Jan van Rijsselberge
Director
Matt's Monsters (2008)
Season 1
When the quiet town of Joliville's threatened by a crazy clothes eating monster, who's on the case? The Monster Agency of course! Meet 9 year-old Matt, his parents Bruce and Ellen, best friend Manson, and Dink the family pet. Monsters, beware!
Released Dec. 20, 2008
Episode 13 min
2+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids
Production Companies: Gaumont Animation, Rai Fiction, Lanterna Magica, Europool, Jiang Toon Animation + 3 more, Sonicville, Cofinova 4, SND
Network: Canal+ Family
Country: France
Languages:
English,
Dutch,
French,
Italian,
Frisian
S1E1 - Ice Scream, You Scream
A frozen monster is laying siege to the frozen foods aisle at the Joliville supermarket. Can the Monster Agency stop him before he turns all the customers into frozen treats and eats his way through the Averages’ favorite flavors of ice cream?
Dec. 20, 2008, midnight
S1E2 - The Monster Of The Lake
When they arrive at their vacation spot, Matt and his family discover that a mysterious monster has been terrorizing the lake and making it impossible to go swimming. They decide to have a closer look. The Agency van turns into a submarine and our heroes plunge into the watery depths…
Dec. 20, 2008, midnight
S1E3 - Appetite For Learning
Matt’s grades are getting worse and worse. Ellen and Bruce take drastic measures: no more monster hunting until further notice! Matt has to stay home and study hard to improve his test scores. But a mysterious companion disturbs his efforts…
Dec. 21, 2008, midnight
S1E4 - The Freak Of The Leak
A mysterious monster comes out of the faucet and attacks Matt while he’s in the tub. Ellen thinks Matt is just trying to find a way to get out of taking a bath! When Ellen hears reports of other attacks in Joliville, the Agency gets involved, but the monster escapes. To protect the people of Joliville, the water is cut off throughout the city…
Dec. 21, 2008, midnight
S1E5 - Bovary Strikes Back
Madame Bovary has found a foolproof way to capture monsters: hypnotize them. The Monster Agency can’t compete with a skill like that, so they get ready to shut down… but are Bovary’s powers as real as she claims?
Dec. 22, 2008, midnight
S1E6 - Secret Weapon
Madame Bovary decides to deal a fatal blow to the Monster Agency. While Matt’s parents are away, she kidnaps Dink. This is more than Matt and Manson can bear. They soon find Dink but discover that he’s on Bovary’s side now…
Dec. 22, 2008, midnight
S1E7 - Mold War
None
Dec. 23, 2008, midnight
S1E8 - Talkin' Trash
None
Dec. 23, 2008, midnight
S1E9 - Let Sleeping Mantas Lie
None
Dec. 24, 2008, midnight
S1E10 - Oil Rush
None
Dec. 24, 2008, midnight
S1E11 - Ready... Get Set... Sleep!
During a perfectly normal monster hunt, Matt, Bruce, Dink, and Manson awaken a sleeping Gagab. The monster, who normally hibernates underground twelve months a year, is blinded by rage and begins to plunder the town. He has to be stopped, but how? He has to go back to sleep, which is no easy task for a Gagab once he’s awake…
Dec. 25, 2008, midnight
S1E12 - Tickled Pink
None
Dec. 25, 2008, midnight
S1E13 - Jukebox Jitters
None
Dec. 26, 2008, midnight
S1E14 - Fog Gets In Your Eyes
None
Dec. 26, 2008, midnight
S1E15 - Double Dink
None
Jan. 1, 2009, midnight
S1E16 - Ad Nausea
The Bovary Company does such a good job of sabotaging the Monster Agency’s ad campaign that they’re no longer receiving any calls. Ellen decides to do something about it, so she comes up with a promotional offer: a free household chore for every monster captured. It works, and customers start to come back! But the members of the Agency are exhausted from doing everyone’s chores…
Dec. 27, 2008, midnight
S1E17 - Bright Lights, Big Monster
None
Dec. 28, 2008, midnight
S1E18 - Holey Terror
None
Dec. 28, 2008, midnight
S1E19 - Toy Trouble
An unusually speedy monster called the Ludofractor is attacking children’s toys, and each time the Agency arrives on the scene, it’s too late. To trap the monster, Matt forms an alliance with Socrates, who has the biggest toy collection in Joliville. But with such a selfish ally, surprises are bound to be in store…
Dec. 29, 2008, midnight
S1E20 - Average Family Tales
None
Dec. 29, 2008, midnight
S1E21 - Hair Guitar
A monster is hiding in the hotel where the famous rock group The Scalps are staying. Anyone who comes into contact with the monster starts to sprout hair and a beard that grow at an astonishing rate. Which is bad luck for Matt and Manson, who have gone to interview the group!
