Superbad | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Greg Mottola |
Produced by | Judd Apatow Evan Goldberg Seth Rogen Shauna Robertson |
Written by | Evan Goldberg Seth Rogen |
Starring | Jonah Hill Michael Cera Christopher Mintz-Plasse Bill Hader Seth Rogen |
Music by | Lyle Workman |
Editing by | William Kerr |
Studio | The Apatow Company |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date(s) | August 17, 2007 |
Running time | 113 minutes 118 minutes (unrated extended version) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $20 million[1] |
Box office | $169,871,719 |
Superbad is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and starring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera. The film was written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who began working on the script when they were both thirteen years old; they completed a draft by the time they were fifteen.[2] The film's main characters have the same given names as Rogen and Goldberg. The film was one of a string of hits by Judd Apatow.
The Simpsons | |
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Clockwise from top left: Marge, Homer, Bart, Santa's Little Helper (dog), Snowball II (cat), Lisa, and Maggie in the center. | |
Genre | Sitcom Animation Satire |
Created by | Matt Groening |
Developed by | James L. Brooks Matt Groening Sam Simon |
Voices of | Dan Castellaneta Julie Kavner Nancy Cartwright Yeardley Smith Hank Azaria Harry Shearer (Complete list) |
Theme music composer | Danny Elfman |
Opening theme | "The Simpsons Theme" |
Composer(s) | Alf Clausen |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 23 |
No. of episodes | 496 (List of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Al Jean Ian Maxtone-Graham John Frink James L. Brooks Matt Groening Matt Selman Sam Simon |
Running time | 21–24 minutes |
Production company(s) | Gracie Films 20th Century Fox Television |
Distributor | 20th Television |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Fox |
Picture format | SD: 4:3, 480i/576i (1989–2009) HD: 1.78:1, 1080i (2009–present) |
Audio format | Stereo (1989–91) Dolby Surround 2.0 (1991–2009) 5.1 Surround Sound (2009–present) |
Original run | December 17, 1989 – present |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | The Simpsons shorts |
Related shows | The Tracey Ullman Show |
External links | |
Website |
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition.
The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with the producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and was an early hit for Fox, becoming the network's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990).
Since its debut on December 17, 1989, the show has broadcast 496 episodes and the twenty-third season started airing on September 25, 2011. The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American primetime, scripted television series. The Simpsons Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 26 and July 27, 2007, and grossed over $527 million.
The Simpsons has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series, including 27 Primetime Emmy Awards, 27 Annie Awards and a Peabody Award. Time magazine's December 31, 1999 issue named it the 20th century's best television series, and on January 14, 2000 the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Homer's exclamatory catchphrase "D'oh!" has been adopted into the English language, while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms.
South Park | |
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The season 15 opening title sequence, featuring the four main characters and many supporting characters from throughout the show's run. | |
Genre | Sitcom, black comedy, satire, surreal humor |
Format | Animation |
Created by | Trey Parker Matt Stone |
Developed by | Brian Graden |
Voices of | Trey Parker Matt Stone Mary Kay Bergman (1997–1999) Isaac Hayes (1997–2006) Eliza Schneider (1999–2003) Mona Marshall (2000–present) April Stewart (2004–present) |
Theme music composer | Primus |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 15 |
No. of episodes | 223 (List of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Trey Parker Matt Stone Anne Garefino |
Running time | 22 minutes (approx.)[1] |
Production company(s) | Braniff Productions (1997–2006)[citation needed] Parker-Stone Studios (2007–present)[citation needed] Comedy Partners |
Distributor | Comedy Central Debmar-Mercury (syndication) 20th Television Paramount Home Entertainment (home video) |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Comedy Central |
Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) (1997–2008) 1080i (16:9 HDTV) (2009–) (many episodes originally produced in 4:3, have been converted to 16:9)[2] |
Original run | August 13, 1997 – present |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | The Spirit of Christmas |
External links | |
Website |
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language and dark, surreal humor that lampoons a wide range of topics. The ongoing narrative revolves around four boys—Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick—and their bizarre adventures in and around the titular Colorado town.
Parker and Stone, who met at college, developed the show from two animated shorts they created in 1992 and 1995. The latter became one of the first Internet viral videos, which ultimately led to its production as a series. South Park debuted in August 1997 with great success, consistently earning the highest ratings of any basic cable program. Subsequent ratings have varied, but the show remains Comedy Central's highest rated and longest running program; a total of 223 episodes have aired, and the series is slated to run through at least 2016.[3]
Each episode bar the very first one, which was produced by cutout animation, is created with computer software that emulates the cutout technique. Each episode is typically written and produced during the week preceding its broadcast. Parker and Stone continue to perform most of the voice acting, and Parker is the primary writer and director.
