Heavyweight Champion of the Moon

Heavyweight Champion of the Moon
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Premiere date	November 10, 2014
Run time	11:20
Starring	Mike Tyson; Norm Mcdonald; Rachel Ramras; Jim Rash; Jeff Bergman; Tim Brennan; Hugh Davidson; Steve Mallory
Music composed by	Walker Martin
Writer(s)	Hugh Davidson; Patrick Devine
Storyboard artist(s)	Chris Berkeley; Erik Knutson; Doug Murphy; Will Patrick; Seung-Hyun Oh
Director(s)	Ethan Spaulding
Animation director(s)	Yungwon Jung
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"Heavyweight Champion of the Moon" is the third episode of Mike Tyson Mysteries season one. It aired on November 10, 2014 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by Hugh Davidson and Patrick Devine, and directed by Ethan Spaulding.

After meeting Buzz Aldrin, Mike believes the secret of the universe lies on the Moon.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Yung Hee Tyson	Rachel Ramras
Marquess of Queensberry	Jim Rash
Mike Tyson	Himself
Pigeon	Norm Macdonald
Buzz Aldrin	Tim Brennan
Neil Armstrong
Julius (voice only)	Steve Mallory
Mechanic	Hugh Davidson
Elton John	Jeff Bergman
Dionne Warwick
Elon Musk	Jeff Bergman
Richard Branson	Unavailable
Astronomer #1	Unavailable
Astronomer #2	Unavailable

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Nevada
    - Las Vegas
      - Airport
      - Las Vegas Strip
        The Aztec
        
        Caesars Palace
      - Big Mac's Auto
    - Nevada Space Center
    - Observatory
The Moon
Pluto (mentioned)

Objects

None

Vehicles

Mystery Mobile
Space rocket
Lunar module
Lunar rover

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2014.

Music

The music was composed by Walker Martin, who is uncredited.

Crew credits

Producer: Hugh Davidson
Consulting producers: Mike Tyson, Lee Stimmel
Line producer: Susan Ward
Assistant production manager: Leslie Granger
Character designers: Dusty Abell, Dou Hong
Background designers: Jeff Palm, Cameron Thompson
Background painter: Jeff Palm
Prop designer: Robert J. Dever
Color stylist: Shawnee Holt
Storyboard artists: Chris Berkeley, Erik Knutson, Doug Murphy, Will Patrick, Seung-Hyun Oh
Editor: Dave Mendel
Timer: Brian Hogan
Animation checker: Charlene Moncrief
Effects animators: Matthew Girardi, Brett Hardin
Animation services by Digital eMation
- Animation director: Yungwon Jung
- Layout artist: Sang-Il Shim
- Model checker: Jae-Hee Oh
- Key animators: Seogi Kang, Bong-guen Kim, Yoon Jung, Sungchan Lee
- Background director: Soon-Yi Heo
- In-between animators: Chulgi Hong, Jong-gook Lee, Naksoo Choi, Namgi Kim, Heejung Kim
- Final checker: Pilmook Chae
- Color stylists: Yong Ahn, Jungbong Jang
- Compositors: Jangho Park, Kyungsoo Choi
- Production staff: Scarlet Sookyung Kim, Hyungjoo Jun, Eunyung Nam, Agatha Sarim Kim
Online editor: Gabriel Thorburn
Supervising dialogue/ADR editor: Mark A. Keatts
Dialogue/ADR editors: Kelly Foley Downs, Mike Garcia, Patrick J. Foley
Post production manager: Matt Singer
Recording machine operators: Jeff O. Collins, Sarah Baluch
Recording facilities: Digital Insight Recording, Lotus Post, Warner Bros. Post Production Services
Post production audio services: Margarita Mix
Production administrator: Candi Purugganan
Production support: Cher Bentley, Tina Fallah, Tamara Miles, Celeste Moses, Kira Tirimacco, Renee Toporzysek
Casting administrator: Liz Carroll
Executive in charge of music: Niki Sherrod
Production accountants: Yadira Davis, Luisa Guzman, Debbie Lindquist, Maral Simonian, Athena Wingate
Business and legal affairs: Lori Blackstone, Sharmalee Lall, Rebecca Mathany, Bonnie Negrete, Joulene St. Catherine
Production supervisor: Bobbie Page
Production manager: Ed Adams
Executive producers for Williams Street: Keith Crofford, Mike Lazzo
Executive in charge for Williams Street: Big Leopard
Executive in charge of production: Peter Girardi
Executive producer: Sam Register

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: November 10, 2014 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

As the end credits finish, the real Mike is dealing with a phone survey.

Errors

Assistant production manager is listed as plural, despite only one person being credited.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- October 20, 2015: Warner Archive Collection releases Mike Tyson Mysteries: Season One on DVD.

References