Bunsen Is a Beast#Season 1 .282017.E2.80.93.29
{{Short description|American animated television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Bunsen Is a Beast logo.png
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| based_on =
| creator = Butch Hartman
| developer = Butch Hartman
Ray DeLaurentis
Will Schifrin
Becky Wangberg
| director = {{Plainlist|
- George Elliott
- Keith Oliver
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| creative_director =
| voices = {{Plainlist|
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| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
- Butch Hartman
- Guy Moon
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| composer = Guy Moon
| opentheme = "Bunsen Is a Beast" {{small|(by Guy Moon)}}
| endtheme = "Bunsen Is a Beast" {{small|(instrumental)}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 26 (47 segments)
| executive_producer = Butch Hartman
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Wren Errington
- Christine Thompson
- Karen Malach
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| runtime = 22 minutes
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| network = Nickelodeon
| first_aired = {{Start date|2017|1|16}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2017|10|14}}
| network2 = Nicktoons
| first_aired2 = {{Start date|2017|12|18}}
| last_aired2 = {{End date|2018|2|10}}
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Bunsen Is a Beast is an American children's animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It revolves around a small eccentric blue monster named Bunsen who begins attending a middle school that previously only admitted humans. In spite of prejudice against beasts, Bunsen befriends a human boy named Mikey Munroe and his homeschooled companion, Darcy. Together, Bunsen and his friends attempt to navigate through school life while outsmarting a student named Amanda who wants to rid society of Bunsen's kind.
The show is based on a drawing of a monster and a boy that Hartman created in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/bunsen-is-a-beast-nickelodeon-animated-series-1201990376/|title=How Animator Butch Hartman Created His New Nickelodeon Show 'Bunsen Is a Beast'|work=Variety|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|last=Flores|first=Terry|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=February 20, 2017|archive-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221233136/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/bunsen-is-a-beast-nickelodeon-animated-series-1201990376/|url-status=live}} He originally considered writing a picture book featuring the characters, but decided against going forward with the idea until an executive from Nickelodeon saw the drawing and encouraged him to develop the concept into a television program. Prominent themes highlighted in the series include the positive aspects of social integration and the celebration of different cultures. Bunsen Is a Beast was Hartman's fourth and final animated series produced for Nickelodeon before his departure with the network, after The Fairly OddParents (2001–2017), Danny Phantom (2004–2007), and T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010–2015). It is also his only Nickelodeon cartoon without the involvement of Grey Griffin or Rob Paulsen.
The first and only season, consisting of twenty-six episodes, was ordered by Nickelodeon in December 2015.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/nickelodeon-fairly-oddparents-bunsen-is-a-beast-butch-hartman-1201667401/|title=Nickelodeon Sets New Toon 'Bunsen Is a Beast' & Orders More 'Fairly OddParents'|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=December 15, 2015|access-date=February 20, 2017|archive-date=January 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102183552/http://deadline.com/2015/12/nickelodeon-fairly-oddparents-bunsen-is-a-beast-butch-hartman-1201667401/|url-status=live}} The series had two runs on two different networks; Nickelodeon from January 16 to October 14, 2017, then Nicktoons from December 18, 2017, to February 10, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170126005950/en/Nickelodeon-Debuts-Original-Animated-Series-Bunsen-Beast |title=Nickelodeon Channel Debuts Original Animated Series, Bunsen is a Beast, from Veteran Creator Butch Hartman on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 5:30 p.m. (ET/PT)|work=Business Wire|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=January 29, 2017|archive-date=January 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131151124/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170126005950/en/Nickelodeon-Debuts-Original-Animated-Series-Bunsen-Beast |url-status=live}}
Premise
Bunsen Is a Beast centers around a blue monster named Bunsen, the first beast to attend Muckledunk Middle School. Mikey Munroe, his human friend, helps him navigate through school, as he feels the pressure to prove that monsters can coexist peacefully without eating and harming others. Episodes typically focus on Bunsen learning how to complete human tasks and discovering a human tradition. Mikey also learns more about the monster world, meeting new creatures whenever he visits Bunsen's home. However, a girl named Amanda Killman believes Bunsen is dangerous and wants to destroy him so that his kind will suffer from extinction. Bunsen and Mikey must outwit Amanda whenever she comes up with a new scheme, occasionally with the help of their friend, Darcy.
