Series synopsis
Roboroach is a Canadian animation comedy television series that premiered on Teletoon on January 8, 2002. It ended on August 28, 2004. It was created by Lila Rose, Carolyn Hay, J.D. Smith. It stars Scott Thompson, Ted Dykstra, Neil Crone and Carolyn Scott.
Roboroach is a Canadian animated television series, which ran on Teletoon in Canada and Jetix in Europe. It follows the story of a cockroach named Rube and his brother Reg. While scavenging for food, as seen in the introduction film, Rube is caught and experimented on. His brother saves him, but when they jump in an electrical outlet, Rube is transformed forever into a roboroach, a half-robot half-cockroach. After that he swears to use his powers only for the good of everyone and never for perso ...
Premise
Roboroach is a Canadian animated television series, which ran on Teletoon in Canada and Jetix in Europe. It follows the story of a cockroach named Rube and his brother Reg. While scavenging for food, as seen in the introduction film, Rube is caught and experimented on. His brother saves him, but when they jump in an electrical outlet, Rube is transformed forever into a roboroach, a half-robot half-cockroach. After that he swears to use his powers only for the good of everyone and never for personal use, unfortunately for Reg.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Scott Thompson as Ruben "Rube" Roach (voice)
- Ted Dykstra as Reginald "Reg" Roach (voice)
- Neil Crone
- Carolyn Scott
- Catherine Disher
- Fiona Reid
- Jayne Eastwood
- Lawrence Bayne
Supporting cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 104 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 52 | January 8, 2002 | December 31, 2002 |
| Season 2 | 52 | September 6, 2003 | August 28, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reg Bugs Out When Rube donates Reg's beloved T.V to the Old Bug's Home, Reg goes nuts and the Psychiatrist, Dr. Pillbug, suggests a new theory of his, that Rube and Reg should never see each other again! Reg realizes soon after Rube's departure that he can't live with him, and he can't live without him! |
January 8, 2002 |
| 2 |
Little Big Mouth After taunting him on National T.V, famous bug killer Mandible Lichter goes after Reg, but Reg isn't worried, after all, he's got a super hero on his side. A super hero who's just shed his exoskeleton! Reg does his best to nurse Rube back to health before he winds up on the menu, but if Mandible comes before Rube's ready, Reg may be toast! |
January 15, 2002 |
| 3 |
Pains, Drains, and Robomobiles When Reg gets a winning lottery ticket, he floors it to the lottery office in his 'robomobile', but when he and Rube miss the office by thousands of miles, then their only hope is to get back to Vexburg before the ticket expires, and that's not so easy with a temporarily powerless Roboroach! |
January 22, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shuttle Bugs | September 6, 2003 |
| 2 | Rememberizing Rube | September 13, 2003 |
| 3 | Ship Of Foods | September 20, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Teletoon |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 8, 2002 |
| Last aired | August 28, 2004 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |