Bump in the Night (TV series)

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Bump in the Night
Created by	Ken Pontac; David Bleiman
Directed by	26 episodes:; David Bleiman; Ken Pontac; Christmas Special:; Ken Pontac; David Bleiman
Starring	Jim Cummings; Jennifer Darling (5 segments, 1 double-length episode and 1 special); E. G. Daily (2 segments); Rob Paulsen (theme song, 41 segments, 1 double-length episode, a few Mr. Bumpy's Karaoke Cafe songs and 1 special); Anndi McAfee (6 segments and 1 double-length episode); Gail Matthius (theme song, 27 segments, 1 double-length episode, a few Mr. Bumpy's Karaoke Cafe songs and 1 special); Scott McAfee (9 segments); Jeff Bennett (3 segments); April Winchell (2 segments); Janice Kawaye (3 segments); Danny Mann (1 segment and 1 special); Gilbert Gottfried (1 segments); Valery Pappas (5 segments, 1 double-length episode and 1 special); Mary McDonald Lewis (4 segments); Brad Garrett (1 segment); Cheech Marin (1 special); Cathy Moriarty (1 special)
Narrated by	Jim Cummings (The Night of the Living Bread and Loss of Face); Gail Matthius (Beauty and the Bump, opening only in the dream); (both uncredited)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	27 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	7 minutes; 11 minutes; 10 minutes (I Dream of Silverfish only); 8 minutes (Story Problems only); Various
Production company	Danger Productions DIC Entertainment
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 10, 1994 –; December 9, 1995

Bump in the Night is an American stop-motion animated series by Danger Productions (later co-produced and distributed by DIC Entertainment) that was filmed using stop-motion animation and aired on ABC from 1994 to 1995. It was created and directed by Ken Pontac and David Bleiman. The series was then broadcast on Toon Disney from 1998 to 2001.

Synopsis

Mr. Bumpy is a small green, purple-warted monster living under the bed of a ten-year-old boy, where he eats dirty socks and dust bunnies as if they were delicacies. His best friends are Squishington, a blue monster that lived in the bathroom's toilet tank; and Molly Coddle, a Frankenstein's monster-like rag doll belonging to the boy's sister who acts as the straight man to the other's crazy antics.

Other characters include Destructo, the boy's toy robot who sees himself as a cop and persecutes Mr. Bumpy for his actions. There's also the Closet Monster, who's made up of the boy's pile of clothes and chases after Mr. Bumpy.

Structure

The show was traditionally split into two major parts per half hour (occasionally dedicating a full half hour per show, or sometimes splitting into three parts), and usually if not always had a music video at the end of the episode, starring the three main characters and any minor characters involved in the episode. This musical montage would take clips from the episode itself and reiterate the life lessons learned in the episode.

Cast

Jim Cummings - Mr. Bumpy, the Closet Monster (Mr. Bumpy's rival) (vocal effects, uncredited), Destructo (Mr. Bumpy's rival) (additional role, uncredited), various (additional roles, uncredited)
Rob Paulsen - Squishington (Mr. Bumpy's best friend), Sleemoth (Gloog's partner) (additional role, uncredited), Dad (actor, the Boy's father) (additional role, uncredited), various (vocal effects and additional roles, uncredited)
Gail Matthius - Miss Molly Coddle, the comfort doll (Mr. Bumpy's girlfriend), Anti-Molly (additional role in the episode "Farewell, 2 Arms", uncredited), various (additional roles in "Hide and Go Freak", uncredited)
Mary McDonald Lewis - The Mom (actress, the Boy's mother), the Cute Dolls
Jeff Bennett - Gloog
Janice Kawaye - Little Robot/Big Robot, Little Robot's Sister/Big Robot's Sister, Yellow Bunny, factory worker (additional role in "Made in Japan II", uncredited)
Scott McAfee - The Boy (actor)
Anndi McAfee - Little Sister (actress, the Boy's little sister)
Brad Garrett - Big Mike (in the episode "Baby Jail")
Jennifer Darling and Valery Pappas - The Cute Dolls (additional casts in "'Twas the Night Before Bumpy" and in the uncredited in "Farewell, 2 Arms", "Auntie Matta" and "Nothing But the Tooth")
Danny Mann - Phil Silverfish (in the episode "I Dream of Silverfish" and additional cast in the Christmas special "'Twas the Night Before Bumpy"
Elizabeth Daily - Germ Girl
Gilbert Gottfried - Odiferous J. Stench (Mr. Bumpy's rival, in the episode "Love Stinks")
April Winchell - Auntie Matta (Mr. Bumpy's aunt), The Princess (in the episode "Beauty and the Bump"), The Cute Dolls (additional roles, uncredited)
Cheech Marin (additional cast) - Juaquin Gusanito Sin Manos
Cathy Moriarty (additional cast, uncredited) - Destructette (Destructo's girlfriend)
Performing Musicians for the music of the show: Wayne Boone (Guitar), Kevin Konklin (Guitar), Eric Ferry (Drums), Ray Brinker (Drums)

Episodes

Christmas special

"Twas the Night Before Bumpy" was a Christmas special that aired in 1995.

Awards

Jim Cummings (Mr. Bumpy) was nominated for an Emmy for Voice Acting in the Field of Animation in 1994.

Releases

In April 2010, Shout! Factory released Bump In The Night: The Complete Series on DVD.^[1]

VHS

3

DVD

Night of the Living Bread (Original September 23, 2003. Re-Released August 21, 2007)
Twas The Night Before Bumpy (October 23, 2007)
Bump in the Night-The Complete Series (Shout Factory! release, April 20, 2010; Out of Print as of late 2012)

On February 16, 2016, Mill Creek Entertainment will re-release Bump in the Night- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.^[2] The 2-disc set will contain all 26 episodes of the series as well as the Christmas special 'Twas the Night Before Bumpy'.

References

^ Latchem, John (February 26, 2010). "Shout! Factory Maxing Out". Home Media Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
^ "Bump in the Night DVD news: Re-Release for Bump in the Night - The Complete Series". TVShowsOnDVD.com. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

External links

[shout1-1] Latchem, John (February 26, 2010). "Shout! Factory Maxing Out". Home Media Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2010.

[2] "Bump in the Night DVD news: Re-Release for Bump in the Night - The Complete Series". TVShowsOnDVD.com. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

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