Boyster
Boyster (Molusco) is a 2D CGI animated television series that premiered on Disney XD on June 16, 2014. The titular Boyster character is half human and half mollusk, and his name is a portmanteau of "boy" and "oyster."
| Boyster | |
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| Genre | Comedy Adventure |
| Created by | Frederic Azemar Emmanuelle Fleury Fabien Limousin |
| Directed by |
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| Voices of | Akie Kotabe Rasmus Hardiker Matthew Forbes Rob Rackstraw Jules de Jongh Lizzie Waterworth |
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| Country of origin | France United Kingdom |
| Original languages | English French |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (18 unaired in the U.S.) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Franck Ekinci Camille Sorceau |
| Editors | Bob Mittenthal Michael Rubiner Fabien Limousin Marianne Barbier |
| Running time | 22 minutes (11 minutes per segment) |
| Production company | Je suis bien content |
| Release | |
| Original network | Disney XD France 4 |
| Original release | June 16, 2014 – May 4, 2017 |
Plot
The series focuses on the adventures of a half-human, half-oyster mutant named "Boyster", who was adopted by a pair of humans and raised alongside his oyster brother Shelby. Naturally, Boyster has to keep his oyster side under wraps, but he will use his many oyster-esque abilities to save the day.
Characters
Main
- Boyster Likowski (voiced by Akie Kotabe) is the main protagonist and title character of the series. He is a half-human half-oyster child, has only two hairs and is endowed with superpowers: these include spitting pearls, stretching his limbs to infinity, etc. He is shy and horrified that someone might discover his powers. It is because of an oil spill that he and his brother are mutants, they were found on the beach and then adopted by Lola and Eugene Likowski. He is 11 years old at the beginning of the series but at the end, he is 12 years old. He is a fan of Spido-Dude, a reference to Spider-Man.
- Shelby Likowski (voiced by Matthew Forbes) is Boyster's clam twin brother. He is intelligent and has a very high IQ. He almost never leaves his home and prefers to watch television all day long (which is where he gets all his knowledge from). He is obsessed with the "Prestige and Passion" series and admires the theories of Charles Darwin.
- Rafik (voiced by Rasmus Hardiker) is Boyster's best friend. He's around 11–13 years old, and an overexcited kid. He is one of the only characters in the series to know Boyster's secret. He loves to act, make drama for any situation and often finds things funny even if they aren't really funny. He gets jealous when Boyster spends time with someone else, and he is arrogant and boastful, always thinking he is the best even giving himself the nickname "Rafik the Magnificent".
Supporting
- Eugene Likowski is the adoptive father of Boyster and Shelby. He is a botanist and he is very fond of gardening. He is overprotective of Boyster and wouldn't want anything to happen to him.
- Lola Likowski (voiced by Jules de Jongh) is the adoptive mother of Boyster and Shelby. She is an ingenious person and she loves fixing cars and making objects.
- Alicia (voiced by Lizzie Waterworth) is Boyster's love interest. She is very rich and her parents are stingy and obsessed with money and want her to marry a billionaire at all costs. Alicia dreams of becoming an artist and loves drawing portraits of her beloved cat, Vanilla. Alicia is a nice girl, with a strong sense of integrity, who can't stand being rejected. She likes Boyster a lot but does not suspect that he has a crush on her and, worse, that he has powers. She is around 11–13 years old.
- Ozzy (voiced by Rasmus Hardiker) is Boyster's worst enemy and one of his comrades. A vain, idiotic and arrogant person, he loves hitting and putting people down, especially Boyster and Arthur. He seems to be in love with Alicia but obviously she doesn't love him due to his meanness. Ozzy has a lack of self-confidence and would like to be able to impress his two ruthless and muscular sisters by showing them that he can be as strong as them. He is described as being "ugly" by Rafik.
- Arthur (voiced by Rasmus Hardiker) is a socially inept nerd with a passion for the extraterrestrial. He is very smart and is able to create an alien detector, he has been collecting toasters since he was 5 years old and is a fan of Sherlock Holmes. He doesn't have very good breath, he is in the chess club and was in the detective club. He gets harassed and beaten by Ozzy but, despite this, he remains sympathetic towards Ozzy and would like to be his friend. He has a pet spider named Ursula.
