Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil
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| Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil | |
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 Lucy as present at the official webpage. |
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| Format | CG animated comedy |
| Created by | Loren Bouchard |
| Voices of | H. Jon Benjamin Melissa Bardin Galsky Jon Glaser Eugene Mirman Sam Seder |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (List of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Loren Bouchard Seth Piezas Josh Piezas |
| Running time | 11 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Cartoon Network |
| Original run | October 30, 2005 – Present |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil is a computer-animated cartoon aired by Cartoon Network as part of its Adult Swim programming block. It is directed by Loren Bouchard, produced by Bouchard, Seth and Josh Piezas, and animated by Fluid Animation. It stars Melissa Bardin Galsky as Lucy, who as the title states, is the daughter of the devil (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin).
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[edit] Premise
The show follows the eponymous 21 year old Lucy, who lives in San Francisco and has been tapped by her father to fulfill her destiny as the Antichrist, whether she likes it or not. Along the way she meets up with a DJ — Jesús — who turns out to be the second coming of the messiah and the two develop feelings for one another.
Meanwhile, her father tries different schemes in his quest to take over the world with the help of his "advocate," who acts as something of a personal assistant. At the same time a group of "Special Fathers" and a "Special Sister" are on a quest from the Vatican to find and destroy Lucy.
[edit] Characters
- Lucy (Melissa Bardin Galsky, Jessi Klein in the pilot): The Antichrist, born of the devil and an unnamed woman in exchange for a Datsun 280 ZX. She has graduated art school, but is on no fixed career path, instead helping her father out in his ventures to conquer the world and taking a more-or-less permanent position as a bartender at his restaurant, Tequila Sally's, in the meanwhile. She is in a relationship with DJ Jesús, and helps him in his different stunts, and seems to want to get him and her father close together.
- DJ Jesús (Jon Glaser): A DJ and the messiah. Wanting to be more than just a DJ ("and less than a DJ") he began incorporating "nearacles" ("Like, almost miracles, but not quite.") into his sets.[1]
- The Devil (H. Jon Benjamin): The mythical figure of pure evil, though he seems more playful than malevolent and is willing to take over the world slowly and through schemes. Initially he intended to outright kill DJ Jesús when he learned who he was, but has since waffled of that position, opting instead to use other means to get him out of the way, though killing him is not out of the question.
- Becky (Melissa Bardin Galsky): Officially titled the Devil's Advocate, Becky serves as something of a personal assistant and manager for the Devil. She's frequently annoyed at his schemes, voicing the opinion that they're rather pointless or unnecessarily involved.
- Judas (H. Jon Benjamin): DJ Jesús' sycophantic personal assistant. He can usually be found at Jesús' side, helping him with his stunts. Among his responsibilities is wrangling the ever-present camera crew around the DJ.
- Senator Robert "Bob" Whitehead (Sam Seder): A U.S. Senator who worships Satan, though he tried to keep it secret from the public. The Devil and Becky have made plans for his ascension to President, with Lucy at his side; however, she is completely uninterested in him.
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- The Special Clergy: A group of priests and a nun on a mission from the Vatican to save the world from the Antichrist. To help in their mission they both collect forgotten artifacts and outright spy on other characters in the series with known Satanic ties.
- Special Father #1 - Giuseppe Cantalupi (H. Jon Benjamin): Seems to be the leader of the trio. He is heard giving a monologue at the beginning of almost every episode.
- Special Father #2 - Benetti (Sam Seder): The most quiet of the trio. He speaks with an Italian accent and is never seen without his night-vision goggles.
- Special Sister - Mary (Eugene Mirman): With a lazy eye and a shrill, grating voice, Sister Mary seems to be the most dedicated to the Special Clergy's mission. She is not above killing innocent bystanders, and will do so at the slightest provocation.
[edit] Production details
The pilot episode "He's Not the Messiah, He's a DJ" first aired on October 30, 2005.[2] After nearly 2 years and a number of re-airings, the show was picked up for a full season, which premiered on September 9, 2007.[3]
Minor changes were made between the pilot and the full series. The voice of Lucy was changed from Jessi Klein to Melissa Bardin Galsky; the third Special Father character, a black man missing an eye, was discarded and replaced with the Special Sister; and the cover of "Maneater" used as opening music was replaced for rebroadcasts.
Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil features many of the cast and crew of Loren Bouchard's previous show Home Movies, including Melissa Bardin Galsky, H. Jon Benjamin, Eugene Mirman, and Sam Seder.
[edit] References
- ^ "He's Not the Messiah, He's a DJ". Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil. Cartoon Network. 2005-10-30. No. 1, season 1.
- ^ Bouchard, Loren (2005-10-28). D-Diary: Loren Bouchard #4. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ Lucy, Daughter of the Devil with Loren Bouchard. thecultureshock (2007-08-24). Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
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