Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks
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Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks is a children's show on Discovery Kids
, that premiered in the fall of 2006 and was produced by Endgame Entertainment and Bigfoot
.
It is a CGI-style animation, presenting the fictional adventures of some monster trucks with the personalities of young children.
In 2007, Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Special Class Animated Program category.
Head writers credited on the show were Ken Cuperus, Alice Prodanou and Dave Dias.
The series was canceled October 10, 2010, the last day of Discovery Kids' broadcast. Its successor, The Hub
, has not included it in their lineup, so the ending of the series is in limbo.
(the original monster truck
) appears to be a late addition to the program. The pilot episode "Race Relations" does not have the character LT (Bigfoot's Son) but instead has a towtruck named Hook who also has a profile on the official website. The official website also includes video from a pre-Bigfoot version of the pilot episode with a different theme song. Bigfoot does not appear in any of the first batch of episodes but was included in new episodes on the week of April 16, 2007.
Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids is an American website owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. created for children. Until October 10, 2010, it was an American digital cable specialty channel, owned by Discovery Communications with television programming for education of children. It was launched in October 1996...
, that premiered in the fall of 2006 and was produced by Endgame Entertainment and Bigfoot
Bigfoot (truck)
Bigfoot, introduced in 1979, is regarded as the original monster truck. Other trucks with the name "Bigfoot" have been introduced in the years since, and it remains the most well-known monster truck moniker in the United States. Bigfoot 4x4, Inc. is owned and operated by its creator, Bob Chandler.-...
.
It is a CGI-style animation, presenting the fictional adventures of some monster trucks with the personalities of young children.
In 2007, Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Special Class Animated Program category.
Head writers credited on the show were Ken Cuperus, Alice Prodanou and Dave Dias.
The series was canceled October 10, 2010, the last day of Discovery Kids' broadcast. Its successor, The Hub
The Hub (TV network)
The Hub is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that launched on October 10, 2010. The channel, which replaced Discovery Kids, is a joint venture of Discovery Communications, Inc. and Hasbro...
, has not included it in their lineup, so the ending of the series is in limbo.
Plot
Episodes take place in the fictional town of Crushington Park, especially in a practice arena full of obstacles and cars to destroy. The reference to BigfootBigfoot (truck)
Bigfoot, introduced in 1979, is regarded as the original monster truck. Other trucks with the name "Bigfoot" have been introduced in the years since, and it remains the most well-known monster truck moniker in the United States. Bigfoot 4x4, Inc. is owned and operated by its creator, Bob Chandler.-...
(the original monster truck
Monster truck
A monster truck is a pickup truck, typically styled after pickup trucks' bodies, modified or purposely built with extremely large wheels and suspension...
) appears to be a late addition to the program. The pilot episode "Race Relations" does not have the character LT (Bigfoot's Son) but instead has a towtruck named Hook who also has a profile on the official website. The official website also includes video from a pre-Bigfoot version of the pilot episode with a different theme song. Bigfoot does not appear in any of the first batch of episodes but was included in new episodes on the week of April 16, 2007.
Characters
- Meteor T. Rover (voiced by Cameron AnsellCameron AnsellCameron Ansell is a Canadian voice actor, best known for voicing Arthur in the television series of the same name, Cheng in Skyland, and Prince Lumen in Spider Riders. He is currently voicing Franklin....
) - " A space expeditionary rover-modeled monster truck sporting red tires and the main character of the series. - Little Tow (LT) (voiced by Scott McCordScott McCordWilliam Scott McCord is a Canadian actor, voice actor, singer and bandleader for the soul/rock pop band . On television he is best known for playing Dan Kuso in Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Owen and Trent in Fresh Animation's Total Drama series.- Animation:* 6teen - Stone* Babar and the Adventures of...
) - A tow truck-modeled who is the son of Bigfoot and the cousin of José. He has tow hook patterns on his tires. - Big Wheelie (voiced by Martin RoachMartin RoachMartin Jamie Roach is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles on Aaron Stone as T. Abner Hall and in the films Cube Zero, Diary of the Dead, and The Lookout.-Filmography:* Producing Parker as Dr...
) - A school bus-modeled monster truck and the teacher/headmaster of Crushington Park School. - Bigfoot (voiced by Rod Wilson) - The most famous monster truck. He is LT and Zooey's dad. Bigfoot is always seen at the Crushington Park Speedway practicing with the other famous monster trucks. He is named after the truck of the same nameBigfoot (truck)Bigfoot, introduced in 1979, is regarded as the original monster truck. Other trucks with the name "Bigfoot" have been introduced in the years since, and it remains the most well-known monster truck moniker in the United States. Bigfoot 4x4, Inc. is owned and operated by its creator, Bob Chandler.-...
. - Senora Rosa (voiced by Rosa Laborde) - LT and Zooey's mom. Has rose patterns on her tires.
- José (voiced by Mitchell EisnerMitchell EisnerMitchell Eisner is a Canadian voice actor for animated television series. His works include the voice of Rabbit in later seasons of Franklin, Dragon on Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, José in the Discovery Kids series, Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks and Takashi in...
) - A fire engine-modeled monster truck. and the cousin of LT. Has pick axe and fire helmet patterns on his tires. - Pony Tail (voiced by Tajja IsenTajja IsenTajja Isen is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter who is best known for voicing the titular character in the television series Atomic Betty...
) - A pink monster truck sporting a blonde pony tail and horseshoe patterns on her tires. - Junkboy (voiced by Cliff SaundersCliff SaundersCliff Saunders ' is an American sports radio personality based in St. Louis, Missouri. Cliff is the co-host of the St. Louis Rams Post Game Show on 101 ESPN...
