The Eggs

This article is about the animated series. For biological eggs, see Egg. For eggs as food, see Eggs as food. For other uses, see Egg (disambiguation).

2004 multi-national TV series or program

The Eggs

Created by| Tony Byrne
Brendan Byrne
Don Arioli
Directed by| Gillian Carr
Voices of|

* Pierre Brault
* Kate Hurman
* Rick Jones
* Hélène Joy
* John Koensgen
* Nancy Neilson
* Mike O'Reilly
* Terrence Scammell
* Ross Wilson

Country of origin| Australia
Canada
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 4
No. of episodes| 52
Production
Running time| 12 minutes
Production companies| B&T Entertainment
Funbag Animation Studios
Original release
Network| Nine Network
Release| 2004 (2004) –
2005 (2005)

The Eggs is a children's animated television program that broadcast on the Nine Network on 2004 to 2005. There are 52 episodes of 12 minutes duration. Two cartoon episodes were usually screened together in a half hour timeslot. The Eggs was produced by Tony Byrne and Brendan Byrne (not related).[1]

## Series synopsis

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The Eggs follows the colourful adventures of the four anthropomorphic egg college graduates as they continue their mission through the Looneyverse to search out valuable new sounds for their music-loving home planet of Kazoo. On their travels, they visit many unique and strange different planets each with their own music and sounds.

## Characters

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### Main

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* Benedict (voiced by Mike O'Reilly (speaking); John Koensgen (singing)) - Benedict is a level-headed scientist egg who is usually the leader of the group and has his own laboratory aboard Shelly. He wears a blue spacesuit.
* Yolky (voiced by Kate Hurman (speaking); Andrea Lees (singing)[2]) - Yolky is a plucky, feisty female egg who is often made fun of for being slightly smaller than the others. She wears a red spacesuit.
* Scramble (voiced by Terrence Scammell) - Scramble is a cowardly and lazy egg. He wears a green spacesuit.
* Sunnyside (voiced by Hélène Joy) - Sunnyside is a friendly, positive and stylish egg. She wears a purple spacesuit.

### Recurring

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* Shelly (voiced by Hélène Joy)
* Min (voiced by Kate Hurman)
* Eggor (voiced by Rick Jones)
* The Worms
* Eeny (voiced by Terrence Scammell)
* Meeny (voiced by Rick Jones)
* Miney (voiced by Mike O'Reilly)
* Fred (voiced by Terrence Scammell)

## Voice cast

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### Main

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* Mike O'Reilly - Benedict (speaking), Miney
* John Koensgen - Benedict (singing)
* Kate Hurman - Yolky (speaking), Min
* Andrea Lees - Yolky (singing)
* Terrence Scammell \- Scramble, Eeny, Fred
* Hélène Joy \- Sunnyside, Shelly
* Rick Jones \- Eggor, Meeny

### Additional voices

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* Pierre Brault
* Kate Hurman
* Rick Jones
* Hélène Joy
* John Koensgen
* Nancy Neilson
* Mike O'Reilly
* Terrence Scammell
* Ross Wilson

## Episode list

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### Series 1 (2004)

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Episode #  | In Season  | Title  | Airdate

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1  | 1  | The Beginning  | 2004
2  | 2  | One at a Time  | 2004
3  | 3  | The Worms of Ineptune  | 2004
4  | 4  | Planet Jollywood  | 2004
5  | 5  | A Lullaby for Shelly  | 2004
6  | 6  | The Dangerous Driver  | 2004
7  | 7  | Where's Shelly  | 2004
8  | 8  | There's Shelly  | 2004
9  | 9  | Choog  | 2004
10  | 10  | A Hairy Adventure  | 2004
11  | 11  | A Hair Raising Tale  | 2004
12  | 12  | The Ogre's Nose  | 2004
13  | 13  | Yolky Saves the Day  | 2004

### Series 2 (2004)

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Episode #  | In Season  | Title  | Airdate

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14  | 1  | The Bloogles  | 2004
15  | 2  | Peanut Surprise  | 2004
16  | 3  | The Stringiest Bean  | 2004
17  | 4  | Gulpy Wulpy  | 2004
18  | 5  | Rubbish Shoot  | 2004
19  | 6  | Sunnyside Up  | 2004
20  | 7  | Which Came First  | 2004
21  | 8  | The Black Hole  | 2004
22  | 9  | Doh Rey Me  | 2004
23  | 10  | The Missing Egg  | 2004
24  | 11  | Growth Spurt  | 2004
25  | 12  | Tune Up  | 2004
26  | 13  | Counting the Beat  | 2004

### Series 3 (2005)

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Episode #  | In Season  | Title  | Airdate

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27  | 1  | Double Yolkers  | 2005
28  | 2  | Cinderbot  | 2005
29  | 3  | Message in a Bottle  | 2005
30  | 4  | Music Trap  | 2005
31  | 5  | The Big Freeze  | 2005
32  | 6  | Too Much of a Good Thing  | 2005
33  | 7  | Now You See Her  | 2005
34  | 8  | Pet Show  | 2005
35  | 9  | The Bubatuba  | 2005
36  | 10  | The Silent Shell  | 2005
37  | 11  | The Flying Pan  | 2005
38  | 12  | The March of Ides  | 2005
39  | 13  | Crosswinds  | 2005

### Series 4 (2005)

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Episode #  | In Season  | Title  | Airdate

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40  | 1  | Treasure Island  | 2005
41  | 2  | Water Music  | 2005
42  | 3  | Top of the Pops  | 2005
43  | 4  | The Dance Craze  | 2005
44  | 5  | Lost in Space  | 2005
45  | 6  | Copy Cat  | 2005
46  | 7  | Country Music Blues  | 2005
47  | 8  | Plunka  | 2005
48  | 9  | A Visit to Oogy  | 2005
49  | 10  | Don't Go Home  | 2005
50  | 11  | Return to Monotogmous  | 2005
51  | 12  | The Deserter  | 2005
52  | 13  | Homecoming  | 2005

## References

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1. ^ "These Eggs get cracking". 14 October 2004.
2. ^ "Andrea Lees' StarNow profile".

## External links

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* Official Website
* The Eggs at IMDb

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