Dec. 30, 2008, midnight
S1E22 - Fright Christmas
None
Dec. 30, 2008, midnight
S1E23 - Waves Of Love
None
Dec. 31, 2008, midnight
S1E24 - Panic At The Multiplex
None
Dec. 31, 2008, midnight
S1E25 - Bubble Trouble
A bubble-like monster hides in a water-cooler at Matt’s school, causing its particles to eventually inflate everyone who drinks from it. After realizing the monster just wants to cool down, Matt and co. lure it into a refrigerator, which causes the monster to summon all of its particles from those still infected and deflating them. They send the fridge to Antarctica, where the monster then proceeds to inflate several penguins there.
Dec. 27, 2008, midnight
S1E26 - Public Relations Nightmare
A mysterious monster is turning children’s dreams into nightmares! This means all the kids show up for Mr. Rasmussen’s class completely sleep-deprived. For Socrates, the reason is clear: it’s all Matt’s fault for always telling monster stories during recess! Will Matt be able to flush out the nightmare monster and regain his rightful place among his friends?
Jan. 1, 2009, midnight
S1E27 - The Hunting License
None
Jan. 2, 2009, midnight
S1E28 - Spring Festival Blues
None
Jan. 2, 2009, midnight
S1E29 - Monstroville
None
Jan. 3, 2009, midnight
S1E30 - Rural Furor
None
Jan. 3, 2009, midnight
S1E31 - Wild Game
Adrian is the smartest kid in the class, and he’s also really good at video games. So when a jealous Socrates tries to steal his game console from him, he has no idea that he’s about to unleash a monster capable of turning the entire city into a virtual world. And the Monster Agency has to come up with a way to put a stop to it!
Jan. 4, 2009, midnight
S1E32 - Bovary Gets A Job
None
Jan. 4, 2009, midnight
S1E33 - Doubting Bruce
None
Jan. 5, 2009, midnight
S1E34 - All Mallow's Eve
None
Jan. 5, 2009, midnight
S1E35 - Paranoia City
None
Jan. 6, 2009, midnight
S1E36 - Groundshark Day
Sly the mailman is quietly delivering the mail on his bike when the fin of a monster comes surging up from underground and heads right for him! Sly manages to escape, but the effects of the incident are immediately felt. The people of Joliville are terrified and no longer dare to go outside or set foot on the ground! The Agency has to find the monster’s Achille’s heel to save the day…
Jan. 6, 2009, midnight
S1E37 - Mailbox Mayhem
None
Jan. 7, 2009, midnight
S1E38 - Dirty Business
None
Jan. 7, 2009, midnight
S1E39 - Monster Fatigue
Matt is finding monster hunting to be a little repetitive these days, and his mini-monsters are wearing him out. At school, he doesn’t even draw monsters in the margins of his tests anymore! Dink is very worried to see his friend lose his enthusiasm for monsters. He has to discover why Matt is bored with monsters, and fast…
Jan. 8, 2009, midnight
S1E40 - Mad Monster Disease
After being exposed to sewer monster, Matt turns into a monster himself! It's a race against the clock to find the antidote for Matt before the vicious Madame Bovary captures him!
Jan. 8, 2009, midnight
S1E41 - Black Forest Monster
Sonia invokes an Indian curse that brings the city’s cakes to life. The Average Family is quickly entrenched in its house and surrounded by cakes that are led by a sinister Black Forest cake…
Jan. 9, 2009, midnight
S1E42 - Monster-Skelter
None
Jan. 9, 2009, midnight
S1E43 - A Beastly Affliction
None
Jan. 10, 2009, midnight
S1E44 - Monster Magnetism
None
Jan. 10, 2009, midnight
S1E45 - Monsters Are The New Black
None
Jan. 11, 2009, midnight
S1E46 - A Brother For Manson
It wasn’t the first time Manson talked about her monster/brother in class. But this time, Socrates challenges her to bring him in. If Manson wants to save face, she has no other choice than to go looking for her “brother” for real. Fortunately, she can count on the Agency’s help!
Jan. 11, 2009, midnight
S1E47 - Matt Suffers For His Art
None
Jan. 12, 2009, midnight
S1E48 - The Shadow Monster
None
Jan. 12, 2009, midnight
S1E49 - Clothes Make The Monster
None
Jan. 13, 2009, midnight
S1E50 - Commercial Success
None
Jan. 13, 2009, midnight
S1E51 - Pitch Perfect
Manson does things her own way, and when she plays the guitar, she does so, in a strange, deafening manner that shatters everything around her to pieces! Finally, she meets her match: a monster that turns everything into glace… and Matt intends to find out why!
Jan. 14, 2009, midnight
S1E52 - The Temp-O-Saurus
None
Jan. 14, 2009, midnight
Network: Canal+ Family
Episode Runtime: 13 min.
Season Runtime: 676 min.
Released: Dec. 20, 2008
Last Air Date: Jan. 14, 2009, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 2+
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