Bump in the Night
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Bump in the Night was an animated series by Danger Productions that was filmed using claymation and aired on ABC from 1994 to 1995.
It revolved around three main characters and their misadventures, Mr. Bumpy, 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 cistern, and Molly Coddle, a Frankenstein's monster-like rag doll, who belongs to the boy's sister, and who acts as the straight man to the crazy antics of the other two.
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.
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[edit] Cast
- Jim Cummings - Mr. Bumpy, Destructo, The Closet Monster
- Rob Paulsen - Squishington
- Gail Matthius - Molly Coddle
- Jeff Bennett - Gloog
- Elizabeth "E.G." Daily - Germ Girl
[edit] Quotes
Squishington: I think we need a compass. Mr. Bumpy: Compass, bumpass! I don't need no stinkin' compass!
Mr. Bumpy: The nerve of that comfort doll! I wouldn't help her now if she was being eaten by razor-sharp teeth. Molly Coddle: [shouts] Help! I'm being eaten by razor-sharp teeth! Mr. Bumpy: You know, Squish, you're pretty smart for a guy that lives in the bathroom.
Squishington: I never want to see you ever, ever, ever, *ever* again! Mr. Bumpy: Well, that's just fine with me! Squishington: You dirt- dirtball! Mr. Bumpy: Neat-geek!
Mr. Bumpy: If I can beat him, great! If not... see you in the reruns, folks.
See Bump in the Night Episode Guide
- Dr. Coddle, M.D. (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Made in Japan (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Mr. Bumpy's Karaoke Café: "You Gotta Say You're Sorry..." (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington.
- Baby Snail (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Gum Crazy (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Mr. Bumpy's Karaoke Café: "Why Do You Like Me?" (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington.
- Better Homes & Garbage (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Hide and Go Freak (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Mr. Bumpy's Karaoke Café: Bump in the Night Theme, alternate version (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Mr. Bumpy's Karaoke Café: "Gotta Have It" (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy.
- Not of This Boy's Room (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- To Sleep Perchance to Burp (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Danger - Unexploded Squishington (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Loss of Face (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Mr. Bumpy's Karaoke Café: "Find a New Neighborhood" (1994) featuring Squishington.
- Comforting the Uncomfortable (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Mr. Bumpy's Karaoke Café: "You Need a Hug" (1994) featuring Molly Coddle.
- Sock It To Me (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Baby Jail (1994) featuring Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog.
- Mr. Bumpy's Karaoke Café: "Go Away and Don't Come Back" (1994) featuring Squishington.
- Night of the Living Bread
- Love Stinks
- Love's LAbor Bumped
[edit] Christmas Special
Twas the Night Before Bumpy was a Christmas special that aired in 1995.
[edit] Awards
- Jim Cummings (Mr. Bumpy) was nominated for an Annie for Voice Acting in the Field of Animation in 1995.
[edit] Releases
Bump in the Night has had several video releases all of which are out of print, some selling on the internet as high as $85. Recently a DVD was released which contained seven episodes and various Karaoke Cafe segments, though this too has gone out of print.
VHS
- The Hubbish About Rubbish
- Hocus-Pocus, Pranks and Play
- Monsters on a Mission
- Dreams and Dilemmas
- Night of the Living Bread
- Mr. Bumpy's Karaoke Cafe
- 'Twas The Night Before Bumpy
DVD
- Night of the Living Bread
