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An interview on Jam Filled Entertainment's work on the show:
https://www.toonboom.com/jam-filled-entertainment-on-the-expressive-2d-animation-in-wylde-pak

Jam Filled Entertainment on the expressive 2D animation in Wylde Pak
by Erin Hynes - Aug 26, 2025
>Jam Filled Entertainment has built a reputation as one of Canada’s leading animation studios, with locations across Ottawa, Toronto, and Halifax. Known for bringing hit shows like The Loud House to life for Nickelodeon, the studio’s work spans vibrant comedies to heartfelt family stories.
>One of their latest projects is Wylde Pak, a new animated series created at Nickelodeon by Kyle Marshall and Paul Watling. The show follows a blended Korean-American family navigating life in the quirky fictional town of Canyon Valley, complete with eccentric neighbours, heartfelt moments, and plenty of laughs.
>To learn more about the making of Wylde Pak, we spoke with two key members of the Jam Filled team: Jamie Gallant, one of the series' animation directors, and Kyle Vermette, head of 2D builds. They shared how the studio got involved in the production, the creative choices that shaped the show’s unique look, and what it takes to bring such an expressive world to the screen.

How did your team at Jam Filled get involved with the Wylde Pak series?
>Jamie: Jam Filled has been animating Nickelodeon’s The Loud House since it started. We're on the 10th season now, so we’ve got a great working relationship with the team at Nick. Kyle Marshall is a Canadian animator who had directed The Loud House for Nickelodeon and it was him and his buddy Paul Watling who created Wylde Pak. We ended up doing a demo for them, they liked it, and so we got the gig.

>>150073185
What was your experience like working with Nickelodeon on Wylde Pak?
>Jamie: The division of labour between client and service studio can vary. In this case The team at Nick wrote the episodes, drew the storyboards and sent us finished leica reels.
>The department heads here at Jam Filled analyze the leicas and have a back and forth with Nickelodeon to make sure we're all on the same page. Our team starts work at the layout stage and we run the pipeline all the way through to compositing and editing. We then ship a finished episode back for review.
>Kyle: Exactly. We get a shipment from Nickelodeon with all the designs, some storyboards, scripts, and more. From there, our layout team, background paint team, the builds team and I start breaking it down. Typically, it takes a week for each department to do their thing once we’ve received a shipment.
>Jamie: There are about 90–100 Jam Filled artists who work on the show. It's a week per department on an 11-minute chunk, but there’s a lot of overlap. Builds can be working right alongside background paint. In total, we worked on 52 episodes over a year and a half.
How similar or different was Wylde Pak compared to other productions that you worked on – does anything in particular stand out?
>Kyle: It wasn’t too different from a standard production. It varies from show to show, and it will vary based on who is working on their side. The Nickelodeon team is really great because they have a lot of trust in us, and they know we had their best interests in mind. That level of trust isn’t always there, but I think it has been part of the success of the show.
>Jamie: Working on the first season, as intense a workload as it was, felt pretty comfortable. A lot of the team at Jam Filled have worked together for years and worked on several productions together in a row, some of them with Nickelodeon. Production, pipeline, and staff-wise it felt very familiar.

>>150073216
Tell us a bit about the premise of Wylde Pak. Who is this family, and what kind of world do they live in?
>Jamie: There’s a line in the extended theme song that goes, “Two moms but the same daddy, now we live at the same addy.” I think this line sums it up really well!
>One character, Lily, is an 11-year-old girl who lives with her parents and helps them run a pet grooming shop. She has a half-brother named Jack. The two kids have known each other their whole lives but they’ve never actually lived together and aren’t all that close. The beginning of the series has Jack getting dropped off to live with them for the summer and the show is about watching the relationship between these two kids evolve in all kinds of fun and (sometimes) awkward ways.
>They live in a fictional town in the US called Canyon Valley. It’s full of eccentric characters we get to know throughout the first season. Although Canyon Valley, its inhabitants and their personalities stay consistent, the tone of their world can vary pretty greatly from episode to episode. We could be at an arcade dealing with a bully in one show, then dropped into a ‘Rear Window’ inspired murder mystery the next.
>Kyle: Another fun aspect of the show is that the kids are part of a Korean-American blended family. The Dad is meant to be Canadian and the Mom is from South Korea. And so Korean culture features prominently throughout the series.

