''Get Blake!'' (formerly Blake and the Aliens) is a
French-American animated television series created by Antonie Guilbaud and produced by
Marathon Media
Zodiak Kids & Family (formerly known as Marathon Media, Marathon Animation, Marathon Productions or Marathon Media Group) is a worldwide French television production company based in Neuilly-sur-Seine. The company was originally founded as Mara ...
and
Nickelodeon Productions
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.
The show aired on both
Gulli
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and
Nickelodeon
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in France.
According to Marathon Media, the show was its first "broad comedy series" following "years of doing light—hearted action such as ''
Totally Spies!
''Totally Spies!'' is an animated spy-fi series created by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel mainly produced by French animation company Marathon Media and French broadcaster TF1, with seasons 3 to 5 being co-produced with Canadian comp ...
'' or ''
Martin Mystery
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''." ''Get Blake!'' ended on October 29, 2015 with a total of 26 episodes.
Plot
The series tracks the exploits of Blake Myers, an adventurous teenage boy who is destined to one day to protect humanity from
alien
Alien primarily refers to:
* Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country
** Enemy alien, the above in times of war
* Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth
** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...
squirrel
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...
s called "Squaliens". The Squaliens, however, are sent back in time to prevent Blake from fulfilling this destiny.
Characters
*Blake Myers (
Robbie Daymond
Robert Daymond Howard (né Niles; born March 11, 1982) is an American voice actor who is mostly known for his roles in audiobooks, video games, and animation, best known for voicing Jesse Cosay in the second season of ''Infinity Train'', Spider- ...
) — Blake is a 13-years old boy who dreams to became a space ranger. He is skilled at
parkour
Parkour () is an athletic training discipline or sport in which practitioners (called ''traceurs'') attempt to get from point A to point B in the fastest and most efficient way possible, without assisting equipment and often while performing a ...
which helps in escaping the Squaliens. Has a strong sympathy for Leonard
*Mitch de la Cruz (
Spike Spencer
Charles Forrest "Spike" Spencer (born December 21, 1968) is an American voice actor and columnist best known for dubbing Japanese anime films. He is known for his roles in ADV Films dubs of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' as Shinji Ikari, ''Martian ...
) — Blake's
Mexican American
Mexican Americans ( es, mexicano-estadounidenses, , or ) are Americans of full or partial Mexican heritage. In 2019, Mexican Americans comprised 11.3% of the US population and 61.5% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans. In 2019, 71% of Mexica ...
best friend who cherishes nothing more than their friendship and gets jealous whenever Blake's attention is diverted to someone else
*Maxus (John T. Fisher) — The bossiest and shortest of the Squalien trio, Jerome's brother and the General's nephew
*Jerome (
Danny Katiana) — The dimwit of the Squalien trio who is Maxus' brother and the General's nephew
*Leonard (Kevin Glikmann) — The genius and self-appointed leader of the Squalien trio. He is always the one who invents the gadgets necessary for their missions
*Squalien General (Kevin Glikmann) — The Squaliens' commander who sent Leonard, Jerome and Maxus from the future to apprehend Blake. As Maxus and Jerome's uncle, he mostly takes their side and doubts Leonard
*Zorka — The resident contractor and also Roy's guardian
*Skye Gunderson (
Katie Leigh
Katherine Elizabeth "Katie" Leigh Joseph (born December 16, 1958) is an American voice actress, best known for her roles as Sunni Gummi in ''Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears'', Zuzu in ''Poppy Cat'', Alex in the first two seasons of ''Tot ...
) — Blake's neighbor as well as his love interest. She also volunteers as a dental nurse helping her father.
*Roy Cronk (Faruq Tauheed) — The cranky neighbor whose nerves Blake and Mitch often get on.
*Dale Myers (Derek Dressler) — Blake's father, and co-owner of the family travel business, "Let's Travel!"
*Darla Myers (Tarah Consoli) — Blake's Mother, and co-owner of "Let's Travel!"
*Rodrigo de la Cruz — Mitch's father who is also a skilled inventor
*Carmen de la Cruz (
Yeni Álvarez
Yeni Álvarez is a Cuban-American actress. She is best known for her role as Anita in the Spanish-language situation comedy series '' Los Beltran''.
Personal life
Álvarez was born in Cuba, but left the country with her family to Miami, Florida, ...
) — Mitch's mother who organizes the town's block parties
*Dr. Björn Gunderson — Skye's father who is the resident dentist and like her he also has
gap teeth
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*Isabelle Gunderson — Skye's mother
*Sunshine Gunderson — Skye's baby sister
*Fast Eddy — Zorka's pet
Miniature bull terrier
The English Miniature Bull Terrier is a breed with origins in the extinct English White Terrier, the Dalmatian and the Bulldog. The first existence is documented in 1872 in ''The Dogs of British Island''.
Description Appearance
Miniature Bul ...
that keeps protecting his lawn
Broadcast
''Get Blake!'' was originally going to premiere on
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
in the United States in April 2015, but instead began to air on
Nicktoons
Nicktoons is a collective name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Viacom, now known as Paramount Global) in their ...
on April 20, 2016.
The series premiered on
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
in Africa on April 6 but later moved to
Nicktoons
Nicktoons is a collective name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Viacom, now known as Paramount Global) in their ...
in Africa from November 2 for new episodes and on
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
in Australia and New Zealand on May 17.
In Arabia, it is being broadcast on both
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
and
Nicktoons
Nicktoons is a collective name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Viacom, now known as Paramount Global) in their ...
. It also airs on
ABC Me
ABC Me (stylised as ABC ME) is an Australian English language children's free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was officially launched by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 4 December 2009 as ABC3.
Hist ...
in Australia.
Episodes
References
External links
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Production website{{Nicktoons
2016 American television series debuts
2016 American television series endings
2010s American animated television series
2015 French television series debuts
2015 French television series endings
2010s French animated television series
American children's animated comic science fiction television series
French children's animated comic science fiction television series
American flash animated television series
French flash animated television series
English-language television shows
Nickelodeon original programming
Nicktoons (TV network) original programming
Teen animated television series
Television series by Banijay