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==Availability==
==Availability==
As part of the heavy merchandising of ''Butt-Ugly Martians'', many episodes have been released to DVD. Still, not every episode is available to the general public. Many missing episodes are available on Youtube, but 8 episodes remain missing. The show's relative unpopularity in the U.S. makes the likelihood of any more VHS recordings very limited. Though unconfirmed, potential web-based content may now be lost as well.<ref>Animation World Magazine remarks about a Web series. http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.08/5.08pages/younghusbandbugly2.php3</ref>
As part of the heavy merchandising of ''Butt-Ugly Martians'', many episodes have been released to DVD. Still, not every episode is available to the general public. Many missing episodes are available on Youtube, but 8 episodes remain missing. The show's relative unpopularity in the U.S. makes the likelihood of any more VHS recordings very limited. Though unconfirmed, potential web-based content may now be lost as well.<ref>Animation World Magazine remarks about a Web series. http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.08/5.08pages/younghusbandbugly2.php3</ref>
Starting on September 14, 2016 the Youtube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVyXpb7vzWYcZytGXOuM2Q PopTeenToons] began uploading episodes of the series periodically. Due to this, the entrie series is now available in some form through Youtube.


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|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 1</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 1</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Playback/Payback</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Playback/Payback</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKyoCs8RmPA Found], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztZMIvp_oDI Alt]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKhq9n0QPVM Found], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztZMIvp_oDI Alt]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 14</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 14</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Bog in Charge</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Bog in Charge</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NoLoOS-bG0 Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/bUTNOURTEp0?t=22m36s Found]</span>
|-
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 2</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 2</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Jax the Conqueror</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Jax the Conqueror</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnZb6Wml9JQ Found], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnEJEzTkFnk Alt]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dikPbZdBQiQ Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 15</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 15</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Muldoon's Big Catch</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Muldoon's Big Catch</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Lost</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/bUTNOURTEp0?t=45m7s Found]</span>
|-
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 3</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 3</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Meet Gorgon</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Meet Gorgon</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itMtcivKjfc Found], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7EXaOzlqZk Alt]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE1LRinNbDo Found], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7EXaOzlqZk Alt]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 16</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 16</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Emperor Damage</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Emperor Damage</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2gwlhJQqy4 Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i0bUjGvzq0 Found]</span>
|-
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 4</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 4</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">You Bet Your Planet</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">You Bet Your Planet</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtz7unp6R0I Found], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Usbc-I9004 Alt]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuRvCmKgn1E Found], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Usbc-I9004 Alt]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 17</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 17</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Bog's Missing Trophy</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Bog's Missing Trophy</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODnjIytWs_M&nohtml5=False Found**]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/8i0bUjGvzq0?t=45m3s Found]</span>
|-
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 5</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 5</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Mike in Space</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Mike in Space</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBUxsAJo2Xs Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIOZYc1bowU Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 18</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 18</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Better Off Without Us</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Better Off Without Us</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Lost</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrEmLkb1Yo4 Found]</span>
|-
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 6</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 6</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Koo Foo</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Koo Foo</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufj9qyloesY Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3C9ai-edZ8 Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 19</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 19</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Everybody Loves Angie*</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Everybody Loves Angie*</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">'''On DVD'''</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/IrEmLkb1Yo4?t=22m36s Found]</span>
|-
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 7</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 7</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">The Big Bang Theory</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">The Big Bang Theory</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYiyQ4dU8aA Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9gPi_EBrss Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 20</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 20</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Unbrainwashing Muldoon</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Unbrainwashing Muldoon</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Lost</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/IrEmLkb1Yo4?t=45m6s Found]</span>
|-
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 8</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 8</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Damage's Little Girl</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Damage's Little Girl</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">'''On DVD'''</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eh3T20uy4g Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 21</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 21</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Bye Bye B-Bop</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Bye Bye B-Bop</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Lost</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGFcWqm8QQs Found]</span>
|-
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 9</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 9</span>
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|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 22</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 22</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Big Bash in Britain</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Big Bash in Britain</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Lost</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/kGFcWqm8QQs?t=45m14s Found]</span>
|-
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 10</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 10</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Brothers From Another Planet</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Brothers From Another Planet</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc9U2llxxsQ Found**]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTqIPyjBhkw Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 23</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 23</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Alien Games</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Alien Games</span>
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|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 24</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 24</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">If the Suit Fits</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">If the Suit Fits</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Lost</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/8i0bUjGvzq0?t=22m34s Found]</span>
|-
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 12</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 12</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Out of Sync</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Out of Sync</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">'''On DVD'''</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_N_vy9JnpM 1][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu6_NIveXE4 2][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmTJYmLpXJM 3] Found***</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 25</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 25</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Let's Make a Deal</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Let's Make a Deal</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Lost</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://youtu.be/kGFcWqm8QQs?t=22m43s Found]</span>
|-
|-
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 13</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 13</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Bog's Not So Dumb After All</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Bog's Not So Dumb After All</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NoLoOS-bG0 Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUTNOURTEp0 Found]</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 26</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">Episode 26</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">This Is... the Butt-Uglies!</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">This Is... the Butt-Uglies!</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">'''On DVD'''</span>
|<span style="font-size:80%">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0FRiRDs4aY Found**]</span>
|}<span style="font-size:50%">*Mistakingly referred to as ''Once in Love With Angie'' on the ''Hoverboard Heroes'' DVD.</span>
|}<span style="font-size:50%">*Mistakingly referred to as ''Once in Love With Angie'' on the ''Hoverboard Heroes'' DVD.</span>
<span style="font-size:50%">**Found, zoomed in.</span>
<span style="font-size:50%">**In glorious camcorder quality, also available on DVD.</span>
<span style="font-size:50%">***After being butchered by Youtube's 2008 video encoding, also available on DVD.</span>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 17:23, 14 January 2017

