Big Bad Beetleborgs: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the original "Big Bad Beetleborgs", three average pre-teen kids entered a haunted house and encountered a crazy blue phasm named Flabber, who gaves them a wish for freeing him from a pipe organ. Their wish: to be their favorite superheroes - the Beetleborgs! But in doing so, Flabber accidentally released the Beetleborgs' enemies, the evil Magnavores, from the comic books as well. Now the kids, as the Beetleborgs, must defend their city from the Magnavores, which include Noxic, Jara, Typhus and their boss, Vexor, as they release evil creatures also out of any issue of the comics. Hiding out at the Hillhurst Mansion, which includes Flabber's child-hungry roommates, known as the House Monsters (which include Count Fangula, Mums, Frankenbeans, Wolfgang, and later Little Ghoul), the action never stops. Then in "BeetleBorgs Metallix", Art Fortunes, creator of the Beetleborgs comics, creates...

Series details

• Title: Big Bad Beetleborgs
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 1996-09-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-03-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Freeform
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 23 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26442
• IMDb ID: tt0115674
• TVDB ID: 74864

Cast and credited roles

• Wesley Barker — Drew McCormick
• Herbie Baez — Roland Williams
• Shannon Taylor — Jo McCormick
• Brittany Konarzewski — Jo McCormick
• Billy Forester — Flabber
• Frank Addela — Wolfgang
• Vivian Smallwood — Nano
• Channe Nolen — Abbie
• Blake Torney — Mums
• David Fletcher — Frankenbeans
• Joe Hackett — Count Fangula
• Christopher Cho — Nukus

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-09-07; final listed air date 1997-05-21; episode order: 53.
• Season 2: premiered 1997-09-08; final listed air date 1998-03-02; episode order: 35.

Source and licence

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