Bolts and Blip

Bolts and Blip
Created by Andrew Knight
Written by Eric Trueheart
Chad Hicks
Terry McGurrin
Mark Ackland
Directed by Peter Lepeniotis
Mark Ackland
Riccardo Durante
Tim Deacon
Starring Matt Murray
Terry McGurrin
Stacey DePass
Glenn Coulson
Country of origin Canada
South Korea[1]
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 26
Production
Executive producer(s) Hong Kim
Daniel Woo
Production company(s) ToonBox Entertainment
Redrover Co., Ltd.
Release
Original network Teletoon
The CW (Vortexx)
Original release June 28, 2010 – December 25, 2011
External links
Website

Bolts and Blip is a Canadian-South Korean computer-animated television series that premiered in 2010 on the Canadian channel Teletoon.[1] The show used to air on 3net at 10:30 am on Sundays until 3net shut down their broadcast on August 12, 2014.[2] Bolts & Blip joined The CW's Saturday Morning block Vortexx on July 13, 2013 at 8:30 am and was the only airing Bolts & Blip on that block in the USA since 3net shut down their broadcast. It is no longer airing as of Vortexx's cancellation.[3]

Plot

Bolts & Blip is a comic action adventure set on the moon in 2080. It follows two central city misfits, Bolts & Blip, who accidentally find themselves as members of the Lunar League's last placed team the Thunderbolts. With the help of their rag-tag band of teammates, the two friends discover what they are made of in this intergalactic sports circuit.[4]

Characters

Main characters

Minor and reoccurring characters

Series overview

Season Episodes Original air date
Series premiere Series finale
1 26[6] June 28, 2010 (Canada)
July 13, 2013 (USA)
December 25, 2011 (Canada)
March 8, 2014 (USA)

