Camp Candy

Show Summary

Aired: 1986 - 1991
Show Type: Animated
Country of Origin: CANADA

Camp Candy is an animated television series produced by DiC Entertainment, with comedian John Candy providing the voice for an animated version of himself.

The show was set in a fictional summer camp run by Candy. It also featured his children, Jennifer and Christopher Candy, in supporting roles. The animated series spawned a brief comic book series based on the show; also entitled Camp Candy it was published by Marvel Comics' Star Comics imprint.

Nineteen episodes of the series aired during the 1989-1990 season on the NBC television network. Repeats ran on the Fox Family cable channel in 1999.

Harry Nilsson wrote the series' theme song, which Candy sang.