Megas XLR
Seen it?2004 | 2 seasons | 26 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Ben 10 or Rick and Morty, start here.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone, mind-bending.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 11 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-Y7. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Megas XLR is a series about an overweight couch potato named Coop who stumbles across a giant robot in a junkyard. He soon discovers that the robot was sent from the future when a woman named Kiva returns to the past to claim what is rightfully hers, though Coop made so many modification to the machine so he's the only one who can fully operate it. Things also heat up when Coop learns that an alien race called the Glorft are also after his MEGAS robot, so he teams up with Kiva and his best friend Jamie to fight them off, though mostly so he can keep his new toy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
8.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 81K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12004 · 13 episodes · 8.5 out of 10Friday
Season 22004 · 13 episodes · 8.1 out of 10Saturday
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by George Krstic, Jody Schaeffer
- Wendee LeeKiva Andru (voice)
- Steve BlumJamie (voice)
- David DeLuiseCoop (voice)