Characters
=Main=
- Bunsen Beast (voiced by Jeremy Rowley) is the titular character. He is a small beast who becomes friends with Mikey and is the first beast to become a student in a human school. Bunsen's body is colored blue, cyan, light blue, and white, with magenta-colored lips, arms, and legs. He is very often seen with a dragon-like tail. Bunsen tends to act very childish, cute and fun-loving. He has two cousins named Charlene, a llama with extra legs, and Bob, an abominable snowman.
- Mikey Munroe (voiced by Ben Giroux) is Bunsen's best human friend and guide, who helps him navigate through life in Muckledunk. He attends Flap's class along with Amanda and deals with the troubles that arise between them. He has orange hair. In the original unaired pilot, Mikey was voiced by Maile Flanagan.
- Amanda Killman (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) is the main antagonist. Amanda is a self-proclaimed blossoming ingénue clad in a red, white, and blue schoolgirl uniform and Bunsen's nemesis. She is constantly scheming to get rid of Bunsen by trying to prove that beasts and humans can't coexist. Mikey, who stands in the way of this, has become her enemy, although she has a secret crush on him, as hinted in several episodes where she has made comments on him such as praising his tan and shorts. She likes boys in gym shorts, men in tanks and uniform, and her toys Princess Sassafrass and Queen Elizabear. She has a rich father who controls the school board, and can afford a water tower full of acne cream and bribes for townsfolk. She has a pet kitten named Doctor Revenge, who was given to her by Mikey and Bunsen. She has blonde hair, speaks with a lateral lisp and wears dental braces.
=Recurring=
- Beverly (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) is a chubby girl who is Amanda Killman's #1 henchman/second-in-command and seems to be willing to do anything Amanda commands. She is a preschooler, and, at times, is sometimes smarter than Amanda, sensing danger ahead as Amanda mostly ignores her.
- Darcy (voiced by Cristina Milizia) is a home-schooled and socially odd friend, who occasionally tags along with Bunsen and Mikey on their adventures.
- Wolfie (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is an anthropomorphic wolf who is also Bunsen's best beast friend and Mikey's second best friend.
- Sophie Sanders (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) is a preening, flamboyant girl in Flap's class who speaks in a valley girl accent. Mikey has a crush on her, which might make her Amanda Killman's arch-rival for his affections.
- Mr. Munroe (voiced by Jeremy Rowley) is Mikey's dad.
- Mrs. Munroe (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) is Mikey's mom.
- Bunsen's Mom (voiced by Jennifer Hale) is an unnamed one-eyed octopus-like beast who is Bunsen's mother.
- Bunsen's Dad (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is an unnamed bat-like beast who is Bunsen's father.
=Minor=
- Tooth Fairy (voiced by Tara Strong) is the jolly-happy fairy queen who gives money to children who have lost their teeth.
- Big Mikey (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a wild black bear whom Bunsen meets and names after Mikey.
- Doctor Revenge is a kitten that Bunsen discovers and gives to Amanda Killman.
- Jerk Von Handsome (voiced by Jeremy Rowley) is a Swedish foreign exchange student who used to be Amanda's crush.
- Officer Steve Stevenson (voiced by Chris Hardwick) is a security guard at Muckledunk Museum. He first appeared in "Fright at the Museum" where Amanda tried to get him to bust Bunsen and Mikey, but failed when Steve saw that they not only didn't steal Uncle Funkle from his exhibit, but they put Aunt Rhoda back. He has braces like Amanda's.
- Malory is an Afro-American student in Flap's class.
- Commander Cone (voiced by Jerry Trainor) is a character who first appeared in "Bunsen Screams for Ice Cream" to help Amanda expel Bunsen from school by tempting him with his ice cream truck, but Mikey keeps Bunsen under control in the end. He reappears in "Astro-Nots", where Bunsen and Mikey see him in MASA and mistake him for a Mastronaut, so he gives them a tour, but accidentally launches them into space. In the end, Cone is no longer an ice cream vendor; he is a MASA Alien Space Defender. As noted several times, he pines for his ex-girlfriend Vanessa to return to him.
- Liz is Commander Cone's sister who did his laundry for him in her basement.
- Vanessa is Commander Cone's ex-girlfriend. According to Cone, she broke up with him on his birthday, Christmas Eve, after he became an ice cream vendor.
