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Created by | Mark Mayerson |
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Country of origin | Canada |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 51 |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Catapult Productions Cambium Entertainment (seasons 1–2) CCI Entertainment (season 3) |
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Network | YTV VRAK.TV (season 3) |
Release | September 18, 1999 – March 23, 2003 |
Monster by Mistake is a Canadian animated television series that aired on YTV from September 18, 1999 to March 23, 2003 after airing its pilot on October 26, 1996. The series was created by Mark Mayerson of Catapult Productions, and co-produced with CCI Entertainment (formerly Cambium) in Toronto, Canada. The two companies partnered in Studio 345, a computer animation and former Sears catalogue production facility for the production of the show, which was made using Houdini software. It was one of the earliest TV shows to be entirely computer-animated. The series also aired on Disney Channel in the UK. [1]
The first episode aired on October 26, 1996, and the last episode aired on March 23, 2003. To date, 52 episodes have been produced in three seasons.
# | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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0 | "The Jewel of Fenrath" | Mark Mayerson | Mark Mayerson and Kim Davidson | October 26, 1996 |
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1 | "Fossel Remains" | Harry Rasmussen | Deborah Jarvis | September 18, 1999 |
2 | "Haunted House" | Robert D.M. Smith | Anita Kapila | September 25, 1999 |
3 | "Pizza Day" | Robert D.M. Smith | Deborah Jarvis | October 2, 1999 |
4 | "Just Desserts" | Mark Mayerson | Lawrence S. Mirkin | October 9, 1999 |
5 | "Monster Mayhem" | Mark Mayerson | Deborah Jarvis | October 16, 1999 |
6 | "Special Talent" | Harry Rasmussen | Lawrence S. Mirkin | October 23, 1999 |
7 | "Campsite Creeper" | Robert D.M. Smith | Dan Fill | October 30, 1999 |
8 | "Home Alone" | Mark Mayerson | Deborah Jarvis and Anita Kapila | November 6, 1999 |
9 | "Entertaining Orville" | Harry Rasmussen | Cathy Moss | November 13, 1999 |
10 | "Kidnapped" | Robert D.M. Smith | Anita Kapila | November 20, 1999 |
11 | "Monster A-Go-Go" | Mark Mayerson | Deborah Jarvis | November 27, 1999 |
12 | "Back in Time" | Harry Rasmussen | Lawrence S. Mirkin | December 4, 1999 |
13 | "Gwynneth" | Robert D.M. Smith | Deborah Jarvis | December 11, 1999 |
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14 | "Billy Caves In" | Brian Harris | Anita Kapila | September 4, 2000 |
15 | "Tracy's Jacket" | Robert D.M. Smith | Deborah Jarvis | September 11, 2000 |
16 | "Live from Pickford" | Harry Rasmussen | Steve Westren | September 18, 2000 |
17 | "Soap Box Derby" | Brian Harris | Stephen Ashton | September 25, 2000 |
18 | "The Big Dig" | Robert D.M. Smith | Dan Fill | October 2, 2000 |
19 | "Thin Ice" | Harry Rasmussen | Anita Kapila | October 9, 2000 |
20 | "Gorgool's Pet" | Brian Harris | Steve Wright | October 16, 2000 |
21 | "Jungleland" | Robert D.M. Smith | Cathy Moss | October 23, 2000 |
22 | "Cops and Monsters" | Harry Rasmussen | Mark Mayerson | October 30, 2000 |
23 | "Johnny's Reunion" | Brian Harris | Anita Kapila | November 6, 2000 |
24 | "Moving Day" | Mark Mayerson | Mark Mayerson | November 13, 2000 |
25 | "Lights! Camera! Monster!" | Robert D.M. Smith | Deborah Jarvis | November 20, 2000 |
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26 | "Warren's Nightmare" | Mark Mayerson | Mark Mayerson | February 26, 2003 |
27 | "Wrestling Challenge" | David Geldart | Story by : Mark Mayerson Teleplay by : Steve Westren | February 27, 2003 |
28 | "Monkey in the Middle" | Troy Sullivan | Nicole Demerse | February 28, 2003 |
29 | "Watch the Birdie" | Mark Mayerson | Mark Mayerson | March 1, 2003 |
30 | "Natural Disaster" | David Geldart | Patrick Granleese | March 2, 2003 |
31 | "Donut Dough" | Troy Sullivan | Steve Westren | March 3, 2003 |
32 | "Robo Fuzz" | Mark Mayerson | Terry Saltsman | March 4, 2003 |
33 | "Dino Might" | David Geldart | Dennise Fordham | March 5, 2003 |
34 | "Ghost with the Most" | Troy Sullivan | Anita Kapila | March 6, 2003 |
35 | "Reduce, Re-use, Recycle... Run!" | Mark Mayerson | Patrick Granleese | March 7, 2003 |
36 | "Night of the Living Meat" | David Geldart | Steve Westren | March 8, 2003 |
37 | "Badgering Billy" | Troy Sullivan | Steve Westren | March 9, 2003 |
38 | "Monster on Purpose" | Mark Mayerson | Patrick Granleese | March 10, 2003 |
39 | "Duel for a Jewel" | David Geldart | Stew Mulligan | March 11, 2003 |
40 | "Keebo for Keeps" | Mark Mayerson | Bruce Robb | March 12, 2003 |
41 | "Who's Who" | Troy Sullivan | Patrick Granleese | March 13, 2003 |
42 | "Knight and Day" | David Geldart | Terry Saltsman | March 14, 2003 |
43 | "Sasquashed" | Troy Sullivan | Dennise Fordham | March 15, 2003 |
44 | "Mine Your Own Business" | Mark Mayerson | Mark Mayerson and Bruce Robb | March 16, 2003 |
45 | "Leap Frog" | David Geldart | Patrick Granleese | March 17, 2003 |
46 | "Lucky Break" | Troy Sullivan | Terry Saltsman | March 18, 2003 |
47 | "Worlds Collide" | Mark Mayerson | Terry Saltsman | March 19, 2003 |
48 | "Lights Out" | David Geldart | Dennise Fordham and Patrick Granleese | March 20, 2003 |
49 | "Curse of the Invisible Man" | Troy Sullivan | Patrick Granleese | March 21, 2003 |
50 | "Brotherly Hate" | Mark Mayerson | Mark Mayerson and Terry Saltsman | March 22, 2003 |
51 | "Strawberry Jam" | David Geldart | Steve Westren | March 23, 2003 |
Several episodes of the series have been released by Genius Products on DVD, with each containing two episodes:
Several VHS tapes of the series were released by Winding Stair Press in 2000:
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