"Aaahh!!! Real Monsters" (1994) TV series 1994-1998

Creators:

Gabor Csupo
Peter Gaffney

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

29 October 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Coming soon to a toilet near you.

Plot:

The show takes us through the struggles of life as a child monster. 3 monster friends are studying how to scare humans in school...

Plot Keywords:

Monster | School | Library | Nicktoon | Surrealism

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Charles Adler	...	Ickis / ... (4 episodes, 1994)
Christine Cavanaugh	...	Oblina / ... (4 episodes, 1994)
Gregg Berger	...	The Gromble / ... (4 episodes, 1994)
David Eccles	...	Krumm / ... (4 episodes, 1994)
Michael Dorn	...	Borl / ... (3 episodes, 1994-1996)
Andy Houts	...	Snill / ... (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kath Soucie	...	Blorp 2+4 / ... (2 episodes, 1994)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Mrs. Dedio / ... (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Loren Lester	...	3-Eyes / ... (2 episodes, 1994)
Lacey Chabert	...	Tiffany (2 episodes, 1996)
Bronson Pinchot	...	Dietrich Duchump (2 episodes, 1996)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (52 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | South Korea:All | USA:TV-Y

Company:

Klasky-Csupo

Trivia:

The Gromble's voice and appearance resemble those of the Chief of the Blue Meanies in "The Yellow Submarine".

Goofs:

Continuity: In one episode, a clone of Ickis graffitis a wall to read "The Gromble Eatz Fresh Produce" with the last "e" written backwards. However, when Ickis later has to clean the graffiti, the wall says "The Gromble Eatz Fresh Fruit."

Quotes:

Ickis: [seeing fireworks] Wow, instant sky flowers. Boy, are they noisy!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker (1996) (VG)

Best Klasy Scupe Cartoon ever!

Unlike Rugrats, Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, or any other cartoon you'd find from the famous Klasy Scupe co.

Real Monsters is possibly one of their most unique series they ever came up with.

The show is all about monsters. You might find them to be figments of your imagination, things that go bump in the night, you're common fear. But in this cartoon, you'll change the way you think of monsters.

Besides going under the bed or closet,a monster's life is similar to ours in a way. They live in dumps, swamps, sewers, or any where that stinks. They eat garbage or anything that humans don't eat. And scaring humans is common in their nature.

The series focuses on 3 monster students, Ickis(A red rabbit like monster), Krum(a dimwitted smelly/hairy monster with mobile eyes), and Oblina(a candy cane shape monster and the brains of the trio). These 3 monsters attend the Monster Accedmy. A school where young monster learn how to scare humans and how to avoid being seen being seen in public. Because they don't want the whole world to know they exist.

Being a scary monster isn't as easy as it looks. If you screw up on a scare or get revealed to the public then you get punished. Throughout the series our trio gets into trouble, situations and encounter some weirdness.

The animation is very well down. The episodes are very original and the characters are memorable. It's a must see to those who like animation or weird looking cartoons.

I hope one day this series will be available on DVD.