- Marion Pluss (voiced by Rob Rackstraw) is Boyster and Rafik's math teacher. His goal in life is to be the strictest teacher in the world. Mr. Pluss is a cruel and unfair sadist who gets pleasure out of mistreating his students and is usually seen angry or shouting. He has robotic vision and his students call him the "Teachinator".
Episodes
Season 1
| Season | Episodes | Air date | ||
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| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 52 | June 16, 2014 | May 4, 2017 | |
| No. | Episode | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supermollusk | June 16, 2014 | 101a |
| 2 | The Necklace | June 16, 2014 | 101b |
| 3 | Teachinator | June 17, 2014 | 102a |
| 4 | The Alien | June 17, 2014 | 102b |
| 5 | Shelby, the Art Lover | June 23, 2014 | 103a |
| 6 | Skeleton | June 23, 2014 | 103b |
| 7 | A Strange New Friend | June 30, 2014 | 104a |
| 8 | Muscle Boy | June 30, 2014 | 104b |
| 9 | Love at First Sight | September 22, 2014[1] | 105a |
| 10 | Go Fish! | September 22, 2014 | 105b |
| 11 | Quiz Show No No | September 29, 2014 | 106a |
| 12 | Fish Humor | September 29, 2014 | 106b |
| 13 | A Third Arm | October 8, 2014 | 107a |
| 14 | Pool Partay | October 8, 2014 | 107b |
| 15 | Puffed Up | October 16, 2014 | 108a |
| 16 | Marble Mischief! | October 16, 2014 | 108b |
| 17 | Free Gilly | November 10, 2014 | 109a |
| 18 | The Studio Inferno | November 10, 2014 | 109b |
| 19 | Girlster | November 17, 2014 | 110a |
| 20 | Video Star Vanilla | November 17, 2014 | 110b |
| 21 | Wings of Love | May 18, 2015 | 111a |
| 22 | Blackmailed! | May 18, 2015 | 111b |
| 23 | Local Hero | May 19, 2015 | 112a |
| 24 | Full Speed Ahead | May 19, 2015 | 112b |
| 25 | Three Hours of the Condor | May 20, 2015 | 113a |
| 26 | Boyster Pox | May 20, 2015 | 113b |
| 27 | The Stache | May 21, 2015 | 114a |
| 28 | Bust a Move | May 21, 2015 | 114b |
| 29 | Sneezy Art | May 26, 2015 | 115a |
| 30 | Magic Rafik | May 26, 2015 | 115b |
| 31 | Wavester | May 27, 2015 | 116a |
| 32 | Hand in Sticky Hand | May 27, 2015 | 116b |
| 33 | It Takes a Thief | May 28, 2015 | 117a |
| 34 | Lab Coat Party | May 28, 2015 | 117b |
| 35 | Pranks a Lot | 2017 | 118a |
| 36 | Tough Hombre | 2017 | 118b |
| 37 | Multiplazzyty | 2017 | 119a |
| 38 | Crustacean Invasion | 2017 | 119b |
| 39 | He's Got Legs | 2017 | 120a |
| 40 | Boyster Claus | 2017 | 120b |
| 41 | Snow Daze | 2017 | 121a |
| 42 | Pearls Before Swine | 2017 | 121b |
| 43 | It's Not Easy Being Clean | 2017 | 122a |
| 44 | Superstition | 2017 | 122b |
| 45 | A Very Special Advisor | 2017 | 123a |
| 46 | Kitchen Nightmare | 2017 | 123b |
| 47 | Homecoming (Part 1) | 2017 | 124a |
| 48 | Homecoming (Part 2) | 2017 | 124b |
| 49 | Shelby Holmes | 2017 | 125a |
| 50 | Boysterclone | 2017 | 125b |
| 51 | Now You See It | 2017 | 126a |
| 52 | Rash Decision | 2017 | 126b |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2015 | Annecy International Animated Film Festival | TV series[2] | For "Teachinator" | Nominated |
References
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