Drawn Together
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Drawn Together Cast. Counter-clockwise from upper left: Wooldoor, Toot, Ling-Ling, Foxxy, Xandir, Clara, Spanky, Captain Hero. |
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Genre | Animated series |
Running time | 22-23 minutes (per episode) |
Creator(s) | Dave Jeser Matt Silverstein |
Starring | Adam Carolla Jess Harnell Abbey McBride Jack Plotnick Tara Strong Cree Summer James Arnold Taylor |
Country of origin | United States |
Original channel | Comedy Central |
Original run | October 27, 2004–present |
No. of episodes | 29 |
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TV.com summary |
Drawn Together is an American animated television series on Comedy Central created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, and first aired on October 27, 2004. Comedy Central advertises it as the first animated reality show, though in truth, it is an animated sitcom set on a fictitious TV reality show. The show's eight cartoon characters (mostly recognizable parodies of cartoon archetypes, but which also double as parodies of the general personality types that inhabit TV reality shows) are forced to live in a house together in a setup similar to that of The Real World.
In some episodes, characters participate in challenges that are based on reality TV challenges. The show is made by Rough Draft Studios in Glendale, California, with much of the animation done at the studio's facilities in Korea. Its visual style is that of traditional ink and paint animation, which is actually a departure for Comedy Central, who usually favor more specialized approaches to animation. The style was chosen both for the retro feel it gives the show, and for the versatility 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. The show also features many cameo appearances by famous characters (or in some cases, copyright-avoiding clones) from all across the animated spectrum.
Two seasons have been completed to date. Season 3 began airing on Thursday, October 5, 2006, and is taking a mid-season break which started on November 15, 2006. It is not currently known if the show will be picked up for a fourth season. In web site commentary for the episode "Mexican't Buy Me Love", the creators mention that Comedy Central has yet to contact them about a renewal and express doubts as to the show's future; however, at the same time they indicate that ratings have been good, and that given the erratic nature of programming seasons on cable television, a long delay in such a decision being made is still quite possible. Further comments are made in the commentary for the next episode, indicating DVD sales could be a possible positive factor for the show's chances of renewal.
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[edit] Content
The show is adult-oriented, with plot lines revolving around such topics as the fact that Princess Clara's vagina is a multi-tentacled monster (a theme found in a number of hentai films). The humor is largely satirical in nature, its primary focus being the mockery of stereotypes. Some episodes have heavy emphasis on homosexuality and/or bisexuality, with some episodes (such as "Gay Bash" or "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special") solely devoted to these topics. Kinky sex is a common topic of conversation; several of the characters have extremely perverse sexual tastes, and the show makes frequent reference to masturbation, paraphilia, and BDSM. Death and violence are also constant themes. Nearly all episodes feature at least one death, and several episodes feature characters going on graphic killing sprees or perpetrating gruesome massacres. Even the main cast die with great frequency, though these deaths are never permanent. (see: Running gags on Drawn Together)
The show's content is controversial, partially for its explicit dialogue and graphic violence, but primarily for the casual attitude the show takes toward taboo subject matter. A great deal of the show's humor revolves around making light of difficult topics such as abortion, rape, incest, pedophilia, spousal abuse, racism, anti-Semitism, and terrorism (even the 9/11 terrorist attacks have been joked about). The extensive use of stereotypes is another controversial aspect of the show; the intent is actually to make fun of bigotry, but this is not a satire easily accomplished and the show does not always hit the mark. As Jess Harnell states in the DVD commentary for "Hot Tub", "Most of the racism on the show is coming from people who are so obviously stupid about it, it really isn't that threatening." (Notably, one of the most common minorities mocked are Jewish people, which includes both creators.)
Though the two shows are stylistically dissimilar, the coarseness of the humor in Drawn Together has led to frequent comparison with South Park, the show that immediately precedes it on the network. South Park was thought to be extremely profane upon its premiere seven years earlier; obviously, times had changed. The preceding cartoon dropped its TV-MA warning bumper, and almost immediately following, a TV-MA warning was shown before episodes of Drawn Together.
