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Mega Babies
The English Mega Babies logo. From left to right: Derrick, Meg and Buck.
GenreAction-adventure
Gross-out humor
Toilet humor
Created byChristian Tremblay
Yvon Tremblay
Directed byKevin Patrick Currie
Voices of
Narrated byTerrence Scammell
Music byJames Fieldman
Gary Guttman
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (52 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerLouis Duquet
Running time21–22 minutes (10–11 minutes per segment)
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseOctober 10, 1999 (1999-10-10)[1] –
April 22, 2000 (2000-04-22)[1]

Mega Babies is a animated television series created by the Tremblay brothers, Christian and Yvon, who previously had made the Hanna-Barbera show SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron.[2] It is produced by CinéGroupe and Landmark Entertainment Group for Sony Wonder.[3]

The series was broadcast on Fox Family Channel and Teletoon. The show was also aired in UK on Sky One's weekday mornings and later repeated on Channel 5 on weekend mornings between 2001 and 2002.

Synopsis

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The show is about a trio of mutant babies who fight off evil monsters and aliens. Their names are Meg, Derrick and Buck and their care-giver's name is Nurse Lazlo. The show takes place in Your City, USA.

After their birth, they are brought to an orphanage. When the entire Solar System aligned itself, the babies and their nurse were struck by lightning. The babies were given super strength and other powers, and Nurse Lazlo's IQ rose.

Voice actors

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Buck was voiced by Sonja Ball, Dean Hagopian voiced many male characters, Laura Teasdale did Derrick's voice, Meg was voiced by Jaclyn Linetsky, and Bronwen Mantel voiced Nurse Lazlo.

Even though the voice acting was done in Montreal, the voice directing was done by Vancouver based veteran voice actor and voice director Terry Klassen who has done voiceovers for many animated television series and films such as voicing Krillin in the Ocean dubbed version of Dragon Ball Z. Klassen has also voice directed other works such as Ed, Edd n Eddy, Johnny Test, Cardcaptors, several Barbie films, and more recently, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. This was the only time that Klassen has ever voice directed an animated project outside of Vancouver. During the later episodes, Terrence Scammell, who also voiced several characters in the series, as well as providing the main title narration, took over as voice director. Scammell has also done many voice acting roles for film, television and video games in both Montreal and Ottawa, Ontario.

Production

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The show was announced in January 1999 as a co-production between CinéGroupe and Sony Wonder set to premier on the Fox Family Channel in fall of that year. The show was created by Christian and Yvon Tremblay and Landmark Entertainment Group budgeted between $5.9 million (C$9 million) and $6.6 million for 52 10-minute episodes which were pre-produced in Montreal and animated in Asia then bundled into 26 half-hour daily shows.[4]

