| Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science Fiction Action Comedy[1] |
| Created by | Matthew Fernandes |
| Directed by | Jon Izen[2] |
| Voices of | Dwayne Hill Lyon Smith Stephanie Anne Mills Carter Hayden |
| Music by | Guy Gross |
| Country of origin | Australia Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Daniel Hawes Suzanne Ryan Regis Brown Cherrie Bottger |
| Producers | Daniel Hawes Suzanne Ryan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | March Entertainment SLR Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television (Canada) Network Ten (Australia) |
| Release | 22 November 2008 – 16 May 2009 |
Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist is a children's animated television series, which is an international co-production between March Entertainment in Canada and SLR Productions in Australia.
Broadcast
The series first screened on Network Ten in 2008 and is designed for kids aged 6 and older.
It began airing on CBC Television in Canada in January 2010 and aired 10:30am EST on Saturday mornings,[3] but had stopped by 2019 when the series was picked up by Toonavision.
Qubo aired the series in the United States until 27 December 2014.
Episodes
There are 26 episodes of 25 minutes duration each. Episodes are usually screened in a half-hour timeslot.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Is This Part of the Tour?" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Doug Sinclair & Ava Wheelright | 22 November 2008 | |
| When his vehicle breaks down during a safari tour inside Hamilton's Habitat, Dex must lead a group of kids to safety while being pursued by a fire-breathing alien insect. | |||||
| 2 | "The Real Deal" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes & Ava Wheelright | 23 November 2008 | |
| Dex guides a young reporter through the wild jungle planet of Titan 64; Dex must come to the rescue when a mythical insect kidnaps the reporter. | |||||
| 3 | "The Dawn of Syrrus" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Doug Sinclair & Dwayne Hill | 29 November 2008 | |
| Stranded on a desert planet, Dex and the team accidentally free an ancient villain, Syrrus, who uses alien bugs to conquer worlds. | |||||
| 4 | "Return of the Stryder" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes & Ava Wheelright | 30 November 2008 | |
| When a toxic alien insect infects Metro City's water supply, Dex and his team must find an antidote before the sickness can spread further. | |||||
| 5 | "Family Business" | Jon Izen | Ryan Lussing & Doug Sinclair | 6 December 2008 | |
| When a long-lost clone of Jenny 10 appears at the Habitat and joins Dex's team, Jenny becomes jealous of this overachieving charmer. | |||||
| 6 | "A Blast from the Past" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Jono Howard & Ava Wheelright | 7 December 2008 | |
| Metro City is struck by a swarm of enormous dragonflies; Jenny 10 has knowledge of a porthole linked to the Carboniferous Period; chances of Dex and his team returning home safely are beginning to fade. | |||||
| 7 | "Rebirth" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Doug Sinclair & Ava Wheelright | 13 December 2008 | |
| When a rebellious Zap develops dangerous super-powers and flees the Habitat, Dex and the team must retrieve him before he becomes a threat to himself and others. | |||||
| 8 | "Youth is Wasted on the Tung" | Jon Izen | Scott Albet, Ryan Lussing & Ava Wheelright | 14 December 2008 | |
| 9 | "Danger High Voltage" | Jon Izen | RYan Lussing | 20 December 2008 | |
| 10 | "There's No I in Team" | Jon Izen | Shawn Bishop & Ryan Lussing | 21 December 2008 | |
| 11 | "Could This Be Love?" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes & Doug Sinclair | 27 December 2008 | |
| 12 | "Hello... Is Anybody Out There?" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Jono Howard & Ava Wheelright | 7 February 2009 | |
| 13 | "Nature 3000" | Jon Izen | David Evans, Matthew Fernandes & Ava Wheelright | 14 February 2009 | |
| 14 | "A Fish Tale" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Doug Sinclair & Ava Wheelright | 21 February 2009 | |
| 15 | "The Rise of the Black Beetle" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Brendan Luno & Dwayne Hill | 28 February 2009 | |
| 16 | "I've Got You in My Sites" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Jono Howard & Ava Wheelright | 7 March 2009 | |
| 17 | "Black Widow" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Mark Van de Ven & Ava Wheelright | 12 March 2009 | |
| 18 | "The Long Journey Home" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Doug Sinclair & Ava Wheelright | 12 March 2009 | |
| 19 | "The Return of Winston Hamilton" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Doug Sinclair & Ava Wheelright | 28 March 2009 | |
| 20 | "Oh Snap!" | Jon Izen | David Evans, Matthew Fernandes & Ava Wheelright | 4 April 2009 | |
| 21 | "Say It Ain't So" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Doug Sinclair & Ava Wheelright | 11 April 2009 | |
| 22 | "Seeds of Destruction" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Brendan Luno & Ava Wheelright | 18 April 2009 | |
