Monster High (TV series)

Monster High is an American CGI-animated fantasy[2][3] comedy[1] children's television series based on Mattel's fashion doll franchise of the same name which premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on October 6, 2022.[5][6] Shea Fontana, who previously developed the 2018 reboot of Polly Pocket, is its showrunner.

Monster High
Genre
Based onMonster High
by Mattel
Developed byShea Fontana
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • Kelsey Kovar
  • Ivan LaFever
  • Stefanie Robyn Fink
  • Glenda R. Proby
  • Jason W. Gleed
  • Michael Kotch
  • Paul Jason Robb
ComposerDaniel Rojas
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes28
Production
Executive producers
  • Christopher Keenan
  • Fred Soulie
  • Co-executive producer:
  • Shea Fontana
Producers
  • Nick Filippi (supervising producer)
  • Rhonda Cox (line producer)
Running time11–22 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkNickelodeon
Original releaseOctober 6, 2022 (2022-10-06) 
present
Related

Premise

The series follows Frankie Stein, Draculaura, and Clawdeen Wolf, the respective children of Frankenstein, Dracula and a Werewolf, as well as other children of famous mythical monsters they navigate the hilarity of high school in the hallowed halls of Monster High.

Cast

  • Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Clawdeen Wolf, a 15-year old Afro-Latina werewolf-human, who is the daughter of a human father Apollo and a werewolf mother Selena. Unlike the movie, she discovered Monster High herself instead of hearing of it beforehand.
  • Courtney Lin as Draculaura, a Taiwanese-American vampire and daughter of Dracula. She practices witchcraft, which is forbidden in the Monster World; unlike the movie where her magic was exposed and the students and staff accepted her.
  • iris menas[lower-alpha 1] as Frankie Stein, 15-days old the child of mad scientists Dr. and Dr. Stein, created using "the best and brightest minds in monster history". Unlike previous iterations, Frankie is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.
    • menas also voices Goobert, the slime-monster.
  • Tony Revolori as Deuce Gorgon, the calm, cool son of Medusa Gorgon, and barista at the school's Coffin Bean.
  • Kausar Mohammed as Cleo de Nile, the daughter of the mummy, and the school's queen bee.
  • Valeria Rodriguez as Lagoona Blue, the Honduran daughter of a gill-man, who knows little about the outside, due to growing up in a sunken castilo.
  • Alexa Kahn as Toralei Stripe, the Australian-British daughter of Catarina the Werecat, who is antagonistic and manipulative.
    • Kahn also voices Mouscedes King, the daughter of the Rat King and the wererat.
  • Alexander Polinsky as Heath Burns, the son of Hades and a Fire Elemental.
  • Debra Wilson as Headless Headmistress Bloodgood, the African-American daughter of the Headless Horseman, who is in charge of the students at Monster High.
  • Felicia Day as Ghoulia Yelps, the daughter of a Canadian zombie couple, who is a gamer, and skilled skateboarder.
  • Ken Marino as Count Dracula, the father of Draculaura.
  • Delbert Hunt as Apollo Wolf, the African-American human father of Clawdeen and Clawd and the husand of Selena.
  • Kate del Castillo as Selena Wolf, the Latina werewolf mother of Clawdeen and Clawd and the wife of Apollo.
  • Darius Johnson as Barkimedes, the son of a werewolf and member of the Werewolf Pack.
    • Johnson also voices Skunkrates, the son of wereskunk.
  • Scott Menville as Romulus, the son of a werewolf and leader of the Werewolf Pack.
  • Cole Massie as Finnegan Wake, a merman who is the son of a Mermaid.
  • Victoria T. Washington as Howleen Wolf, a werewolf who is member of the Werewolf Pack. Unlike her counterpart from the original Monster High, Howleen isn't related to Clawdeen or Clawd at all, due to being a full werewolf.
  • Jordan Coleman as Manny Taur, the son of the Minotaur and Draculaura's former rival now friend.
  • Jonathan Melo as Clawd Wolf, the long-lost older brother of Clawdeen.
  • Aishwarya Pillai as Abbey Bominable, the Indian-American daughter of a yeti from Mount Neverest.
  • Devika Parikh as Ms. Tundra Bominable, the yeti mother of Abbey.
  • Krystina Alabado as Nefera de Nile, the older sister of Cleo and a graduate from Monster High.
  • Sekai Murashige as Kuma, the Japanese onikuma, which is a demon bear.
  • Salli Saffioti as Mrs. O'Shriek, the banshee teacher of Monster High. Salli has returned from the original Monster High and used to play Clawdeen and Cleo.
    • Saffioti also provides the voice of the school's Skulette P.A. System.
  • Kayla Cromer as Twyla Boogeyman, the shy autistic daughter of The Boogeyman.
  • Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci as Purrsephone and Meowlody respectively, the twin daughters of the Werecat, and Toralei's best friends and cousins.
  • Miles Brown as Gillington "Gil" Webber, the son of the fresh water monster.
  • Trixie Mattel as Skelly Vonderbone, the skeleton famous singer and Monster High alumni.
  • Rhea Seehorn as Medusa Gorgon, the mother of Deuce and the wife of Lyra.
  • Mary Jane Wells as Catarina Stripe, the werecat mother of Toralei & the were ruler.
  • Jessie Hendricks as Lyra, the Harpy wife of Medusa and the stepmother of Deuce.
  • Sunil Malhotra as Mr. Mothmanson, the Mothman teacher of Monster High.
    • Malhotra also provides the voice of Dustin, the Night Terror into the Dust Bunny to become Twyla's pet.
  • Jenny Yokobori as Gakaiju, the Japanese kaiju.
  • Andrew Kishino as Modirah, another Japanese Kaiju.
  • Vishesh Chachra as Baba de Nile, the Mummy father of Cleo and Nefera and the Husand of Mummy de Nile.
  • Artemis Pebdani as Mummy de Nile, the Mummy mother of Cleo and Nefera and the wife of Baba de Nile.
  • Michael Beattie as Mer-Dad, the Merman father of Finnegan and the Husand of Mer-Mom.
  • Erin Anderson as Mer-Mom, the Mermaid Mother of Finnegan and the Wife of Mer-Dad.
  • Iris Bahr as Ms. Ziz, a mythical Jewish bird and faculty members at Monster High.
  • Phil LaMarr as Mr. Klopman, a golem who has protection powers.
  • Tamara Podemski as Coach Thunderbird, the thunderbird teacher and coach of Monster High.
  • Wayne Knight as Ralph, a human from the real world who is a monster researcher and Apollo, Clawdeen and Clawd's Neighbor.
  • John O'Hurley as Hades Burns, the fire elemental and Heath Burns' father. He is President, CEO and Lord of the Underworld.
  • America Young and Debi Derryberry as Eurayle and Stheno Gorgon respectively, the twin sisters and the daughters of Medusa, stepdaughters of Lyra and the older sisters of Deuce. America and Debi has returned from the original Monster High and used to play Draculaura, Toralei, Purrsephone, Meowlody and Howleen.
  • Jessica Darrow as Skelita Calaveras, the Latina skeleton and the daughter of Los Esqueletos.
  • Nisa Ward as Autumn Patch, The Pumpkin Monster and the DJ of Monster High for Monster Ball.

