The New Adventures of Nanoboy
| The New Adventures of Nanoboy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated series |
| Written by | Joshua Chiang Leslie Tan Tan Zie Chiang Leonard Mah Jeffrey Lawrence Wayne Santos Aaron Chen |
| Directed by | Jennifer Lew Seng Choon Meng Zaki Ragman Serene d'Cotta Pui Mei Chan Keh Choon Wee David Low Da Wei |
| Voices of | Joe Murray Hillary Blazer-Doyle Chio Su-Ping Mark R. Kaufmann Christina Sergeant |
| Country of origin | Singapore Hong Kong Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Toper Taylor Steven Ching Seng Choon Meng Wong Chi Kong |
| Producer | Koo Yuan Peng |
| Running time | 22 minutes (2 11-minute segments) |
| Production companies | Scrawl Studios Cookie Jar Entertainment Agogo Media |
| Original release | |
| Release | 19 December 2008 – 13 April 2013 |
The New Adventures of Nanoboy is an animated series produced by Scrawl Studios Pte. Ltd in Singapore, Media Development Authority of Singapore now Infocomm Media Development Authority, and Agogo Entertainment Limited in Hong Kong and distributed by Cookie Jar Entertainment (now owned by WildBrain).
The series follows the adventures of a 9-year-old boy named Oscar, who has faced some issues in his life. By dealing with these issues, he shrinks down to a microscopic superhero as Nanoboy and he'll stop at nothing to save the Microcosmos from the microbe villains.
Characters
Nanosquad
- Oscar/Nanoboy - Voiced by Joe Murray.[1] The main hero/character of the series as he is the Team Leader of the Nanosquad. He has the ability to fly and he also has super strength attacks. He is the only member of the Nanosquad that does not have any powers.
- Issac Neuron - Voiced by Hillary Blazer-Doyle. The field scientist of the Nanosquad.
- Corona Jane (CJ) - Voiced by Christina Sergeant. A reformed flu virus in a shapechanging bodysuit. She can shape shift into almost anything.
Allies
- Tim is Oscar's best friend. He can depend on Oscar in an easygoing way.
- Prof. David Stein is a professor who is researching the Microcosmos. He is Oscar's father.
- Dora is Oscar's mother.
- Vicky is a bossy girl in school. She can prove that she is way better than Oscar.
- Chuck is Oscar's cousin who likes to mess things up. Eventually Oscar apologizes though he is busy but they still play together.
- Commander Flag is a commander who provides mission objectives to the Nanosquad.
- Diva Farangitis is a Diva of the Microcosmos.
- Colonel Skeeter also called Colonel Perry whom he also helps the Nanosquad on a mission to rescue Commander Flag.
Villains
- Czar Zar is a villain of the Microcosmos.
- Careena Payne is the evil sidekick to Czar Zar. She is Corona Jane's evil sister.
- Ferro is the Pharaoh like person who is the Magnetic Microbe Menace.
- Mito is a mad scientist of the Microcosmos. She wants her voice to be like Farangitis.
- Count Bacula is a vampire of Ransylvania.
- Lacto is a villain of the Microcosmos.
- Billy the Spit is the old west germ rides into town with his quick shot saliva.
- Tony Verrero is an evil Groovester in Groovy Attraction.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | "Attack of the Sparkling Bling Bling" | Seng Choon Ming | Joshua Cheng & Tan Zie Chiang | 19 December 2008[2] |
| 1b | "Magnetic Microbe Menace" | Chan Pui Mei & Seng Choon Ming | Tan Zie Chiang | 19 December 2008[2] |
| 2a | "The Mitomorphasis" | Serene D'Cotta & Seng Choon Ming | Wayne Santos, Joshua Chiang & Jeff Lawrence | 19 December 2008[2] |
| 2b | "Worms!!!" | Serene D'Cotta | Leslie Tan, Wong Chi Kong & Joshua Chiang | 19 December 2008[2] |
| 3a | "Nanoboy's Biggest Fan" | Seng Choon Ming | Joshua Chiang & Tan Zie Chiang | 21 December 2008[2] |
| 3b | "Nano Elders" | Seng Choon Ming | Jeff Lawrence | 21 December 2008[2] |
| 4a | "Smartybot" | Zaki Ragman | Jeff Lawrence | 21 December 2008[2] |
| 4b | "Bogzilla" | Serene D'Cotta & Seng Choon Ming | Joshua Chiang & Leonard Mah | 21 December 2008[2] |
| 5a | "The Fabulous Ferro Show" | Ken Choon Wee & David Low Da Wei | Jeff Lawrence & Aaron Chen | 27 December 2008[2] |
| 5b | "Enter Skeeter" | Seng Choon Ming | Leslie Tan | 27 December 2008[2] |
| 6a | "Bite Night" | Zaki Ragman | Leslie Tan | 27 December 2008[2] |
| 6b | "Sedation Island" | David Low Da Wei, Aizat Rosli & Zaki Ragman | Leslie Tan | 27 December 2008[2] |
| 7a | "Finding Neurons" | Serene D'Cotta & Seng Choon Meng | Joshua Chiang & Leonard Mah | 28 December 2008[2] |
| 7b | "Green House Rock" | Keh Choon Wee | Wayne Santos | 28 December 2008[2] |