Much like The Simpsons and Family Guy, Drawn Together is heavy with pop culture references. Animation is a major source of material; as mentioned above, many characters from comics and animated cartoons make cameo appearances, and often are the subjects of parody. However, numerous live action films, TV shows, and video games are referenced as well. Reality shows are another prime inspiration, not surprising given that Drawn Together is presented as a reality show that takes place in a cartoon world. However, although many of the first season plots made extensive use of the reality show scenario, this aspect of the show has largely been de-emphasized in later episodes. (See Cultural references below.) The spoofing of film and television clichés is another common theme on the show; many Drawn Together stories are parodies of overused plots from TV and movies.
The show is also noted for having an extremely loose continuity. Although, figuratively speaking, the characters come from different kinds of cartoon worlds with radically different laws of nature and behavior (Princess Clara's fairy tale kingdom, Xandir's video game reality, Captain Hero's universe of super-heroics with set rules for hero/villain behavior, etc.), no explanation for how these worlds co-exist is given or, indeed, expected. All seem aware that they are in fact animated cartoons and that live action creatures exist, but none of them really seem to care; if they are resentful of the perils their animators put them through, they rarely indicate it.
Many events in the show contradict each other, and the line between what is canon and what is not is very frequently blurred; there are numerous gags which are designed merely to be gags rather than canon, and it can often be difficult to tell which is which. One such example is in "The Other Cousin", in which Toot is pictured with a penis, but whether or not she actually has one is debatable. Another is Foxxy's various and contradictory stories about her son Timmy (one involves selling him on the black market, another involves her accidentally shooting him after believing him to be rabid, when he was really just brushing his teeth). According to Executive Producer Bill Freiberger, "Very little on Drawn Together can be considered canon. If you try to find continuity on this show you'll drive yourself nuts. The only thing that's consistent is we try to make the show as funny as possible. And we'd never let a little thing like continuity get in the way of that."[1]
[edit] Characters
- Captain Hero (voiced by Jess Harnell) - A chauvinistic, perverted and lecherous parody of Superman (and other superheroes), with a visual style taken from the cartoons of Bruce Timm and Max Fleischer. Among reality TV archetypes, he represents the macho egotist.
- Princess Clara (voiced by Tara Strong) - A pampered, hyper-religious, and racist princess who is a parody of Disney princesses like Ariel from The Little Mermaid and Belle from Beauty and the Beast. She represents the naive daddy's girl.
- Ling-Ling (voiced by Abbey McBride) - A homicidal spoof of Pikachu from the Pokémon franchise, who battles using various supernatural powers/abilities (reminiscent of anime) and speaks in pseudo-Japanese gibberish (or 'Japorean', as Ling-Ling's voice Abbey McBride calls it) with English subtitles. He represents the culture shocked foreigner.
- Foxxy Love (voiced by Cree Summer) - A sharp-tongued parody of Valerie Brown from Josie and the Pussycats, she is a promiscuous mystery-solving musician. She represents the sassy black woman.
- Spanky Ham (voiced by Adam Carolla) - A sex-obsessed, obnoxious parody of Internet Flash cartoon characters. He represents the crude party animal.
- Xandir P. Wifflebottom (voiced by Jack Plotnick) - A homosexual parody of video game heroes like Link from the The Legend of Zelda series. He represents the token gay participant.
- Toot Braunstein (voiced by Tara Strong) - An overweight sex symbol from the 1920s who demands to be the center of attention, cuts herself with razor blades when depressed, and often instigates conflict in the house. Based on Betty Boop. She represents the bitch.
- Wooldoor Sockbat (voiced by James Arnold Taylor)- A bizarre children's show character in the mold of SpongeBob SquarePants or Stimpy who displays many of the typical reality-defying behaviors of Looney Tunes characters. He represents the attention-starved weirdo.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] DVD releases
Season Releases
DVD Name | Release Date | Ep # | Additional Information |
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Season One Uncensored | October 4, 2005 | 7 | This two disc box set includes all 7 episodes from the first season. Bonus features include uncensored scenes, commentary on select episodes by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein (along with cast and crew), deleted scenes, karaoke/sing along versions of the show's songs, Censored/Uncensored game. |
Season Two Uncensored | Winter/Spring 2007[2] | 15 | This box set will include all 15 episodes from the second season. |
The first season of Drawn Together was released on DVD on October 4, 2005. Its release was timed to coincide with the premiere of Season Two on television. The set includes all seven aired first season episodes. (By the time the release was finalized, it had been determined that the unaired "Terms of Endearment" would air during Season Two, so it was left off the set and will be released as part of the Season Two set). The profanity and nudity are intact and uncensored. Some shows also contain additional lines and scenes. Special features include audio commentary on select episodes by creators Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein along with assorted cast and crew members, in addition to deleted scenes and karaoke/singalong versions of the show's songs.