- Bog Beast (voiced by Ben Giroux) is a green Swamp creature who first appeared in "Unhappy Campers". Amanda mentioned him to Mikey in an attempt to scare him to cure her boredom. In the end, Mikey overcomes his fear of the Bog Beast, and the real deal discovers Amanda in the bog with him, terrifying her.
- Blog Beast is a beast who only terrifies people with his boring posts about what he had for lunch, which usually annoys Bunsen.
- Miss Flap (voiced by Cheri Oteri) is Bunsen's teacher at Muckledunk Middle School.
- Hugging Chair is Bunsen's chair who first appeared in "Hug It Out'ch". At first, it trapped Amanda and wouldn't let her go, but in the end, Bunsen makes Amanda happy, and the chair releases her.
- Anti-Claus is a Santa Claus-like villain in which Amanda conspires with.
- Amazing Eric (voiced by Jeremy Rowley) is a magician who attends Flap's class.
Development
The idea for Bunsen Is a Beast originated in a drawing of a monster facing a boy that Hartman drew in 2009. According to an article published in Variety, he kept the drawing in his office at Nickelodeon until a network executive noticed it and asked him to pitch the concept as a television show. The message that "no matter who you are, you can always find a place to fit in" inspired the show's underlying theme of embracing integration.{{cite web|url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-unleashing-animated-friends-old-new-with-butch-hartman/|title=Interview: Unleashing Animated Friends Old & New with Butch Hartman|last=Frost|first=AJ|date=February 14, 2017|work=Comics Beat|publisher=Heidi MacDonald|access-date=February 20, 2017|archive-date=February 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222054821/http://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-unleashing-animated-friends-old-new-with-butch-hartman/|url-status=live}}, When asked in an interview with Heidi MacDonald's Comics Beat if the show could be interpreted as a metaphor for "accepting and befriending refugees," Hartman mentioned that the social commentary was "a little bit" intentional. Guy Moon, who previous worked with Hartman on his previous shows, composed the show's music and theme song. Animation began about a year before the show premiered.
Cancellation
Butch Hartman announced the show's cancellation after a single season in a 2018 YouTube video in which he announced he had left Nickelodeon.{{cite web|last1=Hartman|first1=Butch|title=Why I Left Nickelodeon|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4faDISwSVo|website=YouTube|access-date=February 9, 2018|date=February 8, 2018|archive-date=February 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209044306/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4faDISwSVo|url-status=live}} The show is Hartman's shortest running series.
Episodes
=Series overview=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1a
| Title = Bunsen Is a Beast!
| WrittenBy = Butch Hartman, Ray DeLaurentis, Will Schifrin and Becky Wiangberg
| Aux2 = Butch Hartman and
Steve Daye
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|20}}
| ProdCode = 101
| ShortSummary = Bunsen attends his first day at Muckledunk Middle School, but runs into trouble when Amanda puts beets in his drink and he turns into a monster that eats people.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1b
| Title = Body and the Beast
| WrittenBy = Ray DeLaurentis, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Steve Remen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|20}}
| ProdCode = 101
| ShortSummary = Mikey and Darcy help Bunsen find his body in time for picture day before it grows a new head and destroys the world.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2a
| Title = Hide and Go Freak
| WrittenBy = Ray DeLaurentis, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Ted Collyer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|16}}
| ProdCode = 102
| ShortSummary = Amanda disguises herself as a beast to expose Bunsen, but they play "Hide and Go Freak" together and Amanda learns that Bunsen's house doesn't take kindly to bad people.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2b
| Title = Bunsen Screams for Ice Cream
| WrittenBy = Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Brian Coughlan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|1|16}}
| ProdCode = 102
| ShortSummary = Amanda tries to get Bunsen expelled by using an ice cream truck to lure him out of school.
Special Guest Star: Jerry Trainor as Commander Cone
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3a
| Title = Bearly Acceptable Behavior
| WrittenBy = Grant Levy and Dominik Rothbrad
| Aux2 = Katie Shanahan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|21}}
| ProdCode = 103
| ShortSummary = Bunsen brings a bear to class and Amanda tries to get the bear to attack her in front of people.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3b
| Title = Beast Busters
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Steve Remen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|21}}
| ProdCode = 103
| ShortSummary = Bunsen and Mikey save Amanda from sneeze beasts that come from Bunsen's nose, but they end up going to a taco truck, a lemonade stand and the beach.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4a
| Title = Spelling Beast
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Steve Daye
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|22}}
| ProdCode = 104
| ShortSummary = After Bunsen gets stinged to prove that bees are experts on the spelling bee, he turns into a bee.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4b
| Title = Mikey Is a Beast
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Ted Collyer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|22}}
| ProdCode = 104
| ShortSummary = Bunsen becomes a mascot for Mikey's biggest hero, Jerry the Beast, a parody of Randy Savage. But after a while, he ends up not letting Mikey come.