) - A garbage truck-modeled monster truck. Has trash can patterns on his tires. - Sarge (voiced by Dan PetronijevicDan PetronijevicDaniel Petronijevic is a Canadian actor, who performed the role Thad Guerwitcz on ESPN's football series Playmakers and is also the voice actor of Geoff in Total Drama Island, Total Drama Action, and Total Drama World Tour, a role which he had to sing for, and even got an entire solo song. He...
) - A military jeep-modeled monster truck. - Amby (voiced by Laurie Elliot) - An ambulance-styled monster truck. Has band-aid patterns on his tires.
- Sinker (voiced by Linda BallantyneLinda BallantyneLinda Ballantyne is a Canadian voice actress.Born in Toronto, Canada, she is best known for voicing the title role of Serena/Sailor Moon in the the second half of the English version of Sailor Moon....
) - A blue-green monster truck decked out in fishing gear and wears a red and yellow checkered hat. Has fish patterns on his tires. - Hook (voiced by Joanne VannicolaJoanne VannicolaJoanne Vannicola is a Canadian actress, born in Montreal, Quebec. She is most notable for her role as Dr. Mia Stone in PSI Factor and as the voice of Willy Zilla in Gene Simmons' animated television show My Dad the Rock Star....
) - An orange monster truck. Has broken lightbulb and crossbone patterns on his tires - Zooey (voiced by Isabel de Carteret) - LT's younger sister who sports two pigtails. She knows everything about animals. Has paw-print patterns on her tires.
- Boo Boo (voiced by George BuzaGeorge BuzaGeorge Buza is an American-born Canadian actor who is best known for voicing Beast in the X-Men Animated Series.-Biography:Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he moved to Canada as a young man and became a Canadian citizen in 1998. He appeared as Chief Jake McKenna multiple times in the TV series Honey, I...
) - Boo Boo is the owner of Boo Boo's Body Shop and is the only mechanic in town. - Race Announcer (voiced by Brad Adamson) - An unseen announcer who commentates the races the trucks are in.
Minor characters
- Buck Haymaker (voiced by Keith HampshireKeith HampshireKeith Hampshire is an English-born Canadian popular singer of the 1970s, famous in Canada for three top ten hits , and the successful television show Music Machine...
) - A tractor-styled monster truck. - Cement Brent - A cement truck-styled monster truck.
- Concrete Pete - A young cement truck-styled monster truck. He has V patterns on his tires.
- Cosmo Starfinder (voiced by Len CarlsonLen CarlsonLen Carlson was a Canadian voice actor on many animated television series from the 1960s onward, an occasional live-action TV actor, and a Kraft Canada TV pitchman during the 1970s and 1980s...
) - A famous monster truck who is one of Meteor's heroes. - Crushmeister (voiced by Cathal J. DoddCathal J. DoddCathal J. Dodd is a voice actor who is best known for his portrayal of the Marvel comics character Wolverine in X-Men: The Animated Series, then reprisal of the role for X-Men: Mutant Academy, Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects, and the Marvel vs. Capcom series of video games. He has been...
) - A famous monster truck. He is friends with Big Wheelie. - Duke (voiced by Lyon Smith) - Pony's cousin. He has cow horn patterns on his tires.
- Dynamic Dan (voiced by Brian FroudBrian Froud (actor)Brian Froud is an actor, voice actor and comedian. He has been nominated for 3 Canadian Comedy Awards: once in 2005 for his one-person show The Wizard Of Coz, and twice in 2007 for his one-person show: Swiss Family Guy Robinson. He is best known for his stand-up, one-person show Swiss Family Guy...
) - He's the host of the TV show "Monster Trucking Today." Dynamic Dan has film patterns on his tires. - Grandpa Rover (voiced by Bill Lynn) - Meteor's grandfather.
- King Crush - An over-sized steamroller-like monster truck from the horror movies.
- Mrs. Halftrack (voiced by Valerie Boyle) - A monster truck that once served in the military. She served as substitute teacher while Big Wheelie was competing in a mountain monster truck race.
- Mrs. Rover (voiced by Julie LemieuxJulie Lemieux-Character voices:Julie Lemieux has provided the voice for characters such as Sammy Tsukino and Young Sapphire in Sailor Moon, Darien Shields in Sailor Moon R the Movie: Promise of the Rose, and Peruru in Sailor Moon Supers the Movie: Black Dream Hole. She has also played Funshine Bear Care Bears:...
) - Meteor's mom who is currently on a space mission. - Sue the Rooter - A sewage truck-styled monster truck. She has plunger patterns on her tires.
Episodes
- "Race Relations"
- "Missing Mom"
- "Bathtime for Junkboy"
- "The Big Time Out"
- "Snooze, You Lose"
- "Team Work"
- "King Crush"
- "The Pennant Race"
- "The Truck Who Cried Tow"
- "Hang Time"
- "Over-Heated"
- "Your Name Is Mud"
- "Here Comes the Crushmeister"
- "Meteor in Charge"
- "Try, Try Again"
- "Grandpa Was a Moonrover"
- "Meteor's Nightmare"
- "The Backwards Race"
- "A Big Hook for Little Tow"
- "Top Secret"
- "A-Maze-ing Race"
- "Sue the Rooter Truck"
- "Space Rangers"
- "On Shaky Ground"
- "The White Soup"
- "This ????"
- "Space Rangers" is dedicated in memory of Len CarlsonLen CarlsonLen Carlson was a Canadian voice actor on many animated television series from the 1960s onward, an occasional live-action TV actor, and a Kraft Canada TV pitchman during the 1970s and 1980s...
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