New Fireman Sam

New Fireman Sam (AKA Fireman Sam 2018 or Fireman Sam: The 11th Series) (Japanese: ファイヤーマン・サム：新世代2018 Hepburn: Faiyāman Samu: Shin sedai 2018 English: Fireman Sam: The New Generation) is a Japanese/British/Canadian computer-animated children's comedy series produced by HIT Entertainment, DHX Media, and fellow animation studios Robot, Jam Filled Toronto, and RGH Entertainment. This film is set to air on October 2017 in Japan and later in 2018 in the UK and Canada, alongside with a 60-minute Fireman Sam film.

Plot
Things go pretty wacky in the town of Pontypandy. Thankfully, Fireman Sam and his clever firefighter friends are here to save the day. It can be from UFO invasions, accidents by the mountains, or the mischief of three first grade boys, roaming around in this small town.

Characters
Fireman Sam

Elvis Cridlington

Penny Morris

Arnold McKinely

Ellie Phillips

Jerry Lee Cridlington

Station Officer Steele

Chief Fire Officer Boyce

Ben Hooper

Tom Thomas

Norman Price

Derek Price

Mandy Flood

Sarah and James Jones

Hannah Sparkes

Lily Chen

Dilys Price

Charlie Jones

Bronwyn Jones

Gareth Griffiths

Mike Flood

Helen Flood

Joe Sparkes

Lizzie Sparkes

Trevor Evans

Mrs. Chen

Moose Roberts

Bella Lasagna

Professor Pickles

Rosa

Lion

Dusty

Woolly

Lambykins

Squeaky

Norris

Buck Douglas (mentioned, cameo appearances)

Characters Introduced
Buck Douglas Jr

Darren Clemaceau

Pierre Clemaceau

Carlton Clover

Clyde McConnors

Professor Pickles Jr

Rodger and Dodger Marsh

Hecir Price

Buck Douglas Impostor

Orange

Episodes
The Prince of Pontypandy

Norman Man vs. Firedog

Cadet Catastrophe

Monster Mania

Wally Wizzo

The Why Files

Who Let the Cat Out?

Pontypandy Slickers

Alien Bug Hunt

Wrong Turn Dilys

Night of the Norman

Blast from the Past

James and the Giant Pumpkin

Unofficial/Non-Canon
Mysteries of Pontypandy Island

Bad Luck Elvis

Pontypandy Elementary

Buck Douglas Jr

Walliby 2 to the Rescue

Norman's Mischevous Day

UFO: Unidentified Flying Object

Fireman Sam's Secret

The Cave Game

The Space-tastic School Play of Fun!

Trapped on the Mountain

Snowboarding in the Snow

Pontypany's Being Watched!

Films
A 60-minute Fireman Sam film is set to be released in 2018, and is set to take place after the events of Series 11. There are six possible films that could be the next official film. The films are:

Fireman Sam: An Incredible Discovery

Fireman Sam and the Newtown Treasure Hunt

Fireman Sam: Journey to Newtown Peak

Fireman Sam: Invasion of the Humanoids

Fireman Sam: Revenge of the Alien Space Pirates

The Fireman Sam Movie

All of these films are part of the Fireman Sam Theatrical Universe, but one of the films will be released officially once they announce it.

In October 1st, 2017, the plot of the new movie has been revealed on a Mattel toy magizine. The film is set to be titled Fireman Sam: Hollywood Hero and it is set to me released in spring 2018. Unfortunately, due to the film still being in production due to the animation studio switchover, it is unknown if the film will be delayed or not.

Trivia
This series marks the return of Dusty and Rosa. In this series, it was hinted that Dusty and Rosa have a romantic relationship and Rosa is rivals with both Lion and Orange.

This series marks the debut of Buck Douglas' pet cat, who he calls him "Orange" due to the colour of his fur.

This series also marks the debut of eight children, by the names of Buck Douglas Jr (Buck Douglas' 7-year-old cousin), Darren, Pierre, Clyde, Professor Pickles Jr (Professor Pickles' 6-year-old son), Rodger, and Dodger.

Although, they don't belong to Pontypandy, but Jerry Lee Cridlington, Professor Pickles, Buck Douglas, and Hecir Price visit this town frequently. Although, Buck Douglas dosn't visit as often as the other three.

There is a recurring antagonist in this series that is an impostor and a clone of Buck Douglas. Unlike the real Buck Douglas, he does a lot of mischief and gets into trouble. The same person also hosted a TV show called Wierd, But True, which is the first graders' trademark favorite show. Despite being an antagonist, he is very nice to the first graders and he's always cheerful.

This marks Buck Douglas' first apperance in the Fireman Sam series, only in recurring cameo appearances and minor speaking roles. Although, his cousin (Buck Douglas Jr), his pet cat (Orange), and an impostor of him makes major and recurring appearances.

The episode, "The Prince of Pontypandy", is the only Series 11 episode to air in 2017. The reason is because it is a special 30th anniversary episode of Fireman Sam.

The series has three English dubs, one made in the UK, one made for Canadian syndicated TV by Ocean Productions, and one made in the US for Amazon Prime by a different studio.

Differences between this series and the 2008 CGI series of Fireman Sam
James is more worried and nervous in this series than in the 2008 series.

Chief Fire Officer Boyce has a sneakier and mischievous personality in this series.

The characters look more cartoonish, simple, and brightly-coloured in this series than in the 2008 series. The atmoshpere is also brightly-coloured.

The characters' Welsh/British accents are stronger and thicker than in the 2008 series.

Gareth Griffiths has an entirely different voice.

Fireman Sam is less angrier, more unsure/worried, and more neutral in this series than the other series, partially retaining his personality from the 1987 and 2005 series.

An evil Buck Douglas impostor hosts a TV show called Wierd, but True. The reason is because of his love to children and "idiots" (referring to Elvis and Jerry Lee Cridlington), despite him being an antagonist to the others. This show is the first graders' favourite and a running gag shows the kids watching it. This show first appeared in the 22-minute episode UFO: Unidentified Flying Object, while the Buck Douglas impostor first appeared in the episode Mysteries of the Pontypandy Island, the first episode of this series. A minor character, who looks and dresses like the character Alex from the 2017 movie Dunkirk, first appeared in the episode "Norman's Mischievous Day" as one of the victums to one of Norman's pranks. He only had one line in the episode ("Ay!") when he tripped and fell on a banana peel. He also made cameo apperances in the episodes "The Cave Game", "Fireman Sam's Secret", "Trapped on the Mountain", and had some speaking lines in the potential 2018 film Fireman Sam: Revenge of the Alien Space Pirates. During the character's scenes in "The Cave Game", "Fireman Sam's Secret", "Trapped on the Mountain", and Fireman Sam: Revenge of the Alien Space Pirates, lots of characters in Pontypandy glare at him for some unknown reason, possibly because he dosn't belong to Pontypandy. Although, some characters (EX: Elvis, Jerry Lee, Buck Douglas Jr, Darren, Carlton, Hecir, Charlie, etc.) smile and/or wave at him.