Episodes

No.Title[6][7]Written byStoryboard byOriginal air date[6][7]Prod.
code[6][8]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Food Fight"Shea FontanaKaela Lash & Jack McGee, Nick Bachman (director)October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)1020.21[9]
"Unfinished Brain-ness"Lila ScottRoan Helfer, Ashlyn Anstee (director)

"Food Fight": Draculaura practices witchcraft, in which is forbidden at Monster High, to cast a spell during her assignment. However, she accidentally brought her tater tot to life and it is on the loose. She asks Clawdeen and Frankie for help to catch that living tater tot before her dad, Dracula, arrives for a visit.


"Unfinished Brain-ness": Frankie is cursed with bad luck when they remember the past that is inside their brain. In order to break the curse, they get help from Clawdeen and Draculaura and find out what went wrong in the past.


Note: This episode aired as a sneak peek after Monster High: The Movie.
2"The Monstering"Shea FontanaYujin Lee & Kaela Lash, Nick Bachman & Matt Whitlock (directors)October 28, 2022 (2022-10-28)1010.19[10]
On her birthday, monster expert Clawdeen receives her mother's necklace from her father. It guides her to a hidden school called Monster High. She gets caught by Headless Headmistress Bloodgood and is kicked out for not being a monster. This occurs a lot when her other disguises fail. Monster High students Draculaura and Frankie befriend Clawdeen and help to find her inner monster. This ends up revealed to be a werewolf when Monster High gets invaded by what appears to be a normal bear as it grabs Deuce. Clawdeen uses her new werewolf abilities to rescue Deuce and subdue the bear which turns out to be an Onikuma due to the fact that it throws large rocks when threatened. Headless Headmistress Bloodgood accepts Clawdeen and the Onikuma into Monster High where a DNA test reveals that Clawdeen is 50% werewolf. Clawdeen's father is shown to know Headless Headmistress Bloodgood as he receives a letter from a messenger dragon and asks it to keep an eye on Clawdeen.
3"Case of the Moondays"Leah LongoriaFred Gonzales, Broni Likomanov (director)November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)1030.28[11]
"Portrait of a Monster"Mae CattJack McGee, Broni Likomanov (director)

"Case of the Moondays": Clawdeen is worried that she will permanently turn back into human when the full moon hits. She gets tricked into going passed the school's veil when she had some consultation from the local werewolf students Romulus and Barkimedes. Now, Clawdeen must find a way to save Cleo and herself from being seen by monster hunters, by embracing her human side.


"Portrait of a Monster": It's Picture Day at Monster High, and Frankie is panicking about getting their picture taken. In a fit of anxiety, they accidentally zap the school camera, sending it on a rampage as it sucks up every monster in sight. Frankie is the only monster left and they must save everyone from the menace of the camera.
4"Witch Hitch"Leah LongoriaAriel Song & Cheyenne Curtis, Ashlyn Anstee (director)November 28, 2022 (2022-11-28)1040.14[12]
"Part of the Pack"Jordan GershowitzJack McGee & Roan Everly, Ashlyn Anstee (director)

"Witch Hitch": Draculaura and Toralei compete for Head Fearleader of the Fearleading Squad. However, Toralei knows Draculaura is a witch and threatens to expose her secret unless Draculaura drops out, with Lagoona tagging along with Toralei. In order to stop Toralei, Clawdeen and Frankie help Draculaura cast a spell on her, but not before Draculaura learns that Lagoona has a secret of her own and she cannot let Toralei expose Lagoona's secret as well.


