Aaahh!!! Real Monsters facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Aaahh!!! Real Monsters |
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| Genre | Comedy horror |
| Created by | Gábor Csupó Peter Gaffney |
| Voices of | Charlie Adler Christine Cavanaugh David Eccles Gregg Berger Jim Belushi Tim Curry |
| Composer(s) | Drew Neumann |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Arlene Klasky Gabor Csupo Mary Harrington |
| Producer(s) | Sherry Gunther (Season 1) Geraldine Clarke (Season 3) Cella Nichols Duffy (Season 4) Mark Steen (Season 4) Co-Producers: Cella Nichols Duffy (Seasons 2–3) Mark Steen (Seasons 2–3) Associate Producers: Barbara White Creative Producers: Charles Swenson Paul Demeyer (Season 4) |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Klasky Csupo Games Animation |
| Distributor | MTV Networks |
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| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo (Season 1) Dolby Surround (Season 2–4) |
| Original release | October 29, 1994 – December 6, 1997 |
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters is an American animated TV show created by Klasky Csupo for Nickelodeon. The series is about three young monsters: Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm. They go to a monster school located under a city dump. There, they learn how to scare humans.
Many episodes show them going to the surface. They do this to perform "scares" as part of their school assignments. The show first aired on October 29, 1994, on Nickelodeon. It had 52 episodes over 4 seasons. The last episode was shown on December 6, 1997.
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What the Show is About
The show follows the adventures of Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm. They are three young monster friends. They attend a monster school led by their teacher, The Gromble.
The story takes place in New York City. You can see famous landmarks like the Empire State Building. The monster dump is thought to be the Fresh Kills Landfill, but it's never officially named. Monsters in their community use toenails as money!
Episodes
Meet the Characters
Main Characters
- Ickis (voiced by Charlie Adler) – He is a small, dark red monster. People often mistake him for a rabbit because of his big ears. Ickis is the son of Slickis, a very famous scarer. He can grow very big to scare people. Ickis often causes trouble for his friends because he breaks rules. He also almost reveals the monster world to humans many times!
- Oblina (voiced by Christine Cavanaugh) – She is a black-and-white striped monster. She looks like an upside-down candy cane. Oblina comes from a rich monster family. Her teacher, The Gromble, thinks she is his best student. She can pull out her own organs to scare humans. Oblina is also good at changing her shape into scary forms. She can even give humans nightmares by tickling their brains!
- Krumm (voiced by David Eccles) – He is a light orange, hairy monster. His eyeballs are not attached to his body. He usually carries them in his hands. If he needs both hands, he can hold them in his mouth. When he sleeps, he keeps his eyes in a glass of water. Krumm's best scare tool is his super stinky armpit smell. He often loses his eyeballs, which is a funny part of the show.
- The Gromble (voiced by Gregg Berger) – He is a green-blue monster with four feet. He wears a red high-heeled shoe on each foot. The Gromble is the headmaster of the monster school. He is known for his quick temper and strict punishments. He teaches young monsters and watches their scaring activities. He can also hear the Pool of Elders, which is the source of all monster fears.
- The Snorch (voiced by David Eccles) – He is the school's disciplinarian. He works for The Gromble. The Snorch mostly makes sounds instead of talking. He has three scary chambers for punishment. His main punishment is singing opera, which he is very bad at!
- Zimbo (voiced by Tim Curry) – This monster looks like a bee with one leg. He has a human-like face with green hair. Zimbo is The Gromble's assistant. He is usually seen on The Snorch's head.
- Simon the Monster Hunter (voiced by Jim Belushi) – He is the main human enemy in the show. Simon wears a thick jacket and glasses. He wants to prove that monsters exist and get rid of them. He once saved Ickis from other hunters. But he still wants to expose monsters to the human world.
- Bradley (voiced by Brett Alexander) – He is a human friend of the monsters. Bradley first meets Ickis in the second episode and they become friends. He helps Ickis and the other monsters. Bradley helps keep the monster world a secret from humans.
Other Characters
- Slickis (voiced by Billy Vera) – He is Ickis's father. Slickis was one of The Gromble's favorite students.
- Horvak (voiced by David Eccles) – He is Krumm's father. He lost one of his eyes in a battle. He now works as a mold farmer.
- Mama Gromble (voiced by Andrea Martin) – She is The Gromble's mother.
- Sublima (voiced by Charlie Adler) – She is Oblina's mother. Sublima comes from a rich family. She doesn't like Oblina scaring and wanted her to quit school.
- Skeetch (voiced by Marvin Kaplan) – He is Oblina's father. Unlike her mother, Skeetch supports Oblina's dream to be a scarer.
- Nicky (voiced by Steven Hartman) – He is a 10-year-old boy who becomes friends with Ickis.
How the Show Was Made
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters was created by Gábor Csupó and Peter Gaffney. It was the third animated series from Csupó's company, Klasky Csupo. This company also made Rugrats. Before its final name, the show was called Monsters or Real Monsters.
Gábor Csupó was inspired to make a show about monsters because his own children loved them. He also knew Nickelodeon wanted shows about non-human characters. Csupó drew some monster sketches and Nickelodeon liked the idea. He wanted the monsters to be "silly and not too skillful."
The show's character design was partly inspired by the 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine. The character Gromble looks a bit like the Blue Meanie characters from that movie. The city dump where the monsters live was designed to look like a "film noir" movie. It was similar to films like Blade Runner (1982).
The characters from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters also appeared in a 1999 Rugrats episode called "Ghost Story".
Awards
The first episode of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters won awards for film animation. It won at the Houston Film Festival and the Ottawa Film Festival. The series was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1995. It was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Animation.
Toys and Games
Mattel made Aaahh!!! Real Monsters action figures in 1995. Other products included Fleer trading cards, books, and plush toys. You could also find pens, hats, and backpacks. General Mills even put small flip books of the characters in its Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal boxes.
Home Video Releases
In 1995, some episodes were released on VHS tapes. Later, Nickelodeon and Amazon.com released the show on DVD-R discs.
Shout! Factory later got the rights to release the series on DVD. They released all four seasons. On October 8, 2013, Shout! Factory released a complete series set.
Video Games
A video game based on the TV series came out in 1995. It was for the Super NES and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
Ickis also appeared in the game Nicktoons Racing. Oblina had a small appearance in that game too. The characters were also made in 3D for Microsoft's Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker.
Krumm appeared in Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots. The Gromble was also in the Nintendo DS version of that game. Oblina and Krumm made a small appearance in the video game Nicktoons MLB.
See also
In Spanish: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters para niños
