Love Monster is an animated children's television series that premiered on CBeebies on 27 January 2020. It is based on the books by Rachel Bright.[3][4][5] It focuses on the misadventures of the titular monster and his friends. It premiered on December 18, 2020 on HBO Max as a Max Original in the United States[6] and then one year later on Cartoon Network's Cartoonito block on September 19, 2021.
| Love Monster | |
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| Genre | Children's television |
| Based on | The books written and illustrated by Rachel Bright |
| Developed by |
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| Directed by | Rufus Blackock |
| Voices of | Darren Foreman George Takei Javone Prince Sarah Hadland Lewis MacLeod Freya Parker Emma Maclennan |
| Narrated by | Tamsin Greig |
| Theme music composer | Jeremy Warmsley |
| Composers | Esther Joy Lane Hannah Charman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 80 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tony Reed Chapman Maddox James Chen Gu |
| Producers | Barry Quinn Jamie Badminton Katherine McQueen |
| Editor | Andrew Ward |
| Running time | Approx. 7 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC Children's Productions Boat Rocker Studios UYoung Karrot Animation A Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 27 January 2020 – present |
Books by Rachel Bright
- Love Monster
- Love Monster and the Scary Something
- Love Monster and the Last Chocolate
- Love Monster and the Perfect Present
- Love Monster and the Extremely Big Wave
Voice cast
- Darren Foreman as Love Monster
- Tamsin Greig as the Narrator
- Javone Prince as Bad Idea Puppy
- Sarah Hadland as Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny
- Lewis MacLeod as Elder Kitten and Dr. G. Piggles
- George Takei as Elder Panda
- Freya Parker as The In-Chicks and Delivery Duckling
- Emma Maclennan as Book Cub
Episodes
Season 1
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Sharing with Others Day" | Sindy Boveda Spackman | 27 January 2020 | |
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Love Monster gets a box of yummy chocolates! But should he share it? | ||||
| 2 | "Bouncy-Slidey Day" | Ian Carney | 28 January 2020 | |
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Love Monster must face his fear of the big slide in order to rescue Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny. | ||||
| 3 | "Three-Legged Race Day" | Tim Bain | 29 January 2020 | |
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Love Monster gets paired with Bad Idea Puppy in the three-legged race. But can they work together? | ||||
| 4 | "Show and Tell Day" | Sindy Boveda Spackman | 30 January 2020 | |
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Love Monster wants to show off his conch shell - but everyone else has unicorn-themed objects for the presentation! | ||||
| 5 | "Perfect Pineapple Party Day" | Stephanie Wahlstrom | 31 January 2020 | |
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Love Monster builds an amazing pineapple costume. But will he be able to play games? | ||||
| 6 | "Hot, Hot Day" | Denise Cassar | 3 February 2020 | |
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Love Monster breaks the fro-yo machine! What will happen now for tasty treats? | ||||
| 7 | "Accidental Elder Day" | Lucy Heavens | 4 February 2020 | |
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When he gets candyfloss on his face, everyone thinks Love Monster's an elder. But will he able to handle the responsibilities? | ||||
| 8 | "Paint a Picture Day" | Jo Clegg | 5 February 2020 | |
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Monster Teddy becomes an art model for eveyone's paintings, but Love Monster misses him. | ||||
| 9 | "Yay for Rain Day" | Tim Bain | 6 February 2020 | |
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When the weather changes from sun to rain, and everyone's sad, Love Monster decides to ask his friends to do indoor activities outdoors! | ||||
| 10 | "Special Surprise Day" | James Hamilton | 7 February 2020 | |
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Can Love Monster resist opening Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny's present before night? | ||||
| 11 | "Clear Out Day" | Kristina Yee | 10 February 2020 | |
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An old disco ball creates a lot of problems. | ||||
| 12 | "Dancing Away Day" | Sophie Dutton | 11 February 2020 | |
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Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny's at a dance competition out of town. Love Monster misses her while she is away and worries that he didn’t wish her good luck. | ||||
