Robot and Monster facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Robot and Monster
Genre	Comedy Adventure Animation
Created by	Dave Pressler Joshua Sternin J.R. Ventimilia
Voices of	Curtis Armstrong Harland Williams Jonathan Slavin Maurice LaMarche Megan Hilty Cree Summer
Theme music composer	Brad Joseph Breeck
Composer(s)	Jeff Sudakin
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Dave Pressler Joshua Sternin J.R. Ventimilia
Producer(s)	Monique Beatty Supervising Producers: Martin Leeper Jim Schumann
Running time	22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)
Production company(s)	Smasho! Productions Low Bar Productions Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon (2012) Nicktoons (2013–2015) Noggin (app) (2015)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Original release	August 4, 2012 (2012-08-04) – March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)

Robot and Monster is a fun CGI animated TV show created by Dave Pressler, Joshua Sternin, and J.R. Ventimilia. The main characters, Robot and Monster, are voiced by Curtis Armstrong and Harland Williams.

The show started being made in 2009 and was ordered for a full 26-episode season in 2010. It first aired on Nickelodeon on August 4, 2012. Later, the whole series was released on DVD through Amazon.com in 2014. The show moved from Nickelodeon to Nicktoons in the same year it started. You can also watch the full series on Nickelodeon's Noggin app since March 4, 2015.

What is Robot and Monster About?

This animated series follows the daily adventures of two very different best friends: Robot Default and Monster Krumholtz.

• Robot Default is a super smart inventor.
• Monster Krumholtz is a happy and excited purple creature.

They live together and even have a pet named Marf, who used to be a pest!

Robot and Monster work at the Blinking Light Factory. This factory is owned by Robot's older brother, Gart, who loves to make Robot's life difficult. The duo also often run into their neighbor, Ogo, who is super obsessed with them.

Meet the Characters

Main Characters

• Robot Default (Curtis Armstrong): Robot is an orange robot who works as a Quality Control Inspector. He often feels like everything goes wrong for him, especially with his annoying brother Gart around. But luckily, he has Monster, who always believes in him. Robot is the smarter one of the two and often tries to invent things, though they don't always work out. He and Monster have been friends since they were kids.
• Monster Krumholtz (Harland Williams): Monster is a purple creature who looks a bit like a minotaur. He's always positive and believes that "Good things happen to good people." Monster is very outgoing and loves to explore new things. He wants to make everyone happy, but sometimes he's a bit too trusting. Even when things don't go his way, he stays cheerful, making him a great friend to Robot.
• Marf (Curtis Armstrong, Jeff Bennett in "Speak, Marf, Speak"): Marf is Robot and Monster's pet. He's a metal block that acts like a dog and only says "marf."
• Ogo (Jonathan Slavin): Ogo is the third wheel in Robot and Monster's friendship. He's obsessed with them, which often makes them feel annoyed or creeped out. He always tries to join their activities and doesn't understand that he's not really part of their duo. Ogo is also allergic to bacon, which makes him sleepy.
• Perry (Maurice LaMarche): Perry is a robot who works with Robot and Monster. He always has a smile, but it's because of a problem with his face, not because he's happy. He often gets hurt and feels miserable, but he does find joy in Robot's bad luck.

Other Important Characters

• J.D. (Megan Hilty): J.D. is a cool biker girl whose best friend is her robotic bike, Spitfire. Many characters, including Robot and Monster, have a crush on her.
• Spitfire (Cree Summer): Spitfire is J.D.'s cool robotic bike and best friend. They often hang out at the local bacon restaurant. Spitfire is usually more sensible than J.D.
• Gart Default (Maurice LaMarche): Gart is Robot's arrogant older brother. He loves to tease Robot and runs their family's Blinking Light factory.
• Nessie (Rhea Perlman): Nessie is the owner of the Makin' Bacon restaurant. She has six tentacles!
• Punch Morley (Fred Tatasciore): Punch used to be a Pole-O player (a popular sport) and now works as a handyman at the factory. He has short-term memory loss from hitting his head during a game.
• Crikey (Nolan North): Crikey is a mean robot with a Cockney accent. He often bothers Robot and Monster.
• Mr. Wheelie (Kurtwood Smith): He is Robot and Monster's grumpy landlord. He has a spiky blue head and bicycle wheels for feet. He doesn't allow pets, so Robot and Monster have to hide Marf from him.
• Master Grabmirist (Ping Wu): A Sensei who tries to help Robot and Monster, but his advice usually doesn't work out.
• Hal Worth-a-ton (Nolan North): A salesman with a Texan accent who often lies about his products on TV.
• Pendulum Depot (Nolan North): He owns the Solid Light Factory, which is a rival to the Defaults' Blinking Light Factory. He wants to steal their secret formula.
• Arpa Default (April Winchell): Robot and Gart's mother. Gart gets his arrogance from her.
• Grandma Default (April Winchell): Robot and Gart's grandmother. She's a grumpy family member who speaks in computer code (only "one" and "zero") and doesn't like Organics (like Monster).
• Gizmo Default (Alan Tudyk): Robot's quirky cousin who talks to imaginary people. The Default family finds him a bit embarrassing.
• Uncle Kuffley Krumholtz (Nolan North): Monster's loud uncle who is a police officer and teaches at the Traffic Walking School.
• Globitha Krumholtz (Cree Summer): Monster's super energetic younger sister. She really likes Robot, which makes Monster a little jealous.
• Lev Krumholtz (Bill Fagerbakke): Monster's dad, known for his very large horns.
• Lucy (Jennifer Cody): A Mechanical (robot) who is Robot's long-time rival. She often tries to outsmart him.
• The Prince of Scamtown (Fred Tatasciore): A royal Mechanical who is surprisingly generous despite his name.
• Loudmouth (Maurice LaMarche): A small but very angry Mechanical who works with Robot and Monster.
• Snap Winsome (Jeff Bennett): An Organic who hosts various TV shows.
• Dame Lady Madame (Ruth Williamson): A fancy female Mechanical from high society.
• Bea Holder (Harriet Sansom Harris): A cyclops-like Organic who sets trends.
• Howly (Maurice LaMarche): A cyber monkey that gets angry when photos are taken. Monster became friends with it.
• Lil' Lugnuts (Nolan North): An Organic who was Monster's hero, until Robot found out he was a criminal.
• Katie (Carol Ann Susi): A mechanical lady who owns a pet named Narf. She finds Robot and Monster annoying.

