Monica and Friends

Monica and Friends (Brazilian Portuguese: Turma da Mônica), previously known as Monica's Gang, is a Brazilian series of cartoons based on the comic book series of the same name by Mauricio de Sousa. The show revolves around the adventures of Monica, a short tempered girl that has a stuffed rabbit named Samson that she beats people up with, Jimmy Five, who plans to defeat Monica, while also having a speech impediment, swapping R for L (or W in English), Smudge, Jimmy Five's best friend who ruins his plans, and has a fear of water, and Maggy, who eats a lot, but never gets fat.
Starting June 27, 2004, Monica and Friends started airing on Cartoon Network Brazil.https://omelete.com.br/series-tv/noticia/turma-da-monica-no-cartoon-network/ Later, in 2009, Cartoon Network would start commissioning new episodes of the show to air exclusively on their channel. They did this again in 2012 and again in 2017. Starting in 2021, new episodes would air on Cartoon Network and start streaming on Max (formerly HBO Max).
== Characters ==
[[File:MONICA LOVERS!.png|thumb|341x341px|Promo image featuring other Cartoon Network characters, including: Blossom, Buttercup, Bubbles, Mordecai, Anais, Richard, Rigby, Jake, Finn, LSP, Clarence, Steven Universe, Uncle Grandpa, and Monica.]]
=== Monica ===
Monica (Brazilian Portuguese: Mônica) is a 7-year-old girl that is very strong. She usually come equipped with a stuffed bunny named Samson (Sansão). She uses Samson the beat up the boys (typically Jimmy Five and Smudge) when make when they call her toothy, shorty, and roly-poly. Due to her "superhero" strength, she has been nicknamed "owner/ruler of the street."
She was inspired on Mônica Sousa, one of de Sousa's daughters, leading to her creation in 1963. She was originally a 4-year-old girl who would bully Jimmy Five in his comic strips.
===Jimmy Five===
Jimmy Five (Brazilian Portuguese: Cebolinha) is a 7-year-old boy that usually makes "infallible plans." He does this to become "owner of the street," currently held by Monica. He gets Smudge to help him, even if doesn't want to, before he eventually ruins the plan and they both get a "bunny bashing." He also has a speech impediment, swapping R to L/W. (L in Portuguese, W in English)
The name, Cebolinha, means "Little Onion" in English, due to his hair and his onion shaped head. His English name, Jimmy Five is a pun on "gimme five," also due to his 5 strands of spiky hair. He was inspired by a off a friend of de Sousa's brother, Márcio Sousa, nicknamed "Cebolinha", leading to his creation in 1960. 
===Smudge===
Smudge (Brazilian Portuguese: Cascão) is a 7-year-old boy who has aquaphobia, otherwise a fear of water. Due to this, Smudge has never bathed in his life. Several stories have his friends try and make him take a bath, but these always fail. Smudge also takes part in Jimmy Five's infallible plans, usually ruining them in the end, largely due to being Jimmy's best friend.
His names in English and Portuguese, Cascão and Smudge, both refer to how dirty he is. Like Jimmy Five, Smudge was also inspired by a off a friend of de Sousa's brother, Márcio Sousa, a friend not fond of being hygienic, leading to his creation in 1961.
===Maggy===
Maggy (Brazilian Portuguese: Magali) is a 7-year-old girl well known for her giant appetite. She eats almost everything she sees, sometime leading to eating other's food. Because of this, people try to eat food away from her. Even with her big appetite, she never gains any weight. Monica is her best friend, and therefore, she is never hit with Samson. She is revealed also a left handed character. 
She was inspired on Magali Sousa, one of de Sousa's daughters, leading to her creation in 1964. 
==List of Cartoon Network exclusive episodes==
===Overview===
Series Overview
Season	Episodes	Premiere 	Finale
1 	13 	June 14, 2009 	September 6, 2009
2 	39 	February 18, 2012	October 26, 2015
3 	26 	February 25, 2017	November 26, 2018
4 	26 	December 24, 2021	November 7, 2022
===2009 episodes===
This batch of episodes, along with the movie, Uma Aventura no Tempo, were produced by Labocine Digital. These episodes would later be divided in the direct to DVD specials "Cine Gibi 4 - Meninos e Meninas" and "Cine Gibi 5 - Luz, Camera, Ação!".
