Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe

Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe is a Canadian computer-animated television series by Nelvana. Based on the Kids Can Press graphic novel series by Ashley Spires, the series premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on September 7, 2019.[1]

Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe
Based on	The Binky the Space Cat series by Ashley Spires
Developed by	Carolyn Hay Hugh Duffy
Written by	Andrew Sabiston Patrick Granleese Miles Smith Andrew Shenkman Phil Ivanusic-Vallée Louise Moon J.D. Smith Evany Rosen Jiro C. Okada Hugh Duffy Carolyn Hay Terry McGurrin (story supervisor)
Directed by	Derek Prout Ruth Ramirez
Voices of	Jesse Camacho Paul Braunstein Aurora Browne Melody A. Johnson Boyd Banks Dan Chameroy Katie Griffin Tyler James Nathan Jonathan Tan Isabella Leo Richard Binsley Zachary Bennett
Opening theme	"Agent Binky Theme Song" by Meiro Stamm
Ending theme	"Agent Binky Theme Song" (instrumental)
Composers	Carl Lenox Andy McNeil
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Scott Dyer Athena Georgaklis Ashley Spires
Producer	Lydia Ferreira
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	redknot Nelvana
Release
Original network	Treehouse TV (Canada) Discovery Kids (Latin America)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	September 7, 2019 – present

The series follows the adventures of Binky, a space cat who is on a mission to protect his human family (Big Human and Small Human) from any interstellar threats, with assistance from four pets in the P.U.R.S.T. (Pets of the Universe Ready for Space Travel) agency.[2]

Characters

• Binky (voiced by Jesse Camacho) – A space cat and the leader of the P.U.R.S.T. agents. He has a purple toy mouse named "Ted" and has a purple sweater called "Fuzzy Wuzzy".
• Gordon (voiced by Paul Braunstein) – A dog who lives with Binky and his family. He likes inventing things.
• Captain Gracie (voiced by Aurora Browne) – A brown cat who lives next door to her teammates.
• Nola (voiced by Melody A. Johnson) – A turtle.
• Loo (voiced by Boyd Banks) – A goldfish.
• Sergeant Fluffy Vandermere (voiced by Dan Chameroy) – A Persian cat who is the boss of P.U.R.S.T.
• Big Human (voiced by Katie Griffin) is the mother of Small Human.
• Small Human (voiced by Tyler Nathan) is the son of Big Human.
• Chirpy is a queasy and ominous parakeet who was rescued by Small Human in "Who's the WURST" and is shown to unable to integrate the ranks of the protectors and traps the team outside the station in order to take possession of all of Gordon's gadgets.
• Amelia (voiced by Julie Lemieux) – A bat who first appeared in The Room of Many Boxes.
• Mini Human (voiced by Isabella Leo) – The daughter of Tall Human.
• Tall Human (voiced by Jonathan Tan) – The father of Mini Human.
• Darrell (voiced by Zachary Bennett) - A hamster who is Fluffy's son.
• New Backup Human – The agents' babysitter who substituted for Backup Human in "Adventures in Pet-Sitting".
• Gobble (voiced by Richard Binsley) - A robot Gordon invented in "Gobble's Gotta Go".
• Additional voices - Taylor Abrahamse, David Berni, Neil Crone, Stacey DePass, Marieve Herington, Dwayne Hill, Chris Houghton, Shane Houghton, Rebecca Husain, Nissae Isen, Tajja Isen, Bryn McAuley, Scott McCord, Terry McGurrin (also a story supervisor), Annick Obonsawin, Grant Palmer, Dan Petronijevic, Joe Pingue, Erin Pitt, Andrew Sabiston, Robert Tinkler, and Breanna Yde

Production

On September 19, 2018, it was announced that Nelvana would adapt the Kids Can Press graphic novel series "Binky the Space Cat" by Ashley Spires into an animated television series titled "P.U.R.S.T. Agent Binky." The show was picked up for 52 11-minute episodes (often broadcast as 26 22-minutes[1]) and was set to be released in 2019.[3][4] The following February, it was revealed that the series was retitled to Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe. The show would be one of the first produced by redknot, a joint venture between Nelvana and Discovery Communications to produce content for Canada, Latin America and the rest of the world.[5]

The show was renewed for a second season due out in 2022, consisting of another 52 11-minute episodes on January 7, 2021.[6]

Episodes

The first season consists of 26 22-minute episodes.[1]

