Daily Variety reports that video-game centric cable network G4TV has ordered 14 episodes of Code Monkeys, an animated series from Adam de la Pena, creator of Adult Swim’s Minoriteam and Comedy Central’s Gary Busey reality show I’m With Busey. Designed to look like a 1980s Super Nintendo video game, the toon comedy is set to air this spring.
Code Monkeys will follow the surreal adventures of an oddball group of 1980s game designers led by two guys named Dave and Jerry. The series will make references to classic games and will feature late president Ronald Reagan as a recurring character. The look of the show is similar to that of Empire Square, a British animated series that made its U.S. debut on cable music channel Fuse in 2005. Created by Blur drummer Dave Rowntree and music industry insiders Ant Cauchi and Lloyd Salmons, that program also mimics the blocky graphics of more video games from several generations back.
Producing through his Monkey Wrangler Prods., de la Pena is writing and directing episodes of the show and is also voicing the lead character. He is also reportedly developing another animated series titled Think Tank for Fox Broadcasting Corp. Co-written by Andy Sipes and Matt Mariska, the show will revolve around members of a mysterious organization that has been orchestrating pop culture for the past 50 years. De la Pena’s previous writing credits include a stint on Comedy Central’s puppet prank call series Crank Yankers.
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