Maple Shorts debuted in April 2005 and aired on the CBC Television.
Canuckles is a cranky, conceited Canada goose who wanted to direct but settled for being a critic instead.
Maple Shorts is the second broadcast television show produced by March Entertainment.
March Entertainment, founded in 1996, also produces the Maple Shorts Canadian Animators' Flash Film Festival.
The festival feeds higher-quality submissions onto the television show, and is used as a developmental vehicle for up-and-coming animators.