19 January (2020-01-19)– 5 November 2020 (2020-11-05)
Powerbirds is an animated children's television series created by Stephen P. Breen and co-created by Jennifer Monier-Williams and produced by Brown Bag Films. The series is about Max and his pet parakeets who transform into superhero birds called the Powerbirds, after Max leaves for school. The Powerbirds save the city from danger, and will stop him against the animal friends who are villains.
The series premiered on 19 January 2020, on Universal Kids. It is one of the last shows to premiere on Universal Kids, before it was shut down on March 6, 2025. The series is currently seen in other languages. 20 episodes were produced.
Premise
The series follows a boy named Max with his pair of parakeets, Ace and Polly. Max counts on them to keep saving the day while he is away. The powerbirds save the city from danger and they stop the villains: Nibbles the poodle, Clawdette the tabby cat, Scrapper the raccoon, Asher Stasher the flying squirrel and Minerva the owlet from the events where Max will be going later, so then later, Max is excited to visit the events.
Cast and characters
Main
Cory Doran as Ace, a determined, daring, and playful yellow parakeet who can turn into a superhero.
Tara Strong as Polly, a silly and creative blue parakeet with stretching abilities. She tends to think outside of the box to solve problems.
Recurring
Orlando Lucas as Max, an imaginative eight-year-old teenage boy who loves comic books and counts on Ace and Polly to make sure no danger is around the city when he is away.
Ana Sani as Gwen, Max's little sister.
Paloma Nuñez as Mrs. Lopez, a bookmobile driver.
Deven Mack as Felix, Max's grandfather.
Antagonists
Robert Tinkler as Nibbles, a selfish and greedy white poodle who seeks to become famous. However, he ends up causing disasters, mostly because he only thinks of himself.
Evany Rosen as Clawdette, a tabby cat who is Max's pet, and the Powerbirds' adoptive sister. She believes that she is the best ninja, so she tries to get stuff so she can be the best at it.
Tyler Murree as Scrapper, a raccoon who steals food from others. He speaks in a New York accent.
Shannon Hamilton as Minerva, a brown owl who uses different tools to cause trouble and make herself smarter than humans.
Episodes
The series was picked up for 20 22-minute episodes. It premiered early on its original network for its first look of the show on 1 January 2020.
No.
Title
Written by
Storyboarded by
Original release date
Prod. code
U.S. viewers (millions)
1a
"World's Awesomest Villain"
S: Ben Joseph/T: Ben Joseph & Steve Westren
TBA
19January2020(2020-01-19)
102
N/A
Asher Stasher steals all the trophies in town.
1b
"Owl of Nod"
Heather Jackson
TBA
19January2020(2020-01-19)
102
N/A
Minerva ruins everyone's dreams.
2a
"That'll Teach 'Em"
S: Robin J. Stein/ T: Robin J. Stein & Steve Westren
TBA
21January2020(2020-01-21)
103
N/A
Minerva hypnotizes several teachers so she can be the smartest one on earth.
2b
"Space Odyssey"
Evan Thaler Hickey
TBA
21January2020(2020-01-21)
103
N/A
The powerbirds see an UFO in their yard one day.
3a
"Scrapperlicious"
Scott Albert
TBA
26January2020(2020-01-26)
104
N/A
The powerbirds chase Scrapper around town to get some pizzas.
3b
"Book Bedlam"
Robin J. Stein
TBA
26January2020(2020-01-26)
104
N/A
Minerva drives around Mrs Lopez's Bookmobile without knowing how to drive, so the Powerbirds must get the bookmobile back to safety.
4a
"Nibbles takes the Cake"
Steve Westren
TBA
2February2020(2020-02-02)
105
N/A
Nibbles ruins several birthdays by taking all the cakes.
4b
"Clash of the Critters"
Josh Saltzman
TBA
2February2020(2020-02-02)
105
N/A
Clawdette and Scrapper fight over a trash can.
5a
"Time to Dino-Soar"
S: Robin J. Stein/ T: Robin J. Stein & Steve Westren
Paul GunsonAntonella Maringola
9February2020(2020-02-09)
101
N/A
Nibbles ruins the grand opening of the dinosaur exhibit and throws a party there.
5b
"Birdy Guards"
Ben Joseph
TBA
9February2020(2020-02-09)
101
N/A
The powerbirds must protect a famous wrestler's belt before Asher Stasher and Clawdette take it.
6a
"Haywire Hayride"
S: Craig Martin T:Craig Martin & Steve Westren
TBA
16February2020(2020-02-16)
106
N/A
Ace and Polly have to stop Nibbles, who's ruining the Harvest festival by taking over the hayride.
6b
"The Powerbirds Pretender"
Steve Westren
TBA
16February2020(2020-02-16)
106
N/A
Ace and Polly have to save the day and their reputations when Minerva poses as a fake Powerbird to make them look bad.
7a
"Power Meower Saves the Day"
Robin J. Stein
TBA
23February2020(2020-02-23)
107
N/A
Clawdette inadvertently sabotages Ace and Polly's attempts to stop Asher Stasher from collecting all the soccer balls in town.
7b
"Midnight Scrap"
Scott Albert
TBA
23February2020(2020-02-23)
107
N/A
Scrapper schemes to sneak into the house to take the cupcakes Max has baked for his classmates.
8a
"Wacky Wokka Walk"
S: Craig Martin T: Craig Martin & Steve Westren
TBA
1March2020(2020-03-01)
108
N/A
Nibbles steals the finish line for the big race so that no one can win it.