| 23 | "Dex and the Whale" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes, Mark Van de Ven & Ava Wheelright | 25 April 2009 | |
| Dex and the team find an entire world within the belly of a Whale Strider while engaged in a dogfight with the villain Syrrus. | |||||
| 24 | "The Bog Squad" | Jon Izen | David Evans & Ryan Lussing | 2 May 2009 | |
| When Tung infiltrates an evil amphibian gang of toad-men, he learns about their plot to invade the Habitat and kidnap one of Dex's prized insects. | |||||
| 25 | "Star Flies with That?" | Jon Izen | Doug Sinclair | 9 May 2009 | |
| When the team sets out to collect Star-Flies to power the Habitat's generator, they're taken hostage by a trio of eccentric space-pirates. | |||||
| 26 | "Rumble in the Jungle" "Hidden Assets" | Jon Izen | Matthew Fernandes & Brendan Luno | 16 May 2009 | |
| After a swarm of Syrrus' mutation bugs attack the team, Dex confronts him in his hidden lair and finally learns the truth behind his evil ways. | |||||
Series synopsis
It is the year 3000. Dex Hamilton, a young entomologist and wildlife explorer is called into action when alien insects crawling through the galaxy create a dangerous rift between man and nature. Accompanied by his team of scientists, Zap Monogan, Jenny 10 and Tung "the fantastic frog boy", Dex sets out to observe and capture these strange specimens.
Meanwhile, a villain is genetically modifying super bugs to destroy all worlds.[4]
It is currently unknown whether there will be a follow-up season.
Characters
Dex Hamilton Voiced by: Dwayne Hill – The titular protagonist. Dex is an intelligent alien entomologist with a great love for insects. He runs The Habitat, where he and the others maintain a large variety of different habitats in which they can observe insects they've captured for study. He has a Broad Australian accent.
Zap Monogan Voiced by: Lyon Smith – A human/insect hybrid found by Dex a few months before the series. He has a very laid-back attitude which can sometimes get on the others' nerves, but in a dire situation he'll always drop the act. He's the strongest in the group, and can grow insect wings that allow him to fly. He's also the group's pilot. It is eventually revealed that Zap was created to be a powerful weapon by an evil scientist who used his own DNA to create Zap's human side. When his insect side takes control and runs rampant in the city, Jenny 10 manages to calm him down and he returns to his human form. Zap appears to have fallen for Jenny 10, although he probably won't admit it.
Jenny 10 Voiced by: Stephanie Anne Mills – Created as part of the 'Jenny Project', Jenny 10 now works as Dex's mechanic at The Habitat. She maintains the insect's habitats and builds the weapons used by the team to capture new bugs. She's always known that she was part of the 'Jenny Project', but she only told the others when Jenny 8 showed up. The project was designed to create ten genetic clones each with their own unique ability. Jenny 10 has super intelligence and Jenny 8 can turn invisible, but the other eight Jenny's abilities were unknown. They appear to have perished in an accident at a young age, which Jenny 8 and Jenny 10 escaped. Over the series, Jenny 10 has developed strong feelings for Zap.
Tung Voiced by: Carter Hayden – A human/frog hybrid from another planet. Tung tends to have disgusting hygiene habits and strange taste in food. He can jump long distances and scale walls with little effort, and also has a long tongue, hence the nickname. He sometimes gets in trouble for eating the insects captured on a mission.
The Habitat
The Habitat is a large technological complex that houses all of Dex's insects. It was funded by the Mayor of Metropolis. The Habitat is composed of a matrix of special holding cells that simulate the insect's natural environment. The technology that The Habitat runs on is cutting edge, managed, with efficiency, by Jenny Ten. Among these technology is a farm of high-end satellite arrays.
Film
March Entertainment announced the release of Dex Hamilton: Fire and Ice,[1] a full-length prequel film released in 2D and cel-shaded 3D computer animation, scheduled to be broadcast late December 2009 on CBC, before the series' premiere on CBC in 2010 (having already premiered on Network 10 in 2008).
Game
In 2010, March released Dex Hamilton's Bug Quest, a Flash-based online game featuring the show's characters. The game was hosted on the CBC's website[5] as well as the show's official site.
References
- 1 2 Bambam Alegre (30 November 2009). "Dex Hamilton Goes Global with New Movie". Mediafreaks 3D animation studio blog. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ↑ Jon Izen (2008). "Jon Izen's website". Jon Izen. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ↑ "CBC.ca/Kids TV Shows .::. Dex Hamilton". CBC News. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ↑ "Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist". March Entertainment. 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ↑ CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/kids/games/dexhamilton/.
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External links
- Jon Izen (director website)
- Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist at IMDb