2008 multi-national TV series or program
The New Adventures of Nanoboy |
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Genre | Animated series |
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Written by | Joshua Chiang Leslie Tan Tan Zie Chiang Leonard Mah Jeffrey Lawrence Wayne Santos Aaron Chen |
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Directed by | Jennifer Lew Seng Choon Meng Zaki Ragman Serene d'Cotta Pui Mei Chan Keh Choon Wee David Low Da Wei |
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Voices of | Joe Murray Hillary Blazer-Doyle Chio Su-Ping Mark R. Kaufmann Christina Sergeant |
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Country of origin | Singapore Hong Kong Canada |
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Original language | English |
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No. of seasons | 1 |
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No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) |
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Executive producers | Toper Taylor Steven Ching Seng Choon Meng Wong Chi Kong |
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Producer | Koo Yuan Peng |
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Running time | 22 minutes (2 11-minute segments) |
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Production companies | Scrawl Studios Cookie Jar Entertainment AGOGO Media |
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Release | 19 December 2008 (2008-12-19) – 13 April 2013 (2013-04-13) |
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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.
- 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
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]
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