Ape Escape (American TV series)

Ape Escape is a series of animated shorts developed by Frederator Studios, Hawaii Film Partners, Project 51 Productions and Showcase Entertainment which aired on Nicktoons Network in 2009. It is based on Sony Computer Entertainment's Ape Escape video game franchise, with characters and designs based on Ape Escape 2 in particular, and focuses around Specter's attempts to take over the world with his monkey army.

Ape Escape
Cover of UK DVD release
Genre	Animated
Based on	Ape Escape by Sony Computer Entertainment
Voices of	Annie Mumolo Greg Ellis Eric Bauza
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	38
Production
Running time	2 min.
Production companies	Frederator Studios Hawaii Film Partners Project 51 Productions Showcase Entertainment
Original release
Network	Nicktoons Network
Release	July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05)

Development

Frederator obtained the cartoon rights to Ape Escape on May 31, 2007.^[1] Various talents were brought in to help, including Doug TenNapel. The character designs are based on Ape Escape 2, with Jimmy as the protagonist.^[2] The animations are primarily animated using Adobe Flash. The shorts were completed in 2008 and premiered on Nicktoons on July 5, 2009.^[3] The shorts were released on DVD in the United Kingdom by Lions Gate Home Entertainment on February 18, 2013.^[4]

Cast

See also: List of Ape Escape characters

• Annie Mumolo as Jimmy and Natalie
• Greg Ellis as Specter
• Eric Bauza as Professor and the Pipo Monkeys

See also

• Television portal
• Animation portal
• Video games portal

• Ape Escape (Japanese TV series) – a 2002 series of Ape Escape television shorts that aired on TV Tokyo that is also known by the title Ju Retsu Saru Getchu
• Saru Get You -On Air- – a 2006 Japanese anime television series based on the Ape Escape video game franchise