Series synopsis
Freak Show is an American animation comedy television series that premiered on Comedy Central on October 4, 2006. It ended on November 16, 2006. It was created by H. Jon Benjamin, David Cross. It stars Janeane Garofalo, H. Jon Benjamin, Will Arnett and Brian Stack.
Freak Show is an animated television series on Comedy Central created by H. Jon Benjamin and David Cross.
The show chronicles a freak show, called the Freak Squad, which reluctantly moonlights as a group of second-rate superheroes employed by the US government.
The first and only season, which consisted of seven episodes, premiered on October 4, 2006, and ended on November 16, 2006. Cross and Benjamin were executive producers in addition to voicing various characters. Radical Axis handled all ...
Premise
Freak Show is an animated television series on Comedy Central created by H. Jon Benjamin and David Cross.
The show chronicles a freak show, called the Freak Squad, which reluctantly moonlights as a group of second-rate superheroes employed by the US government.
The first and only season, which consisted of seven episodes, premiered on October 4, 2006, and ended on November 16, 2006. Cross and Benjamin were executive producers in addition to voicing various characters. Radical Axis handled all aspects of production, from initial audio records and character design to final delivery of the master. The series was released on DVD on June 12, 2012.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Janeane Garofalo as The Bearded Clam
- H. Jon Benjamin as Tuck
- Will Arnett as General Winters
- Brian Stack as The World's Tallest Nebraskan
- Kristen Schaal as Various
- David Cross as Primi
- Todd Barry as Frank Meinkowitz
- Jon Glaser as Log Cabin Republican
Guest cast
- Fred Armisen
- Bob Odenkirk
- Elijah Wood as Freak Mart Squirrel
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | October 4, 2006 | November 16, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Premiere The Freak Squad is assigned to go to a remote island to gather a supply of rare nuts as snacks for the President. |
October