Boyster (Molusco) is an animated television series that premiered on Disney XD on June 16, 2014. The titular Boyster character is half human and half mollusk, and his name is a portmanteau of "boy" and "oyster."

Boyster
GenreComedy
Adventure
Created byFrederic Azemar
Emmanuelle Fleury
Fabien Limousin
Directed by
  • Damien Barrau
  • Fabien Limousin
Voices ofAkie Kotabe
Rasmus Hardiker
Matthew Forbes
Rob Rackstraw
Jules de Jongh
Lizzie Waterworth
Composers
  • Alexis Pecharman
  • Denis Vautrin
Country of originFrance
United Kingdom
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52 (18 unaired in the U.S.)
Production
ProducersFranck Ekinci
Camille Sorceau
EditorsBob Mittenthal
Michael Rubiner
Fabien Limousin
Marianne Barbier
Running time22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)
Production companyJe suis bien content
Original release
NetworkDisney XD
France 4
ReleaseJune 16, 2014 (2014-06-16) –
May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04)

Plot

The series focuses on the adventures of a half-human, half-oyster mutant named "Boyster", who was adopted by a pair of humans and raised alongside his oyster brother Shelby. Naturally, Boyster has to keep his oyster side under wraps, but he will use his many oyster-esque abilities to save the day.

Characters

Main

  • Boyster Likowski (voiced by Akie Kotabe) is the main protagonist and title character of the series. He is a half-human half-oyster child, has only two hairs and is endowed with superpowers: these include spitting pearls, stretching his limbs to infinity, etc. He is shy and horrified that someone might discover his powers. It is because of an oil spill that he and his brother are mutants, they were found on the beach and then adopted by Lola and Eugene Likowski. He is 11 years old at the beginning of the series but at the end, he is 12 years old. He is a fan of Spido-Dude, a reference to Spider-Man.
  • Shelby Likowski (voiced by Matthew Forbes) is Boyster's clam twin brother. He is intelligent and has a very high IQ. He almost never leaves his home and prefers to watch television all day long (which is where he gets all his knowledge from). He is obsessed with the "Prestige and Passion" series and admires the theories of Charles Darwin.
  • Rafik (voiced by Rasmus Hardiker) is Boyster's best friend. He's around 11–13 years old, and an overexcited kid. He is one of the only characters in the series to know Boyster's secret. He loves to act, make drama for any situation and often finds things funny even if they aren't really funny. He gets jealous when Boyster spends time with someone else, and he is arrogant and boastful, always thinking he is the best even giving himself the nickname "Rafik the Magnificent".

Supporting

  • Eugene Likowski is the adoptive father of Boyster and Shelby. He is a botanist and he is very fond of gardening. He is overprotective of Boyster and wouldn't want anything to happen to him.
  • Lola Likowski (voiced by Jules de Jongh) is the adoptive mother of Boyster and Shelby. She is an ingenious person and she loves fixing cars and making objects.
  • Alicia (voiced by Lizzie Waterworth) is Boyster's love interest. She is very rich and her parents are stingy and obsessed with money and want her to marry a billionaire at all costs. Alicia dreams of becoming an artist and loves drawing portraits of her beloved cat, Vanilla. Alicia is a nice girl, with a strong sense of integrity, who can't stand being rejected. She likes Boyster a lot but does not suspect that he has a crush on her and, worse, that he has powers. She is around 11–13 years old.
  • Ozzy (voiced by Rasmus Hardiker) is a bully at Boyster's school. A vain, idiotic and arrogant person, he loves hitting and putting people down, especially Boyster and Arthur. He seems to be in love with Alicia but obviously she doesn't love him due to his meanness. Ozzy has a lack of self-confidence and would like to be able to impress his two ruthless and muscular sisters by showing them that he can be as strong as them. He is described as being "ugly" by Rafik.
  • Arthur (voiced by Rasmus Hardiker) is a socially inept nerd with a passion for the extraterrestrial. He is very smart and is able to create an alien detector, he has been collecting toasters since he was 5 years old and is a fan of Sherlock Holmes. He doesn't have very good breath, he is in the chess club and was in the detective club. He gets harassed and beaten by Ozzy but, despite this, he remains sympathetic towards Ozzy and would like to be his friend. He has a pet spider named Ursula.
  • Mr. Marion "Teachinator" Pluss (voiced by Rob Rackstraw) is a teacher at Boyster's school. He is known as the strictest teacher at the school, and is usually seen angry or shouting. He has perceived robotic vision and the students call him the "Teachinator". In the episode of the same name, it is revealed that he only wished to please his late father, who was also a strict teacher.

Episodes

Season 1

SeasonEpisodesAir date
Season premiereSeason finale
152June 16, 2014May 4, 2017
No.EpisodeOriginal airdateProduction code
1SupermolluskJune 16, 2014101a
2The NecklaceJune 16, 2014101b
3TeachinatorJune 17, 2014102a
4The AlienJune 17, 2014102b
5Shelby, the Art LoverJune 23, 2014103a
6SkeletonJune 23, 2014103b
7A Strange New FriendJune 30, 2014104a
8Muscle BoyJune 30, 2014104b
9Love at First SightSeptember 22, 2014[1]105a
10Go Fish!September 22, 2014105b
11Quiz Show No NoSeptember 29, 2014106a
12Fish HumorSeptember 29, 2014106b
13A Third ArmOctober 8, 2014107a
14Pool PartayOctober 8, 2014107b
15Puffed UpOctober 16, 2014108a
16Marble Mischief!October 16, 2014108b
17Free GillyNovember 10, 2014109a
18The Studio InfernoNovember 10, 2014109b
19GirlsterNovember 17, 2014110a
20Video Star VanillaNovember 17, 2014110b
21Wings of LoveMay 18, 2015111a
22Blackmailed!May 18, 2015111b
23Local HeroMay 19, 2015112a
24Full Speed AheadMay 19, 2015112b
25Three Hours of the CondorMay 20, 2015113a
26Boyster PoxMay 20, 2015113b
27The StacheMay 21, 2015114a
28Bust a MoveMay 21, 2015114b
29Sneezy ArtMay 26, 2015115a
30Magic RafikMay 26, 2015115b
31WavesterMay 27, 2015116a
32Hand in Sticky HandMay 27, 2015116b
33It Takes a ThiefMay 28, 2015117a
34Lab Coat PartyMay 28, 2015117b
35Pranks a Lot2017118a
36Tough Hombre2017118b
37Multiplazzyty2017119a
38Crustacean Invasion2017119b
39He's Got Legs2017120a
40Boyster Claus2017120b
41Snow Daze2017121a
42Pearls Before Swine2017121b
43It's Not Easy Being Clean2017122a
44Superstition2017122b
45A Very Special Advisor2017123a
46Kitchen Nightmare2017123b
47Homecoming (Part 1)2017124a
48Homecoming (Part 2)2017124b
49Shelby Holmes2017125a
50Boysterclone2017125b
51Now You See It2017126a
52Rash Decision2017126b

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2015Annecy International Animated Film FestivalTV series[2]For "Teachinator"Nominated

References