Monster Buster Club

Monster Buster Club
Company type	Television series
Industry	Animation, Entertainment
Founded	October 29, 2007; 19 years ago
Founder	David Michel, Vincent Chalvon-Demersay
Headquarters	France, Canada
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	David Michel, Vincent Chalvon-Demersay, Jean-Louis Vandestoc (director), Max Maléo (animation supervisor)
Products	Animated television series
Parent	Marathon Media, Image Entertainment Corporation, Jetix Europe

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article Monster Buster Club, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 10 August 2025

Monster Buster Club is an animated science fiction series produced through a French-Canadian collaboration, created by David Michel and Vincent Chalvon-Demersay. The show was developed jointly by Marathon Media, Image Entertainment Corporation, and Jetix Europe, with broadcasting partners including YTV and TF1.

The series first aired on October 29, 2007, within the TF1 programming block TFOU in France. It later premiered on Jetix across Europe on June 2, 2008. In Canada, it debuted on YTV on May 31, 2008, followed by a broadcast on YTV's CRUNCH one week later.

A total of 52 episodes were produced for the series, with the majority of animation work outsourced to Crest Animation Studios, utilizing Autodesk Maya software.

Premise

Set in the imaginary community of Singletown, the storyline follows three human preteens who, together with an extraterrestrial companion, revive the "Monster Buster Club" (MBC)—a covert organization originally established centuries ago. The club’s objective is to identify alien fugitives, apprehend them, and transfer custody to intergalactic law enforcement agencies.

Mipcom Jr. 2006

The public unveiling of Monster Buster Club occurred at Mipcom Jr. in October 2006. Marathon (currently known as Zodiak Kids), the production house behind the project, presented their newest animated series. Building on prior achievements with 2D animations such as Totally Spies!, Martin Mystery, and Team Galaxy, Marathon sought to expand into 3D animation. The series garnered considerable attention at the event, ranking as the most-watched French program and sixth overall.

The (lost) pilot

According to director Jean-Louis Vandestoc’s blog, an earlier pilot episode was produced in 2005 by an unidentified CGI studio before Marathon became involved. Despite thorough efforts to locate it, this pilot remains unavailable in any public archive. Some still images from this pilot were once accessible on the official Monster Buster Club website prior to its French debut. It is likely that only the producers hold any remaining materials or screenshots related to this elusive pilot.

Co-production and budget

The creation of Monster Buster Club was a joint effort among Marathon Media, Mystery Animation, Jetix Europe, TF1, and YTV. The overall production budget was estimated at around $23 million, underscoring the scope and ambition of the project.

Animation development

Max Maléo, serving as animation supervisor, traveled to India to collaborate with Crest Animation Studios in defining the artistic direction and animation specifications for the series. Initially, Crest’s animators proposed incorporating sequences reminiscent of "Matrix"-style visuals; however, Marathon steered them toward a design influenced by Disney and Japanese anime, better aligning with the show’s creative goals. Differences in cultural preferences between India and France presented challenges in finalizing the style—exemplified by contrasting popularity levels of shows like Dragon Ball.

Notable production details

Crest Animation showcased their capability by animating extensive crowd scenes featured in episodes one and eight of season one. Prior to Jean-Louis Vandestoc assuming directorial duties, scripts for the first sixteen episodes had already been approved by his predecessor. This limited Vandestoc’s opportunity to introduce new scripts due to dissatisfaction with some of the existing material.