Special Guest Star: Kevin Michael Richardson as Jerry the Beast
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5a
| Title = Fright at the Museum
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Katie Shanahan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|23}}
| ProdCode = 105
| ShortSummary = Bunsen and Mikey discover Bunsen's uncle at a museum, and they try to sneak him out for dinner and shoe shopping with Bunsen's aunt he was supposed to go a decade ago.
Special Guest Star: Chris Hardwick as Officer Steve Stevenson
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5b
| Title = Handsome Beast
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Brian Coughlan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|23}}
| ProdCode = 105
| ShortSummary = Bunsen transforms into a human hunk when he eats a fancy body spray, and Amanda falls for him.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Tooth or Consequences
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Ted Collyer and Brian Coughlan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|25}}
| ProdCode = 107
| ShortSummary = Mikey explains that Bunsen will be richer than Amanda after the tooth fairy leaves him money for all the teeth he loses during teeth losing season, so Amanda vows to catch the tooth fairy.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7a
| Title = Thunder and Frightening
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Katie Shanahan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|11}}
| ProdCode = 108
| ShortSummary = Amanda wants to use Bunsen's fear of thunder to scare him out of Muckledunk.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7b
| Title = Eyes on the Pies
| WrittenBy = Lissa Kapstrom and Will Schifrin
| Aux2 = Chad Hicks
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|11}}
| ProdCode = 108
| ShortSummary = Bunsen begins to lose his memory after getting hiccups.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8a
| Title = Happy Beastgiving
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Craig Valde
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|18}}
| ProdCode = 109
| ShortSummary = It is the beast holiday, Beastgiving, so Mikey helps Bunsen deliver dream gifts to the citizens of Muckledunk.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8b
| Title = Beastern Standard Time
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Ted Collyer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|18}}
| ProdCode = 109
| ShortSummary = Bunsen's internal clock gets thrown off during daylight saving time.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Beast of Friends
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Chad Hicks and Steve Remen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|4}}
| ProdCode = 106
| ShortSummary = Bunsen is excited to take Mikey to Dimmsdale to meet Cosmo on Friend-iversary, but trouble arises when Amanda secretly follows them and looks out for Mr. Crocker.
Note: This episode is a crossover with The Fairly OddParents.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10a
| Title = Unhappy Campers
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Brian Coughlan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|25}}
| ProdCode = 110
| ShortSummary = Bunsen and Darcy try to help Mikey overcome his fear of the woods during an overnight camping trip.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10b
| Title = Hall of Justice
| WrittenBy = Butch Hartman
| Aux2 = Katie Shanahan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|25}}
| ProdCode = 110
| ShortSummary = Amanda tries to sabotage Mikey and Bunsen after they are appointed as the new hall monitors.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Astro-Nots
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Chad Hicks and Craig Valde
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|4|14}}
| ProdCode = 111
| ShortSummary = While on a field trip to MASA, Commander Cone gives Mikey and Bunsen a tour of MASA (even though he's an ice cream guy) and they accidentally get launched into space.
Special Guest Star: Jerry Trainor as Commander Cone
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12a
| Title = Cookie Monster
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Katie Shanahan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|6|3}}
| ProdCode = 113
| ShortSummary = Amanda turns into a ferocious beast monster and causes panic at school after eating Bunsen's beast cookies.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12b
| Title = Braces for Disaster
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Chad Hicks
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|6|3}}
| ProdCode = 113
| ShortSummary = While Mikey, Bunsen and Amanda work on a project, they decide to study minks when Amanda's braces causes minks to come every time she says "beast".
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13a
| Title = Hug It Out-ch!
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Brian Coughlan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|6|10}}
| ProdCode = 112
| ShortSummary = Amanda gets trapped in Bunsen's hugging chair and can only be released once she is happy.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13b
| Title = Guinea Some Lovin'
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Ted Collyer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|6|10}}
| ProdCode = 112
| ShortSummary = Bunsen falls in love with a guinea pig and tries to woo her, while Amanda tries to sabotage the love affair.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14a
| Title = Mikey-plication
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Ted Collyer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|6|17}}
| ProdCode = 114
| ShortSummary = To make time for their band, Mucklefunk, Bunsen clones Mikey so his clones can run all of his after school clubs.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14b
| Title = The Case of the Cold Case
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Craig Valde
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|6|17}}
| ProdCode = 114
| ShortSummary = Mikey and Bunsen go into detective mode after Commander Cone is framed for stealing Amanda's phone case.