Episodes

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Season 1 (1999)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date [1]
1a1a"Full Metal Grizz"Kate Donahue & Scott KreamerChristian TremblayOctober 10, 1999 (1999-10-10)
The Mega Babies new neighbor doesn't know what he's gotten into when he baby-sits the three superpowered tykes.
1b1b"Attack of the Cownibals"Michael Carnes & Josh GilbertAngus BungayOctober 10, 1999 (1999-10-10)
Alien cows have invaded and are stealing all the milk on Earth, which is bad for the milk loving Mega Babies.
2a2a"Molar Attack"Erin EhrlichBoomstoneOctober 13, 1999 (1999-10-13)
Meg is teething, and she's destroying everything in her path to find the right teething tool.
2b2b"The Boy in the Drastic Bubble"Mitch WatsonJeff BarkerOctober 13, 1999 (1999-10-13)
A trouble making imp plans to takeover the Mega Babies home by framing them for his destructive pranks.
3a3a"Chicken Pox Outbreak"Lisa MaloneJim CaswellOctober 20, 1999 (1999-10-20)
Derrick's fear of vaccination causes an outbreak of mutant chicken pox that threatens the world.
3b3b"Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite"John ParagonJeff BarkerOctober 20, 1999 (1999-10-20)
Mutant bed bugs that grow giant in sunlight are loose in the city and one has apparently swallowed Lazlo.
4a4a"Adoption D-Day"Ken SegallJeremy HildebrandOctober 27, 1999 (1999-10-27)
Meg is adopted by a couple who turn out to be balloon-like aliens who only want her for her gas.
4b4b"Crustacean Frustration"Russell ArchJeremy HildebrandOctober 27, 1999 (1999-10-27)
Lazlo takes the babies to a seafood restaurant, but Derrick's shellfish allergy causes him to turn into different sea creatures every time he sneezes.
5a5a"The In Breed"Michael Carnes & Josh GilbertNormand DeRepentignyNovember 3, 1999 (1999-11-03)
Lazlo takes the babies on a road trip, but the babies end up taken by a family of hillbillies.
5b5b"Destructive Nature"William Forrest CluveriusKaren LloydNovember 3, 1999 (1999-11-03)
The great outdoors will never be the same when Lazlo takes the Mega Babies camping.
6a6a"The Island of Dr. Thoreau"Russell ArchNormand DeRepentignyNovember 10, 1999 (1999-11-10)
Lazlo and the babies become shipwrecked on the island home of a mad scientist and his freaky animal experiments.
6b6b"Journey to the Center of the Sewer"Michael Carnes & Josh GilbertMarco MenardNovember 10, 1999 (1999-11-10)
Meg and Derrick chase a bouncy ball down into the sewer and stumble upon an evil fast food chef's plan to take over the world.
7a7a"Inner Ear Inferno"Erin EhrlichZoran VanjakaNovember 12, 1999 (1999-11-12)
When Derrick needs his ear cleaned, Meg and Buck shrink down to give it a thorough cleaning.
7b7b"Lost Freeway"Kate Donahue & Scott KreamerLuc SavoieNovember 15, 1999 (1999-11-15)
A road trip turns treacherous when Lazlo and the babies get lost on a freeway full of bizarre creatures and characters.
8a8a"Dr. Franken-Buck"Matt MallachNormand DeRepentignyNovember 17, 1999 (1999-11-17)
Buck eats a "smart" cookie and becomes a genius bent on world domination.
8b8b"Intergalactic Battle of the Babies"Susie Geiser & Todd RohrbacherJeff BarkerNovember 17, 1999 (1999-11-17)
The Mega Babies compete against alien babies in an intergalactic competition to win an amazing playset.
9a9a"The Evil Eye"Lisa MaloneDan LeveilleNovember 24, 1999 (1999-11-24)
A trip to the pool has the Mega Babies facing off against a sentient pink eye virus.
9b9b"A Mega Christmas"William Forrest CluveriusRichard ForguesNovember 24, 1999 (1999-11-24)
The Mega Babies must save Christmas when an alien shapeshifter replaces Santa Claus in his evil scheme to ruin the holidays.
10a10a"Alien Withdrawal"Michael Carnes & Josh GilbertMarc SimardDecember 1, 1999 (1999-12-01)
The babies are caught in the middle of a bank robbery by alien collectors after three very rare coins.
10b10b"Nursery Slimes"Kate Donahue & Scott KreamerRichard ForguesDecember 1, 1999 (1999-12-01)
Lazlo leaves the babies at a fancy daycare, where they cause their usual mayhem and drive the teacher crazy.
11a11a"Ice Ice Baby"Jim Newman & Keith van StraatenJim CaswellDecember 8, 1999 (1999-12-08)
The babies must save the day when a frostbitten ice skater kidnaps her competition to ensure her victory.
11b11b"Nightmare of the Sleepwalker"Susie Geiser & Todd RohrbacherRick Thomas & Marc SimardDecember 8, 1999 (1999-12-08)
When Buck starts sleepwalking, Meg and Derrick try to keep him from getting into trouble.
12a12a"The Flight of the Killer Zombees"Erin EhrlichJeff BarkerDecember 20, 1999 (1999-12-20)
After Derrick inadvertently destroys their hive, the babies must save the Earth from a swarm of angry alien bees.
12b12b"If a Wood Chuck Upchucks"Mitch WatsonKaren LloydDecember 20, 1999 (1999-12-20)
The babies go to an amusement park for a day of fun while the security personnel try and rein in their playful mayhem.
13a13a"Berried Alive"John ParagonZoran VanjakaDecember 26, 1999 (1999-12-26)
Experimental seeds wind up in the babies garden and grow into metal-eating blueberry monsters.
13b13b"Insepction Insurrection"Kate Donahue & Scott KreamerNormand DeRepentignyDecember 26, 1999 (1999-12-26)
A bump on the head makes Lazlo behave like a baby just as a state inspector, who is secretly an evil alien, comes to evaluate her.

