March 10 (2017-03-10) – July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
Buddy Thunderstruck is an American children's stop motioncomedy television series created by Ryan Wiesbrock for Netflix, produced by American Greetings and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios[2] and written by Tom Krajewski. The series stars Brian Atkinson, Ted Raimi, Harry Chaskin and Debi Derryberry. The first season was released on Netflix on March 10, 2017.[3] When promoting the first series Netflix billed it as the 'outrageous, high-octane adventures of Buddy Thunderstruck, a truck-racing dog who brings guts and good times to the town of Greasepit'.
Premise
The series tells about a hard-driving trucking adventures of a dog driver and his ferret mechanic sidekick.
In the town of Greasepit everyone loves Buddy, until a Buddy imposter goes around town ruining his good name. Buddy starts a rivalry with a new pizza business shadowing his cousin Muncie's business.
When he finally impounds the Rabble Rouser, Sheriff Cannonball gives into being an awesome stunt driver, and Buddy must become a cop to stop him. Buddy thinks his truck, Rabble Rouser, has a new part and can now talk to him, unaware it's Darnell trapped inside.
When Auntie Uncle loses all her furniture to debt to Big Tex, Buddy takes a job from Big Tex as a repo man to get his own stuff back. With the Speedway closed, Buddy tries to get money for bills by becoming a taxi driver. Big Tex uses this to try and steal Buddy's driving secrets.
Buddy and Darnell make up "Thunder Fu" after being beat up by a child, they openingly mock Artichoke for his love of Karate. Thinking he can be a better artist than Muncie, Buddy begins making art that looks like money which Cannonball mistakes as forgery.
The creepy guy following Buddy finally explains he is Buddy's rival. When Buddy will not race him, Moneybags trains Tex Junior to beat him. When Buddy, Darnell, and Tex Junior start sneezing, Jacko diagnoses them with one week left to live.
While stranded in the woods, Buddy and Darnell think they are being haunted by an evil presence. Truck stop owner Leroy lets Buddy and Darnell watch his shop while he is away.
Buddy and Tex Junior start a competition to see who can beat a poorly made racing arcade game. Buddy starts his own stunt show, but Tex Junior attempts his own stunt show to surpass Buddy's popularity.
Cannonball quits as sheriff and takes up odd jobs around Greasepit. Buddy and Darnell harass him until they realize they miss him as sheriff. When Buddy still won't race his self-proclaimed rival, Moneybags runs for mayor to legislate himself into race.
Sheriff Cannonball hires Darnell to try and prove Buddy guilty of a vehicular accident. After Tex Junior locks himself out of his house, Buddy and Darnell try to teach him to care for himself.
Buddy uses Darnell's recorded guitar riffs to fake it in a new rock band. When Buddy hears people lovingly mock him for being extreme, he turns boring so no one can think he is weird.
When Buddy's number one fan Weaselbrat realizes he doesn't have a best friend, Buddy and Darnell feel they need to find him one. Buddy doesn't want to share his truck stop snacks, so fakes being healthy so people will copy him.
Moneybags realizes Darnell is a great mechanic and tricks Darnell into building him a car to help him beat Buddy's truck the Rabble Rouser. Buddy becomes depressed and thinks he cannot win without Darnell.
Champion truck-racing dog Buddy and his handyman ferret pal Darnell test potentially awesome (but mostly terrible) ideas in this interactive adventure.
