Monsters at Work

Season 1
Season 2

Created by

Pete Docter

Directed by

Kat Good^[1]
Rob Gibbs^[1]

Starring

John Goodman
Billy Crystal
Ben Feldman
Jennifer Tilly

No. of seasons

2

No. of episodes

20

Production

Producer(s)

Ferrel Barron

Production
company(s)

Disney Television Animation^[2]
Pixar^[2]
Dwarf Animation^[3]

Broadcast

Original channel

Disney+
Disney Channel

First aired

July 7, 2021

External links
IMDb page

Monsters at Work^[1] is an animated television series based on Monsters, Inc.

It was first confirmed in a Disney press release on November 9, 2017 as a Disney+ exclusive and is a sequel of the film.^[4] It was scheduled to premiere on July 2, 2020; however, it got delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 11, 2021, it was announced the series would premiere five days later on Wednesday, July 7, 2021.^[5]

Description

Series description as of April 2019:

Six months after the events of the original movie, the power plant at its center now harvesting the laughter of children to fuel the city of Monstropolis. Tylor Tuskmon, an eager and talented mechanic on the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team who dreams of working on the Laugh Floor alongside Mike and Sulley.^[1]

Current series description:

Monsters At Work takes place the day after the Monsters, Incorporated power plant started harvesting the laughter of children to fuel the city of Monstropolis, thanks to Mike and Sulley's discovery that laughter generates ten times more energy than screams. It follows the story of Tylor Tuskmon, an eager young monster who graduated top of his class at Monsters University and always dreamed of becoming a Scarer until he lands a job at Monsters, Incorporated, and discovers that scaring is out and laughter is in. After Tylor is temporarily reassigned to the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team (MIFT), he must work alongside a misfit bunch of mechanics while setting his sights on becoming a Jokester.

Plot

Season 1 of the TV series mainly revolves around Tylor and his activities at MIFT. Some focus is shown on Mike and Sulley's activities as company managers of Monsters, Inc. During Episode 10, Tylor drops his MIFTer credentials as he becomes a full blown Jokester working on a Laugh Floor.

In season 2, the series revolves around his activities as jokester at Monsters, Inc. He defects to a competing company that still uses Scream Energy, however it is involved in a scandal that may ruin him and the city.

