Glumpers
Spanish CGI series about blob-like creatures in everyday situations.
Glumpers is a Spanish CGI animated series from Motion Pictures, S.A., co-produced with Televisió de Catalunya. It runs for two seasons, with 104 episodes that are each two minutes long. The show centers on a group of blob-like creatures who share a home.
These friends, the Glumpers, have exaggerated, conflicting personalities. They live in a nice house on the outskirts of a place called Glumperona. The six main characters include Fubble, who embodies laziness and loves eating; Quigly, an overly energetic glumper who often causes trouble; Webster, a quiet and shy type who still joins in the fun; Gobo, a large, cheerful glumper who cooks and dances, and tries to be the voice of reason; Dudd, the most mischievous of the group; and his brother Booker, who is highly intelligent and Dudd’s opposite. Each short episode shows them dealing with everyday situations, as well as some stranger ones.
- Field
- Animated television series
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Known for
- Short-form CGI episodes about blob-like creatures with stereotyped personalities
- Episodes
- 104
- Seasons
- 2
- Episode length
- 2 minutes
Lore & Background
The Glumpers are a group of blob-like creatures who live together in a beautiful house outside Glumperona. Each two-minute episode revolves around them getting involved with everyday situations, along with some more bizarre ones. The six main characters are Fubble, Quigly, Webster, Gobo, Dudd, and Booker, each with totally stereotyped and conflicting personalities.
Fubble embodies laziness and hates physical exercise except for eating. Quigly is hyper-active and always in high spirits, often overdoing things. Webster is quiet and shy but joins in the fun, while Gobo is a big, happy-go-lucky glumper who is a master chef and graceful dancer, often trying to bring common sense. Dudd is the most mischievous glumper and Booker's brother, while Booker is the smartest and highly gifted, the opposite of Dudd.
Reader's Guide
Glumpers represents a Spanish entry in the CGI animated television landscape, notable for its extremely short episode format of two minutes each, allowing for quick, self-contained stories. Produced by Motion Pictures, S.A. with Televisió de Catalunya, the series ran for two seasons and 104 episodes, indicating a substantial output for a niche children's program. The show's reliance on stereotyped and conflicting personalities among its blob-like characters—such as the lazy Fubble, hyper-active Quigly, and mischievous Dudd—follows a classic sitcom formula adapted for very young audiences. Its significance lies in demonstrating the capacity of Spanish animation studios to produce long-running series with limited per-episode runtime, and in its use of CGI technology during a period when such production was expanding in Europe. The series does not appear to have achieved broad international recognition, but it remains a documented example of regional co-production between a private studio and a public broadcaster.
Did You Know?
- The series consists of two seasons with 104 episodes, each two minutes long.
- The Glumpers live in a house outside a location called Glumperona.
- Gobo is a master chef and graceful dancer who tries to bring common sense.
- Booker is the smartest glumper and the opposite of his mischievous brother Dudd.
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