Having built a strong cult following for its twisted Sesame Street spoof, Wonder Showzen, MTV sister network MTV2 is reportedly bringing more animation to its lineup. According to Daily Variety, the network will introduce its first animation block on Friday, June 9. The lineup will include the revival of the clay-animated Celebrity Deathmatch and new toons titled Where My Dogs At? and Chico and Guapo.
Created by Eric Fogel, Celebrity Deathmatch previously aired on MTV from 1998 to 2002. The show employs stop-motion animation to pit clay versions of public figures against one another in bloody wrestling matches. MTV2 recently began airing reruns of the show and decided that it could draw an audience with new episodes.
Where My Dogs At? is created by comedian and roast master extraordinaire Jeffrey Ross and Aaron Lee. The show stars Ross and former Saturday Night Live player Tracey Morgan as the voices of stray dogs living on the streets of Hollywood.
Actor Orlando Jones, who previously lent his voice to DreamWorks’ NBC primetime toon, Father of the Pride, created Chico and Guapo. No addition information on the series has been made available at this time.
New episodes of Wonder Showzen will kick off on Friday, March 31, at 9 p.m. The show, which features animated shorts and segments involving hand puppets, debuted in 2005 but recently got a boost from viral video clips circulated by such internet outlets as ifilm.com and YouTube.com. MTV2 plans to also use the internet to help promote its upcoming programs.
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