Mooned is a nine-minute animated short from 2023 that revisits Vector, the scheming would-be conqueror from the Despicable Me universe, in a predicament far removed from his usual scheming grounds on Earth.
What is Mooned about?
Marooned on the lunar surface after one gadget-fueled scheme too many, Vector has to improvise a way home. With no crew, no ready equipment, and no backup plan, he treats the moon's barren landscape less like a genuine crisis and more like another obstacle to out-think, turning survival into a string of increasingly absurd workarounds. The short leans on sight gags and physical comedy rather than dialogue to carry the story, keeping the pace brisk across its brief runtime.
About the cast
Jason Segel and Pierre Coffin lend their voices to the short, with Coffin drawing on the vocal shorthand he helped originate for the wider Despicable Me franchise. Director Jonathan del Val keeps the cast small by design, since a nine-minute format leaves little room for a sprawling ensemble — the comedy rests almost entirely on Vector's reactions to a hostile, silent setting.
Context & significance
Mooned belongs to the animation, comedy, and family genres and comes out of the United States. As a spin-off short rather than a feature, it sits alongside the other bite-sized Despicable Me and Minions companion pieces that studios have used to keep a franchise's side characters active between full releases. Vector's return here plays off audience familiarity with the character rather than introducing him from scratch, which keeps the runtime tight and the pacing brisk throughout.
Watching Mooned on Ktime
Mooned streams on K-Time with a free account login, and Farsi-speaking viewers can watch it with Persian dubbing or Persian subtitles, whichever suits their household. K-Time's Farsi interface makes it easy for families to queue up a short like this between longer titles without breaking the viewing flow.