Episode list

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series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Canada Airdate United States Airdate
11"Moon Units"Peter Lepenniotis, Mark Ackland & Riccardo DuranteEric TrueheartJune 28, 2010 (2010-06-28)[7]July 13, 2013 (2013-07-13)
Bolts and Blip are accidentally drafted into the Lunar League games as Battle Bots.
22"Move It Or Lose It"Riccardo Durante & Mark AcklandEric TrueheartJune 29, 2010 (2010-06-29)[7]July 20, 2013 (2013-07-20)
Bolts and Blip gain popularity due to a signature move, which quickly makes them unpopular with the rest of the ThunderBolts, especially Welder.
33"Little Squeaker"Riccardo Durante & Mark AcklandChad HicksJune 30, 2010 (2010-06-30)[7]July 27, 2013 (2013-07-27)
Bolts and Blip find an unknown robot in their new quarters. It appears to be a virtual pet mouse dubbed by Blip as 'Squeaker', but its unusual model makes the team suspicious. Is Squeaker, vicious to everyone but Blip, really a V-pet? Or is he something more sinister...?
44"Cyrano de Bolts"Riccardo Durante & Mark AcklandTerry McGurrinJuly 1, 2010 (2010-07-01)[7]August 3, 2013 (2013-08-03)
Bolts coaches Blip on how he can win Saedee's affections to get a date. Blip tries to make her jealous by dating another girl. The Thunderbolts and Iron Maidens do battle to solve all of their dating problems.[8]
55"A Kinder, Gentler Gridiron"Peter LepeniotisEric TrueheartJuly 2, 2010 (2010-07-02)[7]August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10)
Coach Gridiron is reprogrammed to help him find his gentler side. With the somewhat over the top success, the others start to see the pro's in being re-programmed too. Saedee re-programs to be feminine to attract Tigrr Jaxxson, Blip re-programs to be a macho man, and Welder re-programs to be more youthful. But when their new personalities start getting them into trouble, Bolts and Steve join forces to get their friends back.
66"The Quest of the Goblin Crown, Part III"Peter LepiniotisChad HicksJuly 5, 2010 (2010-07-05)[7]August 17, 2013 (2013-08-17)
Bolts and Ratch-8 download an illegal movie called "Quest for the Goblin Crown, Part 3". But when Blip accidentally downloads the film into his head, he truly believes he is Agnor the Brave, protagonist for the movie. In order to get the movie file out of his system, the Thunderbolts all must follow on his perilous journey. With Bolts as Filbix the wizard, Saedee as Melia the Elf and Tigrr Jaxxson as Princess Twinkleheart, hilarity ensues.
77"The Curse of the Vampire Bot"Peter Lepeniotis & Tim DeaconEric TrueheartJuly 6, 2010 (2010-07-06)[7]August 24, 2013 (2013-08-24)
When Dr. Blood infects Saedee with a virus that turns her into a vampire bot, the whole things that's bigger than a galaxy but not quite the whole universe is in danger. When the whole team starts wearing Steve's plaid shorts on their heads, Blip joins forces with Helsing 5, vampire hunter, to save them.
88"The Magic of the Schleprechauns"Peter Lepeniotis & Tim DeaconEric TrueheartJuly 7, 2010 (2010-07-07)[7]August 31, 2013 (2013-08-31)
When the Thunderbolts end up with the worst jet planes ever for their upcoming luna match, Bolts suggests getting a pot of goldium from the legendary Schleprechauns to power their fighters. No one takes him seriously, but after making a deal with Saedee and Blip, the trio try to find them. By a miracle, they discover that the Schleprechans are real, and so is their pot of goldium. But there's a catch. To get the pot of goldium, they first have to find King Spinklewink's son, last heard of exploring the depths of the reformatter. Can Bolts get him out? Or will he end up a toaster?
99"Welded Away"Peter Lepeniotis & Tim DeaconChad HicksJuly 8, 2010 (2010-07-08)[7]September 7, 2013 (2013-09-07)
It is Dr. Tommy day, where all robots show appreciation for him in the form of a giant statue. When Bolts and Blip are tricked by Tigrr Jaxxson into defiling the statue, and Gridiron threatens to put the robots who did it in the reformatter, they desperately try to come up with a way to fix it. Unfortunately, Welder finds out about this situation, but after Gridiron, Steve and the Reformatter turn up at the door for Welder, Bolts and Blip think that he has been reformatted. Sad because it’s their fault, they try to rebuild him and help him remember who he is. But instead, they create a rabid franken-robot which begins to terrorise Lunar City.
1010"El Bolto Del Fuego"Peter Lepeniotis & Tim DeaconEric TrueheartJuly 9, 2010 (2010-07-09)[7]September 14, 2013 (2013-09-14)
Belittled and teased by the others, especially Steve, Bolts feels like "a scrawny bot the rest of the team puts up with". When a civibot takes him to an underground fight and file sharing club, he falls in love with the sport, beating all his competitors. When he is pitched against Steve, and wins, it becomes an all out war between the two, both in and out of the ring. When Blip finds out after taking Saedee on a practice date to the fights, he intervenes, joining the fight. When Steve makes another nasty remark to Bolts, something inside him snaps. 'Evil Bolts' is born!
1111"Robots Don't Dream, Part 1"Peter Lepeniotis & Tim DeaconMark AcklandJuly 12, 2010 (2010-07-12)[7]September 21, 2013 (2013-09-21)
After getting conked on the head by Tigrr Jaxxson, Blip begins to have dreams, flashbacks of when he was being built. Nobody listens though, because after Bolts gets struck by lightning, and he begins to sing prophecies, they think Blip is just jealous. But as the dreams persist, Blip discovers even more about Dr. Blood and Dr. Tommy, including the day Dr. Blood went evil. When the rest of the team get horrifyingly beaten due to them following Bolts' magical advice, Blip transforms into a powerful bot, protecting his friends and smashing the opposing team with his awesome new powers.
1212"Robots Don't Dream, Part 2"Peter Lepeniotis & Tim DeaconMark AcklandJuly 13, 2010 (2010-07-13)[7]September 28, 2013 (2013-09-28)
