Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe, or simply Agent Binky, is a Canadian animated television series loosely based on the Kids Can Press graphic novel series by Ashley Spires, that premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on September 7, 2019. The series is developed by Carolyn Hay and Hugh Duffy, and produced by Nelvana. 78 episodes were produced.

Premise The series follows the adventures of Binky, a young black and white housecat, who is on a mission to protect his human family (Big Human and Small Human) from interstellar threats as part of an agency called P.U.R.S.T. (Pets of the Universe Ready for Space Travel); the team also consists of Genius Gordon the corgi, Captain Gracie the cat, Young Nola the box turtle and Grumpy Loo the goldfish. P.U.R.S.T. are on the case from the Persian cat boss known as Sergeant Fluffy Vandermere.

Characters Binky (voiced by Jesse Camacho) is a pear-shaped, green-eyed tuxedo cat who is the main protagonist of the series. Binky is the leader of the P.U.R.S.T. agents, and he has a purple toy mouse named "Ted" and has a purple sweater called "Fuzzy Wuzzy". Gordon (voiced by Paul Braunstein) is a brown and white corgi who lives with Binky and his family. He likes inventing things. Captain Gracie (voiced by Aurora Browne) is a greyish-brown tabby cat and captain of the P.U.R.S.T crew who lives next door to her teammates. Nola (voiced by Melody Johnson) is a green box turtle who loves seashells and is loo's best friend. Loo (voiced by Boyd Banks) is a self-centered goldfish and Nola's best friend who is quite a bit grumpy. Sergeant Fluffy Vandermere (voiced by Dan Chameroy) is a Persian cat who is the boss and leader of P.U.R.S.T. Big Human (voiced by Katie Griffin) is the mother of Small Human. Small Human (voiced by Tyler James Nathan) is the son of Big Human and the gang's owners. Chirpy McChirp (voiced by Matt Folliott) is a blue budgerigar who acts as the main antagonist of the show. He was rescued by Small Human in "Who's the WURST" and is shown unable making/getting it into integrating the ranks of the protectors and traps the team outside the station in order to take possession of all of Gordon's gadgets before forming his own team W.U.R.S.T (wings of the Universe ready for space travel). Amelia (voiced by Julie Lemieux) is a bat and P.U.R.S.T agent who first appeared in "Happy PURSTgiving". Mini Human (voiced by Isabella Leo) is the daughter of Tall Human. Tall Human (voiced by Jonathan Tan) is the father of Mini Human. Darrell (voiced by Zachary Bennett) is a hamster who is Fluffy's assistant. New Backup Human is the agents' babysitter who substituted for Backup Human in "Adventures in Pet-Sitting". Gobble (voiced by Richard Binsley) is a robot Gordon invented in "Gobble's Gotta Go". Freddy (voiced by Kwaku Adu-poku) is a handicapped dog who Gordon befriend's and is a P.U.R.S.T agent in training. Professor coo (voiced by Bianca Alongi) is an absent-minded pigeon and member of W.U.R.S.T. Eddie Lizard (voiced by Julius Cho) is a lizard and member of W.U.R.S.T who wears cardboard wings to pretend he's a bird. His name is possibly a reference to British actor and stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard. Chuck (voiced by Elley-Ray Hennessy) is a duck with a plunger as a prosthetic leg and member of W.U.R.S.T and is friends with Loo. Fizz (voiced by Maiko Watson) is a bunny and P.U.R.S.T agent who is part of the sneaky squad (a group of PURST agents who work outside full-time). Si Si (voiced by Ainsley Diaz) is a chihuahua and junior P.U.R.S.T agent who often gets overexcited and distracted. Fun human (voiced by Rick Miller) is Small Human's grandfather who becomes Si Si's owner. Ira (Voiced by Rob Greenwood) is a frog and member of W.U.R.S.T who likes things to be neat and likes to clean up. Marryl, Sherryl, and Carryl (voiced by Elena Juatco, Shoshana Sperling and Gwynne Phillips) are three hamsters and Darrell's sisters who work at P.U.R.S.T HQ. Additional voices - Taylor Abrahamse, David Berni, Neil Crone, Stacey DePass, Dwayne Hill, Rebecca Husain, Nissae Isen, Tajja Isen, Bryn McAuley, Scott McCord, Terry McGurrin (also a story supervisor), Annick Obonsawin, Grant Palmer, Dan Petronijevic, Cara Pifko, Jacqueline Pillon, Joe Pingue, Erin Pitt, Andrew Sabiston, Robert Tinkler, Breanna Yde and Drew Adkins.

Production On September 19, 2018, it was announced that Nelvana would adapt the Kids Can Press graphic novel series "Binky the Space Cat" by Ashley Spires into an animated television series titled "P.U.R.S.T. Agent Binky". Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe was picked up for 52 11-minute episodes (often broadcast as 26 22-minutes) and was set to be released in 2019. The following February, it was revealed that the series was retitled to Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe, making it one of the first produced by redknot, a joint venture between Nelvana and Discovery Communications to produce content for Canada, Latin America and the rest of the world.

On January 7, 2021, Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe was renewed for a second season of another 52 11-minute episodes. The second season premiered in 2022.

Episodes

Season 1 (2019–20) Every season consists of 52 11-minute episodes.

Season 2 (2022)

Season 3 (2023–24)

Broadcast Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on September 7, 2019, along with Disney Junior Canada on August 28, 2023. The show currently airs every day at 12:40 PM and 7:30 PM, and some interstitial episodes air on the channel as well. The show also airs on Discovery Kids in Latin America, TF1 in France and Boomerang across Europe. In Singapore, it debuted on Channel 5 on June 15, 2020. In the United Kingdom, the series debuted on Tiny Pop on June 21, 2021. It also aired on SX3 in Catalonia and TvG2 in Galicia. In the United States, the series was released on Peacock on August 15, 2024.

In French Canada, the show premiered on ICI Radio-Canada Télé on September 19, 2020.

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