Spy Kids: Mission Critical facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Spy Kids: Mission Critical |
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| Genre | Adventure Comedy |
| Created by | Michael Hefferon Robert Rodriguez F.M. De Marco Sean Jara |
| Developed by | F.M De Marco |
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| Composer(s) | Joel S. Silver |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Executive producer(s) | F.M. De Marco David L. Glasser Michael Hefferon Keith Levine Marvin Peart Robert Rodriguez Jill Sanford Matthew Signer |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Egiziano (supervising producer) Paulette Victor-Lifton (co-producer) Sharan Wood (line producer) |
| Running time | 23–25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Dimension Television Mainframe Studios |
| Distributor | Lantern Television |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | April 20 – November 30, 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Spy Kids: All the Time in the World |
Spy Kids: Mission Critical is a fun computer-animated adventure and comedy TV show. It's based on the popular Spy Kids movies and is a fresh new start for the series. The first season came out on Netflix on April 20, 2018. Even before the first season was released, a second season was planned! It then came out on November 30, 2018.
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Becoming a Spy Kid
In Mission Critical, you follow the adventures of brother and sister, Juni and Carmen Cortez. They go to the Spy Kids Academy, which is a secret school for young agents.
A new group of bad guys, called S.W.A.M.P. (Sinister Wrongdoers Against Mankind's Preservation), wants to cause trouble for the world. Their evil leader is named Golden Brain. It's up to Juni and Carmen to train and lead a team of other Spy Kids cadets. They must stop S.W.A.M.P. and Golden Brain! The Mission Critical team might be young, but they are the only ones who can save the day when adult spies can't.
Meet the Voices and Characters
Many talented actors lend their voices to the characters in Spy Kids: Mission Critical. Here are some of the main ones:
- Ashley Bornancin as Carmen Cortez/Tango, and Barracuda.
- Carter Hastings as Juni Cortez/Aztec.
- Caitlyn Bairstow as Glitch and Gablet.
- Nicholas Coombe as Ace.
- Nesta Cooper as Claudia Floop/Scorpion.
- Richard Ian Cox as Sir Awesome.
- Tom Kenny as Golden Brain, Spurious Visage, Professor Küpkakke, and Dave-Bot.
- Travis Turner as Peter St. Ignatius/PSI/Agent No-One.
- Christian Lanz as Gregorio Cortez, Fegan Floop, DJ Otto Tune/Death Meddle.
- Candi Milo as Vida Immortata, Malware, Mauly the Sparkle Scout, Kopi Vasquez, and Glendora Chatting-Botham.
- Mira Sorvino as Ingrid Avellan-Cortez.
- Yuri Lowenthal as Desmond "Dez" and Zedmond "Zed" Vasquez/Rock n' Roll, Jaime Vasquez, Talon, and Jason Pietranthony/Improv/Improvisario.
- Molly Shannon as Murna.
- Kate Micucci as Therese.
- Patton Oswalt as Bradley Feinstein/Mint Condition.
- Bobcat Goldthwait as JT/The Worm.
- Thomas Lennon as Dr. Chad Jericho.
- Terrence Stone as the deeply-distorted voice of Agent No-One (season 1).
- Robert Englund as Agent No-One's disguised voice (season 2, episode 8).
How the Show Was Made
On June 16, 2016, Netflix shared that Spy Kids: Mission Critical was being made. It was planned to come out in 2018. The show has two seasons, and each season has 10 episodes. Mainframe Studios helped produce the series.
The idea for the show was first talked about on May 6, 2015. Michael Hefferon and Sean Jara were announced as the creators. They wanted the bad guys to be as interesting as the heroes. The show was also planned to have lots of funny moments and exciting adventures. F.M. De Marco was the head writer for the series.
In August 2017, some of the voice actors, like Ashley Bornancin (Carmen), Carter Hastings (Juni), Travis Turner (PSI), Mira Sorvino (Ingrid), Tom Kenny (Golden Brain), and Christian Lanz (Gregorio), announced their roles on social media. Each episode is about 22 minutes long.
Episode Guide
The series has two exciting seasons, each with 10 episodes.
Season 1 (2018)
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| 1 | "Mission Critical" | Ian Freedman | FM De Marco | April 20, 2018 | |
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The OSS is defeated by S.W.A.M.P. and Golden Brain. Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez send their kids, Carmen and Juni, to lead a new team of Spy Cadets. This team, including Ace, Glitch, Sir Awesome, and Scorpion, must stop Golden Brain.
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| 2 | "School Dazed" | Ian Freedman | FM De Marco | April 20, 2018 | |
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Juni can't sleep because of Ace's snoring. Carmen is distracted by friends. Juni needs to pass a tough Gadget Gauntlet. Can they focus and stay in Spy Academy?
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| 3 | "Songs in the Key of Pain" | Mike Alcock & Ian Freedman | Mark Hoffmeier | April 20, 2018 | |
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Carmen tries to understand a mysterious serum. Glitch wants to hang out. Golden Brain hires DJ Otto Tune, who uses hypnotic music. Carmen must use her own music to save Glitch.
