Space Goofs

Space Goofs
Also known asHome to Rent
GenreComedy
Created byJean-Yves Raimbaud
Philippe Traversat
Developed byIsabelle De Catalogne
Samuel Kaminka
Directed byThomas Szabó (season 1)
Olivier Jean-Marie (season 2)
Voices ofCharlie Adler
Maurice LaMarche
Danny Mann
Jeff Bennett (season 1)
Michael Sicoly (season 1)
Louis Garneau (season 2)
Theme music composerIggy Pop
Opening theme"Monster Men"
ComposersHervé Lavandier
Ramon Pipin
Country of originFrance
Original languagesFrench
English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 (102 segments)
Production
Executive producerMarc du Pontavice
ProducerMarc du Pontavice
EditorsDaniel Reynes (season 1)
Florence Poli (season 1)
Patrick Ducruet (season 2)
Running time21–24 minutes (10–12 minutes per segment)
Production companiesGaumont Multimedia (season 1)
Xilam (season 2)
Original release
NetworkFrance 3
ReleaseSeptember 6, 1997 (1997-09-06) –
August 29, 1998 (1998-08-29)
ReleaseMay 20, 2005 (2005-05-20) –
May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12)
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Space Goofs (French: Les Zinzins de l'Espace) is a French animated series that was produced by Gaumont Multimedia for its first season and Xilam for its second season, produced for France 3, and broadcast on M6 from September 6, 1997 to May 12, 2006. It also debuted in the same year in Germany on ProSieben, and aired in Canada on Teletoon. In the UK, the first season premiered on Channel 4 in 1998 under the show's original title of Home to Rent and the second season premiered under the series' final name on Nicktoons UK on November 5, 2005 at 9:30am. Furthermore, the first season aired as part of the Fox Kids lineup on Fox in the United States.[1]

The series also served as the basis of an adventure game, developed by Xilam themselves and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows and Sega Dreamcast called Stupid Invaders in 2000 – which was dedicated to its co-creator, Jean-Yves Raimbaud. In contrast to the original show, it featured plenty of toilet humor and slightly more crude, adult content. It also was the first work produced by Xilam to be made for an older audience – the others being the adult animated movies, I Lost My Body and Kaena: The Prophecy, as well as another series, Mr. Baby.

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 770. ISBN 978-1476665993.