>>150073228
Can you share a bit about the look and style of Wylde Pak? How would you describe it?
>Jamie: It’s a very expressive show. We could see from Nickelodeon’s initial pitch bible and early storyboards that strict adherence to the model wasn’t their end goal. The series looks to me like it’s drawn by a really good artist, who’s drawing fast – giving it a loose, energetic feel. Nickelodeon used the term ‘messy’ to describe it, and it’s a cool way to describe it because it suits the Wylde Pak family. They don’t have it all together. The parents are struggling to make their business work, and the kids aren't enemies but they butt heads. The show’s style is meant to reflect that.
>Kyle: Yes, it definitely has more of a hand-drawn look, and to help with the visual style we used a lot of line boil effects, compared to what you normally see in a Harmony-created show. I personally find the backgrounds of the show really gorgeous; there’s softness and texture to them.
Yes, the show really does use a lot of line boil effects! How does this effect enhance the animation and compliment the show's themes?
>Jamie: The line boil adds to the handcrafted, not perfect, kind of messy but authentic-looking vibe. It complements the story quite well. Using it allowed us to make different choices with the animation movement, and it helped us to make it feel ‘imperfect.’
>Kyle: I love how the line boil effects allow slower moments to grab your attention as a viewer. I find it does a great job of helping the visuals feel alive.
>Jamie: When we were doing the demo for Wylde Pak, the head of 2D animation at Jam Filled developed a module in Harmony that just applies the line boil to everything we do. When an animator is working, they don't see it. We did have to train ourselves to be able to predict how it was going to look when we rendered it, but once we had that figured out we realized we can really use it to our advantage.

>>150073251
Do you have tips for animating line boils?
>Jamie: If you're doing it traditionally, you need to be going fast. If it's a slow, careful trace back you'll lose the energy. It's OK if the line isn't in the exact same spot every time. You just have to pay attention to where that line is anchored, where it connects to other pieces.
Are there any other specific animation techniques that were useful for this series in particular?
>Kyle: We relied heavily on the use of deformers. Master controllers were set up for the main cast, allowing Jamie and the team to preload posing for characters, which sped up the animation team. It gave them a good base to start with as they went through their posing.
>Jamie: We try to evolve our builds with every production. These builds were very versatile, which was important because it’s not always possible to push stuff off-model with a digital puppet. We also used a mixed frame rate. Most of our shows have been on twos or ones, which is a classic way to animate 2D work. Early on, it was our vision and Nickelodeon’s vision to throw that out the window and experiment with mixed frame rates.
>We wanted to make our poses and expressions very specific. It’s time-consuming to do. One of my nightmares when starting the show was that we would fill it with all those great drawings ...but would not have time to move them well from one to the next and the whole thing would fall apart. The mixed frame rate was key for us to pull this off. We had fewer in-betweens and had to get creative with our breakdowns. You have fewer drawings, but the drawings that remain look much better.

>>150073282
Are there any particular scenes that you’re proud of, and would like to share a little bit about?
>Kyle: In the episode “Just a Little Pipe Problem,” the family’s groom-and-board business is about to have an inspection. They find themselves with a plumbing problem and are racing back from the hardware store to get to the shop before the inspector does. It’s one of the most ridiculous car chase scenes. I didn’t animate it, but I rigged the car. Seeing the animation team use it to that effect made me really proud. Often cars are done in 3D because that’s a lot easier to rotate.
>Jamie: That’s one of my favourite episodes too. If you haven’t seen an episode of Wylde Pak yet, I would recommend watching “The Three Ravens.” It was early on in the schedule, about 2–3 months in for the animation team. It’s about Lily and her neighbour Ellie, who is a tiny conspiracy theorist, breaking into their neighbour's creepy house trying to save Jack. The team really hit their stride on that one.
How has the reception of the series been, and what’s next for Wylde Pak?
>Kyle: The reception has been really positive. My kids have seen a few episodes and they can’t wait until it starts streaming in Canada so they can see the rest. For what’s next, we’d love to do a season 2.
>Jamie: My kids are loving it too!

I wish I had kids to watch Wylde Pak with.

>>150072992 (OP)
They do great work on the animation. Each episode is a visual feast!