Voice cast

John Goodman as James P. Sullivan
Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski
Jennifer Tilly as Celia Mae (Season 1)
Roxana Ortega as Celia Mae (Season 2), Reporter 4
Ben Feldman as Tylor Tuskmon
Aisha Tyler as Millie Tuskmon
Mindy Kaling as Val Little
Henry Winkler as Fritz
Lucas Neff as Duncan P. Anderson, Richard, Father
Alanna Ubach as Cutter, Maria, Carla Benitez, Rosie, Narrator, Mother, Mary
Stephen Stanton as Needleman and Smitty, Chuck, George Sanderson, Reporter 2
Bob Peterson as Roz, Roze
John Ratzenberger as Yeti, Bernard Tuskmon
Bonnie Hunt as Ms. Flint
Gabriel Iglesias as Gary Gibbs
Curtis Armstrong as Mr. Crummyham
Dee Bradley Baker as Banana Bread, additional monsters, Chauncey, Robot Kid, Neighbor Monsters, Chompy, Beefy Scarer, Swamp Man, Angry Citizen
Christopher Swindle as Thaddeus Bile, Fungus; Theodore Pauley, Don, Charlie, Little Boy, Rudy, Additional Monsters, Bathroom Monster/Four-Eyed Monster/McLean, Restaurant Patrons, Sidewalk Monster, McLean, Additional Monsters, M.E.R.C. Official 2
Bobs Gannaway as Roto, Otis, Chalooby, additional monsters
John Michael Higgins as Argus Blinks
Alfred Molina as Professor Knight
Hadley Gannaway as Thalia Flint
Hiromi Dames as Lisa, additional monsters, Hazel
Michaela Dietz as Snore, Kurtz, Josephina, additional monsters
Ferrell Barron as additional monsters
Carlos Alazraqui as Rudy the Service Monster, David, Josh Rivera, Jebediah, Business Monster, Restaurant Patrons
Hiromi Dames as Lanky Schmidt, Student Monsters
Dave Wittenberg as Fan Monster
Bob Uecker as Bob Yucker
Jennifer Coolidge as Marilyn
Rhys Darby as Roger Rogers
Janelle James as Joy
Jenifer Lewis as Virginia Tuskmon
Ali Wong as Jill
Kurtwood Smith as Alistair Clawbottom
Bowen Yang as Carter Lee
Paula Pell as Suzy "Sunny" Sunshine
Richard Ayoade as Declan
Danny Pudi as Evan
Cody Rigsby as Spin-Ergy Instructor Monster
Jimmy Tatro as Skyler
Danny Trejo as Terry
Joe Lo Truglio as Jack
Alan Tudyk as Pierre, Michel, Maître d', M.E.R.C. Official 2, Alarmed Monster
Devin Bright as Marcus
Cooper Friedman as Alexander
Lucian Perez as Oscar
Isabella Abiera as Gurty
Julia Butters as Lorelei
Sander Argabrite as J.J.
Nohely Quiroz as MNN Receptionist, MU Student, FearCo. Receptionist, Adult Monster, Gangly Kid, Additional Monsters
Tessa Rozanski as Hilary, Sweet Kid
Sam Deters as Not Valet Monster
Natalie Lashkari as Little Girl Monster
Max Mittelman as RΩR Bro, Large Monster, Student Monster, Scared Monster/Convention Monsters, Restaurant Patrons, Kenny, Brian, Reporter 1, Additional Monsters
Kimberly D. Brooks as Additional Monsters
Corey Burton as C.R.E.E.P. Worker, Slappy
Ryan McPartlin as Bully Monster 1, Mr. April
Emily Peterson as Fear Co. Worker, Fancy Monster, Restaurant Patrons
Stevie Wermers-Skelton as Scream Can Mascot, Bully Monster 2, Swamp Woman
Kevin Deters as Janitor, DJ Slinky Stinkwell
Nathan Fillion as Johnny Worthington III
Bobby Moynihan as Chet Alexander
Aubrey Plaza as Claire Wheeler
Rania Sharkawy as Avani
Hiromi Dames as Hazel, Addie, Lisa
Natalie Lashkari as Monster Kids
Dan Molina as Ethan
Alan Kim as Ben
Aubrey Matalon as Neighbor Monsters, Scarlett
Evan Ridpath as Tiny Monster
Ethan Sandler as Lou "Stubby" Lizzardo
Steve Buscemi as Randall Boggs
Bobby Cannavale as TBA
Danny DeVito as TBA
Ed Helms as TBA
Will Arnett as TBA
Zac Efron as TBA
Miranda Cosgrove as TBA
Steve Burns as TBA
David Strathairn as TBA
Kevin Hart as TBA
Awkwafina as TBA
Martin Klebba as TBA
Patrick Warburton as TBA
Keegan-Michael Key as TBA

List of episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Trivia

It is the twentieth animated television series to be based on a Disney animated feature, after The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, TaleSpin, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Timon & Pumbaa, Jungle Cubs, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, Hercules, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, The Legend of Tarzan, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, The Emperor's New School, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, The 7D, The Lion Guard, Tangled: The Series, Big Hero 6: The Series, and Legend of the Three Caballeros.
- It is also both the second Disney Television Animation and Pixar Animation Studios collaboration and the second television series based on a Pixar film or franchise (not counting any short series or Toy Story Treats) since Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.^[2]
This is the first Pixar TV series where the original voice cast members reprise their roles.
It is confirmed that Boo will not appear in the series. However, she's mentioned in The Damaged Room and It's Laughter They're After.
This show was to originally set for 2020, but it got delayed to July 7, 2021 because of COVID-19.
Kelly Marie Tran was going to voice Val, but was replaced by Mindy Kaling.