Main

Cathy Smith (voiced by Andrea Libman) is an energetic and cheerful 12-year-old girl who is, in reality, a 250-year-old extraterrestrial from the world of Rhapsodia. She arrived on Earth accompanied by her grandfather, Mr. Smith, with the goal of founding the Monster Buster Club (MBC). Cathy possesses extraordinary powers such as elasticity and limited telekinetic abilities. In her human guise, she has blonde hair and blue eyes; her alien form is distinguished by tentacles and a furry tail. Her costume is predominantly pink.
Chris (voiced by Samuel Vincent) serves as the group's clever and inventive 12-year-old technology expert. Sporting indigo-blue hair and deep blue eyes, he oversees gadgets and intelligence gathering from their clubhouse. Chris has a younger sibling named John. His suit color is blue.
Danny Jackson (voiced by Matt Hill) is a confident and athletic 12-year-old boy characterized by brown hair, green eyes, and a scar above his left eyebrow. Known for his humor and self-styled moniker "The Danny," he frequently lightens missions with jokes. He harbors an unreciprocated affection for his classmate Wendy. His suit color is red.
Sam (voiced by Anna Cummer) acts as the responsible and pragmatic 12-year-old unofficial leader of the MBC. With dark hair styled in buns and hazel eyes, she prioritizes mission success over leisure and deeply values her friends' wellbeing. Her suit color is yellow.
John (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) is Chris’s eager 10-year-old younger brother who occasionally assists with clubhouse responsibilities. Although keen to join the MBC officially, he is deemed too young at this time.
Mr. Hugo Smith (voiced by Rick Jones) is Cathy's distant grandfather from Rhapsodia who seldom employs his supernatural abilities. In alien form, he resembles a mollusk and provides occasional support to the MBC but prefers tending to his garden and playing cards with his plants.

Other students

Wendy (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) is a well-liked 13-year-old valley girl attending Singletown Middle School who owns a dog named Matisse. She does not return Danny’s romantic feelings but uses them to gain advantages. Though often engaged in gossiping and teasing others, she occasionally displays moments of kindness.
Jeremy Flablotnick (voiced by Samuel Vincent) is a geeky 12-year-old friend of Chris and member of the computer club. He has a crush on Cathy, who finds him disagreeable.
Mark (voiced by Ian James Corlett) is a wealthy and arrogant 13-year-old who competes with Danny, leveraging his affluence to enhance his social status.

Faculty

Mr. Fusster (voiced by Ian James Corlett) teaches science at Singletown Middle School and denies the existence of aliens, often coming into conflict with Cathy. Later developments hint that he may possess knowledge about extraterrestrials or might be one himself.
Principal Rollins (voiced by Sonja Ball) administers Singletown Middle School with a strict, military-inspired approach that sometimes obstructs the MBC’s activities. She shows fondness for Mr. Smith and suspects Cathy of being a spy.

Others

Matisse is Wendy's pet dog.
Mr. Beady (voiced by John Stocker) operates the Happy Mart general store located in Singletown.
Ceaser XY, also known as Speedy, is an alien speed morpher resembling an anthropomorphic cheetah capable of running at extraordinary velocities. Initially suspected of theft, he later joins forces with the MBC during their missions.

Broadcast

In addition to its global distribution through Jetix, the show was broadcast on various channels worldwide:

In France: it debuted on TF1 and was later shown on Disney XD and Gulli.
In Canada: the series aired on YTV.
In the United Kingdom: it was featured on Jetix as well as the GMTV-owned Toonattik programming block, which aired on both ITV1 and CITV channel; at that time, Disney owned a 25% share in GMTV.
Throughout the Arab region: broadcasts occurred on MBC 3 and Al Jazeera Children's Channel (JCC)/Jeem TV, both of which also carried Jetix shows.
In Israel: it was available via Arutz HaYeladim.
Across Asia—including the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Greater China—the series was shown on Disney Channel, which also distributed Jetix content.
In the Philippines: it aired on Q, now known as GTV.
In Indonesia: the program was broadcast on RTV.
In Hong Kong: viewers could watch it on the English-language channel TVB Pearl.
In Singapore: it was accessible through the subscription video-on-demand platform Toggle, currently rebranded as meWATCH.
In Malaysia: the show was part of the Bananana! block on TV3.
In Ireland: it appeared within the children's segment The Den on RTÉ2.

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