Special Guest Star: Jerry Trainor as Commander Cone
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15a
| Title = Bunsen's Beast Ball
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Brian Coughlan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|6|24}}
| ProdCode = 115
| ShortSummary = Bunsen's beast ball tells him and Mikey to do fun things, until Amanda swaps out the ball for one of her own.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15b
| Title = Bromeo and Juliet
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Katie Shanahan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|6|24}}
| ProdCode = 115
| ShortSummary = Mikey wants the lead role in a play so he can get a kiss from Sophie Sanders, but Amanda plans to sabotage that.
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| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title = Beast Halloween Ever
| WrittenBy = Eilen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Bryan Huff and Brian Coughlan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|14}}
| ProdCode = 121
| ShortSummary = Mikey is excited to show Bunsen how to collect candy on his first Halloween, but Amanda plans to steal everyone's candy for herself.
Special Guest Stars: Kevin Michael Richardson as Wolfie and Carly Kaplin as Little Girl
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| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title = Bunsen Saves Christmas
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Riccardo Durante and Bryan Huff
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|18}}{{Efn|This episode first aired in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2017.}}
| ProdCode = 125
| ShortSummary = Bunsen becomes excited about celebrating his first Christmas; when Amanda finds out she's on the naughty list, she stuffs Santa in a gift box and hijacks all the toys.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18a
| Title = Beastie Besties
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Chad Hicks
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|19}}
| ProdCode = 118
| ShortSummary = Amanda becomes Mikey and Bunsen's best friend after they perform the Best Friends Forever beast ceremony.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18b
| Title = By Hook or By Schnook
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Katie Shanahan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|19}}
| ProdCode = 118
| ShortSummary = Amanda sends Mikey and Bunsen on a bogus treasure hunt by giving them a fake map to Captain Schnook's Booty.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19a
| Title = Boodle Loo
| WrittenBy = Max Beaudry
| Aux2 = Brian Coughlan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|20}}
| ProdCode = 120
| ShortSummary = Mikey and Bunsen have to find Boodles, Bunsen's invisible dog, after Amanda lures him away from home.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19b
| Title = The Boy Who Cried Wolfie
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Katie Shanahan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|20}}
| ProdCode = 120
| ShortSummary = Bunsen's best beast friend, Wolfie, comes to visit Muckledunk and has his eyes and stomach set on Mikey.
Special Guest Star: Kevin Michael Richardson as Wolfie
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20a
| Title = Adventures in Beastysitting
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Ted Collyer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|21}}
| ProdCode = 117
| ShortSummary = Mikey and Bunsen have to deliver a beast baby after accidentally switching packages at the monstork factory.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20b
| Title = Wilda Beast
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Brian Coughlan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|21}}
| ProdCode = 117
| ShortSummary = Bunsen's cousin Wilda (Rachel Dratch) comes to town and develops a crush on Mikey, which terrifies him and makes Amanda jealous.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21a
| Title = Bad Chair Day
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Ted Collyer and Sarah Johnson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|22}}
| ProdCode = 119
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Mikey and Bunsen are forced apart after Miss Flap changes the seating chart to mix things up.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21b
| Title = Stupor Bowl
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Bryan Huff and Rachel Peters
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|22}}
| ProdCode = 119
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = When Bunsen is hypnotized by swirling toilet water, Amanda tries to convince him to return to Beast World.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22a
| Title = Remote Outta Control
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Gerry Duchemin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|26}}
| ProdCode = 122
| ShortSummary = When Bunsen eats Amanda's universal remote, he and Mikey have to rescue her from her malfunctioning smart house.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22b
| Title = Network Newbs
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Luc Latulippe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|26}}
| ProdCode = 122
| ShortSummary = Mikey and Bunsen compete against Amanda for the chance to have their own segment on the local news channel.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23a
| Title = Amanda Gets Schooled
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Chad Hicks
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|27}}
| ProdCode = 116
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Mikey and Bunsen help Amanda pass the Preparatory Overview Of Pupils test so she can avoid summer school.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23b
| Title = Beast in Show
| WrittenBy = Butch Hartman
| Aux2 = Bryan Huff and Rachel Peters
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|27}}
| ProdCode = 116
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Mikey enters Bunsen into the Muckledunk Mutt Show, but Amanda tries to sabotage them and win with her robot dog.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24a
| Title = Snooze Alarm
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Brian Coughlan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|28}}
| ProdCode = 124
| ShortSummary = Mikey attempts to keep Bunsen up past his appointed hibernation time.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24b
| Title = Split Decision
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Gerry Duchemin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|28}}
| ProdCode = 124
| ShortSummary = Mikey and Bunsen go on a shopping spree adventure at the "I've So Gotta Have It" store.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25a
| Title = Hair Today Gone Tomorrow
| WrittenBy = Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg
| Aux2 = Ralph Zondag
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|29}}
| ProdCode = 123
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Mikey and Bunsen use Boodles' fur to turn invisible and sneak into a scary movie they are too young to see.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25b
| WrittenBy = Butch Hartman
| Aux2 = Bryan Huff
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|29}}
| ProdCode = 123
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Mikey and Bunsen try to help local ice cream delivery guy Commander Cone find his dream job.
