The New Adventures of Nanoboy
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 DHX Media. 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.
| The New Adventures of Nanoboy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation |
| Written by | Joshua Chiang (headwriter/story editor), Leslie Tan, Tan Zie Chiang, Leonard Mah, Jeffrey Lawrence, Wayne Santos, Philip Stamp (story editor), Aaron Chen |
| Directed by | Jennifer Lew, Seng Choon Meng, Zaki Ragman, Serene d'Cotta, Pui Mei Chan, Keh Choon Wee, David Low Da Wei |
| Country of origin | Canada Singapore Hong Kong |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26[1] |
| 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 Pte Ltd Cookie Jar Entertainment AGOGO Media |
| Distributor | Cookie Jar Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Picture format | 16x9 |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo |
| Original release | 19 December 2008 – 13 April 2013 |
Characters
Nanosquad
- Oscar/Nanoboy is 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 is the field scientist of the Nanosquad.
- Corona Jane (CJ) is 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 air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Attack of the Sparkling Bling Bling; Magnetic Microbe Men" | Pui Mei Chan ... (episode director)
Seng Choon Meng ... (episode director) Jennifer Lew ... (voice director) | Joshua Chiang
Tan Zie Chiang Phillip Stamp ... (story editor) | 19 December 2008[1] |
| 2 | "The Mitomorphasis; Worms" | Seng Choon Meng ... (episode director)
Serene d'Cotta ... (episode director) Jennifer Lew ... (voice director) Zaki Ragman ... (episode director) | Joshua Chiang ... (writer)
Tan Zie Chiang ... (writer) Wong Chi Kong ... (writer) Phillip Stamp ... (story editor) Leslie Tan ... (writer) | 19 December 2008[1] |
| 3 | "Nanoboy's Biggest Fan; Nano Elders" | Seng Choon Meng, Jennifer Lew | Joshua Chiang
Tan Zie Chiang ... (written by) Jeffrey Lawrence Phillip Stamp ... (story editor) | 21 December 2008[1] |
| 4 | "Smartybot; Bogzilla" | Seng Choon Meng ... (episode director)
Serene d'Cotta ... (episode director) Jennifer Lew ... (voice director) Zaki Ragman ... (episode director) | Joshua Chiang ... (story editor)
Tan Zie Chiang ... (written by) Jeffrey Lawrence Phillip Stamp ... (story editor) | 21 December 2008[1] |
| 5 | "The Fabulous Ferro Show; Enter Skeeter" | Seng Choon Meng ... (episode director)
David Low Da Wei ... (episode director) Jennifer Lew ... (voice director) Keh Choon Wee ... (episode director) | Aaron Chen
Tan Zie Chiang ... (written by) Jeffrey Lawrence Phillip Stamp ... (story editor) | 27 December 2008[1] |
| 6 | "Bite Night: Sedation Island" | Jennifer Lew, Zaki Ragman | Phillip Stamp (story editor), Leslie Tan | 27 December 2008[1] |
| 7 | "Finding Neurons; Green House Rock" | Jennifer Lew ... (voice director)
Seng Choon Meng ... (segment "Finding Neurons") Serene d'Cotta ... (segment "Finding Neurons") Keh Choon Wee ... (segment "Green House Rock") | Tan Zie Chiang ... (segment) (segment "Finding Neurons")
Leonard Mah ... (segment) (segment "Finding Neurons") Wayne Santos ... (segment) (segment "Green House Rock") Phillip Stamp ... (story editor) | 28 December 2008[1] |
| 8 | "Day of Germinator; Groovy Attraction" | Serene d'Cotta
Jennifer Lew ... (voice director) Seng Choon Meng ... (segment "Day of the Germinator") Zaki Ragman ... (segment "Groovy Attraction") | Joshua Chiang ... (segment) (segment "Day of the Germinator")
Phillip Stamp ... (story editor) Leslie Tan ... (segment) (segment "Groovy Attraction") | 28 December 2008[1] |
| 9 | "The Good, the Bad and the Spit; Rise of the Living Dead Cells" | Jennifer Lew ... (voice director)
Pui Mei Chan ... (segment "Rise of the Living Dead Cells") (as Chan Pui Mei) Seng Choon Meng ... (segment "Rise of the Living Dead Cells") Zaki Ragman ... (segment "The Good the Bad and the Spit") | Phillip Stamp ... (story editor) Leslie Tan | 3 January 2009[1] |
| 10 | "Hail to the King; Sound of Trouble" | Jennifer Lew | Phillip Stamp | 3 January 2009[1] |
| 11 | "Bog's Bogus Buddy; Hola!" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 4 January 2009[1] |
| 12 | "Czar Zar's New Clothes; Return of the Germinator" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 4 January 2009[1] |
| 13 | "Lost in Cyberspace; Bog to The Future" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 10 March 2009 |
| 14 | "The Compound Pt. 2" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 17 March 2009 |
| 15 | "Cave Fear; Sound Off" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 13 March 2010[1] |
| 16 | "Me, Myself and Isaac; Cloud 9" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 17 March 2010[1] |
| 17 | "Smarty Bot Returns; Chain Reaction" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 25 March 2010[1] |
| 18 | "Tale of Two Elasticities; X-Static" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 7 April 2010[1] |
| 19 | "Coral Grief; Bride of Nanostein" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 10 April 2010[2] |
| 20 | "Garbage In, Garbage Out; Appearances" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 17 April 2010[1] |
| 21 | "Bend It Like Czar; Finding Memo" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 6 August 2010[2] |
| 22 | "28 Hours Later; Inner Cheese" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 11 August 2010[1] |
| 23 | "I Am Sheeba Hear Me Roar; Smell You Later" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 14 August 2010[1] |
| 24 | "Sticky it to The Man; Super Sidekick" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 4 September 2010[1] |
| 25 | "Three Is a Crowd; Scab" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 2010 (Starz Kids & Family) 20 April 2013[1] |
| 26 | "Phun to the Sun; Poached" | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | Joe Murray & Hillary Blazer-Doyle | 2010 (Starz Kids & Family) 13 April 2013[1] |
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 the series aired between 2008–11. In Asia-Pacific, the series aired on Cartoon Network in 2011.[3]
DVD and VOD releases
- On 27 July 2010, First ten episodes of Nanoboy was released on DVD by Mill Creek Entertainment in the US.[4]
- On 2 September 2016, The complete series is available for streaming on Amazon Video.[5]
References
- "The New Adventures of Nanoboy – Episode Guide". MSN. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- 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.