Summer Memories is an animated television series created by Adam Yaniv which airs on The Roku Channel In the United States and Cartoon Network in Latin America.
The series was produced by Yaniv's A&N Productions Ltd. in partnership with Aircraft Pictures and Yeti Farm Creative, and premiered on Family Channel in Canada in 2022,Ramin Zahed, "How ‘Summer Memories’ Creator Adam Yaniv Brought a Season of Wonder to Screens". Animation Magazine, October 11, 2022. followed by ABC in Australia, Amazon Prime in Germany, Showmax in Africa, Roku in the US, and Cartoon Network/HBO in Latin America.
Created by Adam Yaniv, the series stars Tricia Black as the voice of Jason, a young boy who is romanticizing the memories he made with his best friend Ronnie (Yaniv) over what he sees as the most important summer of his life, which was just a few weeks ago.Mark Layton, "News round-up: Prime Video & ABC pick up ‘Summer Memories’; Abacus shops Andrew Tate doc; Netflix & NITV kids’ co-commission". Television Business International, February 6, 2023. Yaniv based the show on his own childhood and best friend growing up in Raanana, Israel, and has said that the show draws on Israel both visually and verbally to achieve its unique color palette and joke style.
The series is marked by its writers and cast members from Prime-Time Canadian comedy hits such as Schitt's Creek, Kids in the Hall, Run the Burbs, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, TallBoyz and more.
Synopsis The series follows the time-and-space-bending adventures of best friends Jason and Ronnie as Jason looks back on the most pivotal summer of his life (which was just a few weeks ago).
Cast The show's voice cast also includes Jason Priestley, Dani Kind, Andrew Phung, Taylor Love, Rashaana Cumberbatch, Andre Sills, Steffi DiDomenicantonio, Rakhee Morzaria, Jonathan Langdon, Tyler Murree, and Cassie Cao.
Tricia Black as Jason, who is a main protagonist. Adam Yaniv as Ronnie, who is Jason's best friend.
Episodes No. Title Original release date 1 All is Lost August 12, 2022 Splitting Hairs 2 Self Help Time Flies 3 Surprise! We Ruined Your Birthday August 19, 2022 Babysitting 4 Night Games August 26, 2022 High & Mighty 5 Annual Child Awards September 9, 2022 Rainy Day 6 Truth or Dare September 16, 2022 Wild Ronnie Blues 7 Present Time September 23, 2022 Just Like Old Times 8 Lost in Thought September 30, 2022 Old Things, New Problems 9 Summer School October 7, 2022 Same Old Song 10 A Foot in Both Camps October 14, 2022 A Summer's Hike 11 That Ain't the Way I See It October 21, 2022 We're in This Together 12 Tall Girl and Tall Boy October 28, 2022 Pretty Good Day 13 Summer in the City November 4, 2022 Purple Rock Flower 14 Soccer is Life November 11, 2022 Jason Finds His Groove 15 Old Stamping Grouds January 20, 2023 Time Without Tim 16 Sleepless Again January 27, 2023 Day Before Last 17 Heat Wave February 3, 2023 Spaghetti Daze 18 Smile Like It's the End of Summer February 10, 2023 Summer Forgetory 19 Splitting Pairs February 17, 2023 Bummer Memories 20 Summer Breaks February 24, 2023 Till the Winter, My Friend
Awards and nominations Black won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.Connie Thiessen, "2023 Canadian Screen Awards: Children’s & Animation". Broadcast Dialogue, April 12, 2023.
The show was also nominated for Best Animated Program or Series, and Sara Peters was nominated for Best Writing in an Animated Program or Series for the episode "Truth or Dare".Mercedes Milligan, "Canadian Screen Awards: 2023 Animation Nominees". Animation Magazine, February 22, 2023.
Themes, style and narrative arc The series is known for its surreal take on its characters' recollections and playing with points of view, as well as using an unreliable narrator.
Yaniv has said that while he based the show on his own memories growing up, the show is really a meditation on memories as a whole, and the choices people face in shaping their own and others' realities.
Yaniv has said that while he has a story for season 2, "season 1 is its own complete chapter" and has described the world of Jason's memories as a 'nested world-within-a-world infinite universe, where the same moments are viewed through multiple lenses'.
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