The set also contains a game called the Censored/Uncensored Game: A line is given, and the viewer must decide if the line aired on television as given (uncensored), or if it had to be altered significantly or deleted (censored). Some of the censored lines appear intact in the extended DVD version of the episode. Getting at least 11 of the 19 questions correct unlocks a hidden feature, a prank phone call by Jeser and Silverstein to their agent regarding the royalties they are to receive for the DVD audio commentaries.
The song "Time of My Life" from "Dirty Pranking No. 2" had to be left off the set due to copyright issues. The show mocked the situation in the lyrics to the replacement music. Some sources imply that all the music was replaced for the DVD set, but in reality, this was the only song that was replaced.
No date has yet been given for the Season Two release; it is speculated that the set will be released sometime in spring 2007 during the show's midseason hiatus.[3]
[edit] Previously on Drawn Together
An aborted first season feature of the show was the "last week" segments showing possible outcomes of other episodes. This was a parody of serial dramas, which typically begin with a sensationalized recap of previous events. (In the case of Drawn Together, the events depicted did not actually occur on the show.) Four were produced but not used, but were included on the Season One DVD set.
I: In a parody of Full Metal Jacket, shown in night vision, the housemates gather around a sleeping Toot, gag her, and then beat her with bars of soap in socks because she keeps leaving empty milk cartons in the fridge.
II: After a nuclear apocalypse, the housemates repopulate the Earth with their kids, amalgams of themselves that include a Captain Hero/Clara going out with a Foxxy/Captain Hero/Wooldoor.
III: Xandir tries to have a pillow fight with Spanky and Captain Hero, who are less than pleased. So instead of fighting with their pillows, they smother him.
IV: The housemates run for their lives as they are chased by a giant Wooldoor who proceeds to eat them.
[edit] Cultural references
Drawn Together contains references to nearly every genre of entertainment, but given the show's premise of a reality show with cartoon characters, unsurprisingly those two genres receive an especially significant number of references. The series also contains an extremely high number of film references; the Xandir character is also used to parody video games. The following is a list of animated works and reality TV series, as well as films and video games, that have either been parodied or alluded to on Drawn Together.
[edit] Animation references
- Aladdin, Bambi, Beauty and the Beast, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Charlotte's Web, Cinderella, Droopy Dog, Dungeons and Dragons, Family Guy, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Finding Nemo, The Flintstones, Frigid Hare, Frosty the Snowman, The Godzilla Power Hour, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Incredibles, The Jetsons, Jonny Quest, Josie and the Pussycats, King of the Hill, Lady and the Tramp, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Looney Tunes, Mickey Mouse, Muppet Babies, My Neighbor Totoro, Pac-Man, Peanuts, Peter Pan, Pokémon, Popeye, The Powerpuff Girls, Rabbit Fire, The Ren and Stimpy Show, Richie Rich, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Sailor Moon, Schoolhouse Rock!, Scooby-Doo, Shrek, Shrek 2, The Simpsons, Sleeping Beauty, The Smurfs, Snagglepuss, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, South Park, Speed Racer, SpongeBob SquarePants, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Strawberry Shortcake, Superman, The Transformers, Urotsukidoji, VeggieTales, What's Opera, Doc?, Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
[edit] Reality show references
- The Amazing Race, American Idol, The Anna Nicole Show, The Apprentice, Average Joe, The Bachelorette, Big Brother, Extreme Makeover, For Love or Money, Joe Millionaire, The Joe Schmo Show, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, The Real World, Supernanny, The Surreal Life, Survivor, Trading Spaces
[edit] Movie references
