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This article is about the U.S. animated TV series. For municipalities, see Moonbeam (disambiguation).
Moonbeam City
GenreComedy
Created byScott Gairdner
Directed by
Voices ofRob Lowe
Elizabeth Banks
Kate Mara
Will Forte
Theme music composerNight Club
ComposerNight Club
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkComedy Central
ReleaseSeptember 16, 2015 (2015-09-16) –
present

Moonbeam City is an American animated comedy television series created by Scott Gairdner and starring the voices of Elizabeth Banks, Rob Lowe, Kate Mara, and Will Forte. It premiered on Comedy Central on September 16, 2015.[1]

A parody of 1980s cop shows such as Miami Vice, it is animated in distinctively bright, neon colors similar to the style of the 1980s artist Patrick Nagel and features a soundtrack of '80s-style synthesizer music, performed by Night Club.[2]

Characters

  • Dazzle Novak (Rob Lowe): Protagonist and Moonbeam City PD detective, despite being unqualified for the job due to poor impulse control, horrendous reasoning skills, ridiculous libido and ego, and (often) even worse aim. Any success is normally due to luck or the assistance of others (usually his junior partner, Chrysalis). Has an odd talent for invention and design, and is the son of stuntman Razzle Novak[3]. Dazzle's mother died when he was a child.[4]
  • Pizzaz Miller (Elizabeth Banks): Police chief, and Dazzle's irascible supervisor. She is frequently at odds with Dazzle due to his shoddy police work and defiance of authority, but fails to harshly discipline him for even severe infractions due to a revealed mutual attraction between the two.[5] It is later learned that Pizzaz is an heiress (and eventual sole inheritor) to Moonbeam City's founder, laser prospecting mega-millionaire, Vector Azimuth Miller. Pizzaz also has four abusive and conniving sisters: Charisma, Panache, Sophistica, and Accoutrement.[6]
  • Chrysalis Zirconia Tate[7] (Kate Mara): Dazzle's rookie colleague. A former lab tech, Chrysalis is the polar opposite of Dazzle (competent, level-headed, responsible), and often suffers from his irresponsibility. Chrysalis' job usually entails the detective work and technical aspects of the job, in addition to taking heat from Pizzaz over Dazzle and Rad's inept behavior. Chrysalis is the daughter of eccentric Naval Commander Blade H. Tate.[8]
  • Rad Cunningham (Will Forte): Dazzle's violent and childish rival/teammate from Canada[9][10] in the Moonbeam PD. He fears authority more than Dazzle, and is prone to even greater lapses of judgment, usually when trying to outdo or outsmart Dazzle. While initially seeming fierce and threatening, Rad is eventually shown to be incredibly cowardly and immature.
  • Genesis Jones: News anchor who appears in every episode.

Other characters by episode

Following is a list of minor and one-shot characters grouped by the episodes in which they appear.

"Mall Hath No Fury"

  • Aiaiaia: A new age singer and windchime player Dazzle becomes smitten with when he sees her perform at the Dell Moon Ridge Oaks Circle Square. Her name is variously pronounced as "eye-shah-shah-say" and "eye-shah-shah". No one is sure of the pronunciation, because, as she puts it, in her old country "If a woman utters her name out loud the shah will cut off your elbows." She mentions her parents are trapped in the said shah's copper mines.
  • El Diablo Malo: Drug lord and murderer Dazzle pursues in this episode.
  • Jade Armstow: A member of Aiaiaia's band π.
  • Manheim Crowkicker: A member of Aiaiaia's band π, who plays the rainstick. Also, an alter ego of El Diablo Malo.
  • Tyrus: A member of Aiaiaia's band π, anal flute player.
  • Uakpasiaq;A: Immigrant singer discovered by Rad, working in "a sweatshop that makes uncomfortable chairs for other sweatshops". Her name is even more unpronounceable than Aiaiaia's, being pronounced as an eagle scream.
  • Zenoo Windstoke: A member of Aiaiaia's band π.

"Lights, Camera, Reenaction!"

