May 26, 2006
FROM THE ADAM & JOE VAULTS
A&J’S AMERICAN ANIMATION ADVENTURE: RIGHT TOON REPLY
Herewith Right Toon Reply part 1 and Right Toon Reply part 2the 5th of the 6 episodes of this groundbreaking classic comedy series (using the same made up criteria as those 50 Greatest shows.) A reminder once again that you can find out more about the series in the April 2006 section of this blog.
This episode features Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, which is a show that divides opinion in the animated comedy fan world. I kind of like it, but sometimes its attempts at subversion are so predictable and smug that I am forced to switch it off and do some swearing. I heard that Matt Stone & Trey Parker, the creators of South Park took the piss out of it in a recent South Park episode, as did The Simpsons so I can’t be the only one who feels that way. And American Dad?! Fuck completely off.
Anyway, we don’t really get bitchy in this episode of our American Animation Adventure. Mainly it’s me doing a character called Louis Goitre who I imagined to be the father of my character Louise (who Adam & Joe Show fans may remember) and Joe being excellent as a channel 4 commissioning editor with an answer for everything. If you work in TV you’ll almost certainly have dealt with someone like that at some stage. The more wound up and passionate you get, the more creepily calm and unflustered they become. It’s a technique designed to make you feel as insane and stupid as possible. Enjoy!