"Aaahh!!! Real Monsters" (1994) TV series 1994-1998

Creators:

Gabor Csupo
Peter Gaffney

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

29 October 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Coming soon to a toilet near you.

Plot:

The show takes us through the struggles of life as a child monster. 3 monster friends are studying how to scare humans in school...

Plot Keywords:

Monster | School | Black Comedy | Nicktoon | Library

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Charles Adler	...	Ickis / ... (4 episodes, 1994)
Christine Cavanaugh	...	Oblina / ... (4 episodes, 1994)
Gregg Berger	...	The Gromble / ... (4 episodes, 1994)
David Eccles	...	Krumm / ... (4 episodes, 1994)
Michael Dorn	...	Borl / ... (3 episodes, 1994-1996)
Andy Houts	...	Snill / ... (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kath Soucie	...	Blorp 2+4 / ... (2 episodes, 1994)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Mrs. Dedio / ... (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Loren Lester	...	3-Eyes / ... (2 episodes, 1994)
Lacey Chabert	...	Tiffany (2 episodes, 1996)
Bronson Pinchot	...	Dietrich Duchump (2 episodes, 1996)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (100 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | South Korea:All | USA:TV-Y

Company:

Klasky-Csupo

Goofs:

Continuity: In one episode, a clone of Ickis graffitis a wall to read "The Gromble Eatz Fresh Produce" with the last "e" written backwards. However, when Ickis later has to clean the graffiti, the wall says "The Gromble Eatz Fresh Fruit."

Quotes:

Security Guard: Hey! No running in the mall! Darn dogs.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Rugrats: Ghost Story/Chuckie's Complaint (#6.12)" (1999)

One of Nickelodeon's Best...

This cartoon was one of the best created by Nickelodeon. Not only did it disgust kiddies everywhere, but it was incredibly creative. It made us wonder...what would it be like to be a monster in school?

The plots revolved around three roommates/students that just happened to be monsters. You had Ickis, a monster struggling to be half the legend his father was, Krumm, a smelly and hairy little guy that carried around his own eyeballs, and my personal favorite, Oblina. She was the nerd and over-achiever of the group.

The monsters studying at the observatory had to remain hidden to humans unless completing their homework by scaring them. They then reported their actions to the Gromble (the teacher of the school, and the first cross-dressing cartoon character I have ever seen) and were graded on how they assessed the situation. Unfortunately, Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm were always suffering some sort of mishap.

This show was so great, and I love catching it on t.v. every know and then. This show contains a wave of nostalgia for me, and I still love it to this day.