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Based on | The Binky the Space Cat series by Ashley Spires |
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Opening theme | "Agent Binky Theme Song" by Meiro Stamm |
Ending theme | "Agent Binky Theme Song" (instrumental) |
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Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 104 |
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Producer | Lydia Ferreira |
Running time | 22 minutes (seasons 1 & 3) 11 minutes (season 2) |
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Network | Treehouse TV |
Release | September 7, 2019 present | –
Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe, or simply Agent Binky, is a Canadian animated television series developed by Carolyn Hay and Hugh Duffy and produced by Nelvana. Loosely 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] 104 episodes were currently produced.
Premise
The series follows the adventures of Binky, a young housecat who, after she becomes a space agent, is on a mission to protect his human family (Big Human and Small Human) from any interstellar threats. With the assistance from P.U.R.S.T. (Pets of the Universe Ready for Space Travel), a fictional agency from a set of four different pets lives in, Binky find themselves from the team P.U.R.S.T., who are the case from the Persian cat boss known as Sergeant Fluffy Vandermere.[2]
Characters
- Binky (voiced by Jesse Camacho) is a black and white, pear-shaped housecat who is the main protagonist of the series. Binky is 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 in Season 1 and David Menkin in Season 2-3) is an orange and white dog who lives with Binky and his family. He likes inventing things.
- Captain Gracie (voiced by Aurora Browne) is a greyish-brown cat who lives next door to her teammates.
- Nola (voiced by Melody Johnson) is a green turtle who loves seashells.
- Loo (voiced by Boyd Banks) is a self-centered goldfish who is quite a bit grumpy.
- Sergeant Fluffy Vandermere (voiced by Dan Chameroy) is a Persian cat who is the boss and leader of P.U.R.S.T.
- Big Human (voiced by Katie Griffin) is the mother of Small Human.
- Small Human (voiced by Tyler James Nathan in Season 1 and Jacob Soley in Season 2) is the son of Big Human.
- Chirpy McChirp is an evil budgie who serves as the main antagonist of the show. She was rescued by Small Human in "Who's the WURST" and is shown unable making/getting it into integrating 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) is a bat who first appeared in "The Room of Many Boxes".
- Mini Human (voiced by Isabella Leo) is the daughter of Tall Human.
- Tall Human (voiced by Jonathan Tan) is the father of Mini Human.
- Darrell (voiced by Zachary Bennett) is a hamster who is Fluffy's son.
- New Backup Human is the agents' babysitter who substituted for Backup Human in "Adventures in Pet-Sitting".
- Gobble (voiced by Richard Binsley) is a robot Gordon invented in "Gobble's Gotta Go".
- Additional voices - Taylor Abrahamse, David Berni, Neil Crone, Stacey DePass, Dwayne Hill, Rebecca Husain, Nissae Isen, Tajja Isen, Bryn McAuley, Scott McCord, Terry McGurrin (also a story supervisor), Annick Obonsawin, Grant Palmer, Dan Petronijevic, Cara Pifko, Jacqueline Pillon, Joe Pingue, Erin Pitt, Andrew Sabiston, Robert Tinkler, Breanna Yde and Drew Adkins.
