Balto Tv Series

Balto: The Tv Series is based off the animated/live-action 1995 movie of Balto.

This show revolves around Balto and his friends and family. The show will run for a total of 6 seasons and 25 episodes. A majority of the main characters in the series gets a centric episode. The series will be a canon to the first movie and the second but a non canon to the third film (even though the shows features characters from the third movie). The series as a whole is a comedy/drama with some action episodes here and there. Each episode in the series is 32 minutes long, longer than average episodes in an animated series.

Cast And Characters
Balto (Jeff Bennett) - a young adult male wolfdog. Before the events of the show Balto was treated coldly by other dogs and citizens of Nome due to his heritage. After saving the many children of Nome, Balto his hailed a hero. He had a son with Jenna named Kodi.

Jenna (Jodi Benson) - a female Husky and Rosie's pet as well as Balto's mate, she is the only one in Nome besides Boris that cared for Balto and his well being. She and Balto have a son named Kodi.

Kaltag (Danny Mann) - a former bully of Kaltag who was apart of Balto's rival, Steele, sled team. After the events of the first film Balto and Kaltag become great friends and often give advice to one another when either one his feeling hopeless or let down. Balto considers Katlag his brother. Kaltag's love interest is Dixie.

Dixie (Megan Mullaly) - a female Pomeranian and one of Jenna's close friends. She used to be a former show dog before living in Nome. Kaltag is her main love interest throughout the series.

Boris (Charles Fleischer) - a Russian snow goose and Balto's caretaker and sidekick. Boris is also considered to be Balto's father since he and Balto share a father/son type relationship. He is also afraid of heights.

Kodi (Sean Astin) - is the son of Balto and Jenna. Kodi, just like his father, has a strong sense of duty and responsibility, but also has his faults. He is the leader of his group and has a job selling papers.

Kirby (Greg Cipes) - is one of Kodi's best friends. He is the cocky member of Kodi's group and lead dog on a sled team. He, along with Balto and Kaltag, has more centric episodes than most other characters. His main love interest Dusty, this was revealed early on in the series.

Dusty (Charity James) - is one of Kodi's close friends and love interest of Kirby. She is the only female dog on Kirby's sled team. She is the more calming and good natured one in the group.

Ralph (Bill Fagerbakke) - another one of Kodi's close friends who's also on Kirby's sled team. He is the more laid back of Kodi's group, usually serving as the blunt of pranks yet voice of quiet reason and complaints.

Nikki (Max Casella) - a former member of Steele's team and good friends with Balto, Kaltag, and Star. Nikki out of Balto's group of friends is more straightforward and likes to make jokes. His New York accent adds a unique quality to Nikki, which none of the other dogs have. It revealed he is from New York.

Star (Robbie Rist) - a former member of Steele's team and good friends with Balto, Kaltag, and Nikki. Small, meek, and timid, he is often picked on and bullied. He eventually has a comeback when he able to defeat one the series main villians along with Balto.

Sylvie (Juliette Brewer) - is a friend of Jenna's and has a habit of judging her courtship with Balto, often complaining to Dixie about it. Later in the series she opens up to Balto and more and becomes friends with him.

Aleu (Lacey Chabert) - the daughter of Balto and Jenna who has returned to Nome after living with Wolves. She is honest, funny, and an inspiration towards the younger female dogs of Nome.

Muk and Luk (Phil Collins) - two polar bears who usually like to play pranks on Boris. They are presumably brothers. Unlike the other main characters Muk and Luk don't have as many centric episodes. Muk and Luk live in the forests of Alaska. They are often seen visiting Boris and Balto.

Reception
The series has been well received by critics with the first season at a rating of 78% on Rotten Tomatoes. The series has been praised for its voice acting, characters, humor, drama, writing, and for bringing back the traditional 2D animation look the first movie had. Though the series has been criticized for being to mature for children, as there are some elements not sutable for most children. The second season has a rating of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons having ratings of 82%, 73%, 94%, and 96%.

List Of Balto: The Tv Series Episodes