No.	Title [7]	Directed by	Written by	Storyboard by	Original air date [7]
1	"No Moussie Left Behind" "Dragonfly Away!"	Derek Prout	Hugh Duffy and Carolyn Hay	Ruth Ramirez and Jason Armstrong	September 7, 2019
Ted is accidentally sent into space. The gang is excited for a sleepover with Captain Gracie.
2	"A Fly in My Fluff" "Fly Me to Balloon"	TBA	TBA	TBA	September 8, 2019
An alien lands in Sergeant Fluffy Vandermere's soup. Small Human comes home with a robot-shaped balloon.
3	"Glow Away" "Space Station Flappy"	Derek Prout	Andrew Sabiston Miles Smith	James Caswell and Rob Walton	September 15, 2019
The team must come up with a P.U.R.S.T. anthem. The humans stay up overnight in a backyard tent (which P.U.R.S.T. thinks is outer space).
4	"Chew Chew Challenge" "Ice Cream Shuttle"	Derek Prout	Phil Ivanusic-Vallée Miles Smith	Jason Armstrong and Eugene McDermott	September 22, 2019
The team sees aliens eating a tree house (named after the show's broadcaster). The team takes back an ice cream shuttle from an alien (codename: bees).
5	"Dog Gone Cat" "PURST Games"	TBA	TBA	TBA	September 29, 2019
When Gordon is impressed with Binky and Gracie's feline abilities, the two train him to be a cat. The annual P.U.R.S.T. games are interrupted when an alien (codename: grasshopper) appears to be a competitor in the event.
6	"Hit the Road, Roach" "Vacuum Vamoose"	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 6, 2019
The team discovers Captain Gracie's whistle has been taken by an alien. The team chases after an alien rover in their space station.
7	"Pumpking" "Happy PURSTgiving"	Derek Prout	Phil Ivanusic-Vallée	Nicolas Hehn and Rob Walton	October 13, 2019
The agents see Small Human's beloved mini-planet, a pumpkin, being taken over by aliens. Amelia joins the agents for PURSTgiving Dinner in the "Room of Many Boxes".
8	"Soup-A-Nova" "Bad Fur Day"	Derek Prout	Patrick Granleese Miles Smith	Jason Armstrong and Rob Walton	October 20, 2019
When Small Human gets a cold, Binky and the team decide to make him some soup to help cure him. Binky gets back from the vet's and is COMPLETELY shaved, making the others think he is an alien.
9	"Bye Bye Butterfly" "Robots Gotta Go"	Derek Prout	Andrew Sabiston Miles Smith	Rodney King and Rob Walton	October 27, 2019
P.U.R.S.T. encounters an alien that changes from a caterpillar butterfly. Binky tries to get Small Human and Big Human's attention while they enjoy their new massage chair.
10	"Roamer Rescue" "Snack Attack"	Derek Prout	TBA	TBA	November 3, 2019
Ted's space roamer is taken over by an alien. Aliens remove a piece of fruit that belongs to Small Human.
11	"#3 Flea Fling" "Free Fuzzy Wuzzy!"	Derek Prout	Phil Ivanusic-Vallée Louise Moon	Nicolas Hehn and Rodney King	November 10, 2019
Gordon is taken over by very small aliens (codename: fleas), and the P.U.R.S.T. team has to get rid of them. Binky's favorite purple sweater (Fuzzy Wuzzy) is being eaten up by aliens (codename: moths), and it's up to the team to stop the aliens and save Fuzzy Wuzzy.
12	"Parcel Panic" "Chirp Chirp"	Derek Prout	Jiro C. Okada Phil Ivanusic-Vallée	Rodney King, Jason Armstrong and Nicolas Hehn	November 17, 2019
When an alien (codename: bee) buzzes around a parcel, the agents must retrieve the parcel before it falls into the alien's hands. There is a mysterious sound heard in the space station and Binky realizes it's an alien (codename: cricket).
13	"Green Gobblers" "Gobble's Gotta Go"	Derek Prout	Patrick Granleese Miles Smith	Nicolas Hehn and Rob Walton	November 24, 2019
When Binky refuses to eat a new green cat food, aliens (codename: bugs) crawl out of the bag. Meanwhile, the humans order pizza. Gordon invents a machine to clean up messes and throw them in different places, but Binky notices a bunch of aliens (codename: ants).
14	"Undercover of the Night" "Unidentified FUN Object"	Derek Prout	Story by : Evany Rosen Teleplay by : Hugh Duffy & Carolyn Hay Phil Ivanusic-Vallée	Eugene McDermott and Jason Armstrong	December 1, 2019
Gordon and Binky hear a bump in the night, where they find a new agent, Amelia, in the Room of Many Boxes. Gordon accidentally throws Small Human.
15	"Moussie Mischief" "Who's the WURST"	TBA	TBA	TBA	December 8, 2019
When Ted lands in a laundry bin with an alien circling it, the team assumes that the alien's evil plan is to make Ted have a bath. When Small Human rescues a budgie, it turns out "Chirpy" is a disgruntled bird who could not get into P.U.R.S.T.
