Also known as The Rocket Monkeys | Directed by J Falconer | |
Genre ComedyAdventureAnimation Created by Dan AbdoJason Patterson Developed by Alex GalatisMark Evestaff Written by Alex GalatisSeán CullenMark EdwardsGreg LawrenceBetsy WaltersMark EvestaffShawn KalbAlan ResnickJenn EngelsCraig MartinJosh Saltzman |
Rocket Monkeys is a Canadian animated television series that was created by Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson and premiered on Teletoon in Canada on January 10, 2013. The series premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on March 4, 2013. The series is produced by Breakthrough Entertainment in association with Teletoon Canada Inc., Atomic Cartoons and Hornet Films.
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Plot
Brothers Gus and Wally are monkey astronauts. They're not the brightest or coolest astronauts, but since they're the only ones around, they are called upon to go into space and carry out different kinds of important missions—including battling rogue black holes and vengeful aliens. Other members of the brothers' crew include bossy astrophysicist Dr. Chimpsky, who gives the monkeys their assignments; YAY-OK, a devoted robot that is slightly outdated and is the brothers' only hope to help keep them on course; and Inky, a space octopus and artist who communicates through his ink drawings.
Characters
Online games
Rocket Monkeys Online blasts kids into outer space with Gus and Wally in a series of three online games:
Home media
Episodes of Rocket Monkeys are available for digital download through the iTunes Music Store.
Broadcast
Rocket Monkeys has been broadcast in Canada on its original channel, Teletoon, since January 10, 2013.
On February 21, 2013, Nickelodeon announced that they have acquired the global rights to the series including the U.S. The series premiered on March 4, 2013 on Nickelodeon in the United States, and also premiered on April 19, 2013 on Nicktoons. It was unexpectedly removed from Nickelodeon's schedule on June 7, 2013. The series returned to Nicktoons' schedule on March 18, 2014, but was removed from that schedule on May 2, 2014. It is currently unknown if the second season of Rocket Monkeys will premiere in the US.