Monster Beach Explained

Genre:	Comedy horror
Director:	Patrick Crawley
Voices:	(See Voice cast)
Opentheme:	"Monster Beach"
Endtheme:	"Monster Beach" (instrumental)
Composer:	Raúl Sánchez
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Network:	Cartoon Network
Executive Producer:	Silas Hickey Yoshiya Ayugai
Producer:	Bruce Kane
Editor:	Ken Hardie
Num Episodes:	48
Runtime:	70 minutes (film) 11 minutes (series)

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.

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 Australiaand Inspidea^[6] in Malaysia.

Voice cast

• Kazumi Evans – Jan / Murmurmaid 2
• Elishia Perosa – Dean
• Rove McManus – The Mutt, Dr Knutt, Hodad
• Bill Newton – Brainfreeze
• Kelly Sheridan – Widget / Murmurmaid 1
• Brian Dobson – Lost Patrol / Headache
• Nadeen Lightbody – Amphibia
• Patrick Crawley – Mad Madge
• Hiro Kanagawa – Stress Leave
• Stephen Hall – Butterfield
• Brian Drummond – The Tikis
• Garry Chalk – Uncle Woody

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

External links

• (TV movie)
• (TV series)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cartoon Network Extends International Shorts Program To Philippines – ToonZone News. Bean. Alex. ToonZone. 9 September 2014. 10 March 2018.
2. Web site: Kidscreen » Archive » Turner Asia Pacific orders Monster Beach TV series. Dickson. Jeremy. Kidscreen. 12 October 2017. 10 March 2018.
3. Web site: Kidscreen » Archive » Cartoon Network adds Aussie originals to regional slate. Callan. Patrick. Kidscreen. 18 November 2015. 10 March 2018.
4. Web site: Winners 2021. 3 September 2020.
5. Web site: Animation Service Production: Monster Beach (Copy).
6. Web site: Monster Beach and swimming with the Southeast Asian animation tide: Catching up with Cartoon Network and Inspidea. 24 April 2020.