Get Blake!
| Get Blake! | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Comedy Science fiction |
| Written by |
Derek Dressler Eric Rivera Patrick Andrew O'Connor Dave Lewman Cindy Morrow |
| Directed by | Daniel Klein & Pascal Jardin |
| Voices of |
Robbie Daymond Spike Spencer Kevin Glickman John Fisher Danny Katiana Faruq Tauheed Katie Leigh |
| Opening theme | Get Blake! by Robbie Daymond |
| Ending theme | Get Blake! (instrumental) |
| Country of origin |
France United States |
| Original language(s) |
English French |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Kaz Prapuolenis Antoine Guilbaud Eryk Casemiro Derek Dressler |
| Producer(s) |
David Michel Vincent Chalvon-Demersay |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Marathon Media |
| Distributor | Zodiak Kids |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel |
Gulli (France) Nickelodeon (U.S.) |
| First shown in |
United Kingdom Ireland |
| Original run | March 2, 2015 – present |
| External links | |
| Production website | |
Get Blake! (formerly Blake and the Aliens) is a French/American children's animated television series. In September 2012, the series was announced as a co-production between the French animation company Marathon Media, the French television network Gulli and the American television network Nickelodeon in the USA.[1][2] The series is expected to premiere in 2015 in France.[3]
Plot
The series tracks the exploits of Blake Myers, an adventurous boy who is destined to one day become a space ranger who protects humanity from alien squirrels called "Squaliens". The alien squirrels, however, are sent back in time to prevent Blake from ever becoming the adult hero.[2]
Characters
- Blake Myers (Robbie Daymond) - Blake is 13 years old and is destined to be a space ranger as an adult. He is skilled at parkour which helps in escaping the Squaliens.
- Mitch de la Cruz (Spike Spencer) - Blake's best friend Mitch cherishes nothing more than their friendship and gets jealous whenever Blake's attention is diverted to someone else.
- Maxus (John T. Fisher) - the bossiest and shortest of the Squalien trio.
- Jerome (Danny Katiana) - the dimwit of the Squalien trio who is also the General's nephew.
- Leonard (Kevin Glickman) - the genius of the Squalien trio. He is always the one who invents the gadgets necessary for their missions.
- Squalien General - the Squaliens' commander who sent Leonard, Jerome and Maxus from the future to apprehend Blake before he becomes the space ranger he is supposed to become. As Jerome's uncle, he usually believes Jerome and doubts Leonard.
- Zorka - the resident contractor and also Roy's guardian.
- Skye Gunderson (Katie Leigh) - Blake's neighbor as well as love interest. She has a baby sister. She also volunteers as a dental nurse helping her father.
- Roy Cronk (Faruq Tauheed) - an elderly African American whose nerves Blake and Mitch often get on.
- Dale Myers (Derek Dressler) - Blake's Dad, and co-owner of the family travel business, "Let's Travel!".
- Darla Myers (Tarah Consoli) - Blake's Mom, and co-owner of "Let's Travel!".
- Rodrigo de la Cruz - Mitch's father who is also a skilled scientist/inventor.
- Carmen de la Cruz - Mitch's mother who organizes he town's block parties.
- Dr. Björn Gunderson - Skye's father who is the resident dentist and like her he also has gap teeth.
- Isabelle Gunderson - Skye's mother.
- Fast Eddy - the neighborhood dog.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date[4] | U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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| 1 | "Get Shrunk!" | March 2, 2015 | |||
| The Squaliens shrink Blake and Mitch. | |||||
| 2 | "Get Inked!" | Paul Greenberg | March 3, 2015 | ||
| Leonard invents a device which switches bodies. When Blake and Mitch visit an aquarium, Blake ends up getting his body switched with an octopus while Mitch's is switched with a penguin. Both boys have to go after the creatures in their bodies, with the boys in the new bodies. | |||||
| 3 | "Get Pizza" | Derek Dressler | March 4, 2015 | ||
| Blake's Mom makes her own pizza which goes viral, earning income for Blake and Mitch. Even the Squaliens eventually get addicted to the pizza, but likewise Blake's Mom becomes addicted to making pizza. | |||||
| 4 | "Get Prehistoric!" | Eric Rivera | March 5, 2015 | ||
| While searching for a birthday present for Skye, the Squaliens leave a bicycle for Blake which ends up transporting him and Mitch to the stone age. | |||||
| 5 | "Get Old!" | May Chan | March 6, 2015 | ||
| The Squaliens turn Blake and Mitch into senior citizens so that Blake won't be fit to go into space. | |||||
| 6 | "Get Frozen!" | Derek Dressler | March 9, 2015 | ||
| Leonard paralyses Blake with a freeze ray, which Jerome accidentally paralyses Leonard with. The two are then mistaken for statues and left at a lawn. Mitch has to team up with the dimwitted Jerome to save them both. | |||||