"Part of the Pack": Clawdeen keeps shedding her werewolf hair and must figure out how to stop shedding. Then, she meets Romulus and Barkimedes again and she also meets a new member of the werewolf pack named Howleen. At first, Clawdeen is not interested in joining the pack after that previous prank from the werewolf boys, but then she changes her mind and must pass the tests on joining the pack. However, Clawdeen has a choice to make: Clawdeen has to help Draculaura and Frankie pass their presentation assignments or she will ditch them and join the werewolf pack. When Clawdeen chooses the latter, she soon realizes that it is another prank made by the werewolf boys and they want to steal her pendant on a full moon.
5"That Thing You Deuce"Phillip WalkerAriel Song, Ashlyn Anstee (director)November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29)105B0.10[13]
Deuce participates in a fundraiser by selling rock candy and collect enough money in order to win a trophy like his mom did. Clawdeen, Frankie, and Draculaura have decided to help him make more rock candies to sell, but the ghouls are overworked and took a break. To make things worse, Deuce's snakes used him to make even more rock candies and forced him to accidentally turn the other students into rock candy statues. Now, he must find a way to turn them back to normal with the help of the ghouls, even if it means giving up the fundraiser.
6"Werewolf Weekend"Scott D. PetersonYujin Lee, Nick Bachman (director)November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30)105A0.22[14]
Clawdeen visits her father at her own house for a weekend while maintaining her human side. But soon after, Clawdeen reveals her werewolf side to him, which he knew she is half-werewolf all along, though he doesn't know what happened to Clawdeen's mom, who was pure werewolf, after they got married and she mysteriously vanished. Meanwhile, Cleo was desperate into getting more views that will surpass Draculaura's views. She then escapes from Clawdeen's house to meet the humans in hopes to earn a lot of views. Clawdeen must stop her from being revealed as a monster in front of the humans before the ghouls get in trouble.
7"Paw-zzle Pieces"Story by: Taneka Stotts
Teleplay by: Han-Yee Ling
Fred Gonzales & Jack McGee, Broni Likomanov (director)December 1, 2022 (2022-12-01)1060.16[15]
Clawdeen and her father discover a book from Monster High that may be a clue about her mom's disappearance. Clawdeen, Frankie, and Draculaura go to a library and find a book that was overdue a decade ago. They then discover a puzzle that opens the gate where Clawdeen's necklace must be inserted. However, an unknown creature was unleashed and stole Clawdeen's pendant. To stop the Splitzies from destroying Monster High, the Wolf siblings sing a lullaby and put them all to a machine that will merge them back together. Headless Headmistress Bloodgood warns that opening the gate that's not on the blood moon eclipse will destroy not only Monster High, but the entire world. The monsters enjoy their time of their own at Monster High.
8"Nightmare Nightmore"Leah LongoriaAriel Song, Fred Gonzales, Jack McGee, Katherine Hashimoto & Roan Everly, Ashlyn Anstee (director)December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19)1070.16[16]
Draculaura plans to celebrate "Nightmore", a Holiday for monsters to have fun, but her witchcraft is disabled. She invites Clawdeen, Clawd, Frankie, Lagoona, and Heath to celebrate at an abandoned mansion where there is snow. When Clawdeen steps outside, she is buried in the snow and they all encounter a Yeti girl named Abbey Bominable. Abbey explains her story and the monsters decide that she should celebrate Nightmore with them, which Draculaura accepts. Abbey's mom attacks Monster High and Draculaura, Abbey, and the rest are on the road back to Monster High. After leaving the mountains, Draculaura and the rest convince Bloodgood to let all Yeti kind in at Monster High, and they celebrate Nighmore at Monster High in a song written by Draculaura.
9"Out of Step"Jordan GershowitzJojo Baptista & Miche Perez, Nick Bachman (director)March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)1080.13[17]
"Pyramid Scheme"Han-Yee LingFred Gonzales & Kyle Menke, Broni Likomanov (director)

"Out of Step": Draculaura is paired up with Clawd for the Monster High Dance-Off, and they need to follow the scroll's dancing steps to win the dance-off like the Boogeyman did. However, it may have been a bad idea for Draculaura, for her vampness level keeps lowering every time she is being laughed at by Toralei and everyone else, which causes her to decompose. In order to stop decomposing and raise her vampness level high enough, she has to get Clawd to wear the enchanted dancing shoes in order to dance better. But suddenly, the shoes can't stop him from dancing, so Draculaura, Frankie, and Clawdeen must help him in order to stop dancing.


"Pyramid Scheme": Cleo is hoping that she will get her lead role for the upcoming school play, but her sister, Nefera, came back from her trip to Scaris for a visit. Seeing that she doesn't want Nefera to take the lead role away from her like she did in the past, Cleo must go inside her family's ancient tomb and grab the Heart of Cleopatra necklace. While Clawdeen distracts Nefera, Cleo and Frankie went inside the ancient tomb. Suddenly, Frankie was kicked out because only the De Nile family may step into the tomb. Upon grabbing the necklace, however, Cleo activated a booby trap and put Nefera in danger. Now, Cleo must make a sacrifice in order to shut off the booby trap and save her own sister.
10"What's Up, Watzie?"Che GraysonRoan Everly & Miche Perez, Ashlyn Anstee & Ariel Song (directors)March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)1090.14[17]
"So Familiar"Phillip WalkerJack McGee, Broni Likomanov (director)

"What's Up, Watzie?": While building a robot, Frankie and Watzie witnessed a calendar with the dragons picture, and Frankie noticed Watzie's dragon tail wiggling. Headless Headmistress Bloodgood explained to Frankie that it's the dragon migration, and all dragons must go to their natural habitat in order to migrate. However, Frankie doesn't want to let Watzie go, despite the fact that Watzie is part dragon. With the help of their ghoul friends, they are going to do everything they can in order to make him stay with them. Unfortunately, he is not satisfied with any of those activities. With no other choice, Frankie let him go so he can migrate with his fellow dragons for a long time.


