Happy Monster Band

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Happy Monster Band
Happymonsterbandlogo.jpg
Logo card from the first series
Created byDon Carter
Directed by Chris Prynoski (Season 1)
Steve Loter (Season 2)
Music by Tally Hall
Country of originUnited States
United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producersLoris Kramer Lunsford
Jason Netter
Running time5 minutes
Production companyKickstart Productions
Original release
Network Playhouse Disney
ReleaseOctober 1, 2007 (2007-10-01) 
October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28)

Happy Monster Band (also known as Happy Monster Band: World Tour for its second series) is an animated children's television series that originally aired on Playhouse Disney from October 1, 2007, to October 28, 2008. The series was created by Don Carter and produced by Kickstart Productions. It is about a group of monsters who perform songs about friendship, love, exercise, chores, and other preschool themes.

Contents

Characters

Main

There are four monsters that make up the Happy Monster Band: Ink, Bluz, L.O., and Frred. Each of the monster's name reflects its color: Ink's signature color is pink, Bluz's is blue, L.O.'s is yellow and Frred's is red. They were designed by Don Carter. All four of the band members are children, but their singing voices are those of the members of the band Tally Hall. In the UK version, children's voices are used for the singing portions.

Recurring

The first season introduces several characters.

World Tour

Episodes

Series 1 (Direct from Monsterland, 2007)

Series 2 (World Tour, 2008)

Production

The music was written and performed by indie rock band Tally Hall. The characters and concept for the show were created by children's book author and illustrator, Don Carter. [1] Judy Rothman Rofé wrote all the episodes in Season One and five of the episodes in Season Two.

Broadcast

In the United Kingdom, the show was shown on Playhouse Disney/Disney Junior from October 5, 2007, to 2011. [ citation needed ]

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