I Got Needs

I Got Needs

October 30, 1995 TV Episode Bump In The Night

Studio
Danger Productions, Greengrass Productions, Inc.
Distributor
DiC Entertainment

Synopsis

Starts with invading Vikings, turns into musical number for Bumpy.

Characters

Mr. Bumpy, Squishington, Molly Coddle, The Boy, Little Sister, Germ Girl, Gloog

Credits

Directing

Director
David Bleiman, Ken Pontac

Producing

Producer
David Bleiman, Ken Pontac, Patricia Rose Duignan (Executive Producers)
Co-Producer
Mark Zaslove

Voices

Voice
Jim Cummings (Mr. Bumpy), Rob Paulsen (Squishington), Gail Matthius (Molly Coddle), Scott McAfee (The Boy), Anndi McAfee (Little Sister), E.G. Daily (Germ Girl), Jeff Bennett (Gloog)

Music

Music
Jim Latham

Editing

Editor
Edie Bleiman
First Assistant Editor
David Teller

Crew

Created By
Ken Pontac, David Bleiman
Story Editor
Mark Zaslove
Director of Animation
Owen Klatte
Director of Photography
Chris Peterson
Voice Director
Ginny McSwain
Storyboard Director
Greg Garcia
Assistant Storyboards
Matt Grinnell, Scott Leberecht, David Skelly
Art Director
Norm DeCarlo
Character Supervisor
Elise Robertson
"Bumpyvision" Design and Direction
Stephen Holman
Karaoke Cafe
Jeff Moss
Lead Sculptor
Michael Murnane
Sculptors
Ken Whitaker, Anthony Yau
Lead Mold Maker
Wim Van Thillo
Mold Maker
Michael Jobe
Armature Design
Merrick Cheney
Armature Fabrication
Erio Brown
Lead Character Technician
Rob Ronning
Character Technicians
Matt Willis, Jon Zensius, Tami Carter
Lead Model Maker
Facundo Rabaudi
Model Maker
Robert Brattesani
Fabricators
Tracy Calvi, Natalie Clement, Victoria Drake, Dina Hardy, Kat Holbert, David Skelly, Zuzana Swansea, Suzanne Wang
Set Decorator
Gretchen Scharfenberg
Purchasing Agent
Karen Quest
Set Painter
Janette Fu
Shop Supervisor
Nicholas Blake
Shop Crew
Michael C. Acker, Rae Culbert, Phil Cusik, Nick D'Abo, Ben Nichols
Equipment Manager
Catherine Borge
Motion Control Supplied By
Pete Kozachik
Camera Operators
Shawn Brennan, Andrew Davidson, Michael Eder, Luke Loggin, Eduardo Navarro, Kirk Scott
Camera Assistants
David Barker, Carl Lopez, Hector Navarro, Louis Visco
Assistant Animation Directors
Angie Glocka, Jerold Howard
Post Production Supervisor
Denise Nolan Cascino
Technical Director
Alex Hansen
Post Production Assistant
Jennifer Taylor
Track Reader
Jennifre Stephenson
Digital Effects Animation
David Spivack, Steve Kani, Nance Paternoster, Susan Tremblay
"Bumpyvision" Artist
John Duggan
Mixer/Sound Designer
James Allen
Sound Editors
Al Anderson, Mark Lee, Akemi LeVa, Will Littlejohn
Assistant Engineers
Louie Moon, Jeff Hill, Steve Anselmino, Steve Doherty
Production Supervisor
Matthew White
Production Coordinator
Heather Field
Asst. Production Coordinator
Ila Abramson
Production Accountant
Zeba Fahid
Accounting Assistant
Heidemarie Haas Patricia Howard
Voice Over Coordinator
Jessica Huckelberry
Production Assistants
Joe Allen, Dave Cusack, Deborah Fader, Abbey Lustgarten
Crew
Dialogue Recorded At, Screen Music Sound

Companies and other credits

  • Voice Director: a.k.a. Scorchy The Dancing Queen
  • Post Production Services: Varitel Video/SF
  • Post Production Sound: Wave Group Sound
  • In Association with Greengrass Productions
  • Inc
  • Copyright 1995 Greengrass Productions
  • Inc

Production notes

For every kid who ever wondered what went bump in the night, this show gave the comforting answer: monsters. Actually, these were friendly monsters, led by a bug-eyed green thing called Mr. Bumpy.

Bumpy lived under the bed of a ten-year-old known only as The Boy. The Boy kept Bumpy happy by leaving chewed up bubble gum on the bedpost and providing plenty of sweaty old socks for Bumpy to eat (his favorite treat).

Bumpy's best friend was Squishington ("Squishy" for short), a neat-freak blobby blue monster who lived in the toilet tank. Rounding out the cast of friends was Molly Coddle, a "comfort doll" made of assorted parts, which she frequently had to sew back on. Molly wasn't one of The Cute Dolls, but she made people happy. Bumpy had a rival for The Boy's affection, a remote-control robot warrior named Destructo. The gang also had to be on guard against the Closet Monster, a hodgepodge of clothes, blankets, etc., who would strike without warning.

Bump in the Night featured advanced stop-motion animation techniques, perfect for capturing the kooky world of monsters, toys, insects, and other visitors. In addition to Bumpy and company's adventures, each episode featured a visit to "Mr. Bumpy's Karaoke Café," where the show's stars sang original songs and covers of popular tunes, with backup vocals from The Cute Dolls. The popular show ran for a few seasons on ABC before airing in syndication on cable's Toon Disney.