Bunsen Is a Beast

Bunsen Is a Beast is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It revolves around a small eccentric 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.

Bunsen Is a Beast
Genre	Comedy Adventure Slapstick
Created by	Butch Hartman
Voices of	Jeremy Rowley Ben Giroux Kari Wahlgren Tara Strong Cheri Oteri Jennifer Hale Marieve Herington Jeff Bennett Phil LaMarr Cristina Milizia Susanne Blakeslee Daran Norris Kevin Michael Richardson
Theme music composer	Butch Hartman Guy Moon
Opening theme	"Bunsen Is a Beast" (by Butch Hartman and Guy Moon)
Ending theme	"Bunsen Is a Beast" (instrumental)
Composer	Guy Moon
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (47 segments)
Production
Executive producer	Butch Hartman
Producers	Wren Errington Christine Thompson Karen Malach
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Elliott Animation Inc. Billionfold Inc. Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Distributor	ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon (2017) Nicktoons (2017–2018)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	5.1 surround sound
Original release	January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16) – February 10, 2018 (2018-02-10)

The show is based on a drawing of a monster and a boy that Hartman created in 2009.^[1] 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 animated series to not feature Grey Griffin or Rob Paulsen.

The first season, consisting of twenty-six episodes, was ordered by Nickelodeon in December 2015.^[2] 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.^[3]

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) - 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 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 lhama with extra legs, and Bob, an abominable snowman.
• Mikey Morris Munroe (voiced by Ben Giroux) - 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) - 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. She speaks with a lateral lisp and wears dental braces. 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.

Recurring

• Beverly (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - 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) - A home-schooled and socially odd friend, who occasionally tags along with Bunsen and Mikey on their adventures.
• Wolfie (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - An anthropomorphic wolf who is also Bunsen's best beast friend and Mikey's second best friend.
• Sophie Sanders (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - 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) - Mikey's dad.
• Mrs. Munroe (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - Mikey's mom.
• Bunsen's Mom (voiced by Jennifer Hale) - An unnamed one-eyed octopus-like beast who is Bunsen's mother
• Bunsen's Dad (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - An unnamed bat-like beast who is Bunsen's father.

Minor

• Tooth Fairy (voiced by Tara Strong) - The jolly-happy fairy queen who gives money to children who have lost their teeth.
• Big Mikey (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - A wild black bear whom Bunsen meets and names after Mikey.
• Doctor Revenge - A kitten that Bunsen discovers and gives to Amanda Killman.
• Jerk Von Handsome (voiced by Jeremy Rowley) - A Swedish foreign exchange student who used to be Amanda's crush.
• Officer Steve Stevenson (voiced by Chris Hardwick) - 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 - An Afro-American student in Flap's class.
• Commander Cone (voiced by Jerry Trainor) - 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 - Commander Cone's sister who did his laundry for him in her basement.
• Vanessa - 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) - 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 - 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) - Bunsen's teacher at Muckledunk Middle School.
• Hugging Chair - 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 - A Santa Claus-like villain in which Amanda conspires with.
• Amazing Eric (voiced by Jeremy Rowley) – 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.^[1] 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.^[4] Production of Bunsen is a Beast began in 2009 and ended in 2018. 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.^[4] Guy Moon, who previous worked with Hartman on his previous shows, composed the show's music. Animation began about a year before the show premiered.^[4]

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.^[5] The show is Hartman's shortest running series.

