Series synopsis
TV Funhouse is an American animation comedy television series that premiered on Comedy Central on December 6, 2000. It ended on January 24, 2001. It was created by Robert Smigel, Dana Carvey. It stars Jon Glaser, Dino Stamatopoulos and Doug Dale.
In this spin-off of the Saturday Night Live TV Funhouse cartoons, happy-go-lucky Doug hosts a children's show in the vein of Pee-wee's Playhouse, wherein he chooses a theme for the day (Caveman Day, Western Day, Spaceman Day, Mexicans Day, etc.) and encourages his puppet friends, the Anipals, to participate. Of course, the depraved felt animals are far more interested in other activities, including going to a cockfight, visiting a bordello, becoming lab tests, and even getting (literally) high o ...
Premise
In this spin-off of the Saturday Night Live TV Funhouse cartoons, happy-go-lucky Doug hosts a children's show in the vein of Pee-wee's Playhouse, wherein he chooses a theme for the day (Caveman Day, Western Day, Spaceman Day, Mexicans Day, etc.) and encourages his puppet friends, the Anipals, to participate. Of course, the depraved felt animals are far more interested in other activities, including going to a cockfight, visiting a bordello, becoming lab tests, and even getting (literally) high on Christmas cheer!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Guest cast
- Tommy Blacha
- Robert Smigel
- Brian Hyman as Student
- Nick Boak as Student
- Shane Ayon as Mr. Green Jeans
- A.D. Miles as Narrator (voice)
- John Thrall Bush as Sketch Actor
- Matt Davis as Chicken Cult Leader (voice)
- Joe Lo Truglio as Bellboy
- Nancy Walsh as (voice)
- Andy Daly as Joseph of Arimathea (voice)
- Tyrone Finch as Meadowlark (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | December 6, 2000 | January 24, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Western Day Doug must wrangle up his own fun when the Anipals ditch him for high times south of the border in Tijuana. |
December 6, 2000 |
| 2 |
Hawaiian Day Doug and Rocky the Fish have a luau all by themselves while the Anipals help Chickie rescue his 95th son, Jason, from a cult. |
December 13, 2000 |
| 3 |
Christmas Day The Anipals tap Doug's spine to extract his Christmas cheer. One of Chickie's sons helps to turn the cheer into powder, and the Anipals become addicts. |
December 20, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Comedy Central |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 6, 2000 |
| Last aired | January 24, 2001 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 02:00:00 |