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Butt-Ugly Martians Title Card

Status: Partially Lost


Butt-Ugly Martians was a 3D animated television series produced by Mike Young Productions, LLC (now Splash Entertainment) in 2001. The series aired in the United Kingdom on ITV in 2001, and in the United States on Nickelodeon in early 2002. It consisted of two seasons with a total of 26 episodes and filled a 30-minute time slot.

Plot

The show revolves around three Martians that have landed on Earth in 2053 in order to conquer it. The martians - B-Bop, 2T, and Doo-Wah instead grow fond of Earth culture and quickly adapt. In order to stay on Earth, the martians keep their boss Emperor Bog and his henchman Dr. Damage in the dark by staging fake invasion reports with the help of three human allies - Mike, Angela, and Cedric. Eventually, an alien fanatic named Stoat Muldoon catches onto them and attempts to hunt them down. Using the power of "BKM" (Butt-Kicking Mode), the martians work together to fight the forces of other alien invaders and keep Earth safe so they can just relax and hang out.

Reception

Though the series saw mild success in the United Kingdom, Butt-Ugly Martians met with severe backlash from viewers in the United States. Critics panned the series for its lackluster 3D animation and model design, while viewers felt that the series was replacing Invader Zim - a more popular series at the time.[1][2] These same viewers often claimed the series had stolen ideas from Invader Zim, despite the two series bearing little actual similarities besides the theme of aliens. These claims may have arisen when Butt-Ugly Martians premiered on Invader Zim's time slot.

Production

Because of the 3D graphics used in the show, production costs were high per episode. This led to the show being heavily supported by merchandising, which itself was big.[3] Such merchandise included video games, books, toys, and possibly a magazine.[4]

Availability

As part of the heavy merchandising of Butt-Ugly Martians, many episodes have been released to DVD. Still, not every episode is available to the general public. Many missing episodes are available on Youtube, but 8 episodes remain missing. The show's relative unpopularity in the U.S. makes the likelihood of any more VHS recordings very limited. Though unconfirmed, potential web-based content may now be lost as well.[5]

Starting on September 14, 2016 the Youtube channel PopTeenToons began uploading episodes of the series periodically. Due to this, the entrie series is now available in some form through Youtube.

Episode 1 Playback/Payback Found, Alt Episode 14 Bog in Charge Found
Episode 2 Jax the Conqueror Found Episode 15 Muldoon's Big Catch Found
Episode 3 Meet Gorgon Found, Alt Episode 16 Emperor Damage Found
Episode 4 You Bet Your Planet Found, Alt Episode 17 Bog's Missing Trophy Found
Episode 5 Mike in Space Found Episode 18 Better Off Without Us Found
Episode 6 Koo Foo Found Episode 19 Everybody Loves Angie* Found
Episode 7 The Big Bang Theory Found Episode 20 Unbrainwashing Muldoon Found
Episode 8 Damage's Little Girl Found Episode 21 Bye Bye B-Bop Found
Episode 9 Introducing the Ultimate Infi-knight Found Episode 22 Big Bash in Britain Found
Episode 10 Brothers From Another Planet Found Episode 23 Alien Games Found
Episode 11 That's No Puddle, That's Angela! Found Episode 24 If the Suit Fits Found
Episode 12 Out of Sync 123 Found*** Episode 25 Let's Make a Deal Found
Episode 13 Bog's Not So Dumb After All Found Episode 26 This Is... the Butt-Uglies! Found**

*Mistakingly referred to as Once in Love With Angie on the Hoverboard Heroes DVD.

**In glorious camcorder quality, also available on DVD. ***After being butchered by Youtube's 2008 video encoding, also available on DVD.

References

  1. Animation World Network review of Butt-Ugly Martians http://www.awn.com/animationworld/tv-review-butt-ugly-martians
  2. Toon Zone forum post from 2004 that claims Butt-Ugly Martians replaced Invader Zim's time slot. http://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/any-butt-ugly-martians-fans.3734791/page-2#post-55531931
  3. Lubbock Avalanche Journal talks about Butt-Ugly Martians' arrival to the US. http://lubbockonline.com/stories/040601/upd_075-8904.shtml#.VwmECebqrDf
  4. Examples of merchandising found on a quoted USA Today article. http://nickdisk.yuku.com/topic/516/Nick-to-air-ButtUgly-Martians#.VwmDJObqrDd
  5. Animation World Magazine remarks about a Web series. http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.08/5.08pages/younghusbandbugly2.php3