Season 2 (2000)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date [1]
14a1a"Exterminator Bob"William Forrest CluveriusRichard ForguesMarch 6, 2000 (2000-03-06)
After Lazlo's growth serum creates giant roaches, an evil exterminator plots to use them to take over the world.
14b1b"Vampire Girls"Robert GaylorDan LeveilleMarch 6, 2000 (2000-03-06)
Meg is hypnotized by a group of teenage vampires who use mind controlling cookies to make the citizens build a dome to block the sunlight.
15a2a"Portrait of a Madman"Michael Carnes & Josh GilbertNormand DeRepentignyMarch 8, 2000 (2000-03-08)
Wanting pictures of the babies to show off, Lazlo takes them to a photographer who plans to steal their youth for himself.
15b2b"The Potty's Over"Susie Geiser & Todd RohrbacherJeff BarkerMarch 8, 2000 (2000-03-08)
Lazlo starts potty-training the babies just as an evil diaper manufacturer tries to eliminate the potty-training mascot.
16a3a"Beach from Beyond"Kate Donahue & Scott KreamerVida EscauriagaMarch 15, 2000 (2000-03-15)
The babies take an overworked Lazlo to the beach to help her unwind, but she keeps seeing danger everywhere.
16b3b"Toxic Hobby"Lisa Fineberg MaloneNormand DeRepentignyMarch 15, 2000 (2000-03-15)
When the babies use a toxic substance to paint, the drawings end up coming to life and go on a rampage through the city.
17a4a"Killer Dillers from Outer Space"Glenn LeopoldZoran VanjakaMarch 19, 2000 (2000-03-19)
A race of dill pickles from beyond the Moon want to exact revenge on humanity for every pickle that's been eaten.
17b4b"It's My Party and I'll Puke if I Want To"Mitch WatsonKaren LloydMarch 19, 2000 (2000-03-19)
Lazlo takes the babies to the birthday party of the richest girl in the city. But the magician plots to kidnap her.
18a5a"Re-Usable Terror"William Forrest CluveriusJeff BarkerMarch 25, 2000 (2000-03-25)
A crazed recycle man builds a mechanical army from recycled parts, and the robots threaten to recycle the whole city.
18b5b"Poop Doggy Dogg"Ken SegallJeff BarkerMarch 25, 2000 (2000-03-25)
Lazlo and the babies create a mechanical dog which soon gets out of control.
19a6a"Hot Rod Babies"Michael Carnes & Josh GilbertNormand DeRepentignyMarch 26, 2000 (2000-03-26)
The babies go to a demolition derby and face against a trio of monster trucks with artificial intelligence.
19b6b"Gross'ery Shopping"Kate Donahue & Scott KreamerRichard ForguesMarch 26, 2000 (2000-03-26)
When the owner of a grocery store is thawed out, he turns loose an army of evil food monsters.
20a7a"The Creature from the Blackhead Lagoon"Sean AbleyNormand DeRepentignyApril 1, 2000 (2000-04-01)
The babies help their new babysitter remove a bad case of acne, but their solution releases a hoard of living pimples.
20b7b"Balemtime's Day"Kate Donahue & Scott KreamerKaren LloydApril 1, 2000 (2000-04-01)
Meg is not into celebrating Valentine's Day, and she has a nightmare where villains from the past compete for her love.
21a8a"Bucky at the Bat"Susie Geiser & Todd RohrbacherVida EscauriagaApril 2, 2000 (2000-04-02)
When the home city's baseball team starts losing, Buck is enlisted to help them win the game.
21b8b"A Boy Named Su"J. Harry HardmanNormand DeRepentignyApril 2, 2000 (2000-04-02)
Meg falls for a sumo wrestler and must rescue him when he is captured.