2009 episodes
# 	Original Title 	Translated TitleMost titles taken from Official YouTube channel, others translated with DeepL	Release Date
1 	"Os Cinco Fios Mágicos" 	"Five Magic Threads" 	June 14, 2009
2 	"Venha à Minha Festinha!" 	"Come to my Party" 	June 21, 2009
3 	"Mônica, a Famosa" 	"The Famous Monica" 	June 28, 2009
4 	"Máquina do Tempo... De Novo" 	"The Time Machine... Again?" 	July 2, 2009
5 	"Os Brincos Novos que a Mamãe Comprou!"	"The New Earrings that Mom Bought!" 	July 5, 2009
6 	"Patins... pra Mim?" 	"Skates, for me?" 	July 6, 2009
7 	"Brincando de Boneca" 	"Playing Doll" 	July 12, 2009
8 	"O Corpo Fala" 	"Body Language" 	July 19, 2009
9 	"A Nova Babá" 	"A New Babysitter" 	July 26, 2009
10	"A Minhoca Encantada" 	"The Enchanted Worm" 	August 9, 2009
11	"...E Assim se Passaram Trinta Anos" 	"And So Thirty Years Have Passed" 	August 16, 2009
12	"Abduzidos?" 	"Abducted?" 	August 23, 2009
13	"Turma da Mônica Contra o Capitão Feio"	"Monica and Friends Against Captain Fray" 	September 6, 2009
===2012 episodes===
In 2012, Cartoon Network and MSP would renew their contract to create 41 new stories.https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folhinha/2012/09/1146088-turma-da-monica-vai-apresentar-41-novos-episodios.shtml This batch of episodes released up to 2015. Several of these episodes would later be divided in the direct to DVD specials "Cine Gibi 8 - Tá Brincando?" and "Cine Gibi 9 - Vamos Fazer de Conta!".
2012-15 episodes
# 	Original Title 	Translated TitleSome titles taken from Official YouTube channel, others translated with DeepL	Release Date
1 	"Do que Você Está Brincando?" 	"Why are you Playing Around?" 	February 18, 2012
2 	"Arte na Praça" 	"Art in the Park" 	September 2, 2012
3 	"O Anel da Discórdia" 	"Courage Ring" 	September 9, 2012
4 	"Perdidos no Meio do Quarto" 	"Lost Inside the Bedroom" 	September 16, 2012
5 	"Vai Brincar lá fora, Cebolinha!" 	"Play Outside, Jimmy Five!" 	October 7, 2012
6 	"Peteca" 	"Shuttlecock" 	October 14, 2012
7 	"Chamadas a Longa Distância" 	"Long-Distance Phone Calls" 	October 21, 2012
8 	"Brincadeiras Modernas" 	"Modern Games" 	December 9, 2012
9 	"O Topetinho Mutante" 	"The Mutant Hair" 	December 16, 2012
10 	"Os Namorados" 	"My Valentine" 	December 23, 2012
11 	"O Teatro dos Fantoches" 	"Our Puppet Theater" 	December 30, 2012
12 	"As Fantasias de Carnaval" 	"Carnival Costumes" 	February 10, 2013
13 	"Não sei o nome disso, mas é muito Divertido!" 	"I don't know what it's called, but it's really fun!" 	June 2, 2013
14 	"Amarra ou Larga do Pé, Cebolinha!" 	"Tied by the Ankles" 	June 9, 2013
15 	"No Reino do Bueiro" 	"Kingdom of the Manhole" 	June 16, 2013
16 	"Provas Comprometedoras" 	"My Compelling Evidence" 	June 23, 2013
17 	"Cinema em Casa" 	"Home Movies" 	June 30, 2013
18 	"Intrigas Interplanetárias" 	"Interplanetary Plot" 	September 1, 2013
19 	"Socorro, Polícia! Pega Ladrão!" 	"Help, Police! Catch that Robber!" 	September 8, 2013
20 	"Mônica em Câmera Lenta" 	"Monica in Slow Motion" 	September 15, 2013
21 	"Alguém pra Cuidar de Mim" 	"Someone Needs to Take Care of Me" 	September 22, 2013
22 	"Mônica? Que Mônica?" 	"Monica? What Monica?" 	September 29, 2013
23 	"O Coelhinho Amarelo" 	"My Little Yellow Bunny" 	September 29, 2013
