Monster Beach

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Monster Beach
Monster Beach logo.png
The logo
Genre Comedy horror
Created by
  • Bruce Kane (concept)
  • Maurice Argiro
  • Patrick Crawley
Directed byPatrick Crawley
Voices of(See Voice cast)
Opening theme"Monster Beach"
Ending theme"Monster Beach" (instrumental)
Composer Raúl Sánchez
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes48
Production
Executive producersSilas Hickey
Yoshiya Ayugai
ProducerBruce Kane
EditorKen Hardie
Running time70 minutes (film)
11 minutes (series)
Production companies
  • Bogan Entertainment Solutions
  • Fragrant Gumtree Entertainment
Original release
Network Cartoon Network
Release11 April (2020-04-11) 
16 December 2020 (2020-12-16)

Monster Beach is an Australian television series created by Bruce Kane, Maurice Argiro (who also created Kitty Is Not a Cat ) and Patrick Crawley, which first premiered as a 70 minute TV special on Cartoon Network on 31 October 2014 and was then later commissioned as a full series airing in 2020. Originally produced by the companies Bogan Entertainment Solutions (later Studio Moshi) and Fragrant Gumtree Entertainment (in association with Cartoon Network Asia Pacific), it's the second locally animated production to be commissioned by the channel after Exchange Student Zero . [1] It was released on DVD on 1 June 2016 from Madman Entertainment.

Contents

In 2017, a series was greenlit by Cartoon Network [2] for a 52 episode TV series consisting of 11 minute episodes; a pilot episode based on the televised film itself was announced but never released. [3]

The series started airing on Cartoon Network Australia on 11 April 2020 and won Best Animated TV Programme at the 2020 Content Asia Awards. [4] Monster Beach is animated by Studio Moshi [5] in Australia and Inspidea [6] in Malaysia.

Voice cast

Episodes

  1. It Cone From Outer Space
  2. Knutt Drops In
  3. Ghoul Vibrations
  4. Frights Camera Action
  5. Striking Bad
  6. Doommates
  7. I Lava To Surf
  8. Tiki'D Off
  9. Next To Dogliness
  10. Termite Nation
  11. Gone Wishin
  12. Swampy Thing
  13. Lagoon Goons
  14. High Seas Hi Jinx
  15. Widget Loses her Head
  16. Knutty And Nice
  17. Surf Power
  18. Treasure Hunters
  19. Bored Games
  20. Talk to the Hand
  21. The Back Nine
  22. Madge's Broken Mug
  23. Switch Doctor
  24. Micro Monsters
  25. Monster Safari
  26. Pet Rocked
  27. Lost and Found Patrol
  28. Brain Thaw
  29. Fan Service
  30. Whale of a Problem
  31. Euro So Talented
  32. Butterknutt Squash
  33. The Murmurrmen Boys
  34. Boo Plate Special
  35. You've Been Served
  36. Devil May Careful
  37. Monster Wrestling
  38. Jailhouse Mutt
  39. Monster Make Over
  40. Three Monsters and a Tiki
  41. Doctor BFF
  42. Monster Nerd Out
  43. Short on Shorts
  44. Where Wolf?
  45. Mayor or Mayor Not
  46. Rain Damage
  47. Teddle's Teddy
  48. Invisible Manny

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