The Oblongs is a 2001-2002 American adult animated sitcom created by
Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale. It was Mohawk Productions' first
venture into animation. The series premiered on April 1, 2001 on The
WB, and was removed on May 20 of that year, leaving the last five
episodes unaired. The remaining episodes were later aired on Cartoon
Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim, and later aired on
Teletoon's "Teletoon Unleashed" (later become former block Teletoon at
Night) block. The series is loosely based on a series of characters
introduced in a picture book entitled Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic
Tales for Troubled Children.The show was produced by Jobsite
Productions and Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros.
Television, and the theme song for the series was composed and
performed by They Might Be Giants.A total of 13 episodes were
produced. All thirteen episodes of The Oblongs were released on DVD on
October 4, 2005.The series focuses on the antics of a family who live
in a poor valley community, and as a result of pollution and radiation
exposure, are all disabled or deformed. The pollution is the direct
result of the lavish lifestyle of the rich community known as "The
Hills", whose residents exploit and harm the valley residents with
absolutely no regard for their safety or well-being.
Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale. It was Mohawk Productions' first
venture into animation. The series premiered on April 1, 2001 on The
WB, and was removed on May 20 of that year, leaving the last five
episodes unaired. The remaining episodes were later aired on Cartoon
Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim, and later aired on
Teletoon's "Teletoon Unleashed" (later become former block Teletoon at
Night) block. The series is loosely based on a series of characters
introduced in a picture book entitled Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic
Tales for Troubled Children.The show was produced by Jobsite
Productions and Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros.
Television, and the theme song for the series was composed and
performed by They Might Be Giants.A total of 13 episodes were
produced. All thirteen episodes of The Oblongs were released on DVD on
October 4, 2005.The series focuses on the antics of a family who live
in a poor valley community, and as a result of pollution and radiation
exposure, are all disabled or deformed. The pollution is the direct
result of the lavish lifestyle of the rich community known as "The
Hills", whose residents exploit and harm the valley residents with
absolutely no regard for their safety or well-being.
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