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Love Monster
GenreChildren's television
Based onThe books written and illustrated by Rachel Bright
Developed by
  • Rachel Bright
  • Rob Jenkinson
  • Chapman Maddox
  • Sindy Boveda Spackman
Directed byRufus Blackock
Voices ofDarren Foreman
George Takei
Javone Prince
Sarah Hadland
Lewis MacLeod
Freya Parker
Emma Maclennan
Narrated byTamsin Greig
Theme music composerJeremy Warmsley
ComposersEsther Joy Lane
Hannah Charman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes80
Production
Executive producersTony Reed
Chapman Maddox
James Chen Gu
ProducersBarry Quinn
Jamie Badminton
Katherine McQueen
EditorAndrew Ward
Running timeApprox. 7 minutes
Production companiesBBC Children's Productions
Boat Rocker Studios
UYoung
Karrot Animation
A Productions
Original release
NetworkCBeebies
Release27 January 2020 (2020-01-27) –
present

Love Monster is an animated children's television series that premiered on CBeebies on 27 January 2020. It is based on the books by Rachel Bright.[3][4][5] It focuses on the misadventures of the titular monster and his friends. It premiered on December 18, 2020 on HBO Max as a Max Original in the United States[6] and then one year later on Cartoon Network's Cartoonito block on September 19, 2021.

Books by Rachel Bright

  • Love Monster
  • Love Monster and the Scary Something
  • Love Monster and the Last Chocolate
  • Love Monster and the Perfect Present
  • Love Monster and the Extremely Big Wave