>>150074006
Yes it is.

>>150073228
>‘Rear Window’
I knew this was a Hitchcock reference!

The wiki is starting to look more and more like bullshit, it's now saying that Journey to the Otter Side will be airing on September 2nd despite it not even being on the schedule. Seriously what the fuck is NerdyNavigator smoking?

I knew Sloshwell's voice sounded familiar.

Don't turn your back on the Wylde Pak
You mind end up in a gaymen cove!

>>150075438
I hope I end up in Lily's gaymen cove

According to the episodes tab on the show overview on tvinsider, the next episodes are scheduled to air on:
Oct 20, 2025 "Where There's a Will, There's a Way"
Oct 21, 2025 "Lost in the Sauce"
Oct 22, 2025 "Follow the Sprinkles"
Oct 23, 2025 "Canyon Valley V. Dirk"
https://www.tvinsider.com/show/wylde-pak/

If that is true, then it's almost two months away.

>>150075768
It's Gay-mover

>>150075768
Interesting, that site is also showing a September 2nd airdate for Journey to the Otter Side under the episode tab but once again it's nowhere to be found in the upcoming episodes tab for that day.

>>150075831
I noticed "Best Summer Ever?" shows a May 1st release date which is when it was released on YouTube. Maybe they're going to release the episode early on the NickToons YouTube channel on that day?

>>150075806
No, it's not. I'm just impatient.

>>150075831
I totally missed that. But you're right, the schedule goes up to Sep. 12th and not a single episode in sight.
https://www.tvinsider.com/network/nickelodeon/schedule/

>>150075860
What's really weird too is that it looks like they're going to start airing separated versions of the episodes in October.

>>150075831
>>150075852
Nick is playing Despicable Me movies yet again on that day, maybe they'll sneak the episode in between the 2 movies like they did with the 2nd episode back in May.

>>150076005
TeenNick is also airing something at 11:04pm the same day that simply says "To Be Announced" in the guide.

>>150076080
Hmmm, the timeslot would fit.

Somehow picrel makes me want to have a frog AU/Amphibia crossover.

ME AND YOU

TOGETHER WE CAN'T LOSE

ME AND YOU ME AND YOU

>>150075127
Fan wikis are always sketchy at best and it's been getting worse over the years. You can never tell was stupid faggot will end up somehow in charge of one and fill it with his dumb as head canon or baseless interpretations of things.

Lily too much boba is bad for tummy.

>>150073185
>one of Canada’s leading animation studios, with locations across Ottawa, Toronto, and Halifax
Ohhhhh, so that explains why the animation isn't garbage. They actually gave it to people who live in North America rather than loaning it off to Koreans and ASEANs.

>>150075768
God I fucking hate Stevenbombs.

>>150077542
>one of Canada’s leading animation studios, with locations across Ottawa, Toronto, and Halifax
>that explains why the animation isn't garbage. They actually gave it to people who live in North America rather than loaning it off to Koreans and ASEANs.
What's the difference? I don't get it.

>>150077637
Have you even seen what's been holding Toonami hostage recently?

>>150074006
This pair of episodes was DEFINITELY meant to air during spooky season

>>150077542
>>150077637
What's wrong with their animation, though?

Is that a softball or a baseball bat that Lily is holding in picrel?

>>150078841
It's cheap. Also early episodes had a bunch of missing in-between frames.

Initially thought this Chuck dude was voiced by T.J. Miller. That wouldn't have been very good optics for Wylde Pak...

>>150079660
I think softball.

>>150077439
>*toilet flush*
>phew, i'll remember that one.

>>150079660
>>150079929
I thought I saw someone say it was a cricket bat

>>150072992 (OP)
I find the show adorable and charming somehow...specially when she realized she got attached to him.

>>150080181
Are you the Andrea Geode guy or the toonbabfier spammer

>>150080381
neither

>>150080199
She's not British.

>>150080343
There are many such moments.

>>150081615
I can't wait to see her sobbing over Jack leaving in the final episode

>>150072992 (OP)
This show is so cute, I hope it gains more traction with the masses soon

>>150081654
Jack should put a baby inside Lily's so she has something from him after summer ends.