"So Familiar": Draculaura, Frankie, and Clawdeen came back from their school break, but they haven't done their homework for a while. And what's worse for Draculaura is that Count Fabulous, a little bat with manners, is babysitting her because he treats her like a "baby bloodsucker". Clawdeen then shows her a witchcraft codex that can only be opened by true witches with their familiar. The ghouls must find Draculaura's familiar, a cat, so they can open the book for her to cast a spell that will help them finish their homework before the deadline. However, if they don't find her familiar in time, the book will self-destruct and Draculaura may never cast a spell like a true witch again.
11"Crushed"Lila ScottAlysa Vilac & Conner Dow, Matt Whitlock (director)March 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)1100.18[18]
"Over-Brotective"Leah LongoriaMike Tisserand & Tenaya Anue, Mike Tisserand & Nick Bachman (directors)

"Crushed": The tryouts for the Fearleading Squad has ended, and the following students were selected: Clawdeen, Clawd, Iris, and Kuma. Unfortunately, Frankie were not chosen for the Fearleading Squad, which makes them disappointed. Then, they followed Heath's advice to "bottle up their feelings", and they did, literally with their lightning in a bottle. But, during the Fearleading Squad showcase, Frankie tried to bottle up their feelings again until they accidentally cause a blackout. Now, they must follow Cleo's advice to let go of their feelings by crying their eyes out, and it worked. Now that they are calm enough, Frankie must save the Fearleading Squad showcase.


"Over-Brotective": After his reunion with his dad, Clawd got an urgent phone call from Clawdeen and he met her in a secret hideout, which turns out that it's play time in the catacombs with Frankie, Draculaura, Lagoona, and Deuce. During their games, Clawd became overprotective with Clawdeen by trying to keep her safe, which irritates her. As they are playing a game of "Hide n Shriek", the Wolf siblings fell down to a trap where the Flying Venus Trap lives there. After many failed attempts, Clawdeen is fed up with Clawd overprotecting her just because he is technically one year older than her. However, they made amends with each other and found a way to get out of the Flying Venus Trap room to reunite with their friends.
12"Horoscare"Leanna DindalFred Gonzales, Broni Likomanov (director)March 24, 2023 (2023-03-24)1110.18[19]
"Flaunt Your Skeleton"Mariko TamakiYujin Lee, Mike Tisserand (director)

"Horoscare": Cleo becomes obsessed with a newly-installed app called "Horoscare" when she believes that her jewel idol, Pearl Ryuzaki, will arrive at Monster High. She gets Frankie to help her make a welcome party for Pearl, and they are starting to develop feelings for each other. Meanwhile, Toralei believes from the Horoscare that the humans might arrive, so she sets up a trap in front of Monster High. After making their final preparations for the welcome party, Cleo and Frankie stepped outside to welcome Pearl. But, they will have to get through Toralei and avoid her traps. Upon opening the gates, however, it may not be what Cleo is hoping for.


"Flaunt Your Skeleton": Ghoulia is excited when her idol, Skelly Vonderbone, arrives at the auditorium to practice with the Boo Crew for their performance. However, when she was about to sing in front of Skelly, Ghoulia gets a case of "brain freeze", a symptom where zombies yell "brains" for whatever reason, and was humiliated. Frankie and Lagoona have decided to help Ghoulia conquer her fear, but it wasn't enough for Ghoulia to stop yelling "brains". When Ghoulia is about to quit, Skelly gives her a useful advice (or rather a secret code for her DDR video game) on how to conquer her fear by embracing her heart out, right before Ghoulia and the rest of the Boo Crew get to perform with Skelly.
13"Creepover Party"Jordan GershowitzAriel Song, Ashlyn Anstee & Ariel Song (directors)March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31)1120.13[20]
"Creature Clash"Che GraysonTenaya Anue, Mike Tisserand (director)

"Creepover Party": Draculaura, Clawdeen, and Frankie are having trouble eating lunch at the table that was broken down. They tried to sit at the new lunch table, but Toralei beat them to it. The Boo Crew and Toralei made a bet that the Boo Crew must have a sleepover at the library, and if they leave before nightfall, Toralei wins. Later, they meet Twyla, an autistic boogey monster who hates loud noises, who shows Clawdeen a book that may be related to her moonclaw. But, Toralei watches from behind and tries to sabotage the sleepover with a stinkworm, which turns out to be a bookworm that eats books and grows. Now, the Boo Crew and Twyla must find a way to get rid of the bookworm.


"Creature Clash": It's the scare-itage event at Monster High, and Frankie witnessed Kuma's scare-itage as he demonstrated what do the Onikumas do, such as lifting giant rocks. After the event, Frankie was interested and they would like to know more about the Onikumas. Kuma then explained to them about the Onikuma ritual, and as he left, Frankie have decided that they should do the ritual in order to surprise him. However, after the ritual was done, Frankie sees Ghoulia, Draculaura, Spectra, and the rest being possessed like zombies and causing havoc at Monster High. When Kuma returned, Frankie explained the mistake they made and they must find a way to turn the Boo Crew back to normal while Lagoona holds them off.
14"Monster Movie"Phillip WalkerAriel Song, Roan Everly & Nazul Sobrino, Ashlyn Anstee & Ariel Song (directors)April 7, 2023 (2023-04-07)1130.16[21]
"Earworm"Mike CarrierAriel Song (also director)

"Monster Movie": Lagoona wanted to make a movie based on her real life, so she becomes a director for her movie with Draculaura playing as her and Deuce playing as the love of her life. However, the Boo Crew are requesting to make some changes for her movie, making Lagoona bite some of the furniture out of anger. After finishing the movie, Twyla talked to Lagoona about how she is feeling, which Lagoona explained that she has a case of the chomps, where her family once had an argument with each other and started chomping things. Now that she felt better thanks to Twyla, Lagoona must stand up to herself and fix her movie without chomping.