  • Odyssey: A nasal voiced sky dancer at the children's rave.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Mall Hath No Fury"Mark BrooksScott GairdnerSeptember 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)1010.61[11]
Dazzle promotes a shopping mall singing sensation, as a petty thief creates a cocaine empire and proceeds to overrun Moonbeam City.
2"Lights! Camera! Re-enaction!"Mark BrooksRyan PerezSeptember 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)1040.52[12]
Dazzle and Rad try to out-do each other in ridiculous re-enactments for the crime TV show "Crimezappers".
3"The Strike Visualizer Strikes Again"Juno LeeTommy BlachaSeptember 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)105TBA
Dazzle, Chrysalis and Rad track down the murderous "Moonbeam Maniac", while Dazzle confronts a childhood hero.
4"Quest for Aquatica"Mark BrooksScott GairdnerOctober 14, 2015 (2015-10-14)1020.53[13]
Dazzle is tasked by Chrysalis' father with finding a missing dolphin, but falls in love with one named "Splasha". Guest starring Patrick Warburton.
5"Glitzotrene: One Town’s Seduction"Juno LeeAndrew WeinbergOctober 21, 2015 (2015-10-21)107TBA
To prevent Mayor Eo Jaxxon from dismantling Moonbeam City's police department, the police hook the entire city on the synthetic drug "Glitzotrene", creating a drug epidemic. Guest starring Powers Boothe and Trace Adkins.
6"Lasers and Liars"[15]Juno LeeAndrew WeinbergOctober 28, 2015 (2015-10-28)103TBA
The team gears up for the Laser Ball, Dazzle and Pizzaz become entangled with her hyper-wealthy (and despicable) family, while Rad's lies become increasingly ridiculous while trying to join a yacht club.[14]
7"Cop Con"[17]Mark BrooksRyan PerezNovember 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)106TBA
During the "Cop Con" police event, Dazzle and Pizzaz enjoy their annual romantic tryst. With Moonbeam City PD absent, the criminal element literally cleans up the town.[16]
8"Stuntstravaganza"[19]TBATBANovember 18, 2015 (2015-11-18)TBATBA
Dazzle and his stuntman father, Razzle, reconnect; Rad loses his parking ticket and gets trapped in the PD garage by the security system.[18]

References

  1. ^ Soules, Conor. "Watch: Prepare to be Dazzled by 'Moonbeam City,' Comedy Central's New Animated Series". Indiewire. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ^ Edwards, C. "Watch: Comedy Central Teases 1980s Crime Show Parody 'Moonbeam City'". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Stuntztravaganza". Moonbeam City.
  4. ^ "The Strike Visualizer Strikes Again". Moonbeam City.
  5. ^ "Moonbeam City Season 1". Zap2it. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "Lasers and Liars". Moonbeam City. 11 minutes in.
  7. ^ Tate, Blade. "Quest for Aquatica". Moonbeam City. 18 minutes in.
  8. ^ "Quest for Aquatica". Moonbeam City. 2 minutes in.
  9. ^ Miller, Pizzaz. "Mall Hath No Fury". Moonbeam City. 9 minutes in.
  10. ^ Cunningham, Rad. "The Strike Visualizer Strikes Again". Moonbeam City. 7 minutes in.
  11. ^ Dixon, Dani. "Wednesday Cable Ratings: CNN's Republican Debate Tops Night + 'Anderson Cooper 360' 'House Hunters', 'Little Women LA', 'Property Brothers' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  12. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda. "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'South Park' Tops Night + 'Worst Cooks in America', 'Pardon the Interruption', 'The League' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  13. ^ Porter, Rick. "Wednesday cable ratings: 'American Horror Story' and MLB lead, plus 'South Park,' 'Teen Mom II'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  14. ^ "This October on Much". Bell Media. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  15. ^ "Watch Moonbeam City Episodes". Sidereel. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  16. ^ "Moonbeam City Season 1". Zap2it. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  17. ^ "Moonbeam City Season 1". Zap2it. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  18. ^ "Moonbeam City Season 1". Zap2it. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  19. ^ "Moonbeam City Season 1". Zap2it. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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