The series has received numerous accolades, including four Primetime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and a #3 ranking in the 2004 documentary The 100 Greatest Cartoons.[4]
Beavis and Butt-head | |
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Current title card | |
Genre | Comedy |
Format | Animated series |
Created by | Mike Judge[1] |
Written by | Mike Judge Joe Stillman Tracy Grandstaff Greg Grabianski Don London Josef McStein |
Directed by | Mike Judge Yvette Kaplan |
Voices of | Mike Judge Tracy Grandstaff |
Theme music composer | Mike Judge |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 222 (List of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Mike Judge Abby Terkuhle |
Producer(s) | Michael Blakey |
Running time | 15 min (without music videos) 5–11 (music videos) 12–21 min (specials) |
Production company(s) | J. J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc. (season 1/launch) Judgemental Films (season 2–8/launch) Tenth Annual Industries (season 2–7/launch) Ternion Pictures (season 8/launch) MTV Animation (seasons 1–8/launch) Inbred Jed's Homemade Cartoons (pilot only) Paramount Television (seasons 1–7/launch) Film Roman (season 8/launch) |
Distributor | Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation (pilot only) MTV Networks |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | MTV[2] |
Picture format | 4:3 (SD) (1993–1997) 4:3 (both in 1080i HD and 480i SD) |
Audio format | Stereo (1993–97) Dolby Digital 5.1 (2011–present) |
Original airing | March 8, 1993 – November 28, 1997; October 27, 2011 – present |
Chronology | |
Followed by | Beavis and Butt-head Do America |
Related shows | Daria |
External links | |
Website |
Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge with Texas tie-ins to Judge's later show, King of the Hill. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the concept.[3][4] Beavis and Butt-head originally aired from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997 and was revived in 2011 and new episodes began airing on MTV on October 27.[5] The series has retained a cult following and is rated TV-14. Later, reruns aired on other Viacom properties, including Comedy Central and UPN. In 1996, the series was adapted into the animated feature film Beavis and Butt-head Do America.
The show centers on two socially awkward, rock/metal-loving teenage delinquents, Beavis and Butt-head (both voiced by Judge), who live in the town of Highland, Texas. They have no apparent adult supervision at home, are woefully undereducated, barely literate, dim-witted, and lack any empathy or moral scruples, even regarding each other. Their most common shared activity is watching music videos, which they tend to judge by deeming them "cool", or by claiming, "This sucks!" They also apply these judgments to other things that they encounter, and will usually deem something "cool" if it is associated with violence, sex or the macabre. Despite having no experience with women, their other signature trait is their obsession with sex, and their tendency to chuckle and giggle whenever they hear words or phrases that can even remotely be construed as sexual or scatological. Each episode features a few interstitial scenes in which they view videos in this manner, their commentary improvised by Judge, with the rest of the episode depicting them embarking on some scheme or adventure.[6][7]
They attend Highland High School, where their teachers are often at a loss as to how to deal with them; in many episodes they skip school altogether. Their actions sometimes have dire consequences, for which they show little remorse. This has been a source of controversy as the show has been claimed to promote dangerous behavior.
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Daria | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Format | Teen animation |
Created by | Glenn Eichler Susie Lewis Lynn |
Starring | Tracy Grandstaff Wendy Hoopes Julián Rebolledo Marc Thompson Alvaro J. Gonzalez |
Opening theme | "You're Standing on My Neck" by Splendora |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 66 (List of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 21–22 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | MTV |
Picture format | 4:3 (NTSC) |
Audio format | Stereo |
First shown in | December 29, 1996 |
Original run | March 3, 1997 – January 21, 2002 |
Daria is an American animated television series created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn for MTV. The series focuses on Daria Morgendorffer, a smart, acerbic, and somewhat misanthropic teenage girl who observes the world around her. The show is set in the fictional suburban American town of Lawndale and is a satire of high school life, and full of allusions to and criticisms of popular culture and social classes.
Daria is a spin-off of Mike Judge's animated Beavis and Butt-head series, in which Daria appeared as a recurring character.[1][2] The series was originally broadcast from 1997 to 2002.