Special Guest Stars: Jerry Trainor as Commander Cone and Memory Commander Cone and Carly Kaplin as Helen and Boy
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26a
| Title = Friend or Phony
| WrittenBy = Ray DeLaurentis and Will Schifrin
| Aux2 = Brian Coughlan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|02|10}}
| ProdCode = 126
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Mikey and Bunsen are on a game show.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26b
| Title = Beauty or the Beast
| WrittenBy = Ray DeLaurentis and Will Schifrin
| Aux2 = Gerry Duchemin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|02|10}}
| ProdCode = 126
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Mikey must choose between Bunsen and his dream girl.
| LineColor = 2019EC
}}
}}
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Broadcast
A sneak peek of Bunsen Is a Beast was first shown at Comic-Con in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwHzvRNSjvw|title=BUNSEN IS A BEAST Nickelodeon Comic Con First Look|author=Butch Hartman|date=July 24, 2016|work=YouTube|access-date=December 28, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229102448/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwHzvRNSjvw&app=desktop|url-status=live}} The series has aired on YTV in Canada on June 3, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.corusent.com/properties/ytv-bunsen-beast|title=YTV – BUNSEN IS A BEAST|work=Corus Entertainment|access-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825074835/https://www.corusent.com/properties/ytv-bunsen-beast/|archive-date=August 25, 2018|url-status=dead}} The series premiered on Nickelodeon in Israel on June 4, 2017, Nickelodeon in Australia and New Zealand on June 5, 2017. The series premiered on Nickelodeon in Greece on July 15, 2017, and Nicktoons in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2017.
In France, the series first aired on Nickelodeon from 25 September 2017 to 30 November 2018, and had reruns on the free-to-air channel Gulli starting from 22 December 2018.
Reception
=Critical=
The show received positive reviews from critics. Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times praised Bunsen Is a Beast in his review, likening it to "an early Hanna-Barbera cartoon with the engine of Tex Avery at his eye-popping extreme" and commending its message about embracing outsiders as "particularly timely."{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-bunsen-is-a-beast-review-20170221-story.html|title='Bunsen Is a Beast', a Nickelodeon cartoon that champions the right to be different|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Lloyd|first=Robert|date=February 20, 2017|access-date=February 20, 2017|archive-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221044102/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-bunsen-is-a-beast-review-20170221-story.html|url-status=live}}
Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series 3 out of 5 stars; saying that, "This series has an admirable premise that's illustrated by a surprising friendship, but the show's more irritating elements can overshadow its better points." But added that, "kids will like the show's over-the-top situations and Bunsen's bizarre reactions to them."{{cite web | url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/bunsen-is-a-beast | title=Bunsen is a Beast review | date=20 February 2017 | author=Ashby, Emily | publisher=Common Sense Media | access-date=28 January 2019 | archive-date=28 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128083111/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/bunsen-is-a-beast | url-status=live }}
=Accolades=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Award !Category !Nominee !Result !{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| 2018
|Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production |Jeremy Rowley as "Bunsen" |{{Nom}} |
References
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External links
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- {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20180227082319/http://www.nick.ca/bunsen-is-a-beast/|Bunsen Is a Beast}} on Nickelodeon
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