Scaredy Squirrel is a Canadian animated television series based very loosely on the Scaredy Squirrelbook series by Mélanie Watt. The series premiered on April 1, 2011 on YTV in Canada and August 9, 2011 on Cartoon Network in the United States. The series is broadcast on YTV and Cartoon Network. The series was produced in association with YTV by Nelvana, with additional production facilities provided by Studio 306, Pipeline Studios Inc. and Super Sonics Productions Inc., with Dolby Digital doing the sound, with Writers Guild of Canada and ACTRA writing the show's renewal plates, with the series' funding provided by The Canada Media Fund and The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. The series ended on August 17, 2013 on YTV in Canada and September 17, 2014 on Cartoon Network in the U.S. In Vietnam, the series was broadcast on VTV6 channel with Vietnamese Voiceover in 2017.
Plot
The series chronicles the adventures of Scaredy, an energetic squirrel, and his best friend Dave, a skunk. Their antics take place in the fictional Balsa City, and often at the local supermarket the Stash "N" Hoard, where Scaredy works as a stacker.
Characters
Scaredy – A smart, germophobic, and occasionally shy flying squirrel who works as a stacker at a grocery store called Stash "N" Hoard and is fond of cleaning.
David "Dave" Skunkerton Weeb – Scaredy's best friend who is a blue skunk. He is also dim-witted and is fond of being messy and farting.
Nestor – Nestor is a yellow canary who is the manager of Stash "N" Hoard. He is also Scaredy's boss and one of his frenemies.
Momma – A grouchy pastel pink canary who owns the Stash "N" Hoard, and who is Nestor's mother. Momma makes surprise appearances at any time, and is fond of firing people even those who don't work at the Stash "N" Hoard.
Paddy – A gray, egotistical ferret who is always making trouble for Scaredy.
Richard – Richard is Scaredy's inanimate pet plant. Richard seems to be slightly sadistic, as seen when he forces Scaredy to wear the "Hat of Pain".
Sally – A turquoise trout who is deeply in love with Scaredy. Sally is confident and thinks she and Scaredy could be a good couple, when in truth Scaredy is freaked out by her.
Mildred – A toad who works at the Stash "N" Hoard and seems to be Nestor's only friend. She is always seen drinking a bottle of soda and is constantly burping. She is also a secret spy but only Scaredy and Dave know.
Bucky "Buck" Beaver – A beaver who works at the Stash "N" Hoard. He is friends with Hatton, Scaredy and Dave.
Hatton – A mule who works at the Stash "N" Hoard. He is friends with Buck, Scaredy and Dave.
Milly – A strange domestic cow that lives in Balsa City. Often seen dancing. She also licks Scaredy in his sleep.
Philmore – An excited, nervous, fast-talking peacock who frequents the Stash "N" Hoard.
Sue – A female version of Scaredy whom Scaredy has a crush on but it turned out that she was insane. She wears a green dress and has a ponytail. She first appeared in the episode "Acting Silly", but also appears at the beginning of the theme song.