The entire first season of Comedy Central’s animated reality series, Drawn Together, is available as a two-disc set from Paramount Home Entertainment. All seven episodes are included, along with a number of special features that offer a glimpse into the making of the hit cartoon, currently in its second season.
Drawn Together is presented as if it were a real primetime reality series complete with hot tub high jinks and confessional breakdowns as eight completely different cartoon characters from various genres and styles are thrown together in one house to have their lives taped for the viewing public. The housemates include Captain Hero, a not-so-moral do-gooder reminiscent of the Saturday-morning TV superheroes of the ’70s; Clara, a 20-year-old sweet and naïve fairy-tale princess; Toot, a pudgy, black-and-white heartthrob from the ’20s; Foxxy Love, a sexy mystery-solving musician; Spanky Ham, a foul-mouthed Internet-download pig; Ling-Ling, an adorable Asian trading-card creature; Wooldoor-Sockbat, a SpongeBob SquarePants type; and Xandir, a young, gay adventurer inspired by the great video game warriors.
Animated by Rough Draft, the series is created and written by Matt Silverstein and Dave Jeser, who serve as exec producers. Silverstein and Jeser previously wrote for Comedy Central’s The Man Show and Fox’s Action and Andy Richter Controls the Universe. Zoe Friedman is the executive in charge of production for Comedy Central.
DVD extras include audio commentary by the show’s cast and creators, uncensored and extended episodes, never-before-seen original content, deleted scenes a game with censored and uncensored versions and a karaoke sing-along. Fans can pick it up for around $26.99
Another TV favorite hitting retail this week is Count Duckula, a 1980s cartoon series animated by Cosgrove Hall and distributed by Koch Vision Ent. Count Duckula: The Complete First Season features all 26 episodes in a three-disc set that includes an interview with Brian Cosgrove and the show’s other creators. Additional bonus materials include a photo gallery and a tutorial on how to draw Count Duckula. Released by Capital Entertainment, the DVD set lists for $39.98.
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