Episodes

No.	Title ^[6]	Written by	Storyboards by	Original air date ^[6]	Prod. code ^[7]	U.S. viewers (millions)
Nickelodeon
1a	"Bunsen Is a Beast!"	Butch Hartman, Ray DeLaurentis, Will Schifrin and Becky Wiangberg	Butch Hartman and Steve Daye	February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)	101	1.58^[8]
Bunsen attends his first day at Muckledunk Middle School, but things get trouble when Amanda puts beets in his drink and he turns into a monster that eats people.
1b	"Body and the Beast"	Ray DeLaurentis, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Steve Remen	February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)	101	1.58^[8]
Mikey and Darcy help Bunsen find his body in time for picture day before it grows a new head and destroys the world.
2a	"Hide and Go Freak"	Ray DeLaurentis, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Ted Collyer	January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)	102	1.40^[9]
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.
2b	"Bunsen Screams for Ice Cream"	Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Brian Coughlan	January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)	102	1.40^[9]
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
3a	"Bearly Acceptable Behavior"	Grant Levy and Dominik Rothbrad	Katie Shanahan	February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)	103	1.38^[10]
Bunsen brings a bear to class and Amanda tries to get the bear to attack her in front of people.
3b	"Beast Busters"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Steve Remen	February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)	103	1.38^[10]
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.
4a	"Spelling Beast"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Steve Daye	February 22, 2017 (2017-02-22)	104	1.42^[11]
After Bunsen gets stinged to prove that bees are experts on the spelling bee, he turns into a bee.
4b	"Mikey Is a Beast"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Ted Collyer	February 22, 2017 (2017-02-22)	104	1.42^[11]
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
5a	"Fright at the Museum"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Katie Shanahan	February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23)	105	1.27^[12]
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
5b	"Handsome Beast"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Brian Coughlan	February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23)	105	1.27^[12]
Bunsen transforms into a human hunk when he eats a fancy body spray, and Amanda falls for him.
6	"Tooth or Consequences"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Ted Collyer and Brian Coughlan	February 25, 2017 (2017-02-25)	107	1.74^[13]
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.
7a	"Thunder and Frightening"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Katie Shanahan	March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)	108	1.98^[14]
Amanda wants to use Bunsen's fear of thunder to scare him out of Muckledunk.
7b	"Eyes on the Pies"	Lissa Kapstrom and Will Schifrin	Chad Hicks	March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)	108	1.98^[14]
Bunsen begins to lose his memory after getting hiccups.
8a	"Happy Beastgiving"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Craig Valde	March 18, 2017 (2017-03-18)	109	1.70^[15]
It is the beast holiday, Beastgiving, so Mikey helps Bunsen deliver dream gifts to the citizens of Muckledunk.
8b	"Beastern Standard Time"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Ted Collyer	March 18, 2017 (2017-03-18)	109	1.70^[15]
Bunsen's internal clock gets thrown off during daylight saving time.
9	"Beast of Friends"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Chad Hicks and Steve Remen	March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)	106	1.73^[16]
Bunsen is excited to take Mikey to Dimmsdale to meet Cosmo on Friend-iversary, but trouble arises when Amanda secretly follows them and teams up with Mr. Crocker. Note: This is a crossover episode with The Fairly OddParents.
10a	"Unhappy Campers"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Brian Coughlan	March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)	110	1.93^[17]
Bunsen tries to help Mikey overcome his fear of the woods during an overnight camping trip.
10b	"Hall of Justice"	Butch Hartman	Katie Shanahan	March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)	110	1.93^[17]
Amanda tries to sabotage Mikey and Bunsen after they get appointed as the new hall monitors.
11	"Astro-Nots"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Chad Hicks and Craig Valde	April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)	111	1.43^[18]
While on a field trip to MASA, Commander Cone (from "Bunsen Screams for Ice Cream") 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
12a	"Cookie Monster"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Katie Shanahan	June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)	113	1.46^[19]
Amanda turns into a ferocious, stinky and smelly beast and causes panic at school after eating Bunsen's beast cookies even though he said not to, but of course she didn't listen anyway.
12b	"Braces for Disaster"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Chad Hicks	June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)	113	1.46^[19]
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".
13a	"Hug It Out-ch!"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Brian Coughlan	June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10)	112	1.39^[20]
Amanda gets trapped in Bunsen's hugging chair and can only be released once she is happy.
13b	"Guinea Some Lovin'"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Ted Collyer	June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10)	112	1.39^[20]
Bunsen falls in love with a guinea pig and tries to woo her. However, Amanda tries to sabotage the love affair when Bunsen feels super happy.
14a	"Mikey-plication"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Ted Collyer	June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)	114	1.52^[21]
To make time for their band, Bunsen clones Mikey so his clones can run all of his after school clubs.
14b	"The Case of the Cold Case"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Craig Valde	June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)	114	1.52^[21]