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| 4 | "Desert-ed" | Craig George & Ian Freedman | Sam Cherington | April 20, 2018 | |
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Ace and Juni are always competing. This leads them to get stranded in the desert. They must work together to save their team from a S.W.A.M.P. trap.
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| 5 | "Frenemies for Life" | Mike Alcock & Ian Freedman | FM De Marco | April 20, 2018 | |
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During the annual Spy Games, Mission Critical meets The B-Team. The B-Team thinks they are better. Carmen bets Mission Critical's responsibilities on winning the games.
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| 6 | "And Scene!" | Craig George & Ian Freedman | Ricky Roxburgh | April 20, 2018 | |
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Spurious Visage, a teacher, seems sad. Carmen investigates and finds out about Agent Improv. She tries to help this former spy who became a traitor.
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| 7 | "Inner-Childlike Behavior" | Mike Alcock & Ian Freedman | John Tellegen | April 20, 2018 | |
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Scorpion returns to find her team acting childish. Her father, Fegan Floop, comes to teach. Scorpion acts childish too, and Carmen makes fun of her. Can Carmen convince Scorpion to stay?
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| 8 | "The Vinyl Countdown" | Mike Alcock & Ian Freedman | Justin Halliwell | April 20, 2018 | |
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PSI goes to see famous artist Mint Condition, making Juni jealous. PSI leaves the academy to work for Mint Condition. Juni learns Mint Condition works for Golden Brain.
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| 9 | "Off the Grid" | Craig George & Ian Freedman | John Tellegen | April 20, 2018 | |
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Carmen and Juni try to study for a hard exam. The B-Team makes things harder. The Academy goes on lockdown, trapping Carmen, Juni, and their parents.
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| 10 | "The Cookie Crumbles" | Craig George & Ian Freedman | FM De Marco | April 20, 2018 | |
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Mission Critical finds S.W.A.M.P. Headquarters. Sir Awesome's "spy sense" interferes. A cookie scout named Mauly appears, who is Golden Brain's Head of Security.
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Season 2 (2018)
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| 11 | 1 | "Secrets & Spies" | Mike Alcock | FM De Marco | November 30, 2018 | |
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Mission Critical starts a new semester with Glitch's new AI, Gablet. Golden Brain turns his IT guy, JT, into "The Worm" computer virus. Glitch must use old spy knowledge to save the Academy.
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| 12 | 2 | "Heavy Meddle" | Mike Alcock | John Tellegen | November 30, 2018 | |
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Golden Brain hires Otto Tune, now "Death Meddle," who uses a sonic scream. Juni uses hypnosis to cure Ace's fears, but gets them himself. Juni must fight his fears to save Ace.
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| 13 | 3 | "Thumb Kind of Wonderful" | Craig George | Madison Bateman | November 30, 2018 | |
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Carmen makes a mistake and thinks she's jinxed. She tries to make Tom Thumb-Thumb perfect. She learns not to focus on past mistakes.
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| 14 | 4 | "Ace Off" | Mike Alcock | Justin Halliwell | November 30, 2018 | |
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Ace becomes famous but feels insecure. He seeks out Dr. Chad Jericho for changes to his face. Golden Brain wants Ace's face for his new body. The team learns Golden Brain has a mole.
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| 15 | 5 | "Stakeout Burrito" | Craig George | Sam Cherington | November 30, 2018 | |
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The team suspects a mole in the Academy. Carmen and Scorpion go on a stakeout. Juni uses the Pinnoquinox serum as bait. They learn the mole's name: Agent N-One.
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| 16 | 6 | "Pale Blue-Eyed Rider" | Craig George | Mitchell Golden | November 30, 2018 | |
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Carmen sees Improv helping Mission Critical. She realizes he's sabotaging S.W.A.M.P. Carmen leads her team into a trap. Improv is captured and loses his memory.
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| 17 | 7 | "Home Sick" | Mike Alcock | FM De Marco | November 30, 2018 | |
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Juni goes on his first solo mission and faces Agent No-One. Carmen investigates the academy staff. Juni learns that Sebastian Oliver, who created Pinoquinox, is his dad, Gregorio!
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| 18 | 8 | "Flip-Flooped" | Mike Alcock | Will Morey | November 30, 2018 | |
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The team sees Fegan Floop sneak into their rooms. Most of Mission Critical suspects him of being the traitor. Scorpion believes her father is innocent and tries to clear his name.
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| 19 | 9 | "Family Unfriendly (part 1 of 2)" | Craig George | John Tellegen | November 30, 2018 | |
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Juni shows PSI the secret library. Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez join a spy family competition. Glitch finds a match for Agent No-One's voice, revealing PSI is Agent No-One. The serum is stolen!
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| 20 | 10 | "Moled Over (part 2 of 2)" | Craig George | FM De Marco | November 30, 2018 | |
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PSI was blackmailed by Golden Brain to become Agent No-One. Mission Critical attacks S.W.A.M.P. HQ. PSI returns to help, fakes a betrayal, and sabotages Golden Brain's plan. Golden Brain is stopped, and PSI joins Mission Critical.
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