"Earworm": Toralei is feeling jealous that nobody in Monster High wants to sit next to her during lunchtime. When she looked at the flier with all kinds of worms, Toralei became interested in the earworms and she has a devious plan to make the monsters like her. She and her cousins, Purrsephone and Meowlody, form a band called "The Hissfits" and performed a song while releasing the earworms Toralei stole to possess them and force them to like Toralei, which her cousins are feeling like she is using them. Things go awry, however, as Toralei is trying to get away from the possessed monsters who love her too much. With no other choice, she gets help from the Wolf siblings in order to remove the earworms.
15"Spell the Beans"Lila ScottAldin Baroza, Jack McGee & Fred Gonzales, Broni Likomanov (director)October 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)1140.14[8]
Draculaura is having her bad day when she was late for her Fearleading practice, and to make things worse, her witchcraft potion was discovered outside Monster High. Headless Headmistress Bloodgood called the MPA, with Dracula as the leader of that organization, to go witch hunting, while Toralei is dead set on Draculaura's suspicions of being a witch. Meanwhile, Frankie and Deuce are searching for the Gorgon Talisman from his mom, and that may be a clue to bring back the Wolf siblings' mom. Elsewhere, the Wolf siblings are showing their dad Apollo, the only human who set foot at Monster High, a tour, while stopping their monster friends from eating him alive. When Toralei was about to tell Dracula the truth by bringing all kinds of witchcraft, Draculaura casts a spell on her, making the MPA think that Toralei is a witch and forcing Bloodgood to expel Toralei. Draculaura cannot hide her secret anymore and tells Dracula that she's the real witch, and he is disappointed in her. However, after a pep talk from Apollo, Dracula forgave Draculaura and lets her do what she wants. But, Bloodgood unleashed the Expel Beast and it will devour Toralei to completely expel her from Monster High. However, Dracula distracts Bloodgood and the MPA while Draculaura secretly casts a spell that will make them think that the ghost of the witch is casting the spell, and Deuce got the Gorgon Talisman back from the Expel Beast. Afterwards, Toralei has decided not to expose Draculaura's secret after saving her from being expelled, and the witch hunt came to an end. Before leaving, Dracula will see what he can do to change the rules in order to allow Draculaura to do witchcraft, for the better.
16"Growing Ghoulia"Mae CattJack McGee, Broni Likomanov (director)October 3, 2023 (2023-10-03)1150.10[8]
"Casketball Jinx"Scott PetersonMike Jones & Yujin Lee, Mike Tisserand (director)

"Growing Ghoulia": Ghoulia was excited to become number one on the "Horrorball" event, but then she was shocked that Draculaura became number one. However, Ghoulia has until Friday to catch up by doing her activities, until Draculaura beats her to it again and again. When she discovers that Draculaura did her witchcraft to stop time, Ghoulia buries herself to move ahead of her in time so that she can finally beat her. But then, multiples of Ghoulia clones are wreaking havoc at Monster High by simply yelling "points" and Draculaura found out that the real Ghoulia is behind all of this mess, though Draculaura felt bad about the way Ghoulia is feeling. Draculaura and Ghoulia must put aside their competition and find out how to turn eveything back to normal.


"Casketball Jinx": While practicing for the Casketball game, Clawdeen said the word "fun", which is taboo to all monsters and it jinxed the entire Casketball team, and made them lose the game afterwards. Clawdeen and Deuce went to the library for a book that summons the two Kaijus who are the best Casketball duo at Monster High. The Kaijus challenged the Casketball team to a game, and if the Casketball team wins, the jinx will be lifted. Meanwhile, Howleen gives Clawdeen a stone that can transfer their jinx to the Kaijus so the team can win. However, Clawdeen was against that idea, and although the Casketball team lost in the end, Clawdeen and her friends are going to teach the Kaijus that having fun is more important than being competitive.
17"Cleo in the Kitchen"Brandon HoangTenaya Anue & Mike Tisserand (also director)October 4, 2023 (2023-10-04)1160.13[8]
"Case of the Missing Squeak"Mariko TamakiAlex York, Kai Dranchak & Roan Helfer, Ariel Song (director)

"Cleo in the Kitchen": Clawdeen is depressed that she cannot eat a homecooked meal at her house, which makes her homesick. Then, Cleo had an idea to make her feel better: She has to cook a homecooked meal, the Jambalaya, while having Draculaura distract Clawdeen until the food is ready. However, the Creepateria Chef went on a vacation, so Cleo cannot cook the meal on her own. She called for help from Heath, Frankie, Abbey, and even Clawd, but it ended up a disaster. With no other choice and with Clawdeen mad for hunger, Cleo called for help from the only monster who knows how to cook: Her own sister, Nefera. The De Nile sisters must cook a meal before a hangry Clawdeen eats Draculaura.


