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).

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 2009. 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[edit]

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[edit]

### Main[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

### Main[edit]

* 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[edit]

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

## Episode list[edit]

### Series 1 (2004)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Official Website
* The Eggs at IMDb

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