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Pet Alien
Title card
GenreComputer animation
Comedy
Created byJeff Muncy
Developed byJeff Muncy
Ellen Muncy
Voices ofCharlie Schlatter
Charlie Adler
Jess Harnell
Candi Milo
Tamsin Heatley
ComposerMichael Tavera
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producersJeff Muncy
Sadaf Cohen Muncy
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
Animania
Kabillion
ReleaseJanuary 23 (2005-01-23) –
May 26, 2005 (2005-05-26)

Pet Alien is a US computer-animated series produced by Mike Young Productions and Antefilms Productions in 2005. It was created by Jeff Muncy and the episodes are mainly written by Dan Danko and directed by Andrew Young. The series centres around the 15-year-old boy Tommy Cadle, whose lighthouse is invaded by five aliens. Crest Animation studios brought this story to life with their computer graphics expertise and this series was executed by a crew based in Mumbai, India.

Characters

Main characters

  • Tommy Cadle - Tommy Cadle was a happy boy who had no cares in the world
  • Dinko - Dinko is the leader and biggest troublemaker of the alien gang. Though he always tries to help Tommy, he always mucks things up, often because he misunderstands Tommy's words to the point of insanity. Often Dinko will go to extreme measures to solve his curiosity to these words and earth rituals. This all leads to Tommy getting punished and/or blamed for everything he and his friends do and the aliens get off scot-free. He and his gang came to Earth to make an invasion to take over so, he, Swanky, Gumpers, Flip, and Scruffy stayed at Tommy's house and loved living there. It is unknown if he will make the invasion.
  • Gumpers - Gumpers is a big alien with a big appetite (and not just for food, e.g. eating shoes). He likes to burp and fart and also possesses a living tooth. He is very strong, but also very afraid. He appears to be extremely dumb most of the time, but he is capable of intelligent thoughts if he strains his brain hard enough. He has a large mouth and is mostly shown to be a genius at math, poetry, and more.
  • Swanky - Swanky is the smartest of the aliens. He is much elegant and rather self-centered at times and has a British accent. He often accompanies Tommy and the aliens on their wacky adventures. He enjoys fancy things and massages and wants Tommy's room.
  • Flip - Flip is an alien that looks like a parrot with a lot of energy. It's difficult to understand what he's saying, although the last word uttered in his sentences often is understandable.
  • Scruffy - Scruffy is a dog-looking alien who jumps like a hare and whose tongue supposedly is smarter than himself.

Major characters

  • Gabby - Gabby is in love with Tommy, but unfortunately he doesn't feel the same way. In several episodes it is revealed that she can smell when Tommy is in trouble.
  • Granville DeSpray - Granville is a direct descendant of DeSpray Bay's founders, as you can tell from his name, and as such he values old English traditions like teatime. Oddly, all the characters think he is Norwegian. Granville is hopelessly in love with Melba and has numerous times, to no avail, attempted to win her heart. He always blames Tommy for anything bad that happens. He only has one friend; the statue Admiral Puff.
  • Clinton Fillmore Jefferson XIII - Clinton competes in any kind of sports available and usually wins. His hobby is to annoy Tommy.
  • Melba Manners - Melba is a spoiled brat who is the arch-enemy of Tommy. She enjoys forcing him to do tedious or tiresome tasks, thanks to her loud and shrill voice sounds similar as the Horrid Henry character Moody Margaret. She is also an exceptionally clever opponent in staring competitions. Despite her last name, she is very impolite. Like the other humans, she is too stupid to tell that the aliens are aliens. She just calls them Tommy's "things".
  • Cap'n Spangley - Cap'n Spangley is an old sailor who is a little crazy. He is afraid of water and crustaceans and he runs the local taffy shop which Tommy and the aliens visit at least daily.

Video game

Main article: Pet Alien: An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza

A video game based on the series was released in the United States on July 30, 2007 for the Nintendo DS handheld console. It is a puzzle game developed by Shin'en Multimedia and published by The Game Factory.[1]

Reception

Pet Alien was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program", which was Jess Harnell, at the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards.[2]

Pet Alien Dinko Was Winner For a Best Jacqui Cheng Friends at the 3rd Jacqui Cheng Awards 2005.

Episodes

Season 1

  1. The Boy with Six Legs/Evil Emperor
  2. The Amazing Atomic Tommy/Crater of Doom
  3. Attack of the 50 ft Boy/It Came from the Closet
  4. The Bride of Gumpers/The Thing on the Corner
  5. I Was a Teenage Bearded Boy/Escape from Detention X
  6. Box of Doom/Assault of a Rodent
  7. They Came from Outer Space/Tentacles of Terror
  8. The Great Movie Massacre/The Day That Wouldn't End
  9. It Comes When You Sleep/Attack of the Werescruffy
  10. Sounds of Doom/Darkness
  11. She Comes for Your Heart/Beast Who Stole My Heart
  12. Night of the Walking Cannonball/It Landed on the Porch
  13. Bay of the Triffids/Doctor of Doom
  14. Invasion of the Balloon People/The Little Monster Ball
  15. The Land That Size Forgot/The Day the Food Expired
  16. The Evil that Thumbs Do/Terror TV
  17. Bad Blood from Beyond/The Day Time Stood Still
  18. Horror Scope/Scare Affair
  19. Stage Fright/Night of the Cat People

Broadcast history

  • Croatia
    • HRT 2
  • Brazil
    • Cartoon Network (2005 - 2007)
    • Boomerang (2006 - Present)
    • Canal Futura (2008 - Present)
  • Ukraine
  • Serbia (Srbija)

References

  1. ^ "Pet Alien". IGN. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  2. ^ "Daytime Emmy Awards: 2006". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
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