22a9a"Deep Booger"William Forrest CluveriusZoran VanjakaApril 8, 2000 (2000-04-08)
When a giant booger from space threatens the Earth, the babies are sent on a mission to stop it before it's too late.
22b9b"Shopping Mall Madness"Lisa MaloneRichard ForguesApril 8, 2000 (2000-04-08)
The babies visit the mall in the hopes of getting to meet their favorite TV star.
23a10a"Little Beauty Shop of Horrors"Russell ArchJeff BarkerApril 9, 2000 (2000-04-09)
The babies go to a barber shop. When the barbers find out how fast their hair grows back, they decide to use it to sell for profit.
23b10b"Chewing the Fat"Robert GaylorTom NesbittApril 9, 2000 (2000-04-09)
After Lazlo decides to get a liposuction, the extracted fat cells escape and go after everyone else who has had liposuction.
24a11a"Let it Rip"Dean StefanKarine Charlebois, Normand DeRepentigny & Stan GadziolaApril 15, 2000 (2000-04-15)
Meg has gas from eating POW Chips. So Nurse Lazlo, Derrick, and Buck find a solution to stop Meg from getting gassy. Meanwhile, some aliens crash into the orphanage.
24b11b"Toys of the Future"Michael Carnes & Josh GilbertJeremy HildebrandApril 15, 2000 (2000-04-15)
Meg, Derrick and Buck are taken to the local toy company to test their latest products.
25a12a"Summer of Sandman"Jesse DienstagStan GadziolaApril 16, 2000 (2000-04-16)
When everyone refuses to fall asleep when the Sandman wants them to, the sleep inducer decides to extract his revenge.
25b12b"Curse of the Doo Doo Doll"Cathy ShambleyRichard ForguesApril 16, 2000 (2000-04-16)
A voodoo master creates a voodoo doll of Nurse Lazlo.
26a13a"Golf for It"Susie Geiser & Todd RohrbacherKarine CharleboisApril 22, 2000 (2000-04-22)
The babies play a round in the city's most dangerous miniature golf course.
26b13b"Snow Long Suckers"William Forrest CluveriusNormand DeRepentignyApril 22, 2000 (2000-04-22)
During a trip to the snowy mountains, the babies must stop an evil snowboarder before he freezes the entire planet.

Video game

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A video game based on and having the same name of the show the show was developed and published by Global Star Software in 2000, exclusively for PC.[5]

Reception

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Mega Babies was very negatively received by critics and audiences, mainly for its excessive crude and gross-out humor, especially for a television series aimed for kids. WatchMojo ranked the series #4 in their "Top 10 Most Embarrassing ‘90s Cartoons" list.[6] IMDb's user score for the series, as of November 2022, is 2.6 out of 10.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2016-03-02.[dead link] Alt URL
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 537–538. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  3. ^ "CinéGroupe". Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2008-01-27. , CinéGroupe
  4. ^ "Cin-Groupe, Sony toon in 'Babies'". Variety. 1999.
  5. ^ "109.11301: Mega Babies". Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2021-04-19., The Strong
  6. ^ "Top 10 Most Embarrassing '90s Cartoons". YouTube. WatchMojo.com. 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Mega Babies (TV Series) 1999-2000". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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