Pirates: Adventures in Art () is a Canadian CGI-animated children's television series which aired on CBC Television in Canada from September 7, 2009 to October 15, 2011. The show, produced by DHX Media, was creative-produced and executive-story edited by Jed MacKay, produced by Katrina Walsh and directed by William Gordon.
The show tells the story of four pirates: captain Leo, Fresco the gecko, Skelly the skeleton and Princess Cleo, who sail the seas in search of art, always dodging the evil, art-hating queen Conformia. Along the way, Princess Cleo of her former palace home, who has a knack for artwork, joins the trio and aids them in their quests. The show's theme song was performed by Canadian band Great Big Sea. 44 episodes were produced.
In Latin America, the show launched on February 27, 2012 on Discovery Kids and Boomerang in Spanish as Los piratas y sus aventuras coloridas and in Portuguese as Os piratas e suas aventuras coloridas (Brazil). It also aired in Israel on Israeli Educational Television with the title of הרפתקאות הפיראטים - מסעות בעולם האומנות and reduced as הרפתקאות הפיראטים, in Portugal on Canal Panda with the title of Os piratas e as suas aventuras coloridas, in Germany on Super RTL with the title of Cleo und die Kunstpiraten and in Spain on SerieStation with the title of Piratas: Los aventureros del Arte. In the United States, the show aired on Qubo from 2019 through the network's closure in 2021.
Cast Joseph Motiki as Leo Tajja Isen as Cleo Carlos Díaz as Fresco de Gecko Jayne Eastwood as Queen Conformia James Rankin as Krank and Skelly
Episodes
Season 1 (2009–10) Cleo's Clue Landscape Escape Go Fly a Kite The Tricky Tower The Adventure of Wildfang Island The Adventure of Dragon Boat A Balancing Act Collage Cap'n Cubism The Great Golden Gecko Hide in Plain Sight Yo Ho Shadow Portrait of a Queen A Yucky Uck Adventure The Grape Escape Mission Tradition
Season 2 (2010–11) Say It with Symbols Colour Me Purple Marooned! The Adventures of Wango Mango All in Good Lime All's Well that Ends Wall Cleopatra's Crown Veni Vidi Da Vinci! Shutterbug A Matter of Perspective The Next Top Pirate Queen Conformia's Mine The Golden Gorgon The Phantom of Crazy Castle The Goblet The Wrong Impression The Ones that Got Away Diorama Rama Farm Folk Frenzy The Artless Festival Totally Totem The Golden Tapestry Weave Got You Covered Fresco's Fresco The Curse of the Zeus Temple The Wild Brushman Pop! Go the Pirates A Lotta Terracotta Notes
References
External links
Pirates: Adventures in Art on Discovery Kids (Latin America)