''Monk Little Dog'' (; ; ) is a series of 3D
CGI animated shorts. The series was conceptualized by Kim Sung-jae, of Kim's Licensing, and produced by
SAMG Animation
SAMG Entertainment () is a South Korean animation studio.
Productions
* ' (2010)
* ' (2014–2015; co-production with Choirock)
* ''Power Battle Watch Car'' (2016; co-production with Hyundai Motor Company and Innocean Worldwide)
* ''Monkart: Legen ...
. Season 1 of Monk Little Dog premiered on June 16, 2009 on
Canal+ in France and ran until June 11, 2010.
In the
United Kingdom, the series was broadcast by the
CITV Channel,
BBC Kids
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in Canada, and by
ABC3 in
Australia
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. In
Indonesia, the series was originally aired by Global TV (now
GTV) from 2011 until early 2012, but later moved to
RTV between 2014 until 2016.
Development
''Monk Little Dog'' was originated from a series of storybooks with clay characters released in 2006, notable books include ''Monk's Mouth Country Trip'' ( ko, 멍크의 입속 나라 여행); although its development as an animated series goes back to 2005.
The difference is this storybook series included one human character while ''Monk Little Dog'' does not.
Characters
Main characters
*Monk (voiced by
David Gasman): An unlucky, but cheerful
bull terrier dog. He is the main protagonist of the series.
Secondary characters
*Ding : A yellow
english cocker spaniel - Monk's non-friend and Kimmy's love interest.
*Kimmy (voiced by Sharon Mann): A pink
poodle - Monk's crush and Ding's Girlfriend.
*Ben (voiced by Matthew Géczy): Monk's best friend who is always asleep.
*Sushi: Kimmy's pet
cat who hates and somethings loves Monk.
*Bubul: A gray
pit bull who is Monk's neighbour.
Recurring characters
*Bar:
*Loo: A brown
chow-chow
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.
*Mi-hie: a superhero and protagonist in the series.
*Peace: A naughty and smart lebrel.
*San-say: a Japanese dog who is a master of karate and kung-fu.
*Sally: It's Bubul's wife.
*Jimmy: An emo dog who is Kimmy's cousin
*The Tweets: Are Monk's babysitters.
*Parrot: Monk's parrot who only appears in "Monk and the Birthday Cake".
*Monk's parents: The father is identical to he, but with mustache and brown hat. The mother is similar to Kimmy, but mint blue instead of plain pink.
*Poodle's unused name: A gold-amber-yellow poodle report similar to Kimmy, but light gold color.
*Ben's dad: It's Ben's dad who appears on Monk's TV.
Episode list
References
2000s French animated television series
2010s French animated television series
2009 French television series debuts
2010 French television series endings
French children's animated comedy television series
South Korean children's animated comedy television series
French computer-animated television series
Animated television series about dogs
Animated television series without speech
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