The Brothers Flub
Alien brothers deliver packages across the universe.
The Brothers Flub is a children's animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon from January 16, 1999, to January 8, 2000. It was created by David Burke and Laslo Nosek, and produced by Sunbow Entertainment and Sony Wonder Television in partnership with Ravensburger Film + TV and Videal. Although Nickelodeon promoted it as original programming for one year, the show was not a Nicktoon. The series follows two blue-furred alien brothers, Guapo and Fraz Flub, who work as couriers for a company called RetroGrade Interdimensional Couriers. In each episode, they travel through space in their spacecraft, the Hoog, to deliver packages to a different planet. Guapo is shorter, fatter, and a lighter shade of blue than his brother; both wear spacesuits, shoes, and caps. Their boss is a green female alien named Tarara Boomdeyay, and other coworkers include a female alien named Valerina and an older orange male alien named Squish. Each planet visited has a unique characteristic, such as "The Land of Oversized Games" or "Hip City." The show was widely panned by critics, who compared it unfavorably to actual Nicktoons, and Nickelodeon has since disowned it.
- created_by
- David Burke and Laslo Nosek
- network
- Nickelodeon
- run
- January 16, 1999 – January 8, 2000
- production_companies
- Sunbow Entertainment, Sony Wonder Television, Ravensburger Film + TV, Videal
- main_characters
- Guapo Flub, Fraz Flub
- voice_actors
- Jerry Sroka, Scott Menville, Charlotte Rae, Ron Hale, Christine Cavanaugh
Lore & Background
The Brothers Flub takes place in outer space. The show's title refers to its two central characters: a pair of blue-furred alien brothers named Guapo and Fraz Flub. Guapo is shorter and fatter than his brother, and is a lighter shade of blue. Both wear spacesuits, shoes and caps. In the series, they work for a company called RetroGrade Interdimensional Couriers, of which a green-colored female alien named Tarara Boomdeyay is the boss. Other characters at their job include a female alien named Valerina and an older orange, male alien named Squish. The brothers travel through their universe in their spacecraft (called the Hoog) to deliver packages to various planets. Each episode features a different planet with a different characteristic, such as 'The Land of Oversized Games' or 'Hip City'.
Reader's Guide
The Brothers Flub was produced by Sunbow Entertainment, at the time a subsidiary of Sony Wonder, and marketed for children ages six through eleven. Despite Nickelodeon billing the show as its original programming for only one year, it was not a Nicktoon. The series was widely panned by critics, with Joanne Weintraub of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel describing it as 'a rare clinker with all the noisy hyperactivity of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and little of the cockeyed charm.' The Hollywood Reporter called it 'a somewhat vacuous effort that lacks the charm and substance of much of Nick's other programming.' To this day, Nickelodeon has disowned the show. Its legacy is largely as a forgotten footnote in Nickelodeon's history, notable for its promotional deals with KFC, Carl's Jr., Hardee's, GNC, Macy's, and Skechers, and for two VHS releases that are now out of print and hard to find.
Did You Know?
- The show was created by David Burke and Laslo Nosek for Nickelodeon.
- The brothers' spacecraft is called the Hoog.
- Sony Wonder released two VHS tapes of the show in 2000, titled 'Plan C: Panic!' and 'Doom Wears Funny Tights!'.
- The series was delayed for a year from its original scheduled debut despite the end credits having a copyright label of 1998.
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