| 7 | "Get Amnesia!" | Patrick Andrew O'Connor | March 10, 2015 | ||
| Blake and Leonard lose their memory and are convinced they're best friends. | |||||
| 8 | "Get Fishin'!" | Patrick Andrew O'Connor | March 11, 2015 | ||
| Blake must master playing a wooden fish for a battle-of-the-bands performance with Skye. | |||||
| 9 | "Get Dogged!" | Cindy Morrow | March 12, 2015 | ||
| The Squaliens disguise as a dog which becomes Blake's new best friend. | |||||
| 10 | "Get Commercial!" | Eric Rivera | March 13, 2015 | ||
| The Squaliens disguise themselves to ruin a new commercial Blake films to replace one from his childhood. | |||||
| 11 | "Get Well!" | Patrick Andrew O'Connor | March 16, 2015 | ||
| Mitch, Jerome and Maxus contract an illness which gives them hallucinations, leaving Blake and Leonard to face each other alone. | |||||
| 12 | "Get Boots!" | Eric Rivera | March 17, 2015 | ||
| Both Blake and the Squalien General yearn for the same pair of indestructible boots. Since the General commands the Squaliens to get the boots for him before getting Blake, the trio must resist fighting Blake until then. | |||||
| 13 | "Get Invisible!" | Sindy Spackman | March 18, 2015 | ||
| Blake gets back at the Squaliens after he uses an invisibility ring they lose. | |||||
| 14 | "Get Hairy!" | Patrick Andrew O'Connor | March 19, 2015 | ||
| After Blake and Mitch use Mitch's dad's hair grown solution to watch a movie, they have hair growing all over their bodies. | |||||
| 15 | "Get Elected!" | Eric Rivera | March 20, 2015 | ||
| Roy holds an election against Mitch's mom so that he can ruin Blake's life. Leonard also attempts to brainwash Roy to increase his chance of getting elected. | |||||
| 16 | "Get Toothy!" | Dave Lewman | March 23, 2015 | ||
| Dr. Gunderson entrusts Blake to perform for kids as his mascot, Mr. Toothy, while he searches for a missing chameleon with the other Gundersons. | |||||
| 17 | "Get Squirrels!" | Reid Harrison | March 24, 2015 | ||
| Leonard brainwashes Earth squirrels to do his bidding in getting Blake. | |||||
| 18 | "Get Terrestrial!" | Eric Rivera | March 25, 2015 | ||
| The Squaliens abduct a baby halo-wearing alien to help them get Blake, but it ends up with him and he and Mitch end up raising it. | |||||
| 19 | "Get Peaceful!" | Patrick Andrew O'Connor | March 26, 2015 | ||
| Leonard turns Blake into a hippie. | |||||
| 20 | "Get Hurtin'!" | Patrick Andrew O'Connor | March 27, 2015 | ||
| Leonard synchronizes his nervous system with Blake so either can feel any pain the other has. | |||||
| 21 | "Get Zombies!" | Brad Birch | |||
| Since Blake and Mitch have been struggling to win in a video game, Leonard intends to trap them in it, only to bring the zombies from the game to life. | |||||
| 22 | "Get Sleep!" | May Chan | |||
| The Squaliens intend to put Blake in a deep sleep, but their sleep powder ends up on Roy. Blake and Mitch help the asleep Roy on his date while the Squaliens continue trying to put Blake to sleep. | |||||
| 23 | "Get Skye!" | Derek Dressler | |||
| The Squaliens forge a letter from Skye to lure Blake. They freeze Skye and hold her hostage after their plan fails, prompting Blake to go after them to rescue his valentine. | |||||
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Broadcast
Get Blake! first premiered on Nicktoons in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 2, 2015.[3] The series debuted on Nickelodeon channels on March 8 in Greece,[5] March 14 in Russia,[6] March 16 in Latin America,[7][8] and April 6 in Germany.[9]
References
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (September 25, 2012). "France's Marathon Teams With Nickelodeon on 'Blake and the Aliens'". [THR.com]. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Get Blake!". Marathon Media. 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Zodiak Kids Announces Presales For Get Blake!". Zodiak Rights (Press release). February 25, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Schnappt Blake — Episodenguide" (in German). Fernsehserien. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Ο Μπλέϊκ και οι Εξωγήινοι Σκίουροι". Nickelodeon (in Greek). Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ↑ Nickelodeon Russia (March 10, 2015). "Миссия "Блэйк"!". Facebook (in Russian). Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ↑ Lage, Caio (February 6, 2015). "Get Blake estreia em março na Nickelodeon". ANMTV (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ↑ Rosales, Johel (February 14, 2015). "Marzo en Nickelodeon: Estreno de Max & Shred y Get Blake". ANMTV (in Spanish). Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Nickelodeon zeigt "Faking It", "The Next Step" und "Get Blake!"" (in German). Wunschliste. Retrieved February 26, 2015.