"Hi, my name is Cathy. My grandfather & I came from planet Rhapsodia to power-up an aged old-secret society. With my new friends, our mission is to battle trouble making aliens around Single Town. We are... the Monster Buster Club." - Cathy.
Monster Buster Club is a French-Canadian children's CGI television series co-produced by Marathon Media (now Zodiak Kids), Image Entertainment Corporation, Jetix Europe, TF1 and YTV.[1] The show debuted on October 29, 2007 in France on TF1, June 2, 2008 on Jetix in Europe, June 9, 2008 in the United States and in Asia on May 3, 2008.
Synopsis
Cathy and her grandfather, Hugo Smith, both aliens, are sent to Singletown by the rulers of their home planet Rhapsodia. Their mission is to reform a club that has existed for hundred of years: the Monster Buster Club. Since its creation, the MBC has aimed to drive aliens out of Singletown, a town where aliens have lived there since a very long time. For many years the MBC has stopped working when it was believed that aliens had disappeared forever. But the aliens are coming back stronger than ever and in even more varied and difficult to unmask forms. Most of the aliens are discreet, mingling with the crowd or hiding, but others, fortunately a minority have one goal: invade Earth.
Cathy and her grandfather chose three kids from Singletown, Sam, Chris and Danny to fight aliens together as the new generation of Monster Buster Club members. Cathy and Mr. Smith revealed the truth about aliens to the new members.
Setting
The show takes place in a small calm town named Singletown. The town seems to be situated in a rocky region since several mountains can be seen in the background. Single Town is two hundred years old and was founded by an alien named Addison Single. The statue in the middle of the town is actually the real Addison Single. Although Single Town looks like an ordinary suburb, it is a meeting place for aliens from different parts of the galaxy. After many episodes, it is revealed that not only aliens want to take over Single Town. Evil human betrayers who have allied themselves with aliens try to help claim Singletown to become the perfect place for aliens.
Main Cast
| Voice Actor | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Andrea Libman | Cathy Smith |
| Samuel Vincent | Chris |
| Anna Cummer | Sam |
| Matt Hill | Danny |
| Tabitha St Germain | Wendy John |
| Ian James Corlett | Mark Roy Mr Fusster |
| Sonja Ball | Principal Rollins Mimi |
| Rick Jones | Galactic Commander Zubin Addison Single |
Trivia
- It is the first Zodiak Kids television series to be directed by Jean-Louis Vandestoc.
- In one of the concept art of the series back in 2006 when it was still in production, the character designs were slightly different.
- Cathy had lighter blue eyes and rarely has freckles on her face.
- Danny had his hair down.
- There were only three members.
- The episodes were all animated by Crest Animation Studio (Mumbai) using Maya 3D.