The Brothers Flub facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Brothers Flub |
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The cover of Plan C: Panic!, depicting Guapo (left) and Fraz
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| Genre | Comic science fiction |
| Created by | David Burke Laslo Nosek |
| Written by | Susie Singer Carter Dan Danko Tom Mason Don Priess Ralph Soll David Burke Bob Widmer Andrew Brenner Kati Rocky Shaun McLaughlin Laslo Nosek |
| Directed by | Bob Boyle Ralph Grairl Thom Kins Bert Ring Charlie Adler (voice) David Bucs (animation art) Jeff Hall (timing) Jamie H. Huang (timing) Carole A. Beers (timing) Michael Lyman (timing) |
| Voices of | Scott Menville Jerry Sroka Charlotte Rae Ron Hale Christine Cavanaugh |
| Theme music composer | Nathan Wang |
| Country of origin | United States Germany |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) |
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| Producer(s) | Bonni Freeman (coordinating) C.J. Kettler (executive) Geraldine Clarke (supervising) Jodey J. Kaminski (associate) Salaam Coleman (Nickelodeon executive) Wolfgang Heidrich (Ravensburger Film + TV executive) |
| Running time | approx. 22-26 minutes (2×11-minute episodes) |
| Production company(s) | Ravensburger Film + TV Videal Sunbow Entertainment Sony Wonder Television |
| Distributor | Sony Wonder |
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| Original network | Nickelodeon (United States) Super RTL (Germany) |
| Original release | January 17, 1999 – January 8, 2000 |
The Brothers Flub is an animated TV show. It was made by Sunbow Entertainment and Ravensburger, a company known for jigsaw puzzles. The show aired in the United States on Nickelodeon. It's about two alien brothers, Guapo and Fraz, who work as space delivery guys. They travel across the universe to deliver packages to different planets. The show ran from January 17, 1999, to January 8, 2000.
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Meet the Flub Brothers!
The Brothers Flub takes place far out in outer space. The show is named after its two main characters: Guapo and Fraz Flub. They are alien brothers with blue fur. Guapo is shorter and a bit rounder than Fraz. Both brothers wear special bodysuits, shoes, and caps.
They work for a company called RetroGrade Interdimensional Couriers. Their boss is a green alien lady named Tarara Boomdeyay. Other friends at their job include Valerina and an older orange alien named Squish. Guapo and Fraz are couriers, which means they deliver things. They fly through the universe in their cool spaceship, called the Hoog. They deliver packages to all sorts of planets. Each episode shows a new planet with its own unique features. For example, there's "The Land of Oversized Games" with giant game pieces. Another planet is "Hip City," where all the aliens are like beatniks.
How the Show Was Made
The creators of The Brothers Flub made the show for kids aged six to eleven. A company in Orlando, Florida, called Animatics, helped create the stories and drawings for the show. A person from Sony Wonder said that both boys and girls liked the show. They also mentioned it had a "very Nickelodeon-looking" style. The show was supposed to start earlier but was delayed for about a year.
Episode Adventures
The show has 26 episodes, each with two shorter stories. This means there are 52 different adventures for the Flub brothers! Here are some of the episode titles:
- 1. Bard Brain/Bunch of Troubles
- 2. Cookie Crumbles/Fitness Freaks
- 3. Flub, Flub and Away/Flub's Overeasy
- 4. Guapo's Funhouse/Guapos Galore
- 5. Hair Brains/Heads Up
- 6. Madman Mambo/Pay Dirt
- 7. Pizza! Pizza!/ Prehysteria
- 8. Queen Bees/Scared Stiff
- 9. Snow Doomed/Tiresome Twosome
- 10. Unlucky Charmers/Village Idiots
- 11. Wrestlemaniacs/Bad Judgment Day
- 12. Thanks for the Memories/Sloppy Sentiments
- 13. Paradise Shmaradise/Sore Losers
- 14. Warped Speed/Double Feature
- 15. Finders Keepers/Shrinky Dinky
- 16. For The Birds/It's a Mystery
- 17. Yippy-Ki-Yay/Teacher's Pest
- 18. Wishmasters/Train in Vain
- 19. Boy's Toys/A Courier's Carol
- 20. Play Time/On My Case
- 21. Good Sports!/Sidekicked
- 22. Big Business/Tarara Birthdeeyay
Voice Actors
The characters in The Brothers Flub were brought to life by many talented voice actors.
- Guapo Flub was voiced by Jerry Sroka.
- Fraz Flub was voiced by Scott Menville.
- Tarara Boomdeyay was voiced by Charlotte Rae.
- Squish was voiced by Ron Hale.
- Valerina and Donna were voiced by Christine Cavanaugh.
Many other voice actors also helped with the show, including Richard Steven Horvitz, Mariette Hartley, and Tom Kenny.
Behind the Scenes Crew
Charlie Adler was the voice director for the show. This means he helped the voice actors perform their lines.
Fun Merchandise
The Brothers Flub characters were used to promote different products.
- The fast food chain KFC had the characters in their kids' meals.
- Carl's Jr. and Hardee's used The Brothers Flub pictures on their tray liners and bags.
- GNC planned to include The Brothers Flub yo-yos with their children's vitamins.
- The department store Macy's featured the characters in their back-to-school ads.
- Skechers held a contest where people could win Skechers and The Brothers Flub-themed items.
Where the Show Aired
The Brothers Flub was shown in many countries around the world.
- In the United States, it aired on Nickelodeon.
- In Germany, it was shown on Super RTL and BFBS.
- It also aired in the United Kingdom, Latin America, the Middle East, South Africa, New Zealand, Poland, Israel, Thailand, Hungary, and Australia.
