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 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 |
Development
editFrederator 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
edit- Annie Mumolo as Jimmy and Natalie
- Greg Ellis as Specter
- Eric Bauza as Professor and the Pipo Monkeys
See also
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- 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
References
edit- ^ Seibert, Fred (May 31, 2007). "Frederator goes Ape". Frederator. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ Seibert, Fred (September 13, 2007). "The latest color models". Frederator. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ Pham, David (July 5, 2009). "Hawaii-made cartoon debuts". The Honolulu Advertiser. Black Press. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Ape Escape [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: DVD & Blu-Ray". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved November 30, 2016.