Zzz

>>150076604
Jack and Lily are basically light Sprig and Polly/Marcy

>>150073228
Huh, Will's Canadian..
>>150073323
yeah...
>>150075286
Ohhhh yeah. Harvey Birdman.. and Sgt Boscoe.
>>150075469
i bet it smells heavenly.

>>150077542
pretty sure canada still outsources the inbetweening to korea. even japan does.
>>150079660
looks like a whiffle ball bat to me
>>150079798
man I wish, I miss that guy being in things. naw he sounds more like if TJ Miller and John DiMaggio had a butt baby
>>150083024
damn straight.

>>150084027
Also Principal Shepherd and Bill Lumbergh

>>150084027
>i bet it smells heavenly.
I bet it smells sweaty

>>150085434
jesus, imagine having ear piercings before you have more than a square inch of hair.

>>150085850
Strangely in the other baby picture they show she doesn't have any piercings despite it appearing to be taken afterwards

>>150085945
she swallowed them

>>150082669
I usually think the k-aunties are funny as background characters. But that jury decision was rigged.

>>150082669
I've watched a couple episodes, but I'm not sold on it yet. Jury's still out, though; I can see it has potential.

>>150087086
yeah there's good background folks here
>>150087167
once you pick up on the dynamic Jack and Lily have, you'll be totally hooked. It's kinda subtle, but especially compared to every other modern show... the fact the big brother is competent, not constantly rattled, and actually stands up to his sister and she backs down, is fucking HUGE. she loooooves him. and he's giving her the discipline their dad never gave her.

>>150072992 (OP)
Why does this asian girl gives me the white fetishist vibe? Its the same vibe you feel with coalburners and you just know what type of dudes those women fucked.

>>150088410
asians are more feminine overall, and africans are more masculine overall. both have less sexual dimorphism than the euro-middle-eastern line (our body hair does a lot of that work, but protruding noses do a lot of it too)
it's only natural people would kinda gravitate toward those extremes.
in this case, Lily (who is only half asian by the way) would be just as cute no matter what color she was. She's just a cute lil gamer who has been kinda spoiled by her dad, but really really loves her big brother. That would work fine in any racial setup.

>>150088410
Her dad and therefore her are half white and since girls follow in the paths of their parents she will also go for a white man for a dad and considering how her new deep childhood connection is another white boy who is her brother she is surrounded by white guys she loves.
Even when Jack leaves she will still have a fond memory of him and her dad will still be there

>>150088692
this is 100% in character
Jack would be confident about all the sex (he's seen some tribes, man. some fuckin tribes you wouldn't believe) but at the prospect of fatherhood, given how he's only ever lived with one parent at a time and felt like he was constantly missing out, he'd be NERVOUS

>>150088692
this is from a meme template right

>>150089517
no clue it was just posted in another WP thread

>>150089841
this is the right way to carry your little sister

>>150088783
>Jack and Lil' went up the hill
>To fetch a cup of Boba.
>Jack fell down on top of Lil',
>And now they have a daughter!

>Jack and Lil' went up the hill
>To have a little fun.
>Stupid Lil' forgot her pill,
>And now they have a son!

>Jack and Lil' went up the hill.
>Both were feeling wylde.
>Jack got laid; Lil' got paid.
>Now they have a child.

>>150091180
you and I are brothers now.

>>150085850
>>150085945
Someone at either the storyboard or the animator level must have realized what was wrong with that.

>>150072992 (OP)
Anybody has the water facility episode, the last one? For some reason that arcade ep is the last one on Kimcartoon list.

>>150091180
Beautiful

I wish Loudcest was banned.

>>150092641
you arrived roughly 8 years late for that party...

>>150092569
The granny.freefilehosting.online link seems to be completely dead.
I have the episode and tried to upload in on anondrop.net.
But it seems to take forever and is constantly giving me errors.

>>150092569
>>150093149
It's on the MEGA
https://mega.nz/folder/qE53kTgQ#K0NbcE1-mMBg0s5M8l7Ycg

I love it that there are so many funny scenes that are perfectly loop-able.

>>150073228
>and (sometimes) awkward ways
i know he meant it innocently but...

>>150094036
Bonding so hard over hallucinogenic toe juice until you barf IS kind of awkward.
But I know what you mean.

Just noticed the "sweat flour".

>>150094011
That wasn't a perfect loop, though.