| 13 | "Picnic Night" | Philip Davies | 12 February 2020 | |
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A mysterious giant bunny makes problems for the night-time picnic. | ||||
| 14 | "Carrot Day" | Merrill Hagan | 13 February 2020 | |
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Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny is excited for Love Monster to try carrots, but it turns out he doesn't like them at all. | ||||
| 15 | "Give It Another Go Day" | Julia Prescott | 14 February 2020 | |
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Love Monster doesn’t like the beach, but gives it another try by searching for something he can enjoy. | ||||
| 16 | "Elder Kitten Day" | Stephanie Wahlstrom | 6 April 2020 | |
| 17 | "Favourite Library Book Day" | Kristina Yee | 7 April 2020 | |
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Love Monster can’t find his favourite book that he borrowed from Book Cub, so he and Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny play detective and retrace his steps to try and find it. | ||||
| 18 | "Happy to Help Day" | Ian Carney | 8 April 2020 | |
| 19 | "Plant A Seed Day" | Raffaella Delle Donne | 9 April 2020 | |
| 20 | "Snowman Day" | Julia Kauffman | 10 April 2020 | |
| 21 | "Treasure Hunt Day" | Sophie Dutton | 13 April 2020 | |
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Love Monster is really struggling to choose the perfect epic birthday present at the Everything But Sprinkles store for Bad Idea Puppy. In the end, he goes with his heart. | ||||
| 22 | "Choose One Thing Day" | Merrill Hagan | 14 April 2020 | |
| 23 | "Topsy Turvey Day" | Tim Bain | 15 April 2020 | |
| 24 | "Shooting Star Night" | Stephanie Wahlstrom | 16 April 2020 | |
| 25 | "Switch What You Do Day" | Lucy Heavens | 17 April 2020 | |
| 26 | "Taking Turns Day" | James Hamilton | 20 April 2020 | |
| 27 | "Favourite Hat Day" | Annette Lynn & Julia Kauffman | 21 April 2020 | |
| 28 | "Hot Chocolate Day" | Julia Claira Kauffman | 21 September 2020 | |
| 29 | "Harvest Day" | Tim Bain | TBA | |
| 30 | "Kite Day" | Ellen Xie | TBA | |
| 31 | "Sleepover Night" | Lucy Heavens | TBA | |
| 32 | "Fluffytown Rocks Day" | Stephanie Wahlstrom | TBA | |
| 33 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 34 | "Red Envelope Day" | TBA | TBA | |
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Love Monster accidentally sends Elder Kitten an empty envelope on Red Envelope Day. | ||||
| 35 | "Tidy Up Day" | TBA | TBA | |
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Love Monster helps Book Cub tidy up the forest, but he also takes a few souvenirs. | ||||
| 36 | "Ha Ha Ha Day" | TBA | TBA | |
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Love Monster has to help out Dr Piggles when he gets the hiccups on Ha Ha Ha Day. | ||||
| 37 | "Befriend a Bug Day" | TBA | TBA | |
| 38 | "Frozen Fun Day" | Unknown | 2 October 2020 | |
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It’s Frozen Fun Day, and Love Monster is having trouble learning to ice-skate. He asks Elder Kitten, who is much better at it, to teach him. Elder Kitten agrees to show him how and tells him that the trick is to get back up after falling. Despite falling over again and again, Love Monster gradually gets better - but how will he do in the big show? | ||||
| 39 | "Make Something Epic Day" | TBA | TBA | |
| 40 | "Do Something New Day" | TBA | TBA | |
| 41 | "Challenge Yourself Day" | Rachel Bright | TBA | |
| 42 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 43 | "Lost Things Day" | Rachel Bright | TBA | |
| 44 | "Frosty Frolics Day" | TBA | TBA | |
| 45 | "Day After Woo-Hoo Day Day" | Unknown | December 18, 2020 (US) 1 January 2021 (UK) | |
| 46 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 47 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 48 | "Babysitting Day" | TBA | TBA | |
| 49 | "Sparkle And Shine Day" | TBA | TBA | |
| 50 | "Breakfast For Dinner Day" | TBA | TBA | |
| 51 | "What's Going On Day" | TBA | TBA | |
| 52 | "Make A Plan Day" | TBA | TBA | |
| 53 | "Magic Show Day" | TBA | TBA | |
References
- ^ https://www.awn.com/news/boat-rocker-bbc-enter-co-production-deal-love-monster-chinas-uyoung
- ^ https://www.awn.com/news/boat-rocker-bbc-enter-co-production-deal-love-monster-chinas-uyoung
- ^ "Love Monster".
- ^ "Rachel Bright's Love Monster series scoops TV deal | the Bookseller".
- ^ "George Takei to voice a panda in CBeebies series Love Monster". 6 December 2019.
- ^ "HBO Max Acquires Preschool Series Love Monster". 22 December 2020.
