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

User Rating:

7.8/10   

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:

Ickis: All those stories he told were really great, are they all true?
The Gromble: Of course they were all true, great monters never lie.
Ickis: Even the one about the shoe store?
The Gromble: No!
Ickis: But you just said
[The Gromble glares. Ickis laughs nervously]
Ickis: Well, maybe he, exaggerated a little...

Movie Connections:

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

A good show.

This was a good show. It was really clever, and off-beat, which is good. I think I've figured out why they dump good shows like this, and leave brain-dead shows on the air. Merchandising. Have you noticed that stuff like Rugrats and Rocket Power are cash-cows. That's why they keep these and dump shows like this. Because they can't be stretched into gigantic merchandising giants like Rugrats and Rocket Power. They are not about merchandising. They put out a few things to keep fans happy, and then keep making quality shows. I have nothing against Rugrats but really they lack that thin line between kiddie entertainment and adult satire. Rocket Power never had it. I'm not dissing Rugrats or anything, but still, it lacks that adultiness nowadays. Anyway, Rugrats and Rocket Power can be put on anything. Now really, if you think I'm bluffing, take a look at all this stuff out there. I mean the world could move on without "extreme" Rocket Power stampers. Be "extreme". Wear Rocket Power underwear. Have Reggie and Otto stand in the same poses as every other thing, and I mean EVERY, on your butt. Then buy it again, because it's a different color. Then buy Rocket Power keychains, even though you have no keys. This is just out of control nowadays. Anyway, Aaah! Real Monsters was a good show about quality, not about just writing the show to make kids go out and buy stuff. Just like Invader Zim, Rocko's Modern Life, and Ren and Stimpy. They have nothing in merchandising, but they are great, funny shows with adult humor, satire, and general humor. I rest my case. Spongebob's a good show too, but it's starting to slip, and more stuff is coming out. Watch The Fairly Oddparents get dumped and forgotten completely because of quality over franchise. That show's original. So it will probably slip into the same fate as this show.