- The Accused, Alien³, Alien: Resurrection, Animal House, Annie, Apocalypse Now, Awakenings, Babe, Back to the Future, Bad Ronald, Beetlejuice, The Birds, Boogie Nights, Born on the Fourth of July, Braveheart, Brokeback Mountain, A Bronx Tale, Carrie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Cherry Falls, A Clockwork Orange, Cocoon, Crash, A Cry in the Dark, Day of the Dead, Dirty Dancing, Dr. Strangelove, Edward Scissorhands, Entrapment, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Fame, The Fast and the Furious, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Fight Club, Footloose, Frankenstein, Free Willy, The Fugitive, Gone with the Wind, The Goonies, The Graduate, Grease, Grease 2, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Home Alone, I Am Sam, Jaws, Jumanji, Jurassic Park, The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid, Part II, Kill Bill, Left Behind: The Movie, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Malice, The Mask, The Matrix, Memento, Misery, Mission: Impossible II, Mommie Dearest, Monster's Ball, Mrs. Doubtfire, Octopussy, An Officer and a Gentleman, Old School, Old Yeller, The Other Sister, Patch Adams, Poltergeist, Popeye, Pulp Fiction, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rain Man, Requiem For A Dream, Reservoir Dogs, The Ring, Rocky, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Say Anything, Scarface, Schindler's List, The Serpent and the Rainbow, The Shawshank Redemption, She's All That, The Shining, The Sixth Sense, Soylent Green, Spider-Man 2, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Stuart Little, Superman, Superman II, Superman IV: The Quest For Peace, The Terminator, Terms of Endearment, Titanic, Trainspotting, West Side Story, When Harry Met Sally, The Wizard of Oz, Yentl
[edit] Video game references
- Banjo-Kazooie, Dance Dance Revolution, Dig Dug, Duck Hunt, Final Fantasy, Frogger, Halo: Combat Evolved, The Legend of Zelda, Mario Kart, Mortal Kombat, Pac-Man, Pokémon, Pong, Resident Evil, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros., Toontown Online
[edit] Trivia
- James Arnold Taylor (Wooldoor), Cree Summer (Foxxy) and Tara Strong (Clara & Toot) all performed in the Square Co./Square Enix-developed video games Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 as Tidus/Shuyin (Taylor), Lady Belgemine/Young Tidus/Lenne -speaking voice-/Calli (Summer) and Rikku (Strong).
- On a similar note, Taylor, Strong, and Jess Harnell all performed in the video game Kingdom Hearts II (also developed by Square Enix) as Captain Jack Sparrow/Timon (Taylor), Rikku (Strong), and Doctor Finklestein/Lock (Harnell).
- Strong and Summer have also worked together on several other projects, most notably Rugrats, All Grown Up, Danny Phantom, Codename: Kids Next Door, and The Buzz on Maggie (which also features Harnell). According to the DVD commentary for the episode "Hot Tub", the two have known each other since childhood (both grew up in Toronto, Ontario).
- Three of the show's voice actors had previously worked with creators Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein on other projects: Adam Carolla and Abbey McBride on The Man Show, and Jack Plotnick on Action. "The Other Cousin" guest star Sarah Silverman worked with Jeser and Silverstein on Greg the Bunny, as did writers Bill Freiberger and Erik Sommers.
- Originally, Xandir was to have been played by Nat Faxon, but the network forced the creators to fire him following the first table read, feeling his portrayal of the character was "too gay". They would end up replacing him with Jack Plotnick.
- In addition to their regular roles, the show's cast also provide many of the guest voices on the series, Summer, Strong, Harnell, and Taylor in particular. In the DVD commentary for "Hot Tub", Tara Strong jokes that this is because the show doesn't have a lot of money to pay guest stars. Chris Edgerly also appears in the majority of Season One and Two episodes despite not having a regular role on the series.
- Comedy Central's tagline for the show is "Find out what happens when cartoon characters stop being polite- and start making out in hot tubs", referring to Clara and Foxxy's kiss in the pilot episode. The line is a parody of The Real World's tagline, "Find out what happens when people stop being polite- and start getting real." The aforementioned hot tub kiss is considered one of the show's defining images; Comedy Central based nearly all of its first season promotional material for Drawn Together on it.
- The film clip accompanying the Double Hemm Productions logo is a windstorm on the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge (also known as Galloping Gertie), capturing the bridge about to collapse.
