The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
| The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre |
Action Adventure Comedy |
| Based on |
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey |
| Developed by |
Peter Hastings Mark Banker |
| Voices of |
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| Narrated by | Sean Astin |
| Theme music composer |
Peter Hastings The Boom Clack |
| Composer(s) |
Jared Faber Fred Kron |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Peter Hastings |
| Producer(s) | Todd Grimes |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Titmouse, Inc. (animation service) Scholastic Entertainment DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Distributor |
NBCUniversal Television Distribution Netflix Streaming Services |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | July 13, 2018 |
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants is an American flash animated web television series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television that is based on the film Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, in turn based on the Captain Underpants series of books by Dav Pilkey.[1][2]
Plot summary
The series revolves around the adventures of pranksters and comic book artists George Beard and Harold Hutchins, and their strict principal Mr. Krupp, who was hypnotized by George & Harold to become their creation: Captain Underpants, a brief-wearing superhero.
Voice cast
- Nat Faxon as Captain Underpants/Mr. Krupp
- Ramone Hamilton as George Beard
- Jay Gragnani as Harold Hutchins
- David Koechner as Mr. Meaner
- Tress MacNeille as Ms. Hurd
- Laraine Newman as Ms. Tara Ribble
- Stephen Root as Mr. Morty Fyde
- Jorge Diaz as Melvin Sneedly
- Mindy Sterling as Mrs. Sneedly
- Erica Luttrell as Erica Wang
- Dayci Brookshire as Jessica Gordon
- Evan Kishiyama as Steve "Gooch" Yamaguchi
- Peter Hastings as Comic Narrator
- Trevor Devall as Smartsy Fartsy
- Clancy Brown as Mr. Ree
- Patty Mattson as Ms. Anthrope
- Jim Rash as Mr. Jerry Citizen
- Maggie Wheeler as Ms. Yewh
- John DiMaggio as Smelly Sockotpus
- Rob Riggle as Theodore "Ted" Murdsly
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Frenzied Farts of Flabby Flabulous" | Todd Grimes | Peter Hastings | July 13, 2018 |
| While George and Harold try to get out of gym class, Melvin's latest invention turns Mr. Meaner into a big-bootied behemoth. | ||||
| 2 | "The Dreadful Debacle of DJ Drowsy Drawers" | Seung W. Cha & Octavio E. Rodriguez | Mark Banker | July 13, 2018 |
| Mr. Krupp wants to keep the tradition of the school dances being incredibly boring, so George and Harold try to liven things up. During this time, the dull music teacher turns into DJ Drowsy Drawers, with sleep inducing music. | ||||
| 3 | "The Horrible Hostilities of the Homework Hydra" | Seung W. Cha | Matt Smith | July 13, 2018 |
| George and Harold travel back to make sure homework doesn't exist, but the effect causes everyone to forget comic books as well. Meanwhile, five teachers turn into a five-headed hydra! | ||||
| 4 | "The Vexing Villainy of the Vile Vimpire" | Kevin Peaty | Daniel Dominguez | July 13, 2018 |
| Jessica ends up as a "vimpire" whose job is to suck the fun out of children. | ||||
| 5 | "The Terrifying Perilous Misfortune of the T.P. Mummy" | Octavio E. Rodriguez | Matt Smith | July 13, 2018 |
| When Jerome Horwitz's toilets are clogged with toilet paper and comic books, George and Harold's French teacher is turned into a toilet-paper mummy. | ||||
| 6 | "The Squishy Predicament of Stanley Peet's Stinky Pits" | Seung W. Cha | Daniel Dominguez | July 13, 2018 |
| Holy guacamole! George and Harold enter an avocado-growing contest and then accidentally turn their nervous science teacher, Mr. Fyde, into an avocado monster. | ||||
| 7 | "The Costly Conundrum of the Calamitous Claylossus" | Kevin Peaty | Mark Banker | July 13, 2018 |
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George and Harold befriend Bo Hweemuth, the misunderstood school bully. Realizing that he can't control the students through fear without Bo, Mr. Krupp has Melvin turn everyone against Bo again by turning him into a giant, rampaging monster made of clay. Note: The claymation sequence was made by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios. | ||||
| 8 | "The Jarring Jerkiness of Judge J.O.R.T.S." | Seung W. Cha | Daniel Dominguez | July 13, 2018 |
| Señor Citizen, the school's clumsy new Spanish teacher, is inspired to become a superhero thanks to George and Harold's latest comic. | ||||
| 9 | "The Strange Strife of the Smelly Socktopus" | Octavio E. Rodriguez | Sindy Boveda Spackman | July 13, 2018 |
| After learning from Erica that being suspended from school is just like a vacation, George and Harold go on a pranking spree so that they can get suspended too, inadvertently creating a monster made of the school's old gym socks in the process. | ||||
| 10 | "The Flustering Mindless Woe of the Flushable Memory Wipes" | Kevin Peaty | Matt Smith | July 13, 2018 |
| Jerome Horwitz Elementary is known for the role of Ted Turdsly, a cruel nickname given to those who get pudding on their pants. While trying to avoid said title, George and Harold learn the mysterious Mr. Murdsly, the school's Lavatory Salesman, has taken over the school with amnesia inducing memory wipes, making himself the principal. | ||||
| 11 | "The Soggy Salvation of the Swirling Sweatnami" | Seung W. Cha | Daniel Dominguez | July 13, 2018 |
| George and Harold once again hijack Melvin's Time Toad 2000 to travel back in time to stop the defining moment of Mr. Krupp's childhood to make him a nicer person in the present. However, upon returning they find that Krupp has become a ruthless businessman who has turned the school into a factory and the students into his workforce. | ||||
| 12 | "The Sickening Fumes of Smartsy Fartsy" | Octavio E. Rodriguez | Sindy Boveda Spackman | July 13, 2018 |
| With their 500th visit to the principal's office and subsequent expulsion fast approaching, George and Harold consult with the school superintendent, Dr. Vil Endenemys who tells them he can fire Mr. Krupp if they can retrieve his rulebook which is locked in a safe in his office. George and Harold use Melvin's latest invention to create a sentient fart, whom they dub Smartsy Fartsy, to infiltrate the office and steal the book but Smartsy turns on them when he feels the world is mocking him for being a fart. | ||||
| 13 | "The Troublesome Treachery of the Thieving Toot Fairy" | Kevin Peaty | Daniel Dominguez | July 13, 2018 |
| George and Harold continue their plan to steal Mr. Krupp's rulebook to avoid expulsion with some help from Melvin. Smartsy Fartsy returns under the guise of the Toot Fairy so that he can steal people's farts at night to amass an army to conquer the world. After once again foiling Smartsy's plans, Krupp is fired and George and Harold are expelled by Dr. Endenemys who reveals himself to be a future cyborg version of Melvin who has travelled to the past to fix his life. | ||||
References
- ↑ Kofi Outlaw. "Netflix and DreamWorks Announce She-Ra, Trolls, Captain Underpants and More". ComicBook.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Netflix, DreamWorks Partner for Six Animated Shows in 2018, Including 'Trolls,' 'Boss Baby' Series". Variety. December 12, 2017.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (June 20, 2018). "DreamWorks 'Epic Tales of Captain Underpants' Opener Undressed". Animation Magazine.
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