"Case of the Missing Squeak": Lagoona failed the assignment to zombify a dead frog, so she went to class and took her squeaky toy for the extra credit exam proctored by Nefera. Lagoona was getting stressed out during the exam and tries to make herself feel better. But then, her squeaky toy, Señor Squeaky, is missing from her backpack, and starts interrogating her fellow monsters whom she thinks they stole it from her. However, none of them did it and she apologized, and Lagoona had to tell them about her missing Señor Squeaky, which was her secret. Then, they heard Cleo's scream, as she is being ambushed by Señor Squeaky, which was affected by the life essence potion that fell on Lagoona's backpack. Now, Lagoona and the Boo Crew must get Señor Squeaky back before the exam time runs out.
18"Pet Problems"Phillip WalkerFred Gonzales, Broni Likomanov (director)October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)1170.16[8]
"License to Rock"Lee Schmit & Mike CarrierJack McGee & Katherine Hashimoto, Broni Likomanov (director)

"Pet Problems": Cleo asked her parents if she can have her own pet, which they eventually said "yes". Then, she showed Frankie and Deuce her new pet: a female cobra named "Hissette". Cleo tried to teach Hissette some tricks, but to no avail, even with the help of Frankie and Deuce. Then, Hissette went to the Catacombs from under Cleo's bed, and upon finding her, Cleo, Frankie, and Deuce encountered the Flying Venus Trap that was once encountered by the Wolf siblings. Now, they must figure out how to save Hissette from being eaten by the Flying Venus Trap, even if it means that Cleo must sacrifice a jewel that is precious to her.


"License to Rock": Finnegan is practicing for his audition to become a band leader, but thanks to Clawdeen's advice, he is not sure if he is ready to perform like a band leader. Then, the audition has begun, with the Kraken as a judge. Clawd and Frankie performed with their own instruments and, despite the sabotage from Toralei, the Kraken is pleased with their performances. Then, it was Finnegan's turn, but then the Kraken went out on a rampage to Lagoona's room. The Boo Crew arrived to stop the Kraken by playing their instruments together, with the help of Mrs. O'Shriek with her saxophone and Toralei with her tambourine.
19"Power Heist"Leah LongoriaKatherine Hashimoto, Fred Gonzales, Mike Jones, Timothy Packford & Tom Sales, Matt Whitlock (director)October 11, 2023 (2023-10-11)1180.15[8]
Toralei's mom, Catarina, arrives at Monster High as a substitute teacher to assign the students the talisman projects. She then paired Clawdeen and Toralei to work the Werewolf project together. At first, Clawdeen and Toralei don't trust one another, but then, Toralei understood how she felt when Clawdeen lost her mom, Selena Wolf, because Catarina did not bother to notice her ever since Catarina became the Wereruler after Selena's disappearance. After the Talisman projects, Catarina became interested in getting the Moonclaw Necklace from Clawdeen, so she had a devilish idea. She met Clawdeen once again and proposed a trade: The Moonclaw Necklace for the diary of Selena Wolf, which may hold the key to bringing her back. Clawdeen was unsure if she wanted to give up the necklace, but suddenly, Toralei arrived and she wanted to help her do the right thing, while she apologized for all the wrongdoings she had done. After arriving at the restaurant, Clawdeen gave Catarina a necklace. However, Catarina quickly finds out that the necklace is a fake and gets the diary burned to ashes, calling off the deal. As soon as Catarina left, it turns out that the diary that she burned was also a fake, and with the help of the Boo Crew, Toralei outwit her own mom by getting the real diary. The Boo Crew and Toralei make amends with one another as they walked out of the restaurant, in slow motion with the fire.
20"Monster Midterms"Phillip WalkerRoan Everly & Ariel Song (also director)October 12, 2023 (2023-10-12)1190.16[8]
It's the Midterms at Monster High, and every monster is assigned differently by the "Midterm Fairy" (which is just a monster garbage can). However, aside from the Bloodmoon Eclipse that's coming soon, Clawdeen's biggest challenge is working together with the werewolf pack, Toralei and her cousins, a shy mouse girl Mouscedes King, and a skunk teenage boy Skunkrates (nicknamed "Teez"). The assignment for the werecreatures is to get the diamond from the monstrous cave, and Clawdeen was chosen as the leader, which is not an easy task for her. Meanwhile, Draculaura passed her Midterm early and is trying to make a Vampire Talisman with witchcraft. She is embarrassed when Dracula's attempts to help ended in a disaster. Elsewhere, as the werecreatures arrived at the cave, Romulus insisted on going ahead, though he ended up caught with booby traps. Then, they encountered a golem guarding the diamond, but then they retreated after a failed attempt. Clawdeen was about to give up, but thanks to the support from Clawd, Clawdeen now realized that she must trust not only her instincts, but their instincts as well. The werecreatures tried fighting the golem again, and this time, they succeeded with Teez knocking the golem out with his skunk smell and they got the diamond. Although it was revealed that the diamond they retrieved was worthless, the werecreatures passed the Midterms, and Clawdeen does have what it takes to become the wereruler after her mom. Clawdeen celebrates with Draculaura, who succeeded into making a Vampire Talisman with Dracula's help, and Frankie, who also passed their Midterm by making a machine that makes zappuccinos.
21"Furmergency"Han-Yee LingFred Gonzales & Mike Jones, Broni Likomanov (director)October 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)1200.15[8]
"Boogey Nightmare"Leanna DindalTalia Ellis, Mike Tisserand (also director)

"Furmergency": The Wolf siblings are planning to celebrate for Apollo's birthday, while Draculaura and Frankie are still figuring out how to get the Sea Monster Talisman in hopes to bringing back the Wolf siblings' mom. Meanwhile, their pets, Watzie and Count Fabulous, are not getting along and started fighting, until they got out of Monster High and into the human world, where they are being chased by a human named "Ralph" with his monster detector. Now, the monster pets must hide in the Wolf residence and find a way to return to Monster High to their respective owners.


