Grossology (TV series)

Grossology is a Canadian animated action-adventure television series produced by Nelvana and based loosely on the non-fictional children's book series of the same name by Sylvia Branzei. Debuting in Canada on September 29, 2006 on Teletoon in the United States on January 13, 2007 on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom, and on September 15, 2008 on Nick Jr. 2.

Premise
Ty and Abby are a teenage brother-and-sister crime-fighting team who report to the Bureau of Grossology, a secret government agency whose job is to investigate gross criminals, their gross crimes, and/or various gross phenomena.[1] Each episode of the series follows the pair on adventures based on real scientific facts. Aided by their friend Lab Rat (a human scientist), their boss The Director, and their police liaison, The Detective, Ty and Abby work to keep the city safe, all while keeping their identities hidden.

Main

 * Tyler "Ty" Archer (voiced by Sam Vincent) – Ty is Abby's younger brother and a hard kid to face. He is very intelligent, possessing a cool, active and analytical that takes everything in. He sees himself as a scientist and takes his job as a grossologist very seriously. His goal is to be remembered among the very best within the scientific community. He even owns a chemistry set and does analyses on things he finds (e.g. Hairball's hairballs). He and Lab Rat share many common interests. On the field, Ty pilots the GRS-1 and is great at strategic maneuvers. His quick thinking has saved the day many times. In fact, he is hinted to be the most intelligent of the team, being smarter than Abby and even than Lab Rat. He has a crush on Naomi, who eventually becomes his girlfriend later in the series.
 * Abby Archer Skeleton (voiced by Ashleigh Ball) – Abby unravels mysteries so disgusting that no adult will touch them. She is very intelligent and loves everything gross and slimy. She likes to test her limits to see if there is something that can make even her, the Queen of Squeam, turn green. So far nothing has come close, although she closely resisted gagging on a few occasions. The only exception was when she unknowingly drank contaminated water and threw up. Despite all of this, she is terribly afraid of leeches. She gets covered in slop the most, and being dirty has yet to affect her trademark ponytail. On the field, she is a competent fighter. She holds a severe grudge against not only villains like Lance Boil, but her school rival Paige. Unlike her younger brother Ty, she is athletic and participates in school sports like volleyball. Abby depends on her instincts and feelings at times, which occasionally clouds her judgment. She shares ownership of her beloved pet kitten, Hairball, with Ty.
 * Paul "Lab Rat" Squirfenherder (voiced by Andrew Francis) – Lab Rat is a former delinquent and now the Bureau of Grossology's tech support, who creates all sorts of gadgets to aid Ty and Abby on their missions. His quite impressive inventory of hi-tech gadgets and various scientific knowledge make him invaluable to the team. Lab Rat suffers from agoraphobia, which prevents him from leaving the Gag Lab unless absolutely necessary, but instead spent his time doing lab work. This is what earned him the nickname "Lab Rat," which he prefers to his real name. He has a pet rat named Hermes, who he treats as his best friend. He lacks in social skills. He also has a poor personal hygiene, Abby often jokes that he stinks due to the fact that bathing is not one of his favorite activities.
 * The Director (voiced by Peter New) – The Director is the head of the Bureau of Grossology and gives the Grossologists their repulsive assignments, often in a state of panic. He is incredibly squeamish and terrified by the slightest hint of anything gross. In spite of this, he is known to arrogantly enter the scene after the crime is solved and take all the credit, claiming that Abby and Ty's success is because of his "great leadership skills". Abby and Ty see right through his farce and make sure his ego is kept in check, which isn't hard to do since the crime scenes often unnerve the Director anyway. He has on one known occasion gone into the field by himself to search for his missing agents.[2]

Episodes
Main article: List of Grossology episodes