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Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt | |
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Genre | Children's Preschool |
Based on | Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt by Chris Monroe |
Developed by | Bob Boyle Michael J. Goldberg Gabe Pulliam |
Written by | Gabe Pulliam Michael Goldberg |
Directed by | Darragh O'Connell |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom Ireland United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 38 |
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Executive producers | Bob Boyle Kurt Mueller Darragh O'Connell Cathal Gaffney |
Producers | Méabh Boyle Pauline Dunne Gillian Higgins Steve Jacobson Bryan Korn Laurie Rabin Rachel Simon Geraldine Weber Emerald Wright-Collie |
Running time | 14 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | May 8 – December 4, 2020 |
Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt is a children's animated television series based on a series of books of the same name by Chris Monroe. The series is set in Blunderburg and revolves around Chico Bon Bon (voice of Robbie Daymond) and his friends Clark the elephant, Rainbow Thunder the daredevil cat and Tiny the mouse trying to solve problems using STEM concepts. [1] [2]
A holiday special Chico Bon Bon and the Very Berry Holiday was released on December 4, 2020. [3]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date | |
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1 | 1 | "Underwear Parade" | Darragh O'Connell | Michael Goldberg and Gabe Pulliam | Ed Baker | May 8, 2020 | |
Blunderburg's annual Underwear Parade is about to begin. The mayor's royal undies keep falling down. The Fix-It Force work hard to help them stay put. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Musical Meltdown" | Darragh O'Connell | Michael Goldberg | Jason Bryant Parker | May 8, 2020 | |
Famous pianist Elkin John is about to perform on the top of Blunderburg Tower. However, his piano won't fit inside the elevator. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Piping Hot Pizza Problem" | Darragh O'Connell | Michael Goldberg | Boyer Gopez | May 8, 2020 | |
Bridge-eating beetles prevent Mr. McFluster from delivering a pie across the canyon. The team explore options, including the use of air pressure. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Runaway Robot" | Darragh O'Connell | Bob Boyle | Davide Veca | May 8, 2020 | |
The Fix-It Force is surprised to hear a high-tech refrigerator they built has come alive. They go on a hunt to catch the missing robot. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Piratey Predicament" | Darragh O'Connell | Sarah Mullervy | Alex Almaguer | May 8, 2020 | |
Captain Squirrelbeard takes a cupcake to a sea monster pal. His boat gets stuck, so Chico's crew sets out to help get him back out to sea. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Doggy Dilemma" | Darragh O'Connell | Sarah Mullervy | Tim Spillane | May 8, 2020 | |
The Fix-It Force takes care of Bernie the dog. The sneaky puppy manages to escape, so the friends head out to find him. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Fast Food Fiasco" | Darragh O'Connell | Laura Sreenby | Jason Bryant Parker | May 8, 2020 | |
The Lemurettis can't cope with demand after their Pizzarito becomes a popular snack. The Fix-It Force try to come up with a solution, involving automation. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Egg-mergency" | Darragh O'Connell | Halcyon Person | Céilí Braidwood | May 8, 2020 | |
Neil and Nell Ostrich announce that they are having a baby. The Fix-It force think of ways to get their egg to the hospital before the baby arrives. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Spatula Showdown" | Darragh O'Connell | Halcyon Person | Scott Bern | May 8, 2020 | |
Rainbow Thunder and Stormcloud Lightning have a pancake-flipping contest. She needs the best spatula in the business in order to be crowned the best. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Ah-Choo Express" | Darragh O'Connell | Morgan Von Ancken | Micha Cohen | May 8, 2020 | |
