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(commonly known by its acronym, ''SRMTHFG'', or simply, ''Super Robot Monkey Team'') is an anime-influenced television series created by
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, one of the directors of ''
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'', and produced by
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with animation being done by The Answer Studio (who would later work on the
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series '' Transformers: Animated''). It was the first original show produced for the Jetix block and for the Jetix channels worldwide, where the show premiered on September 18, 2004. Set mainly on the fictional planet of Shuggazoom, the series follows the adventures of five
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monkeys and a human
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named Chiro as they struggle to protect their planet – and the rest of the
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– from the forces of evil.


Plot

The Super Robot Monkey Team is set in Shuggazoom City, a city that takes up a good portion of its planet, named Shuggazoom. The rest of the planet is divided into sparsely or entirely uninhabited zones. The largest of these making up the majority of the visible surface outside of Shuggazoom city is "The Zone of Wasted Years" which is a barren wasteland. The main character is a boy named Chiro. When he was exploring the outskirts of the city, he stumbled upon a giant abandoned
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partially overgrown with plants but still accessible. Once inside, his curiosity got the better of him and he pulls an old power switch among a series of stasis tanks. In doing so, he awakened the five robotic monkeys that form the Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce. In the process Chiro also fused himself with the mysterious supernatural energy of the Power Primate, allowing him to transform into a stronger, braver fighter and the leader of the team. With the aid of the five Robot Monkeys: Sparx, Antauri, Gibson, Otto and Nova, their mission is to save Shuggazoom City from the Skeleton King, the main villain of the series, as well as any other evil forces that may threaten it. Since Chiro was not born a
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, or with any enhanced abilities, the five Robot Monkeys take up training him to hone his abilities which results in him leading the team. With each member possessing a different set of skills Chiro acts as a unifying force keeping them on point where they otherwise might fall to differing opinions, in addition to being familiar with the current culture of Shuggazoom. With the monkeys continuing to train Chiro he grows into the leader they need with the potential to fulfill his greater destiny as protector of the universe. When fighting with larger enemies the Hyperforce uses the Super Robot, which can operate as a single entity or split into six separate vehicles for versatility. Its main attack, when combined as the whole robot, is Lasertron Fury. This powerful energy beam that is fired from its chest is capable of destroying large objects or hostile entities while an array of smaller weaponry is used to handle other lesser threats. The Super Robot also serves as Chiro and the Monkeys'
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and home while parked on its landing pad in Shuggazoom City. Over the course of the series the history of both Shuggazoom and the Robot Monkeys is expanded upon revealing they were created long ago specifically to combat the evil Skeleton King by a brilliant inventor known only as the Alchemist. Having unintentionally released a great evil into the world with his experiments the Hyperforce was his attempt to prepare for an uncertain future where defenses would be needed. The Hyperforce itself also expanded as the series ran to include various allies and a rogues gallery of enemies as recurring characters.


Shuggazoom


Shuggazoom City

The only city on the planet, Shuggazoom, Shuggazoom city is the home of the Hyperforce. Containing an array of business along with housing, parks, and open spaces the cityscape was sufficient to hide an entire robot from view or interest until it had become overgrown with plant life. The city is also built effectively on stilts above a large reservoir that extends miles downward giving it a steady supply of clean drinking water.


Zone of Wasted Years

A rocky
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located on the outskirts of Shuggazoom City that landscapes the rest of the planet Shuggazoom. The Pit of Doom is located here, as well as the deep gorge where the Hyperforce found Captain Shuggazoom.


Savage Lands

A
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hidden within a series of
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s located beneath Shuggazoom's surface. The jungle contains large deposits of the black ooze that is used to create the Formless, and thus the environment is inhabited by various Formless creatures. It is likely that the Savage Lands were once occupied by some sort of ancient civilization, as it houses a great deal of seemingly ancient
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s and
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s. One of these temples was used as Valeena's base of operations, which she ruled over the area from after receiving her powers from Skeleton King. The Alchemist's
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is also located here.


Sea of Ice

A frozen plain located on Shuggazoom's North Pole that is occupied only by Morlath and his
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monsters. The Ice Crystal of Vengeance was located here.


Blasted Lands

A long forgotten realm located south of the Zone of Wasted Years. Centuries ago, a massive war struck here until everyone involved was destroyed. Unrelenting hatred rose. Since then, the Blasted Lands became a burning and unstable landscape. The Fire of Hate was located here.


Arcane Isle

A small island housing a large
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that serves as a portal to the Netherworld, the home dimension of the Dark Ones.


Ranger 7

The near uninhabited moon of Shuggazoom. This is where the supermax space prison is and where the fuzzy ball known as Thingy was found.


Episodes


Production

''Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'' was created by
Ciro Nieli Ciro Nieli is an American director, producer and designer of animated television series. He is known as the creator and executive producer of the animated series ''Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'', and as the showrunner and executive produc ...
, who previously worked on ''
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'' and ''
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''. As is obvious from the visual appearance of the show, there is a significant anime influence present, despite being produced for American television. It was also influenced by ''
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'', and ''
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''. The show also contains various references to pop culture, a notable example being the episode "Season of the Skull", which is an obvious parody of the 1970s thriller ''
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, character designer for ''
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pilot in 2007, titled ''the Modifyers''. Chris Reccardi sadly died of a heart attack in 2019. The show's art style drew influence from some classic anime, such as ''
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Possible revival

In December 5, 2014, Anime Superhero interviewed with Ciro Nieli about if there will be a chance for him to continue the series, as he said "Oh yeah. There's a finale planned for that and I don't know how I'm gonna do it but I swear that I'm gonna do it someday. I can do it as one movie or I can do it as a whole season, it just depends on how much breadth I want to give it. Look at the last episode. You can either pick it up from there or you can go 'Five years later: it's the war of the undead vs the robot chimps.' It's this crazy battlefield where all forces have kinda teamed up against the ultimate evil. It'd be awesome. It's all figured out pretty much. Everyone bugs me about it all the time and I really wanna sit down and ''tell'' everybody what happens but I'd rather just make it someday and give it to them. Worst case scenario: before I die I'll do a perfect graphic novel of it and then Disney can sue me posthumously 'cause they now completely own it and that's how it goes aughs I guess I could make a comic and change the names and hairdos…"


Broadcast

SRMTHG premiered on
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's
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programming block on September 18, 2004. It also aired on
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's
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block until the
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programming block was taken off of
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in August 2006, and the series began to air exclusively on
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. It was also shown on '' Jetix UK'' from January 1, 2005, but was taken off the air on July 22, 2006, for unknown reasons. The entire series was, however, broadcast in the UK on GMTV's ''
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''. In Ireland it was shown on ''
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'' as part of "The Den" children's programming block. The series was produced for widescreen, but originally shown cropped due to network restrictions. Each episode runs for 30 minutes, with commercials. Its theme song is performed by Japanese synthpop/new wave band
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. Disney did not renew the show for a fifth season possibly due to low merchandise sales, leaving it with a
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. On July 17, 2020, the series began streaming on
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.


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