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| Created by | Butch Hartman |
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| Opening theme | "Bunsen Is a Beast" (by Guy Moon) |
| Ending theme | "Bunsen Is a Beast" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Guy Moon |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (47 segments) |
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| Executive producer | Butch Hartman |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Release | January 16, 2017 – February 10, 2018 |
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Bunsen Is a Beast is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It revolves around a small eccentric blue monster named Bunsen who begins attending a middle school that previously only admitted humans. In spite of prejudice against beasts, Bunsen befriends a human boy named Mikey Munroe and his homeschooled companion, Darcy. Together, Bunsen and his friends attempt to navigate through school life while outsmarting a student named Amanda who wants to rid society of Bunsen's kind.
The show is based on a drawing of a monster and a boy that Hartman created in 2009.[1] He originally considered writing a picture book featuring the characters, but decided against going forward with the idea until an executive from Nickelodeon saw the drawing and encouraged him to develop the concept into a television program. Prominent themes highlighted in the series include the positive aspects of social integration and the celebration of different cultures. Bunsen Is a Beast was Hartman's fourth and final animated series produced for Nickelodeon before his departure with the network, after The Fairly OddParents (2001–2017), Danny Phantom (2004–2007), and T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010–2015). It is also his only Nicktoon not to feature Grey Griffin and Rob Paulsen.
The first and only season, consisting of twenty-six episodes, was ordered by Nickelodeon in December 2015.[2] The series had two runs on two different networks; Nickelodeon from January 16 to October 14, 2017, then Nicktoons from December 18, 2017, to February 10, 2018.[3]
- ^ Flores, Terry (February 16, 2017). "How Animator Butch Hartman Created His New Nickelodeon Show 'Bunsen Is a Beast'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (December 15, 2015). "Nickelodeon Sets New Toon 'Bunsen Is a Beast' & Orders More 'Fairly OddParents'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "Nickelodeon Debuts Original Animated Series, Bunsen is a Beast, from Veteran Creator Butch Hartman on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 5:30 p.m. (ET/PT)". Business Wire. January 26, 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.