Kodiak the Timestopper

 is an American-Irish animated television series being created by Diana Uhlman, being her second series, after The Face Paint World Life. It is produced by Rhythmic Uhlman Productions (credited only), Cartoon Saloon, 4Kids Entertainment (Season 1-TBD) and (Season TBD-TBD), and aired on CW4Kids (later Toonzai) from October 11th, 2008 til August 18th, 2012, and Vortexx from October TBDth, 2012 until TBD 2013.

A theatrical film, serving as the series finale, was released on TBD 2019.

Synopsis
In the anthropomorphic animals, set in the fictional utopian/normal hybrid city of /Novasburg/, New York, a dog teenager is chosen to become the next Timestopper, using those powers to save the world while also exploring his deceased father's past.

Main

 * Kodiak McBonekins/The Timestopper (voiced by Jason Griffith) - a Brussels Griffon 10th grader who is chosen to be the next Timestopper, using it for heroic purposes while exploring his father's past.

Supporting

 * Hiskers (voiced by Mike Pollock) - a cat who is the first-ever Timestopper, now a spiritual being, aiding Kodiak on his journey.
 * Tina Miki (voiced by Veronica Taylor) - a sweet tanuki who has a crush on Kodiak, and later on started dating him in Season 3.
 * Hank McBonekins/The Timestopper (previous) (voiced by Eric Stuart) - a Brussels Griffon who was Kodiak's father, as well as the previous Timestopper before his death.
 * Finnsley McFins (voiced by Rodger Parsons) - a fish who is the news reporter.
 * Wendy Walrus (voiced by TBD) - a walrus who is also the news reporter.
 * [Gerrett-inspired hero, or nah?]

Antagonists

 * Donald Clawson/Super Evil Time Lord (voiced by Ted Lewis) - the self claimed lord of evilness who TBD.
 * Harvey Stompers/Apocalypse (voiced by Dan Green) - a hippopotamus who TBD.
 * James Woofe/Ice Cream Man (voiced by Sam Riegel) - TBD.
 * Jekyll Hydeson/Spoiler (voiced by Wayne Grayson) - a coyote who loves to spoiler movies as his "evil ego", but is more like an annoying one than a threat.

Production
Production started in 2004, while Uhlman was working on The Face Paint World Life, she stated that she has plans for an action show. She was offered by 4Kids to produce an animated series after they were really impressed with The Face Paint World Life, with her accepting it.

Animation
The animation for the series is being outsourced to Cartoon Saloon's own animation studio in Ireland.

Episodes
See List of episodes.

Film adaptation
See Kodiak: Operation T.H.E.A.T.R.I.C.A.L.

Critical response
 received critical acclaim from critics. The score on Rotten Tomatoes is "96%", with the critical consensus reading "While not as memorable as The Face Paint World Life, Kodiak proves to be a very fun experience filled with good animation and exciting stories that will make you scream in excitement". On MetaCritic, the score is currently "85 to 100", indicating "universal acclaim".

International/Reruns
The series is currently available to stream on [Netflix, Hulu, TBD] since TBD 2020.

Tropes
See /Tropes.

Trivia

 * Despite 4Kids going bankrupt and having most of its assets acquired by Saban, the voice recordings for the series were kept in New York City.
 * This is Diane's first series with her own company producing, since her previous series didn't have its involvement, mainly since it wasn't founded at the time.
 * In contrast to The Face Paint World Life, which was aimed for girls, this show is mainly aimed for male audiences.
 * Currently, Hasbro owns the rights to the Kodiak IP.
 * Hasbro also did the The Face Paint World Life toyline from 2002 til 2006.