When the Bloodbots re-purpose halfway through a game, Blip gets suspicious. When he meets Motbot, a muddy but smart bot who knows all about the Dr. Blood/Dr. Tommy conspiracy, he finds out even more about himself. Blip is Dr. Tommy's secret weapon bot, the only robot who can stop Dr. Blood's army and the dreaded Blood's Bot, an egotistical and lightning prone robot. Meanwhile, Tigrr Jaxxson decides to retire from the league in favour of a "higher calling" from the lightning gods.
1313"Steve in Charge"Peter Lepeniotis & Tim DeaconEric TrueheartJuly 14, 2010 (2010-07-14)[7]October 5, 2013 (2013-10-05)
Steve is in charge of the Thunderbolts when Gridiron is sent on a coach's seminar. When the Dloob Cola company offers an enormous amount of money to publicise their product, all of the team except Blip are taken in. When the product advertising keeps making them lose matches, Blip takes it into his own hands to show everyone how to play for the love of the game instead of for the cash.
1414"A Blip in Time"Peter Lepenniotis, Mark Ackland & Riccardo DuranteEric TrueheartJuly 15, 2010 (2010-07-15)October 12, 2013 (2013-10-12)
It's All Robots Day, where all robots get a free day off work. Each robot day there is a beacon treasure hunt. But when Bolts and Blip are knocked out of the race by Tigrr Jaxxson, they find more than they bargained for...
1515"Trump Card"Peter Lepenniotis, Mark Ackland & Riccardo DuranteEric TrueheartNovember 5, 2011 (2011-11-05)October 19, 2013 (2013-10-19)
Blip wants to unlock his secret newfound powers, but he doesn't know how to activate them. After a series of hilarious misadventures at the hands of Bolts to get them working, Bolts falls in love with police work, but takes it over the edge. Blip tries to shake him out of it, but to no avail. But when Bolts picks a fight with a gang of thugs, things take a turn for the worse. Can Blip save his friend before his head is pulled off?
1616"The Black Box"Peter Lepenniotis & Tim DeaconRiccardo DuranteNovember 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)November 2, 2013 (2013-11-02)
Everyone on the Thunderbolts falls under the spell of the Black Box, which is the mysterious hard drive that holds the meaning of life for all robots. Even Dr. Blood tries to gain control of its awesome powers.
1717"My Fair Dee Dee"Peter Lepenniotis & Tim DeaconElizabeth WhitmereNovember 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)November 9, 2013 (2013-11-09)
Saedee’s Cousin Dee Dee visits and decides to join the Thunderbolts team to get closer to Blip. Bolts helps to spark the romance and rivalry as the Thunderbolts do battle on the field with the Iron Maidens.
1818"Moon Invasion"Peter Lepenniotis, Mark Ackland & Riccardo DuranteEric TrueheartNovember 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)November 16, 2013 (2013-11-16)
The Thunderbolts are losing a match to the All Stars when a meteor is detected hurtling towards the moon, causing the game to be canceled. During the evacuation, Ratch-8 is interviewed by the news, and his wild imaginings of an alien invasion stir up a public (and media) panic. The Thunderbolts are recruited by the military to fight the "aliens".
1919"Evil Saedee"Peter Lepenniotis & Tim DeaconAdam Greydon ReidNovember 18, 2011 (2011-11-18)January 18, 2014 (2014-01-18)
A mysterious new prototype joins the thunderbolts and quickly takes over Saedee’s role as team captain. When the team becomes infatuated with the new girl robot, Saedee gets jealous and starts investigating where this robot came from.
2020"Tigrr by the Tail"Peter Lepenniotis & Tim DeaconEric TrueheartNovember 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)January 25, 2014 (2014-01-25)
When Bolts and Blip suspect that Tigrr Jaxxson is the evil “Bloods Bot” they find a way to get close to him to investigate. After getting stuck in the underground tunnel system, Tigrr reveals his true identity when as he is stalked in the tunnels by the “Boogey Bot”.
2121"We Are the Champions"Peter Lepenniotis & Tim DeaconEric TrueheartDecember 2, 2011 (2011-12-02)February 1, 2014 (2014-02-01)
The Thunderbolts tie with the All-Stars for first place in the Lunar League. Meanwhile, Blip avoids being scanned by the Blood Bots as Dr. Blood discovers the hidden identity of the robot he created as his secret weapon.
2222"Lord of the Box"Peter Lepenniotis & Tim DeaconEric TrueheartDecember 9, 2011 (2011-12-09)February 8, 2014 (2014-02-08)
Bolts asks Blip to use his “Super Powers” to protect him from Vinnie 2 Chimes. Blip is made protector of the Black Box by the Schleprecauns and the friendship is tested when Blip refuses to let Bolts use its powers.
2323"Fall Out"Peter Lepenniotis & Tim DeaconAdam Greydon ReidDecember 16, 2011 (2011-12-16)February 15, 2014 (2014-02-15)
Blip misses his friend and can't quite get it together on the battlefield without Bolts. Bolts is brought to Blood's lair by D-Gor, where he learns his true identity and evil purpose as Dr. Blood's ultimate weapon.
2424"Blood Rising"Peter Lepenniotis & Tim DeaconThomas HartDecember 23, 2011 (2011-12-23)February 22, 2014 (2014-02-22)
Now that Bolts has left the team, the Thunderbolts are losing their Lunar League games. The new “evil” Bolts now tries to destroy Blip as he escapes to the Schleprecaun’s lair.
2525"Pandemonium"Peter Lepenniotis & Tim DeaconEric TrueheartDecember 25, 2011 (2011-12-25)March 1, 2014 (2014-03-01)
Bolts tries to destroy Lunar City by using Dr. Blood’s ultimate weapon. Blip rescues Saedee from Dr. Blood and begins the final showdown to save everyone from his ex-best friend “evil” Bolts.
2626"Final Conflict"Peter Lepenniotis & Tim DeaconEric TrueheartDecember 25, 2011 (2011-12-25)March 8, 2014 (2014-03-08)
Dr. Tommy arrives to help Blip understand his origins and control his "Super Powers". Blip and Bolts finally reunite to fight together against Dr. Blood. In the end, Saedee finally reveals her true feelings for Blip.

References

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