Matt's Monsters

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Matt's Monsters
Matt's Monsters Title Card.jpeg
Genre Occult mystery
Science fiction comedy
Supernatural
Created by Jan Van Rijsselberge
Written byThierry Gaudin
Yves Coulon
Jean-Philippe Robin
Carlotta Mastrangelo
Nicolas Verpilleux
Delphine Dubos
Guillaume Mautalent
Valentina Mazzola
Sebastien Oursel
Franck Taillez
Alba-Maria Calicchio
Frédéric Martin
Luca Olivieri
Yasmine Piva
Directed byGregory Panaccione
Voices ofCéline Melloul
Karine Pinoteau
Emmanuel Gradi
Marie Diot
Cathy Cerda
Patrick Noérie
ComposerLaurent Aknin
Country of originNetherlands
France
Italy
Original languagesDutch
French
Italian
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producerJean Pierre-Quenet
ProducersClément Calvet
Christian Davin
Maria Fares
Annita Romanelli
Running time12 minutes
Production companies Gaumont-Alphanim
Rai Fiction
Lanterna Magica
Europool
Jiang Toon Animation
Sonicville
Cofinova 4
SND
Original release
Network Rai 2 / Rai Gulp (Italy)
M6 (France)
Antena 3 / Disney Channel / Clan (Spain)
KiKa (Germany)
ReleaseMay 23, 2008 (May 23, 2008) [1]

Matt's Monsters is a French-Dutch-Italian animated television series created by Jan Van Rijsselberge. It was produced by Gaumont-Alphanim, Laterna Magica and Rai Fiction. The show has been broadcast on Disney Channel and Disney XD (formerly Jetix). Matt's Monsters debuted in May 23, 2008 in France, and in other countries in June 1, 2009. [2] The series follows a nine-year-old boy named Matt, who is ready for action as he enlists his dad, his neighbor Manson and his pet monster Dink to run a monster agency as they hunt down for monsters of all shapes, sizes and forms and save the city of Joliville. [3]

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Characters

Broadcast

Matt's Monsters debuted in 2008 in France, and in 2009 in other countries. [4] The series was broadcast on the Starz Kids & Family cable network for the United States from 2012 to 2014. [5]

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References

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  2. Moody, Annemarie (19 March 2009). "Matt's Monsters Announces New Sales, Annecy Selection". Animation World Network . Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 202–203. ISBN   9781476672939.
  4. Moody, Annemarie (19 March 2009). "Matt's Monsters Announces New Sales, Annecy Selection". Animation World Network . Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  5. Zahed, Ramin (3 December 2012). "Alphanim Sells Three Shows to Starz". Animation Magazine . Retrieved 23 January 2015.