mysterious time-altering app at their fingertips.
Voice cast
edit- Nirvaan Pal as Sammy Gupta
- Aiden Alberto as Raj Gupta
- Crina Shah as Tara Gupta
- Rama Vallury as Kunal Gupta
- Rahnuma Panthaky as Uma Gupta
- Nazia Chaudhry as Chachi Priyanka
- Nardeep Khurmi as Chacha Neil
- Monisha Dadlani as Malini
- Ratnesh Dubey as Dada Aman
- Rashmi Rustagi as Dadi Disha
- Lily Resto as Gabrielle
- Ares Totolos as Hugo Hugeman
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2023)
editNo. | Title | Written by | U.K. air date | U.S. air date [1] | |
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1a | "Birthday Do Over" | Jordan Gershowitz | 9 January 2023 | January 12, 2024 (Sneak Peek) January 15, 2024 | |
Sammy and Raj go back in time to the beginning of Sammy's birthday to throw a party to impress his friends. | |||||
1b | "Chore Time" | Jordan Gershowitz (teleplay) Jordan Gershowitz & Jeff Trammell (story) | 10 January 2023 | January 12, 2024 (Sneak Peek) January 15, 2024 | |
Sammy and Raj are given cleaning chores and plan to use their app to pass the time and play a video game until Sammy's parents come home but everything goes wrong. | |||||
2a | "Out Of The Loop" | Allan Neuwirth | 11 January 2023 | January 16, 2024 | |
Sammy and Raj use their time app and skip family movie night to participate in a drone race. | |||||
2b | "Dog Gone Problem" | Merrill Hagan | 12 January 2023 | January 16, 2024 | |
Uma asks Sammy and Raj to take care the dog's bodies in exchange for permission to go see a movie at the cinema that they really wanted to see. | |||||
3a | "Sofa So Good" | Nina G. Bargiel | 13 January 2023 | January 17, 2024 | |
Tara gives Sammy and Raj a double duty to enter the special guest room and sit on the very expensive sofa for Sammy's parents. | |||||
3b | "So Much Drama" | Alan Denton & Greg Hahn | 16 January 2023 | January 17, 2024 | |
Sammy and Raj join the school musical to get views for their channel, and fast forward time to skip all the rehearsals. | |||||
4a | "Going Clubbin" | Jordan Gershowitz | 17 January 2023 | January 18, 2024 | |
Sammy and Raj go back in time and let Hugo win mini golf so he can invite Raj to his party. | |||||
4b | "Totally Board" | Sanjeev Sirpal | 18 January 2023 | January 18, 2024 | |
The death-defying day of skate is coming to town and Sammy finally has a chance to prove to Hugo that he's not `Silly Sammy', but to be successful he must make sure he is at his very best. | |||||
5a | "Invader Dim" | Nina G. Bargiel | 19 January 2023 | January 22, 2024 | |
Sammy and Raj pull a prank on Tara and convince her that aliens are invading Earth. | |||||
5b | "Getting Heat" | Alan Denton & Greg Hahn (teleplay) Jordan Gershowitz & Allan Neuwirth (story) | 20 January 2023 | January 23, 2024 | |
Sammy and Raj set off to the Polar Palace to buy themselves milkshakes, and get caught up in the fight for the coveted tickets to the cool, luxurious shake complex. | |||||
6a | "Bollyweird" | Kelly Lynne D’Angelo | 23 January 2023 | January 24, 2024 | |
Sammy and Raj try to stop a Bollywood star from releasing a new dance hit that will take the whole world by storm. | |||||
6b | "The Spies Who Bugged Me" | Adam Redfern | 24 January 2023 | January 25, 2024 | |
Sammy and Raj try to catch the masked man who stole the manuscripts of Didi Donnie's novel. | |||||
7a | "No Bone To About It" | Joelle Sellner | 25 January 2023 | January 29, 2024 | |
The mount has become a construction zone. Sammy and Raj need to find a way to fix this. | |||||
7b | "Childish Antic" | Mark Hoffmeier | 26 January 2023 | January 30, 2024 | |
Sammy has his sights set on an Action Figure but it's expensive. Luckily Mandy has just the job for them. | |||||
8a | "Snow Way To Win" | Adam Redfern | 27 January 2023 | January 31, 2024 | |
It's a snow day and Sammy and Raj are ready to race their sleighs but when they get to the mount, Tara has already set up camp. | |||||
8b | "Causing Terrible" | Sanjeev Sirpal | 30 January 2023 | February 1, 2024 | |
Sammy, Raj and Dada Annie are a musical sensation, but after entering a local talent on show, Raj becomes really nervous. | |||||
9a | "Bad For Business" | Amit Bhalla | 31 January 2023 | February 5, 2024 | |
Sammy are Hugo are running for Junior President Club, but when the votes come in they are tied. | |||||