Voice cast

Episodes

Season 1

No.TitleWritten byOriginal air date
1"Sharing with Others Day"Sindy Boveda Spackman27 January 2020 (2020-Jan-27)
Love Monster gets a box of yummy chocolates! But should he share it?
2"Bouncy-Slidey Day"Ian Carney28 January 2020 (2020-Jan-28)
Love Monster must face his fear of the big slide in order to rescue Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny.
3"Three-Legged Race Day"Tim Bain29 January 2020 (2020-Jan-29)
Love Monster gets paired with Bad Idea Puppy in the three-legged race. But can they work together?
4"Show and Tell Day"Sindy Boveda Spackman30 January 2020 (2020-Jan-30)
Love Monster wants to show off his conch shell - but everyone else has unicorn-themed objects for the presentation!
5"Perfect Pineapple Party Day"Stephanie Wahlstrom31 January 2020 (2020-Jan-31)
Love Monster builds an amazing pineapple costume. But will he be able to play games?
6"Hot, Hot Day"Denise Cassar3 February 2020 (2020-Feb-03)
Love Monster breaks the fro-yo machine! What will happen now for tasty treats?
7"Accidental Elder Day"Lucy Heavens4 February 2020 (2020-Feb-04)
When he gets candyfloss on his face, everyone thinks Love Monster's an elder. But will he able to handle the responsibilities?
8"Paint a Picture Day"Jo Clegg5 February 2020 (2020-Feb-05)
Monster Teddy becomes an art model for eveyone's paintings, but Love Monster misses him.
9"Yay for Rain Day"Tim Bain6 February 2020 (2020-Feb-06)
When the weather changes from sun to rain, and everyone's sad, Love Monster decides to ask his friends to do indoor activities outdoors!
10"Special Surprise Day"James Hamilton7 February 2020 (2020-Feb-07)
Can Love Monster resist opening Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny's present before night?
11"Clear Out Day"Kristina Yee10 February 2020 (2020-Feb-10)
An old disco ball creates a lot of problems.
12"Dancing Away Day"Sophie Dutton11 February 2020 (2020-Feb-11)
Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny's at a dance competition out of town. Love Monster misses her while she is away and worries that he didn’t wish her good luck.
13"Picnic Night"Philip Davies12 February 2020 (2020-Feb-12)
A mysterious giant bunny makes problems for the night-time picnic.
14"Carrot Day"Merrill Hagan13 February 2020 (2020-Feb-13)
Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny is excited for Love Monster to try carrots, but it turns out he doesn't like them at all.
15"Give It Another Go Day"Julia Prescott14 February 2020 (2020-Feb-14)
Love Monster doesn’t like the beach, but gives it another try by searching for something he can enjoy.
16"Elder Kitten Day"Stephanie Wahlstrom6 April 2020 (2020-Apr-06)
17"Favourite Library Book Day"Kristina Yee7 April 2020 (2020-Apr-07)
Love Monster can’t find his favourite book that he borrowed from Book Cub, so he and Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny play detective and retrace his steps to try and find it.
18"Happy to Help Day"Ian Carney8 April 2020 (2020-Apr-08)
19"Plant A Seed Day"Raffaella Delle Donne9 April 2020 (2020-Apr-09)
20"Snowman Day"Julia Kauffman10 April 2020 (2020-Apr-10)
21"Treasure Hunt Day"Sophie Dutton13 April 2020 (2020-Apr-13)
Love Monster is really struggling to choose the perfect epic birthday present at the Everything But Sprinkles store for Bad Idea Puppy. In the end, he goes with his heart.
22"Choose One Thing Day"Merrill Hagan14 April 2020 (2020-Apr-14)
23"Topsy Turvey Day"Tim Bain15 April 2020 (2020-Apr-15)
24"Shooting Star Night"Stephanie Wahlstrom16 April 2020 (2020-Apr-16)
25"Switch What You Do Day"Lucy Heavens17 April 2020 (2020-Apr-17)
26"Taking Turns Day"James Hamilton20 April 2020 (2020-Apr-20)
27"Favourite Hat Day"Annette Lynn & Julia Kauffman21 April 2020 (2020-Apr-21)
28"Hot Chocolate Day"Julia Claira Kauffman21 September 2020 (2020-Sep-21)
29"Harvest Day"Tim BainTBA
30"Kite Day"Ellen XieTBA
31"Sleepover Night"Lucy HeavensTBA
32"Fluffytown Rocks Day"Stephanie WahlstromTBA
33TBATBATBA
34"Red Envelope Day"TBATBA
Love Monster accidentally sends Elder Kitten an empty envelope on Red Envelope Day.
35"Tidy Up Day"TBATBA
Love Monster helps Book Cub tidy up the forest, but he also takes a few souvenirs.
36"Ha Ha Ha Day"TBATBA
Love Monster has to help out Dr Piggles when he gets the hiccups on Ha Ha Ha Day.
37"Befriend a Bug Day"TBATBA
38"Frozen Fun Day"Unknown2 October 2020 (2020-Oct-02)
It’s Frozen Fun Day, and Love Monster is having trouble learning to ice-skate. He asks Elder Kitten, who is much better at it, to teach him. Elder Kitten agrees to show him how and tells him that the trick is to get back up after falling. Despite falling over again and again, Love Monster gradually gets better - but how will he do in the big show?
39"Make Something Epic Day"TBATBA
40"Do Something New Day"TBATBA
41"Challenge Yourself Day"Rachel BrightTBA
42TBATBATBA
43"Lost Things Day"Rachel BrightTBA
44"Frosty Frolics Day"TBATBA
45"Day After Woo-Hoo Day Day"UnknownDecember 18, 2020 (2020-12-18) (US)
1 January 2021 (2021-Jan-01) (UK)
46TBATBATBA
47TBATBATBA
48"Babysitting Day"TBATBA
49"Sparkle And Shine Day"TBATBA
50"Breakfast For Dinner Day"TBATBA
51"What's Going On Day"TBATBA
52"Make A Plan Day"TBATBA
53"Magic Show Day"TBATBA

References

  1. ^ https://www.awn.com/news/boat-rocker-bbc-enter-co-production-deal-love-monster-chinas-uyoung
  2. ^ https://www.awn.com/news/boat-rocker-bbc-enter-co-production-deal-love-monster-chinas-uyoung
  3. ^ "Love Monster".
  4. ^ "Rachel Bright's Love Monster series scoops TV deal | the Bookseller".
  5. ^ "George Takei to voice a panda in CBeebies series Love Monster". 6 December 2019.
  6. ^ "HBO Max Acquires Preschool Series Love Monster". 22 December 2020.