Drawn Together | |
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Genre |
Adult animation Animated sitcom |
Created by |
Dave Jeser Matt Silverstein |
Developed by | Dave Jeser Matt Silverstein Jordan Young |
Voices of |
Tara Strong Jess Harnell Cree Summer Adam Carolla Abbey DiGregorio Jack Plotnick James Arnold Taylor |
Composer(s) | Eban Schletter |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 36 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Dave Jeser Matt Silverstein |
Producer(s) | J. Michael Mendel Claudia Katz |
Running time | 22–23 minutes (without commercials) |
Production company(s) | Double Hemm Rough Draft Studios |
Release | |
Original network | Comedy Central |
Original release | October 27, 2004 | – November 14, 2007
External links | |
Website |
Drawn Together is an American adult animated sitcom which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November 14, 2007. The series was created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, and uses a sitcom format with a TV reality show setting.
The show's eight characters are a combination of personalities that were recognizable and familiar prior to the series. Differently, however, Drawn Together used caricatures of established cartoon characters and . In addition, their character traits parody personality types that are typically seen in reality TV shows.
Comedy Central advertised it as the first animated reality show, and in some episodes, characters participate in challenges that are similar to reality TV challenges, although the premise is largely dropped in later seasons.
After three seasons, the show was cancelled. Subsequently, The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! was released on April 20, 2010.
The show's visual style is that of digital ink-and-paint. The style was chosen both for the retro feel it gives the show and for the versatility and freedom it allows the animators, providing an environment in which it is possible to combine many different styles of animation. Another unique aspect of the show is that, where most cartoons present their characters, though animated, as real within the show's world, the Drawn Together characters retain their identities as cartoon characters even within their animated world, and acknowledge their status as animations. The show has cameo appearances by famous characters (or in some cases, copyright-avoiding clones) from all across the animated spectrum.
In keeping with the various animation styles for the characters, Wooldoor and Toot have four fingers on each hand, whereas Clara, Foxxy, Hero and Xandir have five. In promotional artwork for the show, Toot and Wooldoor are drawn with the standard five fingers, but in the show itself they have four.