Clark isn't allowed to go to Blunderburg Station because he has a cold. His friends come up with a way to bring the trains to him, instead! |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date | |
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11 | 1 | "Gigantic Glue Ball" | Darragh O'Connell | Bryan Korn & Gabe Pulliam | Davide Veca | July 1, 2020 | |
The gang relies on some super glue to fix up the town following a large burp-quake. However, the glue works better than any of them could have hoped. | |||||||
12 | 2 | "Sandwich Safe" | Darragh O'Connell | Kevin Burke & Chris "Doc" Wyatt | Alex Almaguer | July 1, 2020 | |
Mayor Murphy's new sandwich concoction proves so irresistible that she hides it from the town. However, when she loses her key to the safe she put the sandwich in, trouble unfolds. | |||||||
13 | 3 | "Great Pinball Escape" | Darragh O'Connell | Morgan Von Ancken | Alex Almaguer | July 1, 2020 | |
The friends team up to help free Mrs. Coleslaw's toaster from a big hole. | |||||||
14 | 4 | "Hot Cocoa Crisis" | Darragh O'Connell | Bryan Korn | Davide Veca | July 1, 2020 | |
When his morning cocoa is too cold, Herb the Hermit Crab throws a temper tantrum. The gang puts their heads together to figure out how to heat it back up. | |||||||
15 | 5 | "Garden Gobblers" | Darragh O'Connell | Sarah Mullervy | Jason Bryant Parker | July 1, 2020 | |
The mayor's carrots are devoured by the Garden Gobblers so it is up to the gang to devise a plan to put a stop to their greed. | |||||||
16 | 6 | "Magnificent Mumble Mystery" | Darragh O'Connell | Adam Felber | Robin French | July 1, 2020 | |
Mrs. Coleslaw enlists Chico and his friends to solve a mystery. | |||||||
17 | 7 | "Mountain of Lost Socks" | Darragh O'Connell | Bob Boyle & Frank Rocco | Benjamin Sanders | July 1, 2020 | |
Chico and his pals develop a machine capable of sorting a giant pile of mismatched socks. The friends then resolve to return missing socks to their owners. | |||||||
18 | 8 | "Danger Gnomes" | Darragh O'Connell | Chris Monroe | Ed Baker | July 1, 2020 | |
The mayor's mechanical garden gnomes get out of control and end up polluting the town air. The friends then gather to find a cleaner solution. | |||||||
19 | 9 | "Night Tear-er" | Darragh O'Connell | Halcyon Person | Leigh Filedhouse | July 1, 2020 | |
Mrs. Coleslaw helps Chico and his friends find out who is behind the "Night Tear-er" pranks. | |||||||
20 | 10 | "Spaghetti Situation" | Darragh O'Connell | Laura Sreebny | Val Anthony Ramirez | July 1, 2020 | |
The gang comes together to help the Lemurettis attract customers to their new restaurant perched atop Mount Parmesan. |
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21 | 1 | "Tower of Goo" | Darragh O'Connell | Morgan Von Ancken | Leigh Fieldhouse | September 22, 2020 | |
Mrs. Coleslaw and the Blunderfolk meet a huge sticky goo monster. Chico uses his spray to fight through the goo to rescue his friends. | |||||||
22 | 2 | "Slippy Grippy Shuffle" | Darragh O'Connell | Gabe Pulliam | Robin French | September 22, 2020 | |
"Dancing with the Seals" is on in town and Mrs. Coleslaw needs help. She asks the Fix-It Force to make grippy shoes that can help her keep time with the slippery sea animals. | |||||||
23 | 3 | "Unbreakable Piñata" | Darragh O'Connell | Gabe Pulliam | Benjamin Sanders | September 22, 2020 | |
When she's piñata wrestling, Tiny becomes the invincible Macho Mouse! But can the Fix-It Force help her in a match against the durable Piñata of Doom? | |||||||
24 | 4 | "Gong Gone Wrong" | Darragh O'Connell | Morgan Von Ancken | Alex Almaguer | September 22, 2020 | |
Captain Squirrelbeard's loud treasure gong is keeping everyone awake, sending the Fix-It Force on a search for ways to soundproof the town. | |||||||
25 | 5 | "Wrecking Ball Run" | Darragh O'Connell | Haley Mancini | Boyet Gopez | September 22, 2020 | |
Clark is eager to win the Elephant Ninja Warrior Race. The Fix-It Force engineer a pendulum to help him get through a difficult obstacle at the end of the challenge. | |||||||