9b | "Anniversorry" | Jordan Gershowitz | 1 February 2023 | February 5, 2024 | |
Didi and Dada's anniversary party is at the same time as arcade night. The boys must find a way to be in two places at once. | |||||
10a | "A Very Rocky Rakhi" | Geetika Lizardi | 2 February 2023 | February 20, 2024 | |
It's Raksha Bandhan but Sammy can think of nothing worse than spending the day bonding with his sister. | |||||
10b | "The Back Up Plan" | Lucas Mills | 3 February 2023 | February 20, 2024 | |
The boys back up the App for safe keeping. Unfortunately, a tech malfunction causes the app to download to every phone on the house wifi. | |||||
11a | "Wake Up Me Before Your Hugo Go" | Alan Denton & Greg Hahn | 6 February 2023 | February 21, 2024 | |
Sammy and Raj are looking forward to a quiet night, but they are surprised by Hugo's slumber party. | |||||
11b | "Hoaxus Pocus" | Joelle Sellner | 7 February 2023 | February 21, 2024 | |
The boys are shocked to discover that Kyan had a passion for magic when he was young. | |||||
12a | "Clean Machine" | Joelle Sellner | 8 February 2023 | February 22, 2024 | |
On Mother's Day, Sammy has the perfect gift for Uma: a robot that can help the whole family. | |||||
12b | "I Scream For Livestream" | Dilpreet Kaur Walia | 9 February 2023 | February 22, 2024 | |
The boys are set to watch a streamed concert, but Mandy is clearly determined to spoil the fun. | |||||
13a | "Diwali Folly" | Amit Bhalla | 10 February 2023 | February 26, 2024 | |
It's Diwali! The Guptas are super excited but when Sammy's other cousin Jasmine shows up, Raj suddenly finds himself left out. | |||||
13b | "Well Toiled Machine" | Julia Prescott | 13 February 2023 | February 26, 2024 | |
A Robot Wrestling tournament has hit town. With help from Chichi Neil, Sammy and Raj's Robot will be indestructible, right? | |||||
14a | "Scout Is Out" | Dushant Kirpalani (story) Lucas Mills (teleplay) | 2 May 2023[2] | February 27, 2024 | |
Sammy and Raj are on their class camping trip and Sammy is determined to win his first merit badge! | |||||
14b | "Better Luck Next Time" | Dushant Kirpalani | 3 May 2023[3] | February 27, 2024 | |
When Didi Donnie's cousin Ricky sends all the Gupta kids envelopes with lucky rupee coins inside, Sammy is left holding an empty envelope. | |||||
15a | "Not So Secret Valentine" | Kelly Lynne D' Angelo | 4 May 2023[4] | February 6, 2024 | |
All the Guptas love Valentine's Day, except for Sammy who vows not to get caught up in the holiday. Until... | |||||
15b | "Sammy & Raj's Day Off" | Alan Denton & Greg Hahn | 5 May 2023[5] | February 6, 2024 | |
Sammy and Raj pretend to be sick to stay home and watch the Domino Championships, but faking it doesn't go to plan... | |||||
16a | "Game Overload" | Sanjeev Sirpal (story) Mark Hoffmeier (teleplay) | 8 May 2023[6] | February 28, 2024 | |
Sammy, Raj and Gabrielle team up for the Knights of the Galaxy tournament, but winning might be a bit of a challenge. | |||||
16b | "Holi Moli" | Geetika Lizardi | 9 May 2023[7] | February 29, 2024 | |
It's Holi! The boys can't wait to celebrate but when Mandy decides to go to a teen only party - the boys must find out what it's all about. | |||||
17a | "Family Is No Picnic" | Alan Denton & Greg Hahn | 10 May 2023[8] | March 4, 2024 | |
It's family game day but while Kyan and Neil keep going head to head, Sammy and Raj promise not to get caught up in the competition. | |||||
17b | "The Undefeated Sammy Dynamite" | Alan Denton & Greg Hahn | 11 May 2023[9] | March 5, 2024 | |
When Kyan tells the boys to find an after-school club, they make an obvious choice: WRESTLING! | |||||
18a | "For A Good Treasure" | Adam Redfern | 12 May 2023[10] | March 6, 2024 | |
The boys' class is at the beach, training to be junior life-guards. When suddenly they find a treasure map... | |||||
18b | "Clean Breakout" | Geetika Lizardi | 15 May 2023[11] | March 7, 2024 | |
The Guptas are having a yard sale! In all the confusion Sammy's phone accidentally ends up in the donation pile! | |||||
19a | "Ghoul Just Wanna Have Fun" | Julia Prescott | 16 May 2023[12] | March 11, 2024 | |
The boys have planned the perfect Halloween route to all the best candy on the block, until Tara joins them... | |||||
