"Digimon: Digital Monsters" (1999) TV series 1999-2003

Directors:

Wendee Lee
Jeff Nimoy

Writer:

Michael McConnohie (writer) (episode)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

14 August 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

Champions of the Digital World.

Plot:

Seven kids attending a summer camp in Japan are transported to an alternate world linked to ours by the Information Superhighway...

Plot Keywords:

Digimon | Young Boy | Good Versus Evil | Death | Giant Monster

Cast

Laura Summer	...	Patamon / ... (93 episodes, 1999-2003)
Mona Marshall	...	Izzy Izumi / ... (85 episodes, 1999-2003)
Derek Stephen Prince	...	DemiDevimon / ... (83 episodes, 1999-2003)
R. Martin Klein	...	Gomamon / ... (76 episodes, 1999-2003)
Joshua Seth	...	Tai Kamiya / ... (70 episodes, 1999-2003)
Michael Reisz	...	Matt Ishida / ... (62 episodes, 1999-2003)
Philece Sampler	...	Mimi Tachikawa / ... (61 episodes, 1999-2003)
Colleen O'Shaughnessey	...	Sora Takenouchi / ... (59 episodes, 1999-2001)
Tifanie Christun	...	Biyomon / ... (58 episodes, 1999-2003)
Dave Mallow	...	Angemon / ... (57 episodes, 1999-2003)
Michael Lindsay	...	Joe Kido / ... (55 episodes, 1999-2001)
Anna Garduno	...	Palmon / ... (52 episodes, 1999-2001)
Steve Blum	...	Flamedramon / ... (51 episodes, 1999-2003)
Tom Fahn	...	Agumon / ... (50 episodes, 1999-2003)
Lara Jill Miller	...	Kari Kamiya / ... (50 episodes, 1999-2002)
Wendee Lee	...	TK Takaishi / ... (48 episodes, 1999-2003)
Edie Mirman	...	Gatomon / ... (48 episodes, 1999-2003)
Jeff Nimoy	...	Tentomon / ... (46 episodes, 1999-2002)
Michael Sorich	...	Zudomon / ... (44 episodes, 1999-2003)
Jane Alan	...	Togemon / ... (43 episodes, 1999-2003)
Kirk Thornton	...	Gabumon / ... (42 episodes, 1999-2003)
Paul St. Peter	...	Wormmon / ... (42 episodes, 1999-2003)

Also Known As:

Digimon 02 (USA) (second season title)
Digimon 03 (USA) (third season title)
Digimon: Season 3 (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (205 episodes)

Country:

France | Japan | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:G (TV rating) | Australia:PG (VHS rating) | Netherlands:MG6 | USA:TV-Y7 | Brazil:Livre

Company:

ABC Family

Trivia:

DEBUT: Beetlemon (episode 4.05 "Ladies and Gentlemen: The Beetlemon")

Quotes:

Leomon: [dying] Why... can't you see? Why won't you try to understand the truth?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Welcome to Eltingville (2002) (TV)

So much better than it should be

I watched a couple of episodes of Digimon near its beginning and dismissed as derivative rubbish. Then, a few months later and rather bored, I turned it on again. I couldn't believe it. This supposed kids' cartoon had one of the most dramatic, engaging, even shocking story arcs I've seen. This programme deals with love and loyalty, life and death, fear and self-doubt. The 'Digi-destined' children fight with their parents, who have trouble understanding the sacrifices their children have to make. One child finds out he's adopted. Characters sacrifice their lives to save others. The children get scared, and doubt their own ability to save the world as they are destined to do. If this had slightly better animation, and was billed as adult anim&eacute, no-one would question it once. So much more than just a kids' show.