26 | 6 | "Desert Disaster" | Darragh O'Connell | Gabe Pulliam | Ed Baker | September 22, 2020 | |
The Fix-It Force find themselves stuck in the middle of a desert. They have no food or water. They decide to build a glider to fly back to Blunderberg. | |||||||
27 | 7 | "Extreme Hogwash Machine" | Darragh O'Connell | Bryan Korn | Lincoln Adams | September 22, 2020 | |
Rainbow's nephew Ricky Pig is pretty stinky since he refuses to take baths, so Chico's crew designs the ultimate stunt course to finally get him clean. | |||||||
28 | 8 | "Chico Bot Bot" | Darragh O'Connell | Allan Neuwirth | Alex Almaguer | September 22, 2020 | |
Blunderburg's new fix-it robot is causing problems instead of solving them! Can Chico's team step in to stop the bot from making more of a mess in town? | |||||||
29 | 9 | "Pudding Volcano" | Darragh O'Connell | Kristofer Wellman | Val Anthony Ramirez | September 22, 2020 | |
Mount Fudgey is threatening to erupt chocolate pudding all over the town. The Fix-It Force engineer a pipe network to channel the pudding away. | |||||||
30 | 10 | "Space Toaster" | Darragh O'Connell | Michael Goldberg | Val Anthony Ramirez | September 22, 2020 | |
The Yum Yums from Planet Zum Zum love toast, so Chico and friends teach these aliens how to make it before they blast off with the town's total supply. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date | |
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31 | 1 | "Ice Cream Monster" | Darragh O'Connell | Halcyon Person | Alex Almaguer | October 27, 2020 | |
The Fix-It Force must locate a huge serving of ice cream. A giant monster is on the loose trying to eat all the ice cream she can get. | |||||||
32 | 2 | "Tremendous Tree Trouble" | Darragh O'Connell | Adam Felber | Brett Varon | October 27, 2020 | |
Blunderburg's trees are at risk because of tree-gobbling insects. Chico and pals remember that Sprinkle Ball might just come in handy. | |||||||
33 | 3 | "Tool Belt Test" | Darragh O'Connell | Michael Goldberg | Robin French | October 27, 2020 | |
Chico is always the best at the tool belt test. However, accidents around him put his winning streak at risk. | |||||||
34 | 4 | "Skate of Emergency" | Darragh O'Connell | Bob Boyle & Frank Rocco | Dave Thomas | October 27, 2020 | |
Skateboarders will make a mess of City Hall before Mr. McFluster's once-a-year inspection — unless Chico's crew can build a park with a radical ramp. | |||||||
35 | 5 | "Very Broken Brakes" | Darragh O'Connell | Kevin Burke & Chris “Doc” Wyatt | Micha Cohen | October 27, 2020 | |
No street cart is safe when Mrs. Coleslaw blindly slips into the driver's seat of Tool Force One. Only Chico's makeshift parachute can slow her down! | |||||||
36 | 6 | "Missing Book Mystery" | Darragh O'Connell | Haley Mancini | Boyet Gopez | October 27, 2020 | |
Book adoring thieves are stealing anything they can read. The Fix-It Force create a device to help locate them and collect the books. | |||||||
37 | 7 | "Blunderburg Blackout" | Darragh O'Connell | Adam Felber | Alex Almaguer | October 27, 2020 | |
They've lost all power in Blunderburg Tower! Without a battery with a big-enough charge, Chico and Co. need to find a new way to generate electricity. | |||||||
38 | 8 | "Sticky Situation" | Darragh O'Connell | Allan Neuwirth | Boyet Gopez | October 27, 2020 | |
Popsicles are the ideal way to manage the heat. But thrown away sticks are causing problems all over the town. Chico comes up with a way to repurpose them into new objects. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date | |
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39 | S1 | "Very Berry Holiday" | Darragh O'Connell | Gabe Pulliam & Kristofer Wellman | Céilí Braidwood | December 4, 2020 | |
The Fix-It Force makes a plan to hit every home as fast as they can, delivering Blunderberry Cakes before the town awakes to avoid a holiday disaster. |
Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt was released on May 8, 2020 on Netflix. [1]
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