Mikey and Bunsen go into detective mode after Commander Cone is framed for stealing Amanda's phone case even though she was the one who made it seem like he took it for revenge because of not giving her more ice cream. Special Guest Star: Jerry Trainor as Commander Cone
15a	"Bunsen's Beast Ball"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Brian Coughlan	June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)	115	1.57^[22]
Bunsen's beast ball tells him and Mikey to do fun things, until Amanda swaps out the ball for one of her own.
15b	"Bromeo and Juliet"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Katie Shanahan	June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)	115	1.57^[22]
Mikey wants the lead role in a play so he can get a kiss from Sophie Sanders, but Amanda plans to sabotage his chances.
16	"Beast Halloween Ever"	Eilen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Bryan Huff and Brian Coughlan	October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14)	121	1.42^[23]
Mikey is excited to show Bunsen how to collect candy on his first Halloween, but Amanda plans to steal everyone's candy for herself. Note: That was the final episode to premiere on Nickelodeon. Future episodes would instead start airing on Nicktoons. Special Guest Stars: Kevin Michael Richardson as Wolfie and Carly Kaplin as Little Girl
Nicktoons
17	"Bunsen Saves Christmas"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Riccardo Durante and Bryan Huff	December 18, 2017 (2017-12-18)^[a]	125	0.10^[24]
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. Note: This episode was initially scheduled for December 2, 2017. However, following the show's move from Nickelodeon to Nicktoons, it got pushed back to December 18.
18a	"Beastie Besties"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Chad Hicks	December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19)	118	0.12^[25]
Amanda becomes Mikey and Bunsen's best friend after they perform the Best Friends Forever beast ceremony.
18b	"By Hook or By Schnook"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Katie Shanahan	December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19)	118	0.12^[25]
Amanda sends Mikey and Bunsen on a bogus treasure hunt by giving them a fake map to Captain Schnook's Booty.
19a	"Boodle Loo"	Max Beaudry	Brian Coughlan	December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)	120	0.12^[26]
Mikey and Bunsen have to find Boodles, Bunsen's invisible dog, after Amanda lures him away from home.
19b	"The Boy Who Cried Wolfie"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Katie Shanahan	December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)	120	0.12^[26]
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
20a	"Adventures in Beastysitting"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Ted Collyer	December 21, 2017 (2017-12-21)	117	0.08^[27]
Mikey and Bunsen have to deliver a beast baby after accidentally switching packages at the monstork factory.
20b	"Wilda Beast"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Brian Coughlan	December 21, 2017 (2017-12-21)	117	0.08^[27]
Bunsen's cousin Wilda (Rachel Dratch) comes to town and develops a crush on Mikey, which terrifies him and makes Amanda jealous.
21a	"Bad Chair Day"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Ted Collyer and Sarah Johnson	December 22, 2017 (2017-12-22)	119	N/A
Mikey and Bunsen are forced apart after Miss Flap changes the seating chart to mix things up.
21b	"Stupor Bowl"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Bryan Huff and Rachel Peters	December 22, 2017 (2017-12-22)	119	N/A
When Bunsen is hypnotized by swirling toilet water, Amanda tries to convince him to return to Beast World.
22a	"Remote Outta Control"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Gerry Duchemin	December 26, 2017 (2017-12-26)	122	0.19^[28]
When Bunsen eats Amanda's universal remote, he and Mikey have to rescue her from her malfunctioning smart house.
22b	"Network Newbs"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Luc Latulippe	December 26, 2017 (2017-12-26)	122	0.19^[28]
Mikey and Bunsen compete against Amanda for the chance to have their own segment on the local news channel.
23a	"Amanda Gets Schooled"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Chad Hicks	December 27, 2017 (2017-12-27)	116	N/A
Mikey and Bunsen help Amanda pass the Preparatory Overview Of Pupils test so she can avoid summer school.
23b	"Beast in Show"	Butch Hartman	Bryan Huff and Rachel Peters	December 27, 2017 (2017-12-27)	116	N/A
Mikey enters Bunsen into the Muckledunk Mutt Show, but Amanda tries to sabotage them and win with her robot dog.
24a	"Snooze Alarm"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Brian Coughlan	December 28, 2017 (2017-12-28)	124	0.24^[29]
Mikey attempts to keep Bunsen up past his appointed hibernation time.
24b	"Split Decision"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Gerry Duchemin	December 28, 2017 (2017-12-28)	124	0.24^[29]
Mikey and Bunsen go on a shopping spree adventure at the "I've So Gotta Have It" store.
25a	"Hair Today Gone Tomorrow"	Ellen Byron, Bob Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, Will Schifrin and Becky Wangberg	Ralph Zondag	December 29, 2017 (2017-12-29)	123	N/A
Mikey and Bunsen use Boodles' fur to turn invisible and sneak into a scary movie they are too young to see.
25b	"Ice Dream^[30]"	Butch Hartman	Bryan Huff	December 29, 2017 (2017-12-29)	123	N/A
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
26a	"Friend or Phony"	Ray DeLaurentis and Will Schifrin	Brian Coughlan	February 10, 2018 (2018-02-10)	126	N/A
Mikey and Bunsen are on a game show.
26b	"Beauty or the Beast"	Ray DeLaurentis and Will Schifrin	Gerry Duchemin	February 10, 2018 (2018-02-10)	126	N/A
Mikey must choose between Bunsen and his dream girl, Sophie Sanders.

1. This episode first aired in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2017.

Broadcast

A sneak peek of Bunsen Is a Beast was first shown at Comic-Con in 2016.^[31] The series has aired on YTV in Canada on June 3, 2017.^[32] The series premiered on Israel on June 4, 2017, Nickelodeon in Australia and New Zealand on June 5, 2017. The series premiered on 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."^[33]

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."^[34]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2018	45th Annie Awards	Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production	Jeremy Rowley as "Bunsen"	Nominated	^[35]

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