- One first-season episode, "Terms of Endearment", in which Captain Hero loses his powers and becomes paralyzed from the neck down, was withheld from broadcast because Superman actor Christopher Reeve (on whose tragedy the episode was based) died two months before the episode was to be aired (about 12/8/04). After keeping it on ice for over a year, Comedy Central finally aired the episode on Wednesday, January 25, 2006, as part of the show's second season. In order to air the show, the producers were forced to replace the scene of Hero falling from a horse (which was how Reeve became paralyzed) with one where Hero enters a fort during a snowstorm and comes out in a wheelchair. Incidentally, the episode was almost banned once again when his widow Dana Reeve announced her terminal illness early in 2006; had she died six weeks earlier than she did, the broadcast would have been postponed again. Strangely, Comedy Central had no problem rerunning the episode one week after her death.[4]
- Although critical reaction to Drawn Together's premiere was generally positive (USA Today and TV Guide both praised the series), the most famous review of the show was an extremely negative one from Entertainment Weekly, who called the show, "so bad, it's bad for you," and gave it a letter grade of "F". The creators read this review on the DVD commentary for the episode "The One Wherein There Is a Big Twist" and laughed about it. The review would eventually become the basis of the second season episode "Xandir and Tim, Sitting in a Tree", in which the cast read the very same review and react harshly to it. (Entertainment Weekly would later respond by giving this episode an "F" as well.)
- Cartoon Network's Adult Swim bashed the series in one of their between-show bumps. One reader sent AS a letter asking, "Does American animation always have to be funny?", referring to how adult-oriented animation produced in America is almost exclusively comedic in nature, as opposed to the serious tone found in much foreign-produced animation (such as anime). Adult Swim, using its own brand of cynical and sarcastic humor, replied, "Of course it doesn't. Just look at Drawn Together". Though Drawn Together is frequently accused of relying on shock humor rather than intelligent writing (a fact of which Adult Swim is aware), given Cartoon Network's status as a rival network, the comment could be taken more as negative advertising than constructive criticism.
- In keeping with the various animation styles that form the premises for the various characters, Wooldoor and Toot have four fingers on each hand (including thumbs), 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.
[edit] Songs
From the beginning of the series, songs have been an important element of the show. Each episode except "Lost in Parking Space, Part One" features at least one musical number. Some songs have been licensed from outside for use in the show, while many are original songs or parodies written specifically for the show. Most of the original songs featured in the show are composed by Eban Schletter.
[edit] Season One
- 1. Hot Tub
- "Black Chick's Tongue" (parody of "A Whole New World"), written for the show, sung by Clara and Foxxy.
- 2. Clara's Dirty Little Secret
- "La-la-la-la Labia", written for the show, sung by Foxxy and the housemates.
- 3. Gay Bash
- "Ling-Ling Lament", written for the show, sung by Ling-Ling
- "Ling-Ling Battle Song", written for the show, sung by an unnamed male singer and children's chorus.
- 4. Requiem for a Reality Show
- "Bully Song", written for the show, sung by Clara and Wooldoor.
- "Let Me Love You Tonight", licensed song, sung by Pure Prairie League.
- 5. The Other Cousin
- "Girly Girly", written for the show, sung by an unnamed female singer.
- "Wind Beneath My Wings", licensed song, originally sung by Sheena Easton, sung here by Captain Hero.
- 6. Dirty Pranking No. 2
- "Time of My Life", licensed song, sung by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (TV version only).
- "This Is Our Version" (parody of "Time of My Life"), written for the show, sung by an unnamed male and female singer (DVD version only).
- "Daisy Bell", pop standard, sung by an unnamed chorus.
- 7. The One Wherein There Is a Big Twist
- "Cash Cash Cashety Cash" (parody of "For the Love of Money"), written for the show, sung by an unnamed chorus.
[edit] Season Two
- 1. The One Wherein There Is a Big Twist, Part II
- "Good Time Funderful Day", written for the show, sung by an unnamed chorus.
- 2. Foxxy vs. the Board of Education
- "Board of Education" (parody of "I'm Just a Bill"), written for the show, sung by the Board of Education.
- "Weather Front", written for the show, sung by an unnamed chorus.
- 3. Little Orphan Hero
- "I Wanted You to Know", licensed song, sung by Brooke Ramel.