"Boogey Nightmare": Twyla is being haunted by the Night Terror where she is being forced to do the Rite of Passage by growing up and forget about her friends. Then, she accidentally opened the portal from the dream world to reality where the Night Terror is haunting Clawdeen, Draculaura, and Deuce in their dreams. Twyla then entered the dream world and tried to stop the Night Terror from haunting her friends, but he keeps on evading her and Twyla is about to give up to her nightmares. However, with the help of the Boo Crew and with the advice from Mr. Mothmanson, Twyla must face her fears and defeat the Night Terror.
22"Best Fiends"Sarah NerbosoJack McGee, Ariel Song (director)October 17, 2023 (2023-10-17)1210.21[8]
"Scareer Day"Callie C. MillerKatherine Hashimoto & Tom Sales, Broni Likomanov (director)

"Best Fiends": It's the Ghoul Spirit Day at Monster High, and Draculaura is trying to cast a spell to make friendship bracelets for her, Clawdeen, and Frankie, but the Codex is late for the Book Fair, so Draculaura wrote down the spell on her notebook. Then, after Draculaura and Toralei bumped into each other, Toralei put on the bracelet, and then the friendship bracelets got her and Draculaura literally stuck together. Now, the unlikely duo must work together and perform at the Fearleading showcase for the Ghoul Spirit Day, while Clawdeen and Frankie search for Codex in order to undo the spell Draculaura cast.


"Scareer Day": Heath becomes interested in joining the Screamhouse Gasing career with Mrs. Bominable and Abbey at Scareer Day. But then, his day gets interrupted by his dad and the CEO of the Underworld, Hades, which makes Heath embarrassed. Unaware, Hades broke the ice and freed the Slumber Pixies that put the monsters to sleep at Monster High. While Heath, Abbey, Lagoona, and Kuma all try to stop the Slumber Pixies, Mrs. Bominable tells Hades that he always cared about his life work rather than his own son. Hades now regrets for all the mistakes he had done to Heath and decided to help him how to stop the Slumber Pixies, as father and son.
23"Stone Alone"Leah LongoriaErik Lechtenberg & Tom Sales, Matt Whitlock & Mike Tisserand (directors)October 18, 2023 (2023-10-18)1220.16[8]
"Horsin' Around"Phillip WalkerRoan Everly, Ariel Song (director)

"Stone Alone": Deuce was permitted by his mothers to go camping with Manny, Finnegan, Frankie, and Cleo. However, Deuce is being supervised by two of his big sisters because they believe he is not ready to experience camping by himself, as they treat him like a baby gorgon. Then, Deuce found out that they were sabotaging him and walked far away from them in anger. Suddenly, his sisters and the rest of the Boo Crew are surrounded by the ghost chasm and they yell for Deuce's help. Deuce then got his sisters to trust him and his camping experience so he can save them and the Boo Crew from the ghost chasm.


"Horsin' Around": The talismans have been stolen and Monster High is under lockdown with Headless Headmistress Bloodgood's noble steed, Nightmare, on her watch. Clawd knows who the perpretrator is and is trying to escape curfew to catch him, only to be caught by Nightmare and was given lots of homework as punishment, and the same goes to Draculaura. The next day, Clawd and Draculaura have decided to work together to catch the perpretrator, the Sugar Rush Bandit, while avoiding to get caught by Nightmare once again. Although the plan failed, Clawd had an idea on how to catch the Sugar Rush Bandit, by setting a trap so that he and Draculaura will catch him and get the talismans back.
24"Moonlit Fieldtrip"Mike CarrierFred Gonzales, Broni Likomanov (director)October 19, 2023 (2023-10-19)1230.15[8]
"A Little Boost"Scott PetersonErik Lechtenberg & Talia Ellis, Mike Tisserand (director)

"Moonlit Fieldtrip": Howleen and Barkimedes asked Clawdeen if they can visit the human world during the full moon, and Clawdeen reluctantly accepted their requests, so long as they don't get caught by monster hunters. Then, Barkimedes in his human form met Buddy, whom Clawdeen knows he is a monster hunter and she forbids him to go skateboarding with him. However, on their way back to Monster High, Barkimedes was exposed as a werewolf in front of Buddy and was caught on camera. But then, Buddy has decided not to post the video worldwide, as he used to hunt monsters but not anymore, keeping the werewolf secret safe with him.


