The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants |
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Season 1 promotional poster
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| Genre | Action Adventure Comedy |
| Created by | Todd Grimes |
| Based on | |
| Developed by | Peter Hastings Mark Banker |
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| Narrated by | Sean Astin |
| Theme music composer | Peter Hastings |
| Composer(s) | Jared Faber Fred Kron |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 45 (+ 3 specials) (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Peter Hastings |
| Producer(s) | Todd Grimes |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Titmouse, Inc. (animation service) Scholastic Entertainment DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution Netflix |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080p |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | July 13, 2018 – December 4, 2020 |
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants is an American animated TV show from DreamWorks Animation Television. It's based on the Captain Underpants books by Dav Pilkey and the movie Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. This fun series first came out on Netflix on July 13, 2018.
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About the Show
This animated series follows the hilarious adventures of two best friends, George Beard and Harold Hutchins. They are super creative and love to draw their own comic books. Their biggest creation is Captain Underpants, a superhero who wears briefs and a red cape.
The Main Story
George and Harold have a very strict principal named Mr. Krupp. One day, they hypnotize him, and he turns into their very own superhero, Captain Underpants! The show is all about their funny adventures as they try to keep Mr. Krupp's secret safe.
Season Adventures
Season 1: The Start of the Epic Tales
The first season introduces us to George and Harold. We see how they turn their principal, Mr. Krupp, into Captain Underpants. They have to deal with all sorts of silly problems and villains.
Season 2: Melvinborg's Plan
In the second season, a cyborg from the future named Melvinborg takes over the school. He replaces Mr. Krupp! Melvinborg wants to get Melvin, who is a child genius and often an enemy to George and Harold, into a special school called Eliteanati Academy.
Season 3: Summer Camp Fun
The third season sends George and Harold to summer camp. Guess who is their camp instructor? Mr. Krupp! This leads to even more funny and wild situations at camp.
Season 4: Space and Time Travel
The fourth season is also known as "The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space." George and Harold win a school contest that sends them into space. Up there, they discover evil monsters called the Biglyans. The boys must team up and get help to defeat these space creatures.
After saving space, they return to Earth. But they find that Melvin Sneedly has taken over the world! To fix this, George and Harold use a special device called the "Time Toad 2000." They travel back in time to stop Melvin from ever becoming king of the world. The season ends with a big surprise: Captain Underpants appears from the future, holding George and Harold!
Episodes
Meet the Voices
- Nat Faxon as Mr. Krupp and Captain Underpants
- Ramone Hamilton as George Beard
- Jay Gragnani as Harold Hutchins
- David Koechner as Mr. Meaner
- Laraine Newman as Ms. Ribble
- Patty Mattson as Ms. Anthrope
- Sean Astin as Narrator
- Peter Hastings as Comic Narrator
- Jorge Diaz as Melvin Sneedly, Mr. Rected, Melvinborg, and Stanley Peet
- Erica Luttrell as Erica Wang
- Dayci Brookshire as Jessica Gordon and Dressy Killman
- Evan Kishiyama as Steve "Gooch" Yamaguchi
- Brennan Murray as Bo Hweemuth
- Trevor Devall as Smartsy Fartsy
- Nolan North as Lee Dingman