- "Superman", licensed song, originally by Five for Fighting, sung here by Captain Hero.
- 4. Captain Hero's Marriage Pact
- "Crashy Smashy Die Die Die", written for the show, sung by Foxxy.
- 5. Clum Babies
- "God Is Watching Everything You Do", written for the show, sung by the VeggieFables.
- "Glory of Love", licensed song, sung by Peter Cetera.
- 6. Ghostesses in the Slot Machine
- "Lady Luck, I'm Through With You" (parody of "Luck Be a Lady"), written for the show, sung by an unnamed male singer.
- 7. Super Nanny
- "Who's That Guy", licensed song, originally from Grease 2, sung here by Spanky and the crowd at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
- 8. Terms of Endearment
- "Shortnin' Bread", traditional folk song, sung here by Foxxy Love.
- "Camptown Races", pop standard, sung here by the black stereotypes in the erasement camp.
- 9. Captain Girl
- "Hero Theme" (parody of "Batman Theme"), written for the show, sung by an unnamed chorus.
- 10. A Tale of Two Cows
- "A Moment Like This", licensed song, originally by Kelly Clarkson, sung here by Toot.
- 11. Xandir and Tim, Sitting in a Tree
- "Morning Train", licensed song, originally by Sheena Easton, sung here by Jimmy Kimmel.
- 12. The Lemon-AIDS Walk
- "Judge Fudge Theme Song", written for the show, sung by an unnamed chorus
- "Winner Takes It All", licensed song, sung by Sammy Hagar.
- 13. A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special
- "We Built This City", licensed song, originally by Starship, sung here in an anonymous cover version.
- "You Belong to the City", licensed song, originally by Glenn Frey, sung here in an anonymous cover version.
- 14. Alzheimer's That Ends Well
- "You'll Really Love Being Abandoned Here" (parody of "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here"), written for the show, sung by Toot and the seniors.
- 15. The Drawn Together Clip Show
- No new songs, though several songs from past episodes are featured.
[edit] Season Three
- 1. Freaks & Greeks
- "Pledging Days" (parody of "Summer Nights"), written for the show, sung by Captain Hero, Georgina, and a cast of extras.
- "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", licensed song, sung by Cyndi Lauper.
- 2. Wooldoor Sockbat's Giggle-Wiggle Funny Tickle Non-Traditional Progressive Multicultural Roundtable!
- "Happy Stupid Kid Show Theme", written for the show, sung by Wooldoor and a cast of children.
- "Wiener Song", written for the show, sung by the neighborhood children.
- 3. Spelling Applebee's
- "Everybody Hurts", licensed song, originally sung by R.E.M., sung here by Captain Hero.
- "Holding Out for a Hero", licensed song, originally sung by Bonnie Tyler, sung here in an anonymous cover version.
- "No Easy Way Out", licensed song, written and originally sung by Robert Tepper on the Rocky IV soundtrack, sung here by Foxxy.
- "Fake Rocky Training Song" (parody of "Gonna Fly Now"), written for the show, sung by an unnamed group.
- 4. Unrestrainable Trainable
- "Cat's in the Kitchen, (parody of "Cat's in the Cradle"), written for the show, sung by Captain Hero.
- 5. N.R.A.y RAY
- "I Wanted You to Know", licensed song, originally sung by Brooke Ramel, sung here by Toot.
- 6. Mexican't Buy Me Love
- "Ling-Ling Battle Song (Spanish version)", written for the show, sung by an unnamed male singer and children's chorus.
- 7. Lost in Parking Space, Part One
- None; this is the first episode not to contain a musical number.
[edit] Guests in the confessional
An important stylistic element of Drawn Together is the use of a confessional, in which characters appear separate from the action and talk about what is going on, a concept taken from The Real World. Every episode except "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special" features confessional segments. These segments serve two purposes: to allow the characters a chance to express their feelings outside the context of the episode's action, and in some cases, to provide exposition. Though it is mainly the housemates who use the confessional, Drawn Together breaks away from its Real World prototype by occasionally placing guest characters in the confessional as well. These appearances were very common in the first season, but in the second season, confessional appearances by non-housemates became very few and far between.
The following is a list of characters who have appeared in the confessional other than the eight housemates.
