September 18, 2006 – October 31, 2019
Pucca (짜장소녀 뿌까, Jjajang Sonyeo Ppukka) is an animated comedy television series based on a series of shorts created by the South Korean company VOOZ Character System. The series revolves around Pucca, a young girl who is in love and obsessed with a ninja named Garu. The series has aired on Champ TV and MBC TV in Korea. The series has also aired on Toon Disney's Jetixblock in the United States, and on the international Jetix channels throughout Europe and Latin America. In Canada, the show aired on Family Channel.
Pucca premiered in 2006, with a set of 26 episodes (78 segments). The second season of the show, consisting of 13 episodes (39 segments), began airing in 2008 after it was ordered to be created by Jetix Europe. In October 2018, a third season was announced by Planeta Junior, a company within Planeta Group. The third season aired in South Korea on 10 December 2018 on MBC TV, and 19 December 2018 on Tooniverse. It consists of 26 episodes (76 segments). The third season of Pucca, titled "Pucca: Love Recipe" in English, released on Netflix on 31 December 2019.
In total, not including the previous online aired episodes of the show, this brought the number of created segments to 191. The main theme song is also sung in Korean.
Storyline[]
The series centers around the adventures of an 11-year-old noodle delivery girl named Pucca, who typically does not speak. She works in a local restaurant called the Goh-Rong in her town called Sooga Village, owned by her three uncles where their main dish is Jajangmyeon noodles. Her love interest is a 13-year-old ninja named Garu, who also does not speak. Garu is a committed ninja in training that has a serious demeanor, valuing his own company and silence, often seeing moments in which Pucca chases Garu and tries to kiss him. Pucca has a best friend named Ching, an 11-year-old that practices Jian swordsmanship. Ching has a pet chicken named Won who always sits on her head, and is in love with a boy named Abyo, a 14-year-old who pays no attention to her and only has interests in Kung-Fu and impressing other girls.
In the third season, there is an overarching plot surrounding the rivalry between Goh-Rong and a new local restaurant titled Dong King Restaurant (which was originally titled to be BonaSera in the trailer). Ring Ring, a local 12-year-old fashion star, who appeared previously in the show and also grows a love interest to Garu, is also revealed to be the daughter of Dong King and works alongside him and his servants against Pucca and Dong King.
TV Show Intro[]
Sound Effects Used[]
- Bainbridge Records, Single Cow Moo
- CROWD GASP (Heard once in "Little Miss Sooga" and probably some other episodes.)
- H-B BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S LITTLE BOING
- Hollywoodedge, Ascending Whistles CRT057901 (Heard once in "Unsinkable Pucca".)
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Hawk Single Scre PE020801/Hollywoodedge, Hawk Screech Single AT082901
- Hollywoodedge, Cat Domestic Meow Ang AT010501 (Heard often in "Cat Scratch Fever".)
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601 (2006-2008 episodes only.)
- Hollywoodedge, Crowd Med Shock PE961301/Hollywoodedge, Crowd Reaction Shock PE142501
- Hollywoodedge, Dry Squeaky Kiss OrS CRT027702
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Trumpet Gro AT044301
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Trumpeting PE024801
- Hollywoodedge, Funny Sgl Chicken CRT011001
- Hollywoodedge, Girl Screams Long Hi CRT028201
- Hollywoodedge, Gusts Heavy Cold Wind PE031601/Hollywoodedge, Whistling Wind Stead PE033301
- Hollywoodedge, Large Ceramic Pot Bre TE023001/Hollywoodedge, Pottery Drop Break PE112401
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140501
- Hollywoodedge, Object Being Squashe PE105201
- Hollywoodedge, Old Car Horns Single CRT021302 (Heard once in "Tame That Toon".)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Double Bell Di CRT015001
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057505
- Hollywoodedge, Very Wet Lip Smackin CRT026505
- Hollywoodedge, Wet Splats Various CRT052101 (5th splat; heard once in "Soap Opera".)
- Hollywoodedge, Wet Splats Various CRT052303
- Hollywoodedge, Wubble Wobble Spring PE940704/OMI, Cartoon FX - Warble
- King Kong Roar (Used for Godzilla.)
- Sound Ideas, ALARM - BATTLE STATIONS: LOUD ELECTRONIC ALARM, SCI FI 01
- Sound Ideas, ALARM, CAR - CAR ALARM GOING OFF, AUTO (Heard in "Tokyo A Go-Go".)
- Sound Ideas, ALARM, CAR - SET CAR ALARM, AUTO (Heard in "Tokyo A Go-Go".)
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CAT - TOM CATS, FIGHTING, HISSING, GROWLING
- Sound Ideas, APPLAUSE - MEDIUM CROWD: OUTDOORS, CHEERING AND WHISTLING
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, ROOSTER - MORNING CALL, ANIMAL 01 (Heard in "Chickenpox".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SEVERAL RUBBER SQUEAKS, STRETCH
- Sound Ideas, CIRCUS, MUSIC - THEME 1A: FULL MIX, BRIGHT, EXCITING INTRO, FAST TEMPO, CARTOON (Heard in the internet short intro.)
- Sound Ideas, COUNTRY, DAY - BIRDS, CRICKETS, STEADY BREEZE, AMBIENCE
- Sound Ideas, COW - SEVERAL ANGRY MOOS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE COW MOO, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE COW MOO, ANIMAL 03
- Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 01 (Heard once in "Swiss Kiss".)
- Sound Ideas, DOG, POMERANIAN - SMALL DOG, BARKING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, METAL - LARGE INDUSTRIAL METAL DOOR: LATCH 03
- Sound Ideas, FIREWORKS - SEQUENCE OF FIREWORKS, EXPLOSION
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, LAUGH - GIGGLING: CHILD (Used within Pucca herself.)
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, SCREAM - SCREAM: FEMALE, HORROR 03
- Sound Ideas, MONSTER - ROAR, ANIMAL 01
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - BOW STRING RICCO
- Sound Ideas, SPIN, CARTOON - SPIN COMMOTION (Mainly higher pitched.)
- Sound Ideas, SPLAT, CARTOON - PAINT FIGHT GLOP 02
- Sound Ideas, SQUISH, CARTOON - LITTLE SQUISH
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - STEAM TRAIN: EXTERNAL: ON BOARD: WHISTLE: SINGLE BLAST
- Sound Ideas, Train, Steam - Steam Train Pull Out To Constant Speed, Steady (Heard in "The Choo Choo Trouble".)
- WB CARTOON, HEAD SHAKE - TROMBONE GOBBLE (Heard in "Invisible Trouble".)