24 	"Os Quatro Músicos do Bairro do Limoeiro" 	"The Four Performers of the Lemon Tree Street" 	September 29, 2013
25A	"Muito Silêncio, por Favor" 	"Quiet, Please!" 	April 6, 2014
25B	"Um Show de Perseguição" 	"Chasing Show" 	April 6, 2014
26 	"Inseturminha" 	"Little Bugs" 	April 13, 2014
27 	"Duas Princesas e um Pestinha" 	"Two Princesses and a Brat" 	April 20, 2014
28 	"O Assassino" 	"The Killer" 	April 27, 2014
29 	"Para cada Anjo, um Pestinha" 	"There's a Brat for Every Angel" 	May 4, 2014
30 	"Faça um Pedido" 	"Making Requests" 	May 11, 2014
31 	"Depois do Banho" 	"After the Bath" 	May 18, 2014
32 	"O Dia em que Derrotei a Mônica" 	"The Day I Defeated Monica" 	May 25, 2014
33 	"Rei por um Dia" 	"King for One Day" 	September 7, 2014
34 	"Tem uma Estranha no meu Banheiro!" 	"There's a Stranger in my Bathroom!" 	September 14, 2014
35 	"Coqueluche" 	"The Scarf" 	September 21, 2014
36 	"O Dia em que o Cascão Fugiu de Casa... De Novo"	"The Day Smudge Ran Away From Home... Again" 	September 28, 2014
37 	"Cuidado com o Apagão" 	"Beware of the Blackout" 	October 12, 2015
38 	"O Menino do Boné Amarelinho" 	"The Boy with the Yellow Cap" 	October 19, 2015
39 	"O Plano Luca" 	"Plan: Luca" 	October 26, 2015
===2017 episodes===
This batch of episodes, along with the next batch, were produced by Split Studio.https://splitstudio.tv/en/trabalhos/turma-da-monica-classica-3a-temporada/ This batch of episodes released up to 2018.
2017-18 episodes
# 	Original Title 	Translated TitleTitles taken from Official YouTube channel	Release Date
1 	"Quem Bate?" 	"Knock Knock" 	February 25, 2017
2 	"Uma Senhora Faxina" 	"A Monster Cleanup" 	February 26, 2017
3 	"A Casa na Árvore" 	"The Tree House" 	February 27, 2017
4 	"Dono de Metade da Rua" 	"Ruler of Half the Street" 	February 28, 2017
5 	"Coincidências" 	"Coincidences" 	March 1, 2017
6 	"Todos os Coelhos" 	"All The Bunnies" 	July 10, 2017
7 	"Rei e Rainha da Rua" 	"King and Queen of the Street" 	July 17, 2017
8 	"Barulho Além da Janela" 	"The Noise Behind The Street" 	July 24, 2017
9 	"O Plano da Falsa Amiga" 	"The False Friend Plan" 	July 31, 2017
10	"Feliz com o meu Brinquedo"	"Happy With My Toy" 	August 7, 2017
11	"Poeta de Lanchonete" 	"The Diner Poet" 	August 14, 2017
12	"Cada um na sua História" 	"To Each Their Own Games" 	August 28, 2017
13	"Meu Bolo é de Bruxa" 	"A Witch's Cake" 	September 4, 2017
14	"Uma Piada Muito Louca" 	"A Crazy Joke" 	September 11, 2017
15	"Presente de Grego" 	"Trojan Bunny" 	September 18, 2017
16	"Reunião no Clubinho" 	"Club Meeting" 	November 13, 2018
17	"Sozinho no Mundo" 	"All Alone in the World" 	November 15, 2018
18	"Hoje eu vou tomar Banho" 	"Today I'll Bathe" 	November 15, 2018
19	"Aniversário Macabro" 	"A Creepy Birthday" 	November 16, 2018
20	"A Grande Final" 	"A Great Final" 	November 17, 2018
21	"O Quarto Posterizado" 	"Postured Up Bedroom" 	November 18, 2018
22	"Versus Versus Versus" 	"Versus Versus Versus" 	November 19, 2018
23	"Dá uma Chance" 	"Give It a Chance 	November 20, 2018
24	"Reptilianos" 	"Reptilians" 	November 20, 2018
25	"Vida de Gente Grande" 	"Grown Up Life" 	November 23, 2018
26	"Planos Infalíveis" 	"Infallible Plans" 	November 26, 2018
=== 2021 episodes===
Most of these episodes would premiere on Max before their TV debut. This batch of episodes released up to 2022.