| 8a | "Day of the Germinator" | Serene D'Cotta & Seng Choong Meng | Joshua Chiang | 28 December 2008[2] |
| 8b | "Groovy Attraction" | Serene D'Cotta & Zaki Ragman | Leslie Tan | 28 December 2008[2] |
| 9a | "The Good, the Bad and the Spit" | Zaki Ragman | Leslie Tan | 3 January 2009[2] |
| 9b | "Rise of the Living Dead Cells" | Chan Pui Mei & Seng Choon Meng | Wayne Santos | 3 January 2009[2] |
| 10a | "Hail to the King" | Kelvin Ha & David Low | Wayne Santos | 3 January 2009[2] |
| 10b | "Sound of Trouble" | Chan Pui Mei & Seng Choon Meng | Leslie Tan | 3 January 2009[2] |
| 11a | "Bog's Bogus Buddy" | Zaki Ragman | Tan Zie Chiang | 4 January 2009[2] |
| 11b | "Hola! El Coli!" | Serene D'Cotta & Zaki Ragman | Leonard Mah, Tan Zie Chiang & Joshua Chiang | 4 January 2009[2] |
| 12a | "Czar Zar's New Clothes" | Zaki Ragman | Tan Zie Chiang | 4 January 2009[2] |
| 12b | "Return of the Germinator" | Serene D'Cotta & Zaki Ragman | Leslie Tan | 4 January 2009[2] |
| 13a | "Lost in Cyberspace" | Wong Chi Kong & David Low Da Wei | Leslie Tan & Wong Chi Kong | 10 March 2009 |
| 13b | "Bog to The Future" | David Low Da Wei | Leslie Tan | 10 March 2009 |
| 14a | "The Czar and I" | Jose Garcon Hurtado | Robert Tan | 17 March 2009 |
| 14b | "Sublime" | Dean Lewis & Leonard Mah | Mike Reed | |
| 15a | "Cave Fear" | Mike Reed | Nick Tau, Leonard Mah & Phillip Stamp | 13 March 2010[2] |
| 15b | "Sound Off" | Thomas Nesbitt | Dean Lewis | 13 March 2010[2] |
| 16a | "Me, Myself and Isaacs" | Mike Reed | I. Haque | 17 March 2010[2] |
| 16b | "Cloud 9" | Mike Reed | Nicholas Tay | 17 March 2010[2] |
| 17a | "Smarty Bot Returns" | Dave Brown | Nick Dubios | 25 March 2010[2] |
| 17b | "Chain Reaction" | Thomas Nesbitt | Dean Lewis & Leonard Mah | 25 March 2010[2] |
| 18a | "Tale of Two Elasticities" | Mike Reed | Andrew Nicholls & Darrell Vickers | 7 April 2010[2] |
| 18b | "X-Static" | Dave Brown | Andrew Nicholls, Darrell Vickers & Dave Brown | 7 April 2010[2] |
| 19a | "Coral Grief" | Ian Freedman | Ryan Ingrasias | 10 April 2010[3] |
| 19b | "Bride of Nanostein" | Mike Reed | Ryan Ingrasias | 10 April 2010[3] |
| 20a | "Garbage In, Garbage Out" | Peter Sheehman & Cheah Phei Sang | David Witt | 17 April 2010[2] |
| 20b | "Appearances" | Dave Brown | Nick Dubios & Dave Brown | 17 April 2010[2] |
| 21a | "Bend It Like Czar Zar" | Micheal Koizumi | Yanli | 6 August 2010[3] |
| 21b | "Finding Memo" | Jose Garcon Hurtado | Nicholas Tay | 6 August 2010[3] |
| 22a | "28 Hours Later" | Thomas Nesbitt | Dean Lewis & Leonard Mah | 11 August 2010[2] |
| 22b | "Inner Cheese" | Ian Freedman | Chio Su-Ping & Leonard Mah | 11 August 2010[2] |
| 23a | "I Am Sheeba Hear Me Roar" | Dave Brown | Nicholas Tay | 14 August 2010[2] |
| 23b | "Smell You Later" | Thomas Nesbitt | Ryan Ingrasias | 14 August 2010[2] |
| 24a | "Sticky it to The Man" | Thomas Nesbitt | Robert Tan | 4 September 2010[2] |
| 24b | "Super Sidekick" | Ian Freedman | Robert Tan | 4 September 2010 |
| 25a | "Three Is a Crowd" | Dave Brown | John Mein | 20 April 2013 |
| 25b | "Scab" | Wong Chi Kong | Ryan Ingrasias | 20 April 2013 |
| 26a | "Phun to the Sun" | Dave Brown | David Witt & Dave Brown | 13 April 2013 |
| 26b | "Poached" | Ian Freedman | Franklin Young | 13 April 2013 |
Broadcast
In the United States the series aired on Starz Kids & Family from 2008–10 and on Vortexx in 2013. In Israel, the series aired on Arutz HaYeladim. In the United Kingdom, Pop aired the series between 2008–11. In Asia-Pacific, the series aired on Cartoon Network in 2011.[4] Tubi only picked up the first half of the series. In South Africa the series aired on SABC 1 from 2008 - 2013.
DVD and VOD releases
- On 27 July 2010, the first ten episodes of Nanoboy were released on DVD by Mill Creek Entertainment in the US which includes a bonus episode of World of Quest.[5]
- On 2 September 2016, the complete series was made available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.[6]
References
- ^ "Joe Murray | Actor". IMDb.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "The New Adventures of Nanoboy – Episode Guide". MSN. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d Google Cache – MSN.TV
- ^ Waller, Ed (31 March 2011). "Turner agrees Singapore toon pact". C21 Media. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Lots of Fun & Entertaining DVD Releases for Children". She Scribes!. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Bryan (27 August 2016). "Everything coming to Netflix, Amazon Prime, and HBO Now in September 2016". The Verge. Retrieved 9 October 2016.