Me and My Monsters

First aired	October 18, 2010 (UK)
Last aired
Network	BBC-CBBC (UK)
Seasons	1
No. of episodes	26

Me and My Monsters is a live-action television series from the Jim Henson Company and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Twenty-six half-hour episodes were produced, with productions taking place in Sydney, Australia during mid-2010. The Jim Henson Company is working with Tiger Aspect Productions, Australia's Sticky Pictures on this UK/Australian co-production.

Me and My Monsters tells the story of the Carlson family - Nick (dad), Kate (mom), Angela (daughter), Eddie (son) - who have recently relocated from Australia to the UK to discover that there are three monsters - Norman, Fiend and Haggis - living in their basement. For Eddie, these monsters become the best friends a kid could have, but they become three more rowdy kids for Kate to deal with, a constant source of chaos and stress for Nick and an ongoing embarrassment for Angela.

The show debuted in the UK on BBC-CBBC television on Monday October 18, 2010, and airs daily on the network. The series has also been commissioned to air on ZDF in Germany and Network Ten and Nickelodeon in Australia. Distribution is being handled by BBC Worldwide.

CharactersEdit

Norman is an odd purple monster. He's a bit of an oddball — even by monster standards. Much of the time he appears to be in a world of his own. He does not speak English, but rather communicates in absurd strings of gibberish. The other monsters say that Norman is not crazy, he just seems that way.

Haggis is is a gigantic red and orange monster. He's a big loveable furball that often crashes through doors and makes rude noises. Although he may look tough, inside he's a real softy. Haggis scares easily (by creepy crawlies and even sudden movements). He's not very good at being a monster as he's even frightened of himself!

Fiend is a green multi-eyed monster and the smallest of the monsters. He's extremely talkative and is always willing to offer his advice - whether asked for it or not. Fiend is the leader - the boss of everything - because he says so.

Puppeteers:

Don Austen: Haggis (puppeteer and voice, episodes 1-26)
David Collins: Norman (voice, episodes 1-26), Haggis (assistant puppeteer, episodes 7-26)
Fiona Gentle: Norman (assistant puppeteer, episodes 1-26)
Sean Masterson: Haggis (assistant puppeteer, episodes 1-6), Norman (puppeteer, episodes 7-26)
Heath McIvor: Fiend (puppeteer and voice, episodes 1-26)
Matthew Mcoy: Norman (puppeteer, episodes 1-6)
Alice Osborne: Fiend (assistant puppeteer, episodes 1-26)

ProductionEdit

The series was created by Mark Grant and features human actors alongside the three monsters (puppets developed by Henson's Creature Shop). The puppets were built in the UK by the Henson Creature Shop with puppet builders Niki Lyons, Jamie Campbell, Pete Brooks and Dan Carlisle.

The series is produced by Justine Flynn and Pete Coogan. The series is executive produced by Tiger Aspect's Greg Brenman and Rebecca deSouza; The Jim Henson Company's Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford and Sticky Picture's Donna Andrews.

The series was written by Mark Grant, George Sawyer, Mark Huckerbee and Nick Ostler, Tom Basden, Laurence Rickard and George Sawyer, Sam Leifer, and James Bachman.

EpisodesEdit

Strictly No Pets
Writer: Mark Grant | Director: Martin Dennis
The Carlson's move into their new home but little do they realise there are monsters in the basement. How long can Eddie hide them from the rest of the family?
Dust Bag Love
Writer: Mark Grant | Director: Martin Dennis
When the monsters scare off a cleaner, Kate reaches breaking point; either they clean up their own mess or get out. Eddie is desperate to tidy the house before she gets back but the monsters have other ideas.
Monster in a Box
Writer: Mark Grant | Director: Martin Dennis
Haggis is depressed and no one knows why. A therapist says he needs a father figure so Nick reluctantly steps into the role. But when Nick starts to enjoy his time with his new monster son, Eddie and the other monsters start to get jealous.
The Fabulous Monsterettes
Writer: Mark Grant | Director: Martin Dennis
Eddie is convinced that his parents are splitting up and asks the monsters to help him stop his Dad running away. But the monsters are too busy reviving their singing group, The Fabulous Monsterettes, convinced that Angela wants them as her backing group.
Baby Love
Writer: James Bachman | Director: Lynn Hegarty
When Angela is asked to babysit, the monsters ask Nick how babies are made. As usual, they get the wrong end of the stick and Haggis ends up thinking he's pregnant. But will Eddie and Angela persuade him that the baby's not his before the real mother comes back?
Monster Smart
Writers: Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler | Director: Lynn Hegarty
Eddie is panicking about the arrival of his school report, and tries to stop the post with the help of the monsters. But they are too busy being educated by Kate and Nick, who are desperate to prove who is the brainier parent.
My Big Fat Monster Wedding
Writers: Jamie Lennox and Louis Waymouth | Director: Marcus Cole
Nick messes up his and Kate's wedding anniversary, she announces that he is not the man she married. So Fiend, Haggis and Norman kidnap him to find the 'real' Nick. Can Eddie and Angela persuade the monsters that it really is their dad?
Haggis Strikes Back
Writers: Laurence Rickard and George Sawyer | Director: Mark Barnard
When Eddie teaches Haggis to be more assertive, things soon gets out of hand as the furry giant starts to throw his weight. Meanwhile Fiend is reduced to a gibbering wreck, now that Haggis has taken his role as the bossy monster.
The Big Fib
Writers: Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler | Director: Marcus Cole
When Eddie teaches the monsters about lying, little does he realise what he has unleashed. What starts out as a tiny fib soon escalates into a series of huge whoppers and Eddie has to play along with all of them for fear of being found out.
Sleepover
Writers: Laurence Rickard and George Sawyer | Director: Marcus Cole
When Angela's new-found friends bail out of her first ever sleepover, the monsters are only too keen to step in for some girly fun. But her fickle friends decide to turn up after all, and Angela finds herself trying to keep the two sleepovers separate.
Dear Diary
Writers: Tom Basden and Sam Leifer | Director: Marcus Cole
Eddie and the monsters keep reading Angela's diary - obsessed with her day-to-day life. But when Angela finds out, she gets her revenge by writing entries she knows will freak the monsters out.
Call of the Mild
Writers: Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler | Director: Marcus Cole
Eddie sneakily floods the basement so that Fiend, Haggis and Norman are allowed to live upstairs with the family. But his plan backfires when hanging round with the human's too long turns the monsters into very un-monsterly, civilised grown-ups.
Bogey Brothers
Writers: Mark Grant | Director: Mark Barnard
When Eddie announces that he wants to become a full-time monster, his parents start to worry and encourage him to play with a normal boy. But when Eddie abandons the monsters to play computer games with his new friend, Fiend, Haggis and Norman create so much havoc that Nick finally snaps and dumps them in a forest.

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First aired	October 18, 2010 (UK)
Last aired
Network	BBC-CBBC (UK)
Seasons	1
No. of episodes	26

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