Pakdam Pakdai (transl.Chasing), also known as Rat-A-Tat (for the English-language release), is an Indian Flash-animated comedy television series, formerly on Nickelodeon India and currently airing on Sonic Nickelodeon. The series is a version of a 1998 french animated series, Oggy and the Cockroaches by Jean-Yves Raimbaud likely due to licensing issues and the show's immense popularity in India.
The show began airing on 27 May 2013 to present. It now telecasts 585 episodes on Sonic Nickelodeon. Some aspects of the series are based on several Indian dubs of Oggy and the Cockroaches, which added dialogue parodying Bollywood actors and filmmakers including a narrator (unlike the French series' German dub) based on Nana Patekar, some of which even localized character names. Pakdam Pakdai is narrated by Nana, the eponymous narrator. Worldwide releases of the show, however, omit these in favor of silent comedy.
Episodes
Beach Boys
Remote War
The Date
The Time
War of Years
Pigeon Baby
I Gotta Go!
Moo-ing Trouble
Doggy Don of Ghost
Safari Don
The Airplane
Cake Wars
Rest o War!
Dimshum to War
Characters
The main cast are inspired by Oggy's notable characters, for the first three seasons. They later introduce Betty, who is Olivia's counterpart. The character's names were changed to be more American-sounding for international versions.
Dogs:
Doggy Don (Don) is a light red dog. He would be an everyman, but he has bad luck dealing with the mice. He is based off of Oggy.
Karnal (Colonel) is a muscular green dog and is Don's older brother. He is moreso the tougher type, and helps Don whenever he can. He is based off of Jack.
Chhotu (Charly) is the leader of the group. He is a yellow mouse who wears glasses and is shown to be the ingenious one. He is based off of Joey.
Motu (Marly) is the youngest mouse. He is a grayish blue mouse with a big appetite, much to Chhotu's chagrin. He is based off of Dee Dee.
Lambu (Larry) is another mouse. He is a purple mouse with black hair and is the laid-back jokester. He is based off of Marky.
Other characters include:
Nana the Narrator, who appears in the Hindi version. He commentates throughout episodes.
Major Saab Jr. (Thaw), Don and Karnal's friend. Like Motu, he also has an appetite. Gizmo
The Doctor, who owns multiple buildings, like a police department and a school. He is foolish as he often falls for the Chuha Party's schemes.
Ballu (Rox), a cranky Great Dane dog. If one were to anger him, he would beat them up without hesitation. Based off Bob.
Betty (Meow), a golden retriever. She is the love interest of Don and plays the role of straight man. She debuts in the 3rd episode of season 1. She is based off of Olivia.
Sammy, a squirrel who would not go one day without ruining someone else's. He acts devilish no matter what. He is a character appeared in episode “Rodent Fix”, he stealing food from Don's garden and later his house. Sammy repeatedly framed Chhotu for stealing carrots, but when Motu and Lambu found out about this and tell Don, they team up to defeat him. The squirrel then proceeds to wreck and eventually destroy the entire house and gets away with it, forcing Don and the mice to move out. However, they are back living in the house in subsequent episodes, presumably due to the show's negative continuity.He later makes a cameo in "Supermarket Don", when he got flattened accidentally by Don in a mascot suit while purchasing a lollypop, as Don had previously been demoted by Rox following the mice wreaking havoc in the store and him getting framed repeatedly for the chaos.He makes a cameo in “Garbage Wale”, various got away. The vacuum is blown up and explodes garbage mess the neighborhood. He make a cameo in “Heroic Battle”, he getting hit by a training dummy.
The Terminator, who is a crocodile in a blue shirt debuting in season 2. He also appears without his outfit in one of the movies of this show, "Doggy Don in Egypt"and other.
Reception
The Bollywood-miniseries show premiered at the Cinépolis Ahmedabad Mall in April 2013. The film premiered at the AnnexCinema in Rosmolenlaan 1, Woerden 3447 GL on May 27, 2013. The film premiered at the Apollo Victoria Theatre on 25 September 2014 in the UK, The Broadway Cinemas at 518 Broadway Street, Tillsonburg, ON N4G 3S7 on November 13, 2014 in Canada, and at the AMC 34th Street 14 on December 20, 2014 in the USA