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Butt-Ugly Martians
English language animated television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Butt-Ugly Martians is an animated television series co-produced by Mike Young Productions, Digital Content Development Corporation Limited and Just Entertainment.[1] It was sold to ITV on October 2, 2000, for the original television pilot[3] and premiered on CITV in the UK on February 19, 2001.[1] It also premiered on Nickelodeon on November 9, 2001, in the United States and was also aired on Nicktoons until 2003.
The series is produced using Alias Wavefront Maya 3D software.[4]
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Premise
The plot of the series begins when the Butt-Ugly Martians (B.U.M.) are forced to invade planets for the evil Emperor Bog. When they are sent to Earth, they become addicted to American culture.[5] Deciding not to hurt Earth, they simply pretend to be occupying the planet for Bog. They are shown around by their Earthling friends: Mike, Cedric, and Angela. The Butt-Ugly Martians continue to hang out on Earth as long as Emperor Bog never finds out.
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Characters
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Main
- B-Bop A-Luna[6] (voiced by Charlie Schlatter[7]) – The diplomat and leader of the Butt-Ugly Martians. Brave, comedic, showy, and a little big headed, B-Bop can always be trusted to think up a good cover story and look convincing doing it. He is a natural leader, able to get even the most cowardly characters behind him even when he is not entirely sure what to do. Nevertheless, B-Bop can think on the fly and usually comes up with a plan that works. He is also more tactile than the other two Martians. B-Bop is officially the commanding officer of 2T and Do-Wah in the Martian Fleet (he is occasionally addressed as "Commander" by the two). He wears a yellow uniform and a Yellow BKM suit. His age (along with 2T and Do-Wah's) is not revealed. It is assumed that the trio are teenagers, although they refer to Mike, Cedric and Angela as kids.
- 2T Fru-T (voiced by Rob Paulsen[7]) – The mechanic and comic relief of the Butt-Uglies and inventor of BKM. A mechanical prodigy, 2T is able to construct anything from invisibility rays to the BKM (Butt Kicking Mode) suits using parts that are immediately available. He often finds himself at the mercy of sub-standard parts sent to him by Dr. Damage, but these never slow him down for long. 2T is a bit socially inept, often forgetting Earth colloquialisms and fading into technical jargon when it is not necessary. He is also a bad liar under stress, although he can think of a good cover story whenever B-Bop is indisposed. 2T is usually calm, but has been known to snap at his friends whenever he feels betrayed. He wears a blue uniform and a Blue BKM suit.
- Do-Wah Diddy (voiced by Jess Harnell[7]) – The fun-loving Martian of the trio, who has a huge appetite and loves to eat junk food. Do-Wah has a light crush on Angela, the only female human character in the series. He wears a red uniform and a Red BKM suit, and the merchandise gives his rank as a corporal.
- Shaboom Shaboom (voiced by Kath Soucie[7]) – A female Martian secret agent. Dr. Damage mind-controlled her and sent her to Earth to remove the trio's ability to BKM so his new robot could destroy them. Luckily, 2T was able to locate the device controlling her to protect the earth and free her. She is aware of the trio's defection, but keeps it a secret, and it is often implied that the Butt-Uglies have crushes on her.
- Michael "Mike" Ellis (voiced by Rob Paulsen[7]) – A redheaded, green-eyed 13-year-old boy, Mike is the unofficial and sometimes debatable leader of the human friends of the Martians. A typical teenager, Mike enjoys watching TV, eating junk food, hoverboarding, and listening to the newest pop music. Much like B-Bop, Mike is prone to bouts of big headedness, but can also get his confidence shattered readily whenever he is upset. Mike is also a pessimist at times, but is the first to jump in and take charge whenever the situation calls for it.
- Angela Young (voiced by Kath Soucie[7]) – Angela is level-headed and smart, often the voice of reason to the more reckless male characters in the series. Much to Mike's dismay, she is also very good at playing video games (breaking another stereotype in the process) and once saved the world with her skills with a joystick. Not quite a tomboy, Angela will sometimes "squeak" when she talks, especially when she's excited. Angela acknowledges that Do-Wah has a crush on her; whether she likes him back romantically is debatable.
- Cedric Cyles (voiced by Ogie Banks[7]) – A 12-year-old bespectacled African-American boy, Cedric hangs out with Mike and Angela (he was moved forward in school, which explains his age and height). He has brown eyes that reflect silver if the light hits them the right way (this was most likely either an animation glitch or the light reflecting off of his glasses, as it is never addressed in the series). Cedric is a technical wizard akin to 2T, although he is more of a computer hacker than a mechanic. He also has incredible aim, able to hit very small targets from a distance. Cedric tends to make corny jokes which either go unheard or make him the target of strange looks. He can be very nervous, and is sometimes seen wringing his hands in worry. Surprisingly, Cedric is obsessed with fame and, more importantly, fortune, with his quest for money leading to almost callousness towards his friends (although, in the end, he always pulls through). Overall, he is a good person.