Episodes Guide

The show has one season with 26 episodes. Each episode is usually split into two shorter stories. Here are some of the adventures Robot and Monster have:

• Monster's Great Escape / Game Boys (August 4, 2012): Monster tries to prank Robot back for a childhood joke, but it goes wrong. Then, Monster helps Robot achieve his dream of playing Pole-O, a popular sport.
• Between Brothers / Safety First (August 11, 2012): Robot's mean brother Gart becomes their landlord. Later, Robot and Monster make a safety film for the factory.
• How to Train Your Marf / Blinking Light (August 11, 2012): Marf starts acting badly, so Robot and Monster try to train him. Then, Gart leaves Robot in charge of the factory, but things don't go as planned.
• The Blimp / Come On, Get Happy (August 12, 2012): Robot and Monster want to buy a blimp, but their love for bacon gets in the way. They also try to help their co-worker Perry, who always seems to be smiling.
• Nobody Panic / Adventures in Babysitting (August 12, 2012): Robot and Monster take over cooking at the Makin' Bacon restaurant. Later, Monster's sister Globitha visits and causes trouble for Robot's blimp race plans.
• Speeding Ticket / Hornica (August 18, 2012): Robot and Monster help Monster's Uncle Cuffley regain his confidence. Monster's dad visits, and Monster loses his horns right before a special event called Hornica.
• Cheer Up Wheelie / Ogo's Friend (August 18, 2012): Robot and Monster try to cheer up their grumpy landlord, Mr. Wheelie. Ogo becomes friends with Lucy, Robot's rival, to make a special blinking light.
• Biker Girls / The Prince of Scamtown (August 19, 2012): J.D. stays with Robot and Monster after a fight with Spitfire. Monster starts giving money to a strange person called The Prince of Scamtown.
• Pinball Wizard / Speak Marf Speak (August 19, 2012): Robot becomes Monster's test subject for a new game. Robot invents a device to understand Marf, but Marf then tries to take over!
• Security Risk / Ogo's Birthday (August 25, 2012): Robot creates a dangerous security system after their apartment is robbed. Robot and Monster try to avoid Ogo's birthday party.
• Doctor? No! / Monster Invention (August 25, 2012): Robot gets a disease from Marf and tries to avoid the doctor. Robot gets jealous when Monster's simple invention becomes a huge success.
• Litterbug / Model Citizen (September 1, 2012): Monster believes Robot is wrongly accused of littering and takes the case to court. Robot is declared a new standard of beauty by a famous fashion expert.
• Grandma's Day Out / Spare Robot (September 1, 2012): Robot has to find his Grandma when she goes missing. Robot creates a copy of himself to do boring tasks.
• Apartment 3 1/2 / Don't! Walk! (September 8, 2012): Robot teaches Monster how to be an adult, but then Robot starts seeing Monster's imaginary friend. Monster loses his walking license after an accident.
• Lil' Lugnuts / Letterology (September 15, 2012): Robot finds out that Monster's childhood hero is actually a thief. Monster and Robot learn about "letterology," a new type of horoscope.
• The Party / First Impressions (September 22, 2012): Robot tries to keep his crazy cousin Gizmo from ruining a family party. Robot's hero comes to town looking for an apprentice.
• Game On / Bad News Baconeers (September 26, 2012): Robot and Monster compete against J.D. and Spitfire on a game show. Robot coaches a team of young Pole-O players.
• Anger Management / Family Business (October 13, 2012): Monster takes classes to learn how to be angry. Robot quits his family's business after feeling disrespected and works for a rival.
• The Bacon Tree / The Dark Night (October 27, 2012): Robot and Monster grow bacon trees. Monster befriends a rampaging cyber-monkey, so Robot decides to learn self-defense.
• The Package / Ogo's Cool (November 3, 2012): Robot and Monster deliver a secret package for extra money, but get caught up in something big. Robot and Monster try to get Ogo's attention after testing Robot's "Cool Ray" invention.
• Super Pole / Boomerang (November 10, 2012): Monster becomes too aggressive while cheering for a sports team. Monster tries to prove that karma is real.
• Baconmas (December 8, 2012): Robot and Monster's families celebrate Baconmas together at their apartment, leading to some tension.
• Dirty Money / What J.D. Wants (December 26, 2013): Robot and Monster find money and argue about what to do with it. Robot and Monster try to impress J.D.
• J.D. Loves Gart / Misery Date (February 14, 2015): J.D. seems to like Gart, so Robot tries to show her Gart's true nature. Robot is forced to be Globitha's date to a school dance.
• A Better Marf Trap / Monster Lie (March 4, 2015): Robot and Monster tell the story of how they found their pet Marf. Robot and Monster lie to Perry about his terrible-smelling cologne.
• Monster Hit (July 19, 2014): Robot and Monster become music stars when Robot's invention creates a catchy song for Monster. But then, Monster falls for a rival performer, which causes problems for their friendship.

Home Release

The full series of Robot and Monster was released on DVD on November 11, 2014. It was an exclusive release through Amazon.

See also

In Spanish: Robot and Monster para niños