''Monster Farm'' is a short-lived animated series from

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that aired on Fox Family. It aired on one of the channel's animation blocks for one season, from 1998 to 1999. Ownership of the series passed to

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in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes

. The series is not available on

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Plot

The series was about a young man from the city named Jack Haylee and the farm he inherits from his great-uncle Harloff. What he finds when he arrives is a bizarre collection of farm animals. Together, this unlikely menagerie must work to help their new owner save their home from the curiosity-seekers who threaten their wacky world.

Development

It was created and developed for television by Taylor Grant. Alex Borstein and Steve Marmel were brought in to write some of the episodes.

Episodes

52 ten-minute shorts were produced and aired in German. Only 26 of these shorts aired in English as 13 half-hours.

Characters

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– Jack Haylee * Bruce Mahler – Count Cluckula, Dr. Woolly/Mr. Ewe sheep, Rams *

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– Frankenswine, Goatasaurus Rex * Kevin Killebrew – Cowapatra *

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– Jimmy Earl, Dad * Tifanie Christun – Zombeef *

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– Pa

Foreign dubbings

The series was dubbed into

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with the name ''Rancho Assombrado'' ( English: "Haunted Ranch"). The Brazilian dub was broadcast in the late nineties as part of the Fox Kids television programming.

References

External links

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