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". Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe 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, making it 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]
On January 7, 2021, Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe was renewed for a second season of another 52 11-minute episodes. The second season premiered in 2022.[6]
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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1 | 26 | September 7, 2019 | February 23, 2020 | |
2 | 52 | TBA | TBA | |
3 | 26 | TBA | TBA |
Only the second season consists of 52 11-minute episodes.[1]
Season 1 (2019-2020)
No. | Title [7] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date [7] | Prod. code | |||||
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1 | "No Moussie Left Behind" | Derek Prout | Hugh Duffy and Carolyn Hay | Ruth Ramirez and Jason Armstrong | September 7, 2019 | 101 | |||||
"Dragonfly Away!" | |||||||||||
Ted is accidentally sent into space. The gang is excited for a sleepover with Captain Gracie. | |||||||||||
2 | "A Fly in My Fluff" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | September 8, 2019 | 112 | |||||
"Fly Me to Balloon" | |||||||||||
An alien lands in Sergeant Fluffy Vandermere's soup. Small Human comes home with a robot-shaped balloon. | |||||||||||
3 | "Glow Away" | Derek Prout | Andrew Sabiston | James Caswell and Rob Walton | September 15, 2019 | 108 | |||||
"Space Station Flappy" | Miles Smith | ||||||||||
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" | Derek Prout | Phil Ivanusic-Vallée | Jason Armstrong and Eugene McDermott | September 22, 2019 | 109 | |||||
"Ice Cream Shuttle" | Miles Smith | ||||||||||
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" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | September 29, 2019 | 114 | |||||
"PURST Games" | |||||||||||
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" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | October 6, 2019 | 105 | |||||
"Vacuum Vamoose" | |||||||||||
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" | Derek Prout | Phil Ivanusic-Vallée | Nicolas Hehn and Rob Walton | October 13, 2019 | 118 | |||||
"Happy PURSTgiving" | |||||||||||
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" | Derek Prout | Patrick Granleese | Jason Armstrong and Rob Walton | October 20, 2019 | 106 | |||||
"Bad Fur Day" | Miles Smith | ||||||||||
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" | Derek Prout | Andrew Sabiston | Rodney King and Rob Walton | October 27, 2019 | 102 | |||||
"Robots Gotta Go" | Miles Smith | ||||||||||
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" | Derek Prout | Unknown | TBA | November 3, 2019 | 104 | |||||
"Snack Attack" | |||||||||||
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" | Derek Prout | Phil Ivanusic-Vallée | Nicolas Hehn and Rodney King | November 10, 2019 | 103 | |||||
"Free Fuzzy Wuzzy!" | Louise Moon | ||||||||||
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" | Derek Prout | Jiro C. Okada | Rodney King, Jason Armstrong and Nicolas Hehn | November 17, 2019 | 107 | |||||
"Chirp Chirp" | Phil Ivanusic-Vallée | ||||||||||
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" | Derek Prout | Patrick Granleese | Nicolas Hehn and Rob Walton | November 24, 2019 | 110 | |||||
"Gobble's Gotta Go" | Miles Smith | ||||||||||
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" | Derek Prout | Story by : Evany Rosen Teleplay by : Hugh Duffy & Carolyn Hay | Eugene McDermott and Jason Armstrong | December 1, 2019 | 111 | |||||
"Unidentified FUN Object" | Phil Ivanusic-Vallée | ||||||||||
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" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | December 8, 2019 | 113 | |||||
"Who's the WURST" | |||||||||||
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" | Derek Prout | Hugh Duffy & Carolyn Hay | TBA | December 15, 2019 | 115 | |||||
"We Wish You a Merry PURSTmas" | Miles Smith | ||||||||||
17 | "Purrfect Present" | Derek Prout | Andrew Shenkman | Nicholas Hehn and Rob Walton | December 22, 2019 | 116 | |||||
"Stickin' Together" | Phil Invanusic-Vallée | ||||||||||
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" | Derek Prout | J.D. Smith | Eugene McDermott and Jason Armstrong | December 29, 2019 | 117 | |||||
"Adventures in Pet Sitting" | Patrick Granleese | ||||||||||
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" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 5, 2020 | 119 | |||||
"A Walk in the Park" | |||||||||||
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" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 12, 2020 | 120 | |||||
"Little Stinker" | |||||||||||
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" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 19, 2020 | 121 | |||||
"Loo Rocks" | |||||||||||
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" | Derek Prout | Andrew Shenkman | TBA | January 26, 2020 | 122 | |||||
"Dolly Folly" | Hugh Duffy and Carolyn Hay | ||||||||||
The agents don't understand the noises they hear. The agents are babysitters for a day. | |||||||||||
23 | "Binky Bunny" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | February 2, 2020 | 123 | |||||
"Dig Dog" | |||||||||||
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" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | February 9, 2020 | 124 | |||||
"Loo on the Loose" | |||||||||||
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" | Ruth Ramirez | Phil Ivanisuic-Vallee | Nicholas Hehn and Jason Armstrong | February 16, 2020 | 125 | |||||
"Blanky Boo-Boo" | |||||||||||
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" | N/A | TBA | TBA | February 23, 2020 | 126 | |||||
"Ready for Space Travel" | Miles Smith | ||||||||||
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. |
Season 2
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Up Up and Away!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
2 | "Roundy Round Up!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
3 | "Talky Trouble" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
4 | "Nola's New Friend" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
5 | "PURST Pod Rodeo" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
6 | "The Book of PURST" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
7 | "Ted Alert" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
8 | "Shrinker Stinker" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
9 | "The Paw and Claw Spa" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