2021-22 episodes
# 	Original Title 	Translated TitleTitles translated with DeepL	Date
1 	"A Corrida do Século" 	"Race of the Century" 	December 10, 2021
2 	"A Cadeira Sumiu" 	"My Wheelchair is Gone" 	December 14, 2021
3 	"A Culpa é Sempre dos Outros" 	"It's Always the Others' Fault" 	December 21, 2021
4 	"O Buraco" 	"The Hole" 	December 24, 2021
5 	"O Segredo da Múmia" 	"The Secret of the Mummy" 	December 24, 2021
6 	"O Mestre Zen" 	"The Zen Master" 	December 24, 2021
7 	"Uma Noite de Cão" 	"Dog's Night" 	December 24, 2021
8 	"O Monstro na Piscina" 	"The Monster in the Pool" 	December 24, 2021
9 	"Melhores Amigos para Sempre" 	"Best Friends Forever" 	December 24, 2021
10	"O Babado do Cão Falante" 	"A Talking Dog's Babble" 	December 24, 2021
11	"Tem um Pestinha no Banheiro" 	"There's a Pest in My Bathroom" 	December 24, 2021
12	"Bugado" 	"Bugs" 	December 24, 2021
13	"Os Outros Sentidos" 	"My Other Senses" 	December 24, 2021
14	"A Grande Gincana" 	"The Greatest Gymkhana" 	September 23, 2022
15	"O Fantasma de Todos os Medos" 	"The Phantom of Fears" 	September 23, 2022
16	"Não tem Gostosura" 	"Where is Your Sweet-Tooth" 	September 23, 2022
17	"O Mistério do Cascão" 	"The Mystery of Smudge" 	September 23, 2022
18	"Quem não tem Cão, caça com Árvore"	"No Dog? Well Then, Hunt with a Tree!" 	September 23, 2022
19	"O Mundo ao Contrário" 	"A World Upside Down" 	September 23, 2022
20	"Gibis pra que te quero" 	"Comic Books That I Want You For" 	September 23, 2022
21	"A Melancia" 	"Watermelons" 	November 7, 2022
22	"Coelho por um dia" 	"Bunny for the Day" 	September 23, 2022
23	"A Nova Dona da Rua" 	"The New Owner of the Street" 	September 23, 2022
24	"Os Perigos da Noite" 	"Dangers of the Night" 	September 23, 2022
25	"Eu quero ir à Praia" 	"I Want to Go to the Beach" 	September 23, 2022
26	"Tô de Mal" 	"I'm Mad" 	September 23, 2022
==Monica Adventures==
Monica Adventures (Brazilian Portuguese: Turma da Mônica Jovem), also known as Monica Teen, is an Brazilian animated series based on the comics of the same name by Maurício de Sousa. The show is still about the Monica and Friends characters, but they now have grown up into teens. The show is a co-production between Maurício de Sousa Produções, Lighstar Studios, and Cartoon Network Brazil. They would announce the show in 2012. Later, in 2015, they would announce the show again with a pilot episode, premiering with the last episodes of the 2012 batch. It would officially premiere on November 7, 2019. The last episode would air on September 16, 2021.
==Monica Toy==
Monica Toy (Brazilian Portuguese: Mônica Toy, previously Turma da Mônica Toy), is a series of animated shorts produced by Mauricio de Sousa Produções for Youtube and Cartoon Network. The shorts are about chibified versions of the Monica and Friends characters that do ridiculous things. The shorts are non-vocal, as there is no dialogue in these shorts. On Cartoon Network, the 30 second shorts would air during commercial breaks.
