Monsters at Work is an animated series based on Monsters, Inc. It was first confirmed in a Disney press release on November 9, 2017 as a Disney+ exclusive.[3] It was originally set for premiere in 2020, but it was delayed to July 2, 2021 and then to July 7, 2021.[4] This series is a sequel (though the first season is an interquel as the season takes place after Waternoose' arrest, before Boo's door got repaired) to the film and was developed by Bobs Gannaway. The first season consisted of 10 episodes, running until September 1, 2021.
Cast member Henry Winkler confirmed on Twitter that a second season is in development, but there is no further info, which leads some to believe that the show has been quietly cancelled.[5]
Plot
Following the arrest of Waternoose, Monsters, Inc., the power plant at its center, now harvests the laughter of children to fuel the city of Monstropolis. Tylor Tuskmon, an eager and talented mechanic on the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team, dreams of working on the Laugh Floor alongside Mike and Sulley.[6]
Cast
- John Goodman as James P. Sullivan
- Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski
- Jennifer Tilly as Celia Mae
- Ben Feldman as Tylor Tuskmon[6]
- Aisha Tyler as Millie Tuskmon[6]
- Mindy Kaling as Val Little[7]
- Henry Winkler as Fritz[6]
- Lucas Neff as Duncan P. Anderson[6]
- Alanna Ubach as Cutter,[6] Maria, Carla Benitez, additional monsters
- Stephen Stanton replaces Daniel Gerson, Samuel Lord Black as Smitty and Needleman, George Sanderson,[6]
- Bob Peterson as Roz, Roze[6]
- John Ratzenberger as Yeti, Bernard Tuskmon[6]
- Bonnie Hunt as Ms. Flint[7]
- Gabriel Iglesias as Gary Gibbs[8]
- Curtis Armstrong as Mr. Crummyham
- Dee Bradley Baker as Banana Bread, additional monsters
- Christopher Swindle replaces Jeff Pidgeon, Frank Oz as Thaddeus Bile, Fungus
- Bobs Gannaway as Roto, Otis, additional monsters
- John Michael Higgins as Argus Blinks
- Hadley Gannaway as Thalia Flint
- Ferrell Barron, Hiromi Dames, Michaela Dietz, Carlos Alazraqui, Dave Wittenberg as additional monsters
Trivia
- This show is both the second Disney Television Animation and Pixar Animation Studios collaboration and the second television series based on a Pixar film or franchise (not counting any short series or ABC bumpers) since Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.[1]
- It is the second to have its animation outsourced while still done under Pixar's supervision after Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
- It is the first to be a Disney+ exclusive.
- It is also the first TV series based on a Pixar property to be made after the Disney's acquisition of Pixar in January 2006.
- This is the first Pixar TV series where the original voice cast members reprise their roles.
- This is John Ratzenberger's first involvement in a Pixar production since Onward, only by eighteen months prior, as he was absent from both Soul (despite having a caricature in the film) and Luca, though this could be that Pixar has retired the trend in their films (or at least original ones)
- This is the first 3D animated series based on a 3D animated film. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Tangled: The Series, and Big Hero 6: The Series are all 2D animated series based on 3D animated films.
- This is the first non-Disney Junior series from Disney Television Animation to be animated in CGI.
- According to Billy Crystal, the first season consists of ten episodes.
- The first season serves as a gap sequel of the movie because it picks up one day following Henry J. Waternoose III's arrest near the end of the original movie, but takes place before the "epilogue" in which Mike rebuilt Boo's door and reunited with Sulley. The connection with the epilogue is seen in "It's Laughter They're After", which recreates the scene to further tie season 1's events to the film. Boo is not brought back to the series as the creators wished to keep her relationship with Sulley following the events of the first movie up to the interpretation of the viewers. It has nothing to do with not loving Boo and not wanting to see her again, it's just that the relationship is so precious that they want to leave it at that, everything can't always stay the same. However, Boo is mentioned in "The Damaged Room" and "It's Laughter They're After" despite not appearing in both episodes. As shown at the end of It's Laughter They're After, it shows the same scene from the movie where Sulley gets surprised by Boo's door reconstructed, with Season 2 in the near future, Boo is actually reconsidered to appear in the series where her reunion will be shown with Sulley and Mike again, but the motion between Sulley and Mike starts to change as she enters.
- Randall won't be brought back to the series, due to him being banished in the human world in a southern swamp where he was mistaken by a trailer family for an alligator, this also takes place after he got banished. But like Boo being mentioned a couple times, he hasn't once been mentioned throughout the series.[9]
- Mr. Waternoose is arrested from the company and is no longer the owner of the factory and he on the other will also not be appearing in the series himself in person, he is pictured instead.
- The production team visited two power plants to get an idea of what it was like working there and to get a sense of how people responded.
- "Bad Hair Day" is the only episode where Sulley and Mike are absent from so far, if not counting Mike's appearance in the Mike's Comedy Class segment.
Videos
Sneak Peek - Monsters At Work - Disney+-2
Monsters at Work - Trailer
Monsters At Work - Welcome to Monsters, Incorporated EXCLUSIVE CLIP-2
Monsters At Work - Meet Mift EXCLUSIVE CLIP-2
Monsters At Work - Behind The Music - Featurette-2
Monsters At Work - Meet Mift EXCLUSIVE CLIP-3
Monsters At Work - Meet Gary Gibbs - Gabriel Iglesias - INTERVIEW-2
Monsters at Work - Tylor and Roto Teaser-2
Monsters At Work - Out With The Scaring, In With The Laughing (Promo)-2
Meet the Characters of Monsters at Work - What's Up, Disney+-2
Monsters At Work - Work Fam (Promo)-2
Deleted Scene- Tylor’s Graduation - Monsters At Work - Disney+-2
Gallery
Merchandise
Funko POP! Tylor Tuskmon figure
Funko POP! Val Little figure
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Disney Television Animation News post". Tumblr. Retrieved on June 14, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2809573182601223&id=1484965491728672&anchor_composer=false
- ↑ "New Star Wars Trilogy in Works With Rian Johnson, TV Series Also Coming to Disney Streaming Service". Variety. Retrieved on June 14, 2018.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/disneyplus/status/1403366424773468166
- ↑ Palmer, Roger (September 3, 2021). "‘Monsters At Work’ Returning For A Second Season". What's On Disney Plus?.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 "The Hollywood Reporter: 'Monsters, Inc.' Voice Cast to Return for Disney+ Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on January 4, 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Palmer, Roger (March 17, 2021). "First Look At “Monsters At Work” Characters". What's On Disney Plus.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Disney/status/1410281988771176452
- ↑ https://www.thathashtagshow.com/2019/04/11/new-details-for-disneys-monsters-inc-series-monsters-at-work/
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