Get Blake!

Get Blake! is an animated television series created by Antoine Guilbaud and produced by Marathon Media and Zodiak Kids.^[1][2] The show aired on both Gulli and Nickelodeon in France.

Get Blake!
Genre	Comedy Science fiction
Created by	Antoine Guilbaud
Directed by	Daniel Klein Pascal Jardin
Voices of	Robbie Daymond Spike Spencer Kevin Glikmann John Fisher Danny Katiana Faruq T. Jenkins Katie Leigh
Theme music composer	Jean-Philippe Verdin
Opening theme	"Get Blake! Theme", performed by Robbie Daymond
Ending theme	"Get Blake! Theme" (instrumental)
Composer	Norbert Gilbert
Country of origin	France United States
Original languages	English French
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Antoine Guilbaud Kaz Vincent Chalvon-Demersay David Michel Eryk Casemiro
Producers	Claude Coyaut Gwenaëlle Dupré Bastien Fauré
Editors	Florence Aillerie Fiona Couturier
Running time	11 minutes
Production companies	Marathon Media Zodiak Kids
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon and Gulli (France) Nicktoons (United States)
Release	March 1 (2015-03-01) – October 29, 2015 (2015-10-29)

According to Marathon Media, the show was its first "broad comedy series" following "years of doing light-hearted action such as Totally Spies! or Martin Mystery."^[3] 26 episodes were produced.

Plot

The series tracks the exploits of Blake Myers, an adventurous teenage boy who is destined to one day to protect humanity from alien squirrels called "Squaliens". The Squaliens, however, are sent back in time to prevent Blake from fulfilling this destiny.^[2]

Characters

• Blake Myers (Robbie Daymond) — Blake is a 13-year-old boy who dreams to become a space ranger. He is skilled at parkour which helps in escaping the Squaliens. Has a strong sympathy for Leonard.
• Mitch de la Cruz (Spike Spencer) — Blake's Mexican American best friend who cherishes nothing more than their friendship and gets jealous whenever Blake's attention is diverted to someone else.
• Maxus (John Fisher) — The bossiest and shortest of the Squalien trio, Jerome's brother and the General's nephew.
• Jerome (Danny Katiana) — The dimwit of the Squalien trio who is Maxus' brother and the General's nephew.
• Leonard (Kevin Glikmann) — The genius and self-appointed leader of the Squalien trio. He is always the one who invents the gadgets necessary for their missions.
• Squalien General (Kevin Glikmann) — The Squaliens' commander who sent Leonard, Jerome and Maxus from the future to apprehend Blake. As Maxus and Jerome's uncle, he mostly takes their side and doubts Leonard.
• Zorka — The resident contractor and also Roy's guardian.
• Skye Gunderson (Katie Leigh) — Blake's neighbor as well as his love interest. She also volunteers as a dental nurse helping her father.
• Roy Cronk (Faruq T. Jenkins) — The cranky neighbor whose nerves Blake and Mitch often get on.
• Dale Myers (Derek Dressler) — Blake's father, and co-owner of the family travel business, "Let's Travel!".
• Darla Myers (Tarah Consoli) — Blake's mother, and co-owner of "Let's Travel!"
• Rodrigo de la Cruz — Mitch's father who is also a skilled inventor.
• Carmen de la Cruz (Yeni Álvarez) — Mitch's mother who organizes the town's block parties.
• Dr. Björn Gunderson — Skye's father who is the resident dentist and like her he also has gap teeth.
• Isabelle Gunderson — Skye's mother.
• Sunshine Gunderson — Skye's baby sister.
• Fast Eddy — Zorka's pet miniature bull terrier that keeps protecting his lawn.

Episodes

No.	Title	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original release date	U.S. air date
1	"Get Shrunk!" "Get Inked!"	Dani Vetere Paul Grinberg	Christophe Ollivier-Noborio Daniel Klein	March 1, 2015 (2015-03-01) March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02)	TBA
"Get Shrunk!": The Squaliens shrink Blake and Mitch. "Get Inked!": Leonard invents a device which switches bodies. When Blake and Mitch visit an aquarium, Blake ends up getting his body switched with an octopus while Mitch's is switched with a penguin. Both boys have to go after the creatures in their bodies, with the boys in the new bodies.
2a	"Get Pizza!"	Derek Dressler	Olivier Poirette	March 3, 2015 (2015-03-03)	May 3, 2016
Blake's Mom makes her own pizza which goes viral, earning income for Blake and Mitch. Even the Squaliens eventually get addicted to the pizza, but likewise Blake's Mom becomes addicted to making pizza.
2b	"Get Prehistoric!"	Eric Rivera	Sandrine Sekulak	March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)	May 4, 2016
While searching for a birthday present for Skye, the Squaliens leave a bicycle for Blake which ends up transporting him and Mitch to the Stone Age.
3a	"Get Old!"	May Chan	Christophe Ollivier-Noborio	March 5, 2015 (2015-03-05)	April 27, 2016
The Squaliens turn Blake and Mitch into senior citizens so that Blake won't be fit to go into space.
3b	"Get Frozen!"	Derek Dressler	Joan Gouviac	March 8, 2015 (2015-03-08)	April 27, 2016
Leonard paralyses Blake with a freeze ray, which Jerome accidentally paralyses Leonard with. The two are then mistaken for statues and left at a lawn. Mitch has to team up with the dimwitted Jerome to save them both.
4a	"Get Amnesia!"	Patrick Andrew O'Connor	Pascal Ropars	March 10, 2015 (2015-03-10)	May 11, 2016
Blake and Leonard lose their memory and are convinced they're best friends.
4b	"Get Fishin'!"	Patrick Andrew O'Connor	Daniel Klein	March 11, 2015 (2015-03-11)	May 11, 2016
Blake must master playing a wooden fish for a battle-of-the-bands performance with Skye.
5a	"Get Dogged!"	Cindy Morrow	Joan Gouviac	March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)	April 20, 2016
The Squaliens disguise as a dog which becomes Blake's new best friend.
5b	"Get Commercial!"	Eric Rivera	Yves Bigerel	March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)	April 20, 2016
The Squaliens disguise themselves to ruin a new commercial Blake films to replace one from his childhood.
6a	"Get Well!"	Patrick Andrew O'Connor	Pascal Ropars	March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16)	November 6, 2016
Mitch, Jerome and Maxus contract an illness which gives them hallucinations, leaving Blake and Leonard to face each other alone.
6b	"Get Boots!"	Eric Rivera	Jean Gouviac	March 17, 2015 (2015-03-17)	November 20, 2016
Both Blake and the Squalien General yearn for the same pair of indestructible boots. Since the General commands the Squaliens to get the boots for him before getting Blake, the trio must resist fighting Blake until then.
7a	"Get Invisible!"	Sindy Spackman	Christophe Ollivier-Noborio	March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)	TBA
Blake gets back at the Squaliens after he uses an invisibility ring they lose.
7b	"Get Hairy!"	Patrick Andrew O'Connor	Pascal Ropars	March 19, 2015 (2015-03-19)	May 18, 2016
After Blake and Mitch use Mitch's dad's hair grown solution to watch a movie, they have hair growing all over their bodies.
8a	"Get Elected!"	Eric Rivera	Daniel Klein	March 20, 2015 (2015-03-20)	TBA
Roy holds an election against Mitch's mom so that he can ruin Blake's life. Leonard also attempts to brainwash Roy to increase his chance of getting elected.
8b	"Get Toothy!"	Dave Lewman	Joan Gouviac	March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)	December 18, 2016
Dr. Gunderson entrusts Blake to perform for kids as his mascot, Mr. Toothy, while he searches for a missing chameleon with the other Gundersons.
9a	"Get Squirrels!"	Reid Harrison	Pascal Ropars	March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)	May 18, 2016
Leonard brainwashes Earth squirrels to do his bidding in getting Blake.
9b	"Get Terrestrial!"	Eric Rivera	Daniel Klein	March 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)	December 18, 2016
The Squaliens abduct a baby halo-wearing alien to help them get Blake, but it ends up with him and he and Mitch end up raising it.
10a	"Get Peaceful!"	Patrick Andrew O'Connor	Christophe Ollivier-Noborio	March 26, 2015 (2015-03-26)	TBA
Leonard turns Blake into a hippie so he won't defeat the squaliens in the future.
10b	"Get Hurtin'!"	Patrick Andrew O'Connor	Joan Gouviac	March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27)	TBA
Leonard synchronizes his nervous system with Blake so either can feel any pain the other has.
11a	"Get Sleep!"	May Chan	Christophe Ollivier-Noborio	September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08)	November 20, 2016
The Squaliens intend to put Blake in a deep sleep, but their sleep powder ends up on Roy. Blake and Mitch help the asleep Roy on his date while the Squaliens continue trying to put Blake to sleep.
11b	"Get Surprised!"	Eric Rivera	Daniel Klein	September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10)	TBA
On Blake's birthday, Leonard abducts him whilst gathering everyone else at a birthday party for him, but Mitch smells a rat.
12a	"Get Wet!"	Patrick Andrew O'Connor	Anthony Pascal	September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11)	TBA
12b	"Get Sentient!"	Eric Rivera	Olivier Derynck	September 14, 2015 (2015-09-14)	TBA
13a	"Get Snatched!"	Chris Savino	Christophe Ollivier-Noborio	September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15)	TBA
13b	"Get Grounded!"	Eric Rivera	Anthony Pascal	September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)	TBA
14a	"Get Blakes!"	May Chan	Miguel Rodrigues	September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17)	TBA
14b	"Get Trapped!"	David Lewman	Joan Gouviac	September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)	TBA
15a	"Get Dreamin'!"	Eric Rivera	Olivier Derynck	September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)	TBA
15b	"Get Reception!"	Derek Dressler	Ronan Le Brun	September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)	TBA
16a	"Get Surrendered!"	Derek Dressler	Joan Gouviac	September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)	May 25, 2016
When the squalians are shock that future blake has won and he tell Maxus and Jermone to surrender his past self that they fail to get him.
16b	"Get Late!"	Eric Rivera	Daniel Klein	September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)	May 25, 2016
17a	"Get Morphed!"	Ian Freedman	Rob Hoegee	September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)	TBA
After failing to get Blake, the General decided to replace his nephews with a squalian bot that can morph into anything.
17b	"Get Tough!"	Ian Freedman	Dave Polsky	September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28)	TBA
18a	"Get Stuck!"	Ian Freedman	Rob Hoegee	September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)	TBA
18b	"Get Baking!"	Ian Freedman	Dave Polsky	September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)	TBA
19a	"Get Treasure!"	Ian Freedman	Rob Hoegee	October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01)	TBA
19b	"Get Weather!"	David Lewman	Joan Gouviac	October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)	TBA
20a	"Get Weasel!"	Eric Rivera	Kévin Audi-Grivetta	October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05)	TBA
20b	"Get Mommy!"	Derek Dressler	Fabien Brandily	October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)	TBA
21a	"Get Cratered!"	Derek Dressler	Yves Bigerel	October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07)	TBA
21b	"Get Non-Existent!"	David Lewman	Richard Méril	October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08)	TBA
22a	"Get Racing!"	Ian Freedman	Rob Hoegee	October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)	TBA
22b	"Get Piratical!"	Ian Freedman	Dave Polsky	October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12)	TBA
23a	"Get Western!"	Chris Savino	Rob Hoegee	October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)	TBA
23b	"Get Medieval!"	Ian Freedman	Dave Polsky	October 14, 2015 (2015-10-14)	TBA
Blake and Mitch play jousting, only to be joined in by the Squaliens.
24a	"Get Zombies!"	Brad Birch	Daniel Klein	October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)	November 6, 2016
Since Blake and Mitch have been struggling to win in a video game, Leonard intends to trap them in it, only to bring the zombies from the game to life.
24b	"Get Spooked!"	Cindy Morrow	Pascal Ropars	October 27, 2015 (2015-10-27)	TBA
Skye tells Blake and Mitch a ghost story that scares them and the Squaliens.
25a 25b	"Get Skye!"	Derek Dressler	Pascal Ropars Joan Gouviac	October 28, 2015 (2015-10-28)	TBA
The Squaliens forge a letter from Skye to lure Blake. They freeze Skye and hold her hostage after their plan fails, prompting Blake to go after them to rescue his valentine.
26a 26b	"Got Blake!"	Rob Hoegee	Dave Polsky	October 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)	TBA

Production

The series was first announced in 2012 as being titled Blake and the Aliens with Reid Harrison and Eric Gosselet originally attached to write and direct respectively, and was described as having a "board-driven" approach similar to SpongeBob SquarePants.^[1] In 2014, it was retitled as Get Blake! with Daniel Klein taking over as director.^[3]

Broadcast

Get Blake! was originally scheduled to premiere on Nickelodeon in the United States in April 2015, but instead began to air on Nicktoons on April 20, 2016.^[4] The series premiered on Nickelodeon in Africa on April 6 but later moved to Nicktoons in Africa from November 2 for new episodes and on Nickelodeon in Australia and New Zealand on May 17.^[5] In Arabia, it is being broadcast on both Nickelodeon and Nicktoons. It also airs on ABC Me in Australia.