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created by

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, directed and produced by Tom Burton with Claudia Burton of Zodiac Entertainment, which aired in syndication from September 28, 1991 to November 22, 1993. The show also ran in 1998 on

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series of shorts simply titled, ''Bogus''. Each episode is separated into two distinct parts, one using mostly traditional

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and another using what the show is based on, which are 42 localized versions of the 300 original

shorts (either 8 claymation shorts per episode, 336 in total). Characters often walked around on a kitchen counter having various adventures with common household items. The show has also aired on

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Summary

Cel-animated version

In the cel-animated version, Mr. Bogus is a yellow

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-like creature living in the walls of the suburban home of Tommy Anybody, alternately creating problems and/or accidentally solving them. Sometimes Bogus adventures to his own world, Bogusland, a distorted alternate dimension of curved and warped perspective and bizarre plots. He often encountered the feared

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known on the show as Dirt Dudes.

Clay animated version

The clay-animated version is a series of shorts that are localized versions of several episodes of the 1987 French / Belgian series of shorts simply titled ''Bogus'', and served as lead-ins to commercial breaks. They were originally produced by Antenne 2, Y.C. Aligator Film and Chin Chin Production, and were created by Michel Durieux and Ghislain Honoré. They were first aired on October 30, 1987, and reran from October 2, 1988 to February 1990. There were 300 episodes created, but only 42 were localized and used in the 42 episodes of the cel-animated version.Planète Jeunesse - Bogus
/ref> In the original 1987 plot, the male house owner was awakened by his alarm clock, drank coffee, took his keys, and left for work. But during his absence, the house wasn't alone. Bogus, a funny little yellow character, then emerged from his hiding place and had short and fun adventures with surrounding objects. As Bogus clumsily discovered the world around him in different rooms of the house (such as the bathroom and the attic), he always provoked laughter from viewers. In the 1991 localized version, the original voice-acting and

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were changed to Cam Clarke's voice-acting and the instrumental version of the cel-animated version's opening theme respectively.

Episodes

Season 1 (1991) *"Meet Mr. Bogus" (September 28, 1991) *"Class Clown Bogus" (October 5, 1991) *"A Day at the Office" (October 12, 1991) *"Et Tu, Brattus?" (October 19, 1991) *"Shop Around the Clock" (October 26, 1991) *"Beach Blanket Bogus" (November 2, 1991) *"Bogus in Wilderland" (November 9, 1991) *"No Snooze is Good News" (November 16, 1991) *"Hipster Tripster" (November 23, 1991) *"Museum Madness" (December 7, 1991) *"Lights, Camera, Bogus" (December 14, 1991) *"Bogus in Bogus Land" (December 21, 1991) *"Good Sport Bogus" (December 28, 1991) Season 2 (1992) *"Computer Intruder" (September 27, 1992) *"Babysitting Bogus" (October 4, 1992) *"Bogunda, Bogetta & Bogus" (October 11, 1992) *"Bookstore Bogus" (October 18, 1992) *"Bad Luck Bogus" (October 25, 1992) *"Totally Bogus Video" (November 1, 1992) *"Bogus Private Eye" (November 8, 1992) *"Bogus to the Rescue" (November 15, 1992) *"Mr. Bogus' Sci-Fi Fest" (November 22, 1992) *"Terror Tot in Bogusland" (November 29, 1992) *"Roam Away from Home" (December 6, 1992) *"Bugboy Bogus" (December 13, 1992) *"Springtime for Bogus" (December 20, 1992) Season 3 (1993) *"Nightmare on Bogus Street" (October 27, 1993) *"B-TV" (October 28, 1993) *"Waterboy Bogus" (November 3, 1993) *"Kung Fu Camp Out" (November 4, 1993) *"Battle Action Bogus" (November 5, 1993) *"Secret Agent Bogus" (November 8, 1993) *"Super Bogus Flies Again" (November 9, 1993) *"Is There a Bogus in the House?" (November 10, 1993) *"The Bogus Invasion" (November 11, 1993) *"Fun Park Follies" (November 14, 1993) *"Buff-Tuff Bogie" (November 15, 1993) *"Once Upon a Bogus Time" (November 16, 1993) *"Brainy Bogus" (November 17, 1993) *"Mega Star Madness" (November 18, 1993) *"Totally Bogus Daydream" (November 21, 1993) *"Baseball Bogie" (November 22, 1993) *"Hospital Play" (November 29, 1993)

Alternative titles

* مستر بوغِس (Mistar Boghes) (Arabic Title) * Majstor Fantaz (Croatian Title) * Monsieur Bogus (French Title) * Jetzt kommt Bogus! (German Title) * Μίστερ Μπόγκους (Greek Title) * מר בלופר (Mar Blopher) (Hebrew Title) * 보거스는 내 친구 (Bogeoseuneun nae chingu) (Korean Title) * Pan Boguś (Polish Title) * Senhor Bogus (Portuguese Title) * Мистер Богус (Mister Bogus) (Russian Title) * Gospodin Mufljuz (Serbian Title) * Herr Humbug (Norwegian Title)

Cast

* Voice Characterization Actors:

Cam Clarke Cam Clarke is an American voice actor, known for his work in animation, video games, and commercials. Among his notable roles are Leonardo and Rocksteady in the 1987 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' animated series, Shotaro Kaneda in the 1989 ...

as Mr. Bogus,

Tress MacNeille Teressa Claire "Tress" MacNeille (; born June 20, 1951) >https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/macneille-tress-1951 is an American voice actress, who has contributed to voice-over work with credits including vo ...

, Jeannie Elias,

Pat Fraley Pat Fraley is an American voice actor and voice-over teacher, known as the voice of Krang, Casey Jones, Baxter Stockman and numerous other characters in the 1987 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' animated television series and voiced Falcon in ...

Neil Ross Neil David Ross is a British–born actor. Noted for his Trans-Atlantic accent, he has provided voices in many American cartoons, most notably ''G.I. Joe'', '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', '' My Life as a Teenage Robot'', '' Voltron'', a ...

Jim Cummings James Jonah Cummings (born November 3, 1952) is an American voice actor. Beginning his career in the 1980s, he has appeared in over 400 titles. Cummings has frequently worked with the Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros., serving as the offic ...

Brian Cummings Brian Douglas Cummings is an American voice actor. He is known for his work in commercials, television and motion picture promos, cartoons and as the announcer on '' The All-New Let's Make a Deal'' from 1984 to 1985. Life and career Having begu ...

Russi Taylor Russi Taylor (May 4, 1944 – July 26, 2019) was an American voice actress. She was best remembered for voicing the character of Minnie Mouse in English from 1986 to 2019, and was married to voice actor Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse, ...

References

External links

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