8b
"Owl's Spoilers"
S: Ben Joseph T: Ben Joseph & Steve Westren
TBA
1March2020(2020-03-01)
108
N/A
Ace and Polly team up against Minerva, who's stolen the last page out of every copy of Max's favorite comic book, Idaho Smith, so only she knows the ending.
9a
"Cement Your Legacy"
Ben Joseph
TBA
8March2020(2020-03-08)
109
N/A
Nibbles plans to write his name in some freshly poured cement so it will be there forever.
9b
"The Greatest Inventor"
S: Ben Joseph T: Ben Joseph & Steve Westren
TBA
8March2020(2020-03-08)
109
N/A
Minerva sneaks into the museum before it opens and switches all the plaques to make it seem like she invented everything.
10a
TBA
Steve Westren
TBA
15March2020(2020-03-15)
110
N/A
Minerva takes away everyone's ability to talk, while Polly learns that words aren't the only way to communicate.
10b
"Cereal Box Bandit"
Elliot Sokolsky
TBA
15March2020(2020-03-15)
110
N/A
Asher Stasher collects all the breakfast cereal in town while The Powerbirds' power belts have been damaged.
11a
"Clawdette Chaos!"
Elliot Sokolsky
TBA
17June2020(2020-06-17)
111
N/A
It's up to the Powerbirds to stop Clawdette, who's planning to ruin the big Kite Festival.
11b
"Food Caper"
Heather Jackson
TBA
17June2020(2020-06-17)
111
N/A
The Powerbirds and Clawdette team up to stop Scrapper.
12a
"Asher's Moving Castle"
Robin J. Stein
TBA
19June2020(2020-06-19)
112
N/A
Ace and Polly have to think things through when Asher Stasher steals the bouncy castle from the big block party.
12b
"Villain-Palooza"
Steve Westren
TBA
19June2020(2020-06-19)
112
N/A
All the villains team up to stop the Powerbirds once and for all.
13a
"Asher Goes Bananas"
Diana Moore
TBA
26June2020(2020-06-26)
113
N/A
Asher Stasher becomes obsessed with getting to the moon so he can put all of his extra collectibles in it.
13b
"Scrapper's Magnet Mayhem"
Ben Joseph
TBA
26June2020(2020-06-26)
113
N/A
Scrapper gets a hold of a really powerful magnet so he can take every item of canned food he can find, even in Max's food drive.
14a
"Clawdette's Mischievous Monkey"
Ben Joseph
TBA
3July2020(2020-07-03)
114
N/A
Ace and Polly are scared when Clawdette gets control of a toy monkey, when she lets it gets loose in town.
14b
"Take Back the Fort"
Evan Thaler Hickey
TBA
3July2020(2020-07-03)
114
N/A
The Powerbirds have to stop Scrapper, who's taken over Max's tree fort and using it for his very own villains' lair.
15a
"Major Mishap"
Andrew Harrison
TBA
10July2020(2020-07-10)
115
N/A
Asher hatches a plan to take all Major Justice action figures, so only he can have them.
15b
"King Wasteville"
Steve Westren
TBA
10July2020(2020-07-10)
115
N/A
Scrapper is launching mounds of waste into town trying to turn it into his own wasteful paradise.
16a
"Asher's Tooth Fairy Wish"
Ben Joseph
TBA
17July2020(2020-07-17)
116
N/A
Ace and Polly have to protect Max's tooth from Asher who wants to add it to his loose teeth collection.
16b
"Power Meower Strikes Again"
Josh Saltzman
TBA
17July2020(2020-07-17)
116
N/A
Gwen's stuffy, Boo Boo, is gone and she couldn't find it! While Max searches for it with her, Ace and Polly do their own searching with the unlikely help of Clawdette... or should we say: Power Meower.
17a
"Clawdette Who Cried Wolf"
Katherine Sandford
TBA
24July2020(2020-07-24)
117
N/A
17b
"Arf-Tastic Tales of Nibbles"
S: Ben Joseph & Steve Westren T: Steve Westren
TBA
24July2020(2020-07-24)
117
N/A
18a
"Doggoween"
Katherine Sandford
TBA
1August2020(2020-08-01)
118
N/A
18b
"Clash with Clawdette"
Diana Moore
TBA
1August2020(2020-08-01)
118
N/A
19a
"Asher's Eggstravaganza"
S: Josh Saltzman & Steve Westren T: Steve Westren
TBA
8August2020(2020-08-08)
119
N/A
19b
"Big Balloon Afternoon"
S: Nate Knetchel & Steve Westren T: Steve Westren
TBA
8August2020(2020-08-08)
119
N/A
20a
"Clawdette's Christmas Caper"
Heather Jackson
TBA
5November2020(2020-11-05)
120
N/A
20b
"Hologram Hijinks"
Ben Joseph
TBA
5November2020(2020-11-05)
120
N/A
Production
Universal Pictures chose to make a TV series out of Breen's children's books, which are published by Penguin, include Stick, Violet the Pilot, Pug and Doug, Unicorn Executions and Skyhorse, and the choice was Powerbirds. Universal Kids planned the series in 2017, but with a different style, before Sprout's rebrand to Universal Kids, a different style of the characters, which was Max, Polly, Ace and another character, the Golden Eagle.
Universal Kids stated to Hollywood Life that "The series promotes underlying positive messages that we can all be our own superhero if we do the right thing."
Release
In 2017, Universal Kids, as Sprout, set a release date for Powerbirds in 2019, but on December 11, 2019, the show was delayed to a 2020 release date instead to January 19, 2020, and the show got a first look release on January 1, 2020. The show will also air on Family Jr. in Canada.