16	"T'was the Night Before PURSTmas" "We Wish You a Merry PURSTmas"	Derek Prout	Hugh Duffy & Carolyn Hay Miles Smith	TBA	December 15, 2019
17	"Purrfect Present" "Stickin' Together"	Derek Prout	Andrew Shenkman Phil Invanusic-Vallée	Nicholas Hehn and Rob Walton	December 22, 2019
The P.U.R.S.T. team makes a present for Fluffy's birthday, but an alien (codename: bee) shows up to try and take the flowers. Nola takes the threat from a possible stick bug which could be an alien (codename: housefly).
18	"Gordon's Buddy-Bot" "Adventures in Pet Sitting"	Derek Prout	J.D. Smith Patrick Granleese	Eugene McDermott and Jason Armstrong	December 29, 2019
Gordon builds his own robo-pet who wreaks havoc on the station and in missions. When a new human shows up to pet-sit the agents while the Humans are out, they have to discover whether she's going to turn the agents into aliens or not. (This is the debut of New Backup Human.)
19	"Lights, Camera, Agents" "A Walk in the Park"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 5, 2020
Fluffy assigns the team to make an instructional video for future P.U.R.S.T. cadets. Gordon builds a robotic dog so his P.U.R.S.T. pals can ride inside it and join him in the park.
20	"Puzzlers" "Little Stinker"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 12, 2020
The P.U.R.S.T. team go on a mission to find the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle. Gordon rummages through the trash.
21	"Dog Day" "Loo Rocks"	TBA	TBA	TBA	January 19, 2020
Gordon has a day where he kicks back and fiddles with his gadgets, resulting in the space station being locked from the inside. Small Human comes home with an instrument.
22	"Astounding Sounds" "Dolly Folly"	Derek Prout	Andrew Shenkman Hugh Duffy and Carolyn Hay	TBA	January 26, 2020
The agents don't understand the noises they hear. The agents are babysitters for a day.
23	"Binky Bunny" "Dig Dog"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 2, 2020
When the pets mistake chocolate eggs hidden around the station as alien eggs, they gather all of them before they hatch. Binky accidentally destroys one of Gordon's properties.
24	"Light Fright" "Loo on the Loose"	TBA	TBA	TBA	February 9, 2020
When Amelia gets trapped in the space station during a night patrol, the team discovers she has a fear of the light. After a series of mishaps, Loo decides he's a bunny and escapes.
25	"PURST Pearl" "Blanky Boo-Boo"	Ruth Ramirez	Phil Ivanisuic-Vallee	Nicholas Hehn and Jason Armstrong	February 16, 2020
The team discovers a pearl. The Humans have a yard sale, but they accidentally attempt to sell Gordon's blanket, as well as them encountering aliens (codename: bugs) that Gordon thinks will taking it into outer space. So the team tries to distract whoever thinks of buying it (Mini Human and Tall Human).
26	"Pets of the Universe" "Ready for Space Travel"	TBA	TBA Miles Smith	TBA	February 23, 2020
The team is sent to the vet's. The team finds a secret place underneath the vet's with all of the aliens they encountered.

Broadcast

Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on September 7, 2019. The show currently airs everyday at 12:40 PM and 7:30 PM, and some intersitial episodes air on the channel as well.[1] The show also airs on Discovery Kids in Latin America, TF1 in France and Boomerang across Europe. In Signapore, it debuted on Okto on June 15, 2020.[8]

In French Canada, the show premiered on ICI Radio-Canada Télé on September 19, 2020.[9]

References

1. "Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe". Corus Entertainment.
2. "Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe". EyeOnCanada | VueSurLeCanada.
3. "Nelvana preps preschool live-action".
4. "Nelvana greenlights trio of preschool shows".
5. "Nelvana and Discovery Announce Name for its Kids Production Joint Venture". Corus Entertainment.
6. "ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR SEASON 2 OF REDKNOT'S AGENT BINKY: PETS OF THE UNIVERSE". Nelvana (Press release). Toronto: Corus Entertainment. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
7. "Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe". Screener/Zap2it. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
8. "Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe Show Info - meWATCH". MeWatch. MediaCorp. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
9. "Deals You Missed: BBC, Nelvana, Scholastic".

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