19b | "Bitter Taste Of Success" | Sandeep Parikh | 17 May 2023[13] | March 12, 2024 | |
The Coreyberry Candy company is having a contest to find the next delicious candy! Sammy and Raj have the perfect entry. | |||||
20a | "Wedding Daze Part 1" | Jordan Gershowitz | 1 May 2023[14] | March 13, 2024 | |
When the boys accidentally break a family heirloom they must find a way to fix it and put it out of harm's way for good. But how? It has been in the family for decades! | |||||
20b | "Wedding Daze Part 2" | Jordan Gershowitz | 1 May 2023[14] | March 14, 2024 | |
The boys must return the family heirloom or else Sammy could disappear forever! |
Broadcast
editThe series was first announced on 4 September 2020 with Jordan Gershowitz serving as head writer. The 20-episode first season was originally slated to premiere in 2021.[15][16] On 26 and 30 December 2022, the first 10 episodes of the series were broadcast for the first time on Nicktoons Global (included Germany, Serbia, Saudi Arabia and Russia).[17] In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on Nickelodeon on 9 January and ended on 17 May 2023.[18] In Asia, the series premiered on 6 February 2023 on Nickelodeon Asia.[19] In Latin America, the series premiered on Nickelodeon Latin America on 13 March and ended on 26 May 2023.[20][21] The entire first season premiered on Paramount+ in Australia on 21 August 2023.[22] The first four episodes were made available in the United States on American Airlines flights in 2023.[23] Additionally, select episodes were made available on Virgin Atlantic's inflight entertainment.[24] The series had its premiere on Nickelodeon in India on 16 October 2023.[25] The series had its premiere on Nicktoons in the U.S. on 15 January 2024.[26]
Reception
editChris Rose, VP of international production and development for Paramount's Global Kids & Family Group, said, “The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj is the successful result of our partnership with Viacom18. Thanks to an extensive collaboration and strong teamwork, we managed to create a powerful story that explore differences between Eastern and Western sensibilities.
“The team in India was key to creating the story line and defining the characters for a kids’ show which gives audiences a taste of Indian culture, while capturing universal storylines that appeal to all audiences,” Rose added.[27]
References
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- ^ "Nickelodeon UK Schedule – 2023.5.15". Cartoonlounge.de. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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- ^ "Nickelodeon UK Schedule – 2023.5.17". Cartoonlounge.de. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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- ^ "East meets West on Nick International's content strategy". Kidscreen. 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Nicktoons Global Premieres 'The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj'". NickaLive. 26 December 2022. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Nicktoons UK Premieres 'The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj'". NickaLive. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Nickelodeon South East Asia Premieres 'The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj'". NickaLive. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "NICKELODEON EN MARZO: ESTRENOS DE THE TWISTED TIMELINE OF SAMMY & RAJ, KCA USA 2023 Y SNOW DAY, MÁS NUEVOS EPISODIOS". ANMTVLA (in Spanish). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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- ^ "New drama series FAR NORTH starring ROBYN MALCOLM and TEMUERA MORRISON, and more this AUGUST on PARAMOUNT+". 24 July 2023.
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- ^ "Virgin Atlantic Inflight Entertainment | Family and Kids". 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Nickelodeon India Launches First Nick Int'l Co-Pro 'Sammy & Raj'". 16 October 2023.
- ^ "The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj Promo - Starting January 15, 2024 (NickToons U.S.)". YouTube.
- ^ "Nickelodeon bolsters programming with new show 'The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj'; premieres Oct 16". 16 October 2023.