Bump in the Night (TV series)

Bump in the Night is an American stop-motion animated series by Danger Productions and Greengrass Productions. The show was filmed using stop-motion animation and aired on ABC from 1994 to 1995. It was created and directed by Ken Pontac and David Bleiman.

Synopsis
Mr. Bumpy is a small green, purple-warted monster living under the bed of a ten-year-old boy, where he eats dirty socks and dust bunnies as if they were delicacies. His best friends are Squishington, a blue monster that lived in the bathroom's toilet cistern; and Molly Coddle, a Frankenstein's monster-like rag doll belonging to the boy's sister who acts as the straight man to the others' crazy antics.

Other characters include Destructo, the boy's toy robot who sees himself as a cop and persecutes Mr. Bumpy for his actions. There is also the Closet Monster, who's made up of the boy's pile of clothes and chases after Mr. Bumpy.

Structure
The show was traditionally split into two major parts per half-hour (occasionally dedicating a full half hour per show, or sometimes splitting into three parts), and had a music video at the end of the episode, starring the three main characters and any minor characters involved in the episode. This musical montage would take clips from the episode itself and reiterate the life lessons learned in the episode.

Main

 * Jim Cummings – Mr. Bumpy, the Closet Monster, Destructo
 * Rob Paulsen – Squishington, Sleemoth, Dad
 * Gail Matthius – Miss Molly Coddle, Anti-Molly
 * Mary McDonald Lewis – The Mom, the Cute Dolls
 * Jeff Bennett – Gloog
 * Janice Kawaye – Little Robot/Big Robot, Little Robot's Sister/Big Robot's Sister, Yellow Bunny
 * Scott McAfee – The Boy
 * Anndi McAfee – Little Sister
 * Brad Garrett – Big Mike
 * Jennifer Darling and Valery Pappas – The Cute Dolls

Additional talent

 * Danny Mann – Phil Silverfish
 * Elizabeth Daily – Germ Girl
 * Gilbert Gottfried – Odiferous J. Stench
 * April Winchell – Auntie Matta, The Princess, The Cute Dolls
 * Cheech Marin – Juaquin Gusanito Sin Manos
 * Cathy Moriarty – Destructette

Performing musicians for the music of the show: Wayne Boone (guitar), Kevin Konklin (guitar), Eric Ferry (drums), and Ray Brinker (drums).

Episodes
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Production
The development of the series began as a series of ad bumpers for ABC's Saturday morning lineup in 1993, hence the title Bump in the Night and the character's naming of Mr. Bumpy. In 1996, DIC Entertainment, while still in partnership with the ABC network, purchased the show's rights, even though they were never involved in the show’s production.. Reruns of Bump in the Night were featured on Toon Disney from 1998 to 2001.

Home releases
On VHS, the series was released by Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises and later Anchor Bay Entertainment on many VHS volumes: • Molly: Tales from the Toy Chest

• Squishington: Tales from the Tank

• Mr. Bumpy: Tales from Under the Bed

• The Hubbish About Rubbish

• Hocus-Pocus, Pranks and Play

• Monsters on a Mission

• Dreams and Dilemmas

• Night of the Living Bread

• Mr. Bumpy's Karaoke Cafe

• 'Twas The Night Before Bumpy (Christmas special, 63 minutes, originally split into 3 episodes)

In September 2003, Sterling Entertainment released a VHS/DVD called Night of the Living Bread, containing 6 segments. 3 additional segments were included on DVD. In April 2010, Shout! Factory released Bump In The Night: The Complete Series on DVD. In February 2016, Mill Creek Entertainment re-released Bump in the Night – The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.