"A Little Boost": Lagoona sees a new student named "Gil", a freshwater monster who looks like the love of her life from her novel. Frankie tries to give Lagonna an advice on how to meet Gil and getting to know each other, but Lagoona would rather find some way to get him to notice her. Then, Lagoona registered for a Casketball tournament in order to impress Gil, but he did not notice her at all. Lagoona then asked Frankie to give her an electric boost in hopes to get Gil to like her. However, things go awry when too many zaps on Lagoona caused her to ruin the tournament. Lagoona then apologized to Frankie and has decided to go meet Gil, the old fashion way.
25"Fresh Waters Run Deep"Sarah NerbosoJack McGee, Katherine Nguyen & Nazul Sobrino, Ariel Song (director)October 23, 2023 (2023-10-23)124A0.12[8]
Lagoona and Gil have been developing their feelings for each other. But then, Frankie noticed a picture of what appears to be the Sea Monster Talisman, which is the last Talisman they need to bring back Clawdeen's mom. Lagoona is starting to have mixed feelings when she realized that the freshwater monsters have stolen the Talisman, and to prove that it may not be a Talisman, Gil challenged his cousin, the reigning champion of the Water Wars. The following night, Gil was about to accept the challenge, but then he decided that Lagoona should accept it, because he admits that it really is a Talisman and apologized to her for what his ancestors had done years ago. After Lagoona won the challenge and got the Talisman, the Boo Crew are now one step closer to bringing back Clawdeen's mom.
26"Sew Fierce"Leah LongoriaKatherine Hashimoto, Broni Likomanov (director)October 24, 2023 (2023-10-24)124B0.15[8]
As Frankie is playing fetch with Watzie and Mortimer, they meet Skelita, a fashionist skeleton girl from Hexico. Skelita wants to design her clothes for the fashion contest in order to honor her grandma, and Frankie have decided to help her out. Meanwhile, Monster High is somehow coming in hot, as the heat is starting to burn up the entire school. Then, Watzie took the clothes from Skelita all the way underground where Skelita and Frankie saw the cause of the heat: Mortimer burning under Monster High. Skelita and Frankie have now realized that they took Mortimer's favorite fabric by mistake and gave it back to him, finally cooling down Monster High. Skelita has a new idea on how to design her own clothes in order to win the contest, with the help of Frankie.
27"Witchful Thinking"Callie C. MillerMike Jones, Rachel Doda & Roan Everly, Ariel Song (director)October 25, 2023 (2023-10-25)TBATBD
Draculaura is trying to apply for witchcraft camp by casting a spell that is unique for her while the rest of the Boo Crew is planning for the upcoming Monster Ball event. However, Headless Headmistress Bloodgood installed an app that detects witchcraft, and Draculaura must avoid getting caught or she will be expelled. As she tried doing her unique witchcraft again to make a crystal glow, Draculaura keeps getting distracted by doing all the monster stuff with the Boo Crew. Then, as Draculaura accidentally cast a black hole spell that swallows Clawdeen and Frankie, she saves them by doing her unique witchcraft, making the crystal glow and officially registering for the witchcraft camp.
28"Monster Match"Phillip WalkerRachel Doda, Matt Whitlock (director)October 26, 2023 (2023-10-26)TBATBD
The Monster Ball event is almost here, and Frankie wants to ask Cleo out for said event in order for them to have a Monster Match with her, in which a Monster Match is where two monsters develop feelings for each other and become a couple. But then, Deuce showed up and asked Frankie to go out on the Monster Ball, which Frankie said yes, but they're not sure what are they going to do about it. However, they eventually took the advice from Clawdeen and Draculaura and told Deuce the truth between them and Cleo, and then Deuce understands. Suddenly, Cleo made her video about meeting Autumn Patch at a restaurant, and Frankie must go there to ask Cleo out before Deuce does.

Production

On February 23, 2021, Mattel, through its television division, announced the second return of the Monster High brand, promising new content and products for the following year, including an animated TV series of 26 episodes[6] and a live-action musical film.[22][2][23][1][3]

Shea Fontana, previously the showrunner of the 2018 reboot of Polly Pocket, was announced as the series' showrunner and co-executive producer.

On July 13, 2022, the cast was announced with Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Clawdeen Wolf, Courtney Lin as Draculaura and iris menas as Frankie Stein.[24]

On September 26, 2022, the series' premiere date was revealed as October 28, 2022,[25] but began airing earlier than planned on October 6; it was branded as a sneak peek after Monster High: The Movie.[5][6]

On November 17, 2022, Nickelodeon renewed the series for a 20-episode second season.[26]

Soundtrack

Monster High: Animated Series Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2023 (2023-01-27)
GenreChildren's Music
Length22:20
LabelArts Music

The series's soundtrack album was released on digital platforms on January 27, 2023 by Arts Music, which contains 8 songs.[27]

No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Monster High Theme Song (From the 2022 Television Series)"
  • Glenda "Gizzle" Proby
  • Ivan LaFever
  • Jason Gleed
  • KZ Nova
  • Michael Kotch
  • Paul Robb
  • Stef Fink
Monster High2:24
2."Hear My Howl"
  • Jason Gleed
  • Julia Piker
  • Sheléa Melody McDonald
  • Stef Fink
Monster High2:00
3."My Moon"
  • German Briseno
  • Jason Gleed
  • Julia Piker
  • Stef Fink
Monster High2:40
4."Party Don't Stop"
  • German Briseno
  • Jason Gleed
  • Stef Fink
Monster High2:46
5."Flaunt Your Skeleton"
  • Annelise Noronha
  • German Briseno
  • Jason Gleed
  • Stef Fink
Monster High3:25
6."Cool Cat"
  • Hayden Wolf
  • Jason Gleed
  • Jayli Wolf
  • Stef Fink
Monster High2:27
7."This Monster Life"
  • Annelise Noronha
  • German Briseno
  • Glenda "Gizzle" Proby
  • Stef Fink
Monster High2:28
8."Light It Up"
  • German Briseno
  • Stef Fink
Monster High2:41
Total length:22:20

Reception

Diondra Brown from Common Sense Media gave the series three-out-of-five stars, calling it "a funny and clever animated series, geared towards tween audiences."[28]

Notes

  1. Menas has said they prefer not to use uppercase letters for writing their name.[4]

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