- Hot Tub
- Blue Ball; confessed that he would have attempted to brainwash Clara into shooting the President if Spanky had not been present.
- Clara's Dirty Little Secret
- Clara's Evil Stepmother; since she was not physically present, Foxxy had to hold her in the magic mirror to explain how to get rid of Clara's curse.
- Bob the suitor from the Bachelorette scene, explaining he was the "funny one".
- Prince Charming
- Clara's Octopussoir, the enchanted genitalia.
- Gay Bash
- God, who after objecting to Clara's homophobic comments, fondles a penis through a glory hole the same way Wooldoor did earlier.
- Evil Lord Slashstab flies through the confessional after stealing the genie in the lamp "for no particular reason".
- Requiem for a Reality Show
- Clara's woodland friends accompany her while she sings the "Bully Song"
- The Other Cousin
- Ling-Ling's father, wondering how he got in the confessional instantly. To date, he is the only character not to understand the purpose of the confessional.
- Dirty Pranking No. 2
- Clara's father, the King; he is only shown in the confessional on videotape after Clara proves Spanky's innocence.
- Alien Insectobot with Hat who explained that all life on Earth was eliminated, and that the aliens incorporated the humans' form of humor into their own. It is unclear if this is the Drawn Together house confessional booth or one in the aliens' home world.
- Foxxy vs. the Board of Education
- Timmy, the cutout paper baby that Xandir and Spanky "adopted" from a Third World country, explaining that he was going to grow up to be an origami swan.
- Little Orphan Hero
- The Sex Robot that Captain Hero raped.
- Clum Babies
- Bob the Cucumber; he enters the confessional chasing after Wooldoor, and while there, he shoots and kills a confessing Toot.
- Alzheimer's That Ends Well
- Clara's Vajoana, who, to Clara's great consternation, won't stop talking.
- Freaks & Greeks
- A sleeping airplane passenger sits next to Captain Hero.
- Wooldoor Sockbat's Giggle-Wiggle Funny Tickle Non-Traditional Progressive Multicultural Roundtable!
- Fernando, Xandir's Latin lover.
- Unrestrainable Trainable
- Xandir appears in the confessional holding a baby, which is apparently his child by his extremely closeted gay lover Craig. Craig has never been seen on the show, but Xandir addressed several biting comments to him in a previous episode: "Xandir and Tim, Sitting in a Tree".
- N.R.A.y RAY
- Ray-Ray, Foxxy's grandson, who is not actually able to sit in the confessional chair since he is hiding out in the house's walls, but instead speaks by cutting a hole in the wall.
- Mexican't Buy Me Love
- As Ling-Ling sits in the confessional, the King of Mexico (who has transmogrified into a giant worm monster) reaches his hand through the confessional's back wall and seizes Ling-Ling.
- Lost in Parking Space, Part One
- The delivery man to whom Clara ends up signing her soul away.
[edit] Broadcasting networks
- Australia: The Comedy Channel and SBS
- Austria: MTV Austria
- Brazil: Multishow
- Canada: The Comedy Network
- Chile: MTV
- Finland: MTV Finland
- France: Canal+
- Germany: MTV Germany
- Israel: YES
- Italy: Comedy Central
- Latin America: MTV and VH1.
- Philippines: Jack TV
- Scandinavia: MTV
- Spain: MTV
- United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland: MTV UK and the Paramount Comedy Channel
- United States: Comedy Central
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] External links
- Official Comedy Central homepage
- Drawn Together at the Internet Movie Database
- Drawn Together at TV.com
- TV IV page
- Drawn Together MySpace
- Drawn Together Fan Forum
- Life in the Drawn Together House
Drawn Together |
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Characters |
Captain Hero | Foxxy Love | Ling-Ling | Princess Clara | Spanky Ham | Toot Braunstein | Wooldoor Sockbat | Xandir Recurring and guest characters |
Episodes |
Season One: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Season Two: 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 Season Three: 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28| 29 |
Other |
Running gags on Drawn Together |
Cast and creators |
Dave Jeser | Matt Silverstein | Adam Carolla | Jess Harnell | Abbey McBride | Jack Plotnick | Tara Strong | Cree Summer James Arnold Taylor |
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