- Stoat Muldoon (voiced by Robert Stack) – A well-meaning but overly zealous alien hunter who discovers the martians on Earth several times throughout the series, but every time he does, the Martians outwit him and erase his memory. He has an underground base in the middle of the desert where he broadcasts his television show and dedicates his time to studying paranormal activity. Throughout most of the series, Stoat is considered the series' antagonist, but on a few special occasions, he joins forces with the Martians to defeat Emperor Bog and Dr. Damage. He is also allergic to nuts. His name is a reference to another famous alien obssesser, Fox Mulder from The X-Files. Although he seems to be rather incompetent, he is very brave.
- Dog – Their robot pet dog that can fly and seems to always find a way to get the Martians out of trouble.
Enemies
- Emperor Bog (voiced by S. Scott Bullock[7]) – The evil but foolish ruler of the Martian populace, Bog is often fooled by the Butt-Ugly Martians' fake progress reports. He has little tolerance for imperfection; his idea of perfection being everything going according to what he wants. In short, Bog is little more than a whiny, spoiled brat. As the series progresses, Bog becomes more suspicious of his "loyal subjects". He likes to roll his R's. He is incredibly lazy, admitting to not even having to pluck his own nose hair, but, for some reason, has prominent abdominal and pectoral muscles.
- Dr. Damage (voiced by S. Scott Bullock[7]) – Bog's more intelligent right-hand-man, Damage (pronounced "da-MAHJ") constantly suspects that the Butt-Uglies are up to something. He is usually right, but rarely noticed. Damage develops many instruments, machines and mutant creatures to conquer Earth, but these are usually destroyed by the Butt-Uglies, making Damage look like a fool in the process. He constantly insults Bog behind his back, despite Bog usually hearing him, and so always has to make up a compliment that sounds vaguely like what he was saying (e.g. "Royal nincompoop" becomes "loyal troops" in the first episode). He has also, on some occasions, tried to overthrow Emperor Bog as Martian Emperor. However, Emperor Bog eventually finds out about this ambition and punishes Damage by making him wash and wax every ship on their base, with Shaboom and Infi-Knight watching him to make sure that he does the job right.
- Jax The Conqueror – A warlord who despises Martians, but after being defeated and imprisoned by B-Bop and the others, pretends to be willing to help them invade Earth to get a chance for revenge. He pilots a ship called the Doom Jax, which is impervious to Martian weaponry. He has been "destroyed" three times throughout the series, but always manages to come back.
- Humanga – A giant alien villain who is the only player of an alien game called Toget.
- Infi-Knight – A four-armed robotic warrior created by Damage to speed the Earth invasion along.
- Koo Foo – The last surviving member of an alien race. His race was an evil species that tried to conquer the whole universe 2000 Earth years ago before mysteriously vanishing. His crashed ship was submerged in the desert and believed to be a pyramid due to its shape. Muldoon accidentally released him at the same time the Martians arrived to destroy him. He took Angela to save her from danger, but the Martians thought he was kidnapping her. It was eventually revealed that Koo Foo was not evil like the rest of his kind and had left the swarm of ships before crashing on Earth. The Martians do not believe him until Angela points out that they themselves are different from almost all of their species. Koo Foo leaves in peace and later reappears as a one-off at Do-Wah's birthday party in the comic series.
- Gorgon – A fire-breathing lizard-like alien characterized by the ability to shapeshift. He speaks with a hiss.
- Klaktor – A Reconabot (portmanteau for "reconnaissance robot") that the Butt-Uglies defeated in the first episode, though he reappeared later in the series. He can fall apart and reassemble himself at will. This trait turned into a common sight gag; his action figure is equipped with ejectable arms.
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Episodes
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Merchandise
Video games
There were also three video games based on the series named Butt Ugly Martians: Zoom or Doom[8] for PlayStation 2 and GameCube, Butt-Ugly Martians: B.K.M. Battles[9] for Game Boy Advance, and Butt-Ugly Martians: Martian Boot Camp for PC. The franchise also had a toy line by Hasbro.
Broadcast and home media
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Butt-Ugly Martians was sold to ITV on October 2, 2000, for the original television pilot[3] and premiered on CITV on February 19, 2001.[1]
It also premiered on both Nickelodeon and Nicktoons (until 2003) in the United States.
VHS and DVD
As part of Universal's broad arrangement for the franchise, Universal Pictures Video obtained worldwide video rights to the series in October 2001, with the exclusion of two European countries: UK and Germany,[10] where Just Entertainment (Abbey Home Media post-2002, following Just's insolvency) and BMG each held the rights.
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