==Gallery==
===Comic collabs===
File:Monica and Friends x Steven Universe and Ben 10.webp|Monica and Friends x Steven Universe and Ben 10 
File:3a450f09c978cb2c8200637ca9eefb4f92ab4ddfr1-1136-395v2 hq.jpg|Monica and Friends x Ben 10
File:Monica and Friends x Adventure Time.webp|Monica and Friends x Adventure Time
File:Monica and Friends x Powerpuff Girls.webp|Monica and Friends x The Powerpuff Girls 
File:24403105494dd7170abd77c71f56d13f8c1b6be1r1-1099-403v2 hq.jpg|Monica and Friends x The Powerpuff Girls (2) (Also including parodies of Dexter's Lab and Johnny Bravo) 
File:Dca358e8608a1c1fe19bba2b4b1e5f51ae3609bdr1-1108-395v2 hq.jpg|Monica and Friends x The Powerpuff Girls (3)
File:OG6Y42ZVYRO3NFT35HIBBRAJDM.jpg|Monica Adventures x We Bare Bears
File:51474545 1480920292039430 115158170673872896 n.jpg|Monica and Friends x We Bare Bears
File:126336260 2103182529813200 1432706960858447390 n.png|Monica and Friends x We Bare Bears (2)
File:57350458 1529340010530791 1467480403945193472 n.jpg|Monica and Friends x Jorel's Brother
File:EM0-00NWoAA8Ypp.png|Monica Adventures x Teen Titans Go!
File:6b365c5c320670d99c5fd865890d5a74e4badcear1-1024-375v2 hq.jpg|Monica and Friends x OK K.O.!
File:74884a9370cd411a9048f1be8127de471115d6b5r1-1089-395v2 hq.jpg| Astronaut (Monica and Friends) x Regular Show
File:140685460 2158220660976053 6068537105951209954 n.png|Monica and Friends x Regular Show (2)
File:8fe9270f2f7b1eacc97b0687b3e0476667cc6049r1-1118-395v2 hq.jpg|Monica and Friends x Apple & Onion
File:Be503c69cd8c6d6c19d4abe00ae402015f36e15ar1-1112-395v2 hq.jpg|Monica and Friends x The Amazing World of Gumball
File:88e56cb1507000c1745a093cb21d8dd64f644f24r1-1108-414v2 hq.jpg|Chuck Billy (Monica and Friends) x Craig of the Creek
File:Ccfee14f982d58c07c314fe4e8bf33f0e27d807er1-1080-395v2 hq.jpg|Monica and Friends x Uncle Grandpa
File:Fd1ed207e7e4b61219faf8271e45453b7fc401e7r1-1085-417v2 hq.jpg|Monica and Friends x Clarence
File:EqmRL1XXcAAxCko.jpg|Monica and Friends x Mao Mao
File:EzsKSwwX0AUcjsd.jpg|Monica Adventures x Any Malu
File:EhlU2RbXsAEb4PC.jpg|Monica Adventures x DC Super Hero Girls
File:6d8.jpg|Monica and Friends x Adventure Time, Any Malu, Samurai Jack, Ninjin, Jorel's Brother, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The Powerpuff Girls, and The Amazing World of Gumball
===Promos and Bumpers===
 
===Episode airings===
File:Screenshot 2024-07-14 193632.png|Airing of "Comida Fresca" (1998, airing date unknown)
File:Screenshot 2024-07-14 193356.png|Airing of "Perdidos no Meio do Nada" (2002, airing date unknown)
File:Screenshot 2024-07-14 182512.png|Airing of "Duelo em Quadrinhos" (1998, airing date unknown)
File:Screenshot 2024-07-14 182226.png|Airing of " O Causo dos Sapo" (1990, airing date unknown)
File:Screenshot 2024-07-14 182346.png|Airing of "A Ilha Misteriosa" (1999, airing date unknown) (Translation: Up Next: Adventure Time)
File:Screenshot 2024-07-14 182101.png|Airing of "Cor de Rosa" (2008, airing date unknown)
File:Screenshot 2024-07-14 181939.png|Airing of "O Dia em que o Cebolinha Desistiu dos Planos Infalíveis" (2008, airing date unknown)
File:Screenshot 2024-07-14 181826.png|Airing of "Do Que Você Esta Brincando" (2012, cropped, airing date unknown)
File:Screenshot 2024-07-14 181712.png|Airing of "O Guarda-Chuva Voador" (2002, airing date unknown)
File:Screenshot 2024-07-14 181557.png|Airing of "Diga o Que eu Digo, e Faça o Que eu Faço" (2008, airing date unknown)
==References==
==Notes==
es:Mónica y su Pandilla
pt-br:Turma da Mônica
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