10 | "Wishful Thinking" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
11 | "Lights Out" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
12 | "Go Go Gracie" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
13 | "Get Ready Eddie" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
14 | "Stand By Your Human" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
15 | "Stuck in the Middle" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
16 | "Quacking Up" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
17 | "Spiffy Space Suit" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
18 | "Flying The Coo-oop!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
19 | "At Ease, Fluffy" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
20 | "A Real Dust Up!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
21 | "Si Si Says Si Si" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
22 | "Deep Space, Noooo!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
23 | "Pet Project" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
24 | "Pizza Panic" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
25 | "A Tad Bad Situation" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
26 | "The Thunder Home" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
27 | "Agent Antics" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
28 | "Tyrannosaurus Rascal" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
29 | "The Zoomies" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
30 | "Vegging Out" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
31 | "Spring Into Action" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
32 | "WURST Stink Ever" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
33 | "Hairy and Scary" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
34 | "Tricky Treat Hunt" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
35 | "Cuckoo for Cuckoo Clock!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
36 | "Robo-Pests" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
37 | "Throw Me a Cone" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
38 | "Don't You Be My Valentine" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
39 | "The WURST Party" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
40 | "Mission Earth Day" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
41 | "Fishpionage!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
42 | "Tree's a Crowd" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
43 | "Hops & Hiccups" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
44 | "The PURST Awards" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
45 | "Adventures in PURST Sitting" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
46 | "Snow Alien" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
47 | "Hide and Eek!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
48 | "Tooth or Dare" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
49 | "School Daze" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
50 | "Finding Ted" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
51 | "I'll Be Watching Mew" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
52 | "Grounded Gracie" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Season 3
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Scrappy Campers" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
2 | "The New Nola" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Commander Kibbles" | ||||||
3 | "Hot Enough For Ya" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Substitute Agent" | ||||||
4 | "The Blocky Blockies" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Fun Human" | ||||||
5 | "Rocketing Rocket House" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Crouching Kitty, Crane Invasion" | ||||||
6 | "Sleep Walkies" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"The Fast and the Furriest" | ||||||
7 | "Picture Purst" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Supernanny!" | ||||||
8 | "Escape from Gordon's Lab" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Two Can Toucan" | ||||||
9 | "Wings on Wheels" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Bee Be Gone!" | ||||||
10 | "Yummy Yoinks" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"One Froggy Day" | ||||||
11 | "Spooky Spa Day" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Tidy Up Little Froggy" | ||||||
12 | "A Prickly Situation" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Framing Game" | ||||||
13 | "Watch Your Steps" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"A Guide to Being the Wurst" | ||||||
14 | "Outta Control Upgrade" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Night Light" | ||||||
15 | "Gone A Stray" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Saving Si Si" | ||||||
16 | "The Blinky Blues" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"The Baddest Boing" | ||||||
17 | "Purst Picnic" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Gracie, Myself and I" | ||||||
18 | "The Chair Affair" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Space Pets" | ||||||
19 | "Birdhouse Hassle" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Darryl's Big Day" | ||||||
20 | "A Very Fluffy Purstmas" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"New Year's Evil" | ||||||
21 | "Starlight Starfright" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Let Sleepover Dogs Lie" | ||||||
22 | "Bell On A Binky" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"A Coo To Remember" | ||||||
23 | "Night of the Coo" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Cheese Chase" | ||||||
24 | "Doggy in a Box" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Cheese Chase" | ||||||
25 | "Pink Peril" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Friends of a Feather" | ||||||
26 | "Inventing Trouble" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
"Invasion of the Robo-Snatchers" | ||||||
Broadcast
Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on September 7, 2019. The show currently airs every day at 12:40 PM and 7:30 PM, and some interstitial 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 Singapore, it debuted on Channel 5 on June 15, 2020.[8] In the United Kingdom, the series debuted on Tiny Pop on June 21, 2021. It also aired on SX3 in Catalonia and TvG2 in Galicia. In the United States, the series will be released on Peacock on August 15, 2024.[9]
In French Canada, the show premiered on ICI Radio-Canada Télé on September 19, 2020.[10]
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