Fresh Beat Band of Spies

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Fresh Beat Band of Spies
Fresh Beat Band of Spies Logo.png
Genre
Created by
Based on The Fresh Beat Band by Scott Kraft and Nadine van der Velde
Developed by Michael Ryan
Directed by Chuck Sheetz
Creative director Gary Janetti
Voices of
Theme music composer Peter Zizzo
Opening theme"Fresh Beat Band of Spies Theme Song"
Ending theme"Great Day Remix"
Composers
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
Producer Jeannine Hodson
Running time23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJune 15, 2015 (2015-06-15) –
February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)
Related
The Fresh Beat Band

Fresh Beat Band of Spies is an animated children's television series originally airing on Nickelodeon and the Nick Jr. Channel. It is a spin-off of Nickelodeon's live-action series The Fresh Beat Band . [1] The show was created by Nadine van der Velde and Scott Kraft (the creators of the original live-action series) and developed by Michael Ryan. Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Thomas Hobson, Tara Perry, and Jon Beavers reprise their roles as Kiki, Shout, Marina, and Twist, respectively, while Tom Kenny replaces Patrick Levis as Reed, and Keith Silverstein also joins the cast.

Contents

Jeannine Hodson served as producer, and Chuck Sheetz served as the primary director, with Ian Freedman and Mike Sheill respectively directing the final two episodes. The writing staff included Michael Ryan, Hadley Klein, Kevin Sullivan, David Lewman, Tom Krajewski, Gary Janetti, Analise McNeill, Anne Fryer, and the duos of Evan Gore and Heather Lombard, and Andy Rheingold and Ray DeLaurentis. Production took place at Nickelodeon Animation Studio and 6 Point Harness, Collingwood & Co. both based in California.

20 episodes were made. [2] The series aired from June 15, 2015 to February 24, 2016. [3]

Plot

The Fresh Beat Band, now a group of spies, solve wacky mysteries in their town using their individual talents and cool gadgets.

Characters

Main

Recurring

Villains

Production

The series was first announced in March 2014. [4] In August of the same year, it was announced that Nickelodeon was currently in production on the show and it was slated for a 2015 release. [5] From November 2014 until February 2015, several songs from Fresh Beat Band of Spies episodes were performed as part of "The Fresh Beat Band: Greatest Hits Live" tour; products such as posters and T-shirts featuring the cartoon Fresh Beat characters were sold at these concerts. [6]

Episodes

No.Title  [7] Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code  [3] 		US viewers
(millions)
1"The WOW Factor" Chuck Sheetz Michael RyanJune 15, 2015 (2015-06-15) (Nick Jr. Channel)
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) [3] (Nickelodeon)		1010.68 [8]

A singer named Sindy Sauernotes (voiced by guest star Tia Mowry) attempts to steal a crown at a music awards show.

Songs: Here We Go, We're Unstoppable, Friend Like You, March Our Way, Just Like A Rockstar
2"Trophy Trouble"Chuck SheetzEvan Gore & Heather LombardJune 17, 2015 (2015-06-17) (Nick Jr. Channel)
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) [3] (Nickelodeon)		104N/A

Champ Von Champ Von Winnerchamp (voiced by Tom Kenny) tries to steal all the trophies in the town.

Songs: Get Up & Go Go, Here We Go, Let's Go Banana, We're Unstoppable
3"Mummy Mayhem"Chuck SheetzHadley KleinJune 18, 2015 (2015-06-18) (Nick Jr. Channel)
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) [3] (Nickelodeon)		1020.61 [9]

A treasure hunter named Arizona Jones (voiced by guest star Jerry O'Connell) sets his sights on an ancient Egyptian artifact.

Songs: Beast With The Beat, Walk Like An Egyptian
4"Rocketship Alien"Chuck SheetzEvan Gore & Heather LombardJune 22, 2015 (2015-06-22) (Nick Jr. Channel)
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) [3] (Nickelodeon)		1030.48 [10]

A stranded extraterrestrial is found at the local amusement park.

Songs: Here We Go, Music Keep Me Moving, Home
5"Fruit Racer Game"Chuck SheetzHadley KleinJune 23, 2015 (2015-06-23)1050.63 [11]

Twist, Shout and Marina must free Kiki when she gets zapped inside the Angry Fruit Racers arcade game.

Songs: Let's Go Banana
6"Singing Pirate"Chuck SheetzAndy Rheingold & Ray DeLaurentisJune 24, 2015 (2015-06-24)1060.48 [12]

Captain Arrrgh takes a valuable emerald.

Songs: Music Keep Me Moving, Great Day, Here We Go, Every Pirate Has To Dance
7"Werewolf Hairwolf"Chuck SheetzHadley KleinJune 25, 2015 (2015-06-25)107N/A

Twist, Reed, Bo and the townspeople are turned into werewolves by an evil hair stylist, Mojo Fauxhawk (voiced by guest star Gregg Sulkin).

Songs: We're Unstoppable, Get Up & Go Go, Party Animal
8"Masked Wrestler"Chuck SheetzEvan Gore & Heather LombardJune 26, 2015 (2015-06-26)1080.65 [13]

Champ Von Champ Von Winnerchamp becomes a wrestler and cheats to win championship belts.

Songs: I Can Do Anything
9"Cute Crook"Chuck SheetzKevin SullivanJune 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)1090.58 [14]

A villain named Squee Z. Dumpkins (voiced by Tara Strong) plans to make the ultimate viral video by stealing cute pets.

Songs: DJ Get The Party Started, So Cute
10"Wild Outlaw"Chuck SheetzHadley KleinJuly 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)1120.56 [15]

A fugitive cowgirl outlaw named Yi-Haw (voiced by Kate Higgins) attempts to steal buildings from the Spies' city.

Songs: Fresh Beats In Town
11"Bo Birthday Bash"Chuck SheetzDavid LewmanJuly 3, 2015 (2015-07-03)1110.39 [16]

Champ Von Champ Von Winnerchamp steals Bo Monkey's entire birthday party and more parties in the city.

Songs: Friend Like You, Here For You
12"Fake Fresh Beats"Chuck SheetzEvan Gore & Heather LombardJuly 27, 2015 (2015-07-27)113 [17] 0.63 [18]

The Fresh Beats must prove to Commissioner Goldstar and the rest of the city that they have been framed for two robberies by a group of villains, Rubberface Rudy (voiced by Khary Payton), Captain Arrrgh, Yi-Haw and Squee Z. Dumpkins.

Songs: Here We Go, Here For You
13"Dance Bot"Chuck SheetzTom KrajewskiJuly 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)114 [19] 0.40 [20]

The Fresh Beats have to stop a villainous inventor named Dakota Koder (voiced by Cree Summer) from rampaging through the city with her robot.

Songs: Get Up & Go Go, Dance It Off
14"Band Of Pirate"Chuck SheetzDave LewmanJuly 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)115 [21] 0.40 [22]

Captain Arrrgh and First Mate use half of a stolen pirate map to dig holes around the town in search of the valuable treasure of Captain McPlunder.

Songs: Here We Go, Spy It Up, Every Pirate Has To Dance
15"Frozen Fresh Beats"Chuck SheetzTom KrajewskiSeptember 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)116 [23] 0.54 [24]

The Fresh Beat Band of Spies have to save summer, thanks to a villainous Viking (voiced by Nolan North) who freezes the town.

Songs: Another Perfect Day, Get Up & Go Go, Spy It Up, Freeze Dance
16"Bunnies Goes Banana"Chuck SheetzHadley KleinSeptember 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)117 [25] 0.36 [26]

A heap of bunnies inadvertently create a gigantic banana monster.

Songs: Let's Go Banana, So Cute, Spy It Up, DJ Get The Party Started
17"Ghost Of Rock" [27] Chuck SheetzTom KrajewskiOctober 19, 2015 (2015-10-19)110 [28] 0.59 [29]

The spies encounter a rockstar ghost named Spooky Spooks (voiced by Eden Riegel) inside a haunted theater.

Songs: Here For You, Friend Like You, Just Like A Rockstar
18"Christmas 2.0"Chuck SheetzAnalise McNeillDecember 14, 2015 (2015-12-14)118 [30] 0.50 [31]

The spies stop an out-of-control present delivery machine from ruining Christmas. David Krumholtz guest stars as Santa Claus.

Songs: Deck The Hall, The Christmas In You
19"Sneaky Sneaker"Ian FreedmanGary JanettiFebruary 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)119 [32] N/A

Two villainous basketball players trick Reed into giving them Shout's robotic sneakers can they got them back.

Songs: I Can Do Anything, Get Up & Go Go, Cheer
20"Fresh Beat Babies"Mike SheillAnne FryerFebruary 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)120 [33] N/A

The spies find out that Commissioner Goldstar has been turned into a baby by Squee Z. Dumpkins. Will the band save the day or will the whole town be turned into babies?

Songs: So Cute, So Cute (Remix)

Broadcast

Fresh Beat Band of Spies aired on both Nickelodeon and the Nick Jr. Channel in the United States. It previewed on the Nick Jr. Channel on June 15, 2015, before premiering on Nickelodeon on June 29. [3] The first eleven episodes were put on Nickelodeon's schedule throughout late July 2015, [3] but only the first four episodes ended up airing on the main network. [3]

Internationally, the series was first shown on Nickelodeon Canada on September 7, 2015. It also aired on Treehouse TV. [34] The series debuted on Nick Jr. in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on January 11, 2016, [35] in Italy on January 18, 2016, [36] in the Middle East and North Africa on January 25, 2016, [37] and in Australia on February 1, 2016. [38] The series premiered on Nick Jr. UK on February 5, 2016. [39]

Reception

Critical response

The series has received generally positive reviews from critics. Common Sense Media reviewer Emily Ashby gave the show four out of five stars, praising the show's use of "quirky villains" rather than "real scares." [40] In October 2015, USA Today listed the series as one of the twenty-five best family programs of the year. [41]

Accolades

The episode "Singing Pirate" was nominated for "Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" in the 43rd Annie Awards. [42] The series was also the recipient of a 2019 Parents' Choice Award. [43]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNomineeResultRefs
2016 43rd Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast ProductionErnie Gilbert
(for "Singing Pirate")		Nominated [42]
2016 Parents' Choice Awards "Fun Stuff" AwardNickelodeonWon [43]

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