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 Australian 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
It's Graduation Day. The Eggs are being sent on a mission into the Looneyverse and try to adjust to the new life.
2  | 2  | One at a Time  | 2004
On their first mission, The Eggs visit the Planet Monotogmous and try to teach the inhabitants how to sing.
3  | 3  | The Worms of Ineptune  | 2004
Sunnyside befriends four worms and tries to sneak them on the ship.
4  | 4  | Planet Jollywood  | 2004
The Eggs try to help a king be funny, while dealing with Shelly's bad attitude.
5  | 5  | A Lullaby for Shelly  | 2004
The Eggs try to help an insomniac Shelly go to sleep.
6  | 6  | The Dangerous Driver  | 2004
Benedict and Sunnyside track down a trash-dumping criminal, damage to Min causes Shelly to go haywire, and Scramble tries to satisfy himself.
7  | 7  | Where's Shelly?  | 2004
Min causes Shelly to go haywire.
8  | 8  | There's Shelly  | 2004
The Eggs try to rescue Shelly from being crushed at a junkyard.
9  | 9  | Choog  | 2004
Scramble tries to be brave when alien inhabitants want to eat the Eggs.
10  | 10  | A Hairy Adventure  | 2004
Benedict, Scramble and Sunnyside get muddy, which causes them to grow hair.
11  | 11  | A Hair Raising Tale  | 2004
Benedict's hair gel helps people with their long hair.
12  | 12  | The Ogre's Nose  | 2004
The Eggs try to deal with Oogy after he steals music.
13  | 13  | Yolky Saves the Day  | 2004
After making too many mistakes, the Eggs tell Yolky not to do anything important for a week, but she realizes that her friends may be in danger.

### Series 2 (2004)

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Episode #  | In Season  | Title  | Airdate

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14  | 1  | The Bloogles  | 2004
A chemical substance interferes with the Eggs' speech.
15  | 2  | Peanut Surprise  | 2004
Benedict wants to keep a fuzzy creature as a pet, but it multiplies to rapidly.
16  | 3  | The Stringiest Bean  | 2004
The Eggs try to tune a string bean.
17  | 4  | Gulpy Wulpy  | 2004
Shelly blames Scramble for getting her sick, and the Eggs discover omnivorous plants.
18  | 5  | Rubbish Shoot  | 2004
Sunnyside leaves the Eggs on Shelly so they can work on choreography.
19  | 6  | Sunnyside Up  | 2004
Sunnyside released a single on the Planet Groove, which causes things to go haywire.
20  | 7  | Which Came First  | 2004
Shelly races a chicken ship.
21  | 8  | The Black Hole  | 2004
The Eggs get sucked into a black hole.
22  | 9  | Doh Rey Me  | 2004
The inhabitants of Discordia can't stop fighting.
23  | 10  | The Missing Egg  | 2004
Scramble tries to cut corners with taking out the rubbish, but winds up in a bird's nest.
24  | 11  | Growth Spurt  | 2004
After the Worms try a new plant, they start growing and eating everything.
25  | 12  | Tune Up  | 2004
Sunnyside goes to jail and it's up to Yolky and Scramble to break her out.
26  | 13  | Counting the Beat  | 2004
A meteor damages Shelly's engines, which sends them on a crash course with the sun.

### Series 3 (2005)

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Episode #  | In Season  | Title  | Airdate

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27  | 1  | Double Yolkers  | 2005
The Eggs fly into a purple hole and meet their counterparts, who are the opposite of them.
28  | 2  | Cinderbot  | 2005
Scramble reprograms Eggor to clean the ship.
29  | 3  | Message in a Bottle  | 2005
The Eggs try to deal with an curmudgeon's bad attitude. They also try to rein in their negative emotions until Sunnyside finally snaps.
30  | 4  | Music Trap  | 2005
Benedict is suspicious about a new planet.  |
31  | 5  | The Big Freeze  | 2005
Scramble makes Shelly cry after Sunnyside throws her under the bus.
32  | 6  | Too Much of a Good Thing  | 2005
When complaining about doing chores, Scramble slips into a cleaning product, causing it to bounce everywhere and break one of the pipes. A pink gas leaks out from the pipes, causing Scramble to be in love. He feels happy while the other people look confused, and investigate him. When it’s confirmed that he's is in love, they try to bring him back to normal.
33  | 7  | Now You See Her  | 2005
Yolky tries to make a growth potion, but misses a vital ingredient that causes the potion to make her invisible instead.
34  | 8  | Pet Show  | 2005
Sunnyside's Worms train for the pet show.
35  | 9  | The Bubatuba  | 2005
Scramble's negligence causes a powerful smell to knock everyone unconscious.

NOTE: This episode was seen as an allegory to drug use.

36  | 10  | The Silent Shell  | 2005
Yolky tries to keep a dangerous plant.
37  | 11  | The Flying Pan  | 2005
The Eggs try to deal with a frying pan.
38  | 12  | The March of Ides  | 2005
The Eggs recruit a marching band.
39  | 13  | Crosswinds  | 2005
The Eggs have to choose between going to the Gammies award show on the planet Octavia and riding a solar wind to get back to Kazoo.

### Series 4 (2005)

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Episode #  | In Season  | Title  | Airdate

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40  | 1  | Treasure Island  | 2005
A group of pirate raid the ship.
41  | 2  | Water Music  | 2005
The Eggs hear mysterious music.
42  | 3  | Top of the Pops  | 2005
The Eggs are signed on to a record deal.
43  | 4  | The Dance Craze  | 2005
The Eggs visit a planet where dancing without music is a lifestyle.
44  | 5  | Lost in Space  | 2005
Scramble gets lost in space trying to get rid of rubbish.
45  | 6  | Copy Cat  | 2005
The Eggs try to unravel a web of confusion and lies after the Copy Cats take over their ship.
46  | 7  | Country Music Blues  | 2005
The Eggs visit Wailin' World, where everyone cries from listening to sad music... including the Eggs!
47  | 8  | Plunka  | 2005
A jealous instrument steals all of the others.
48  | 9  | A Visit to Oogy  | 2005
The Eggs help Oogy do something good.
49  | 10  | Don't Go Home  | 2005
The Worms want to go back to Ineptune.
50  | 11  | Return to Monotogmous  | 2005
The Eggs revisit Monotogmous, but they're barred from leaving.
51  | 12  | The Deserter  | 2005
A depressed Scramble doesn't want to go back to Kazoo.
52  | 13  | Homecoming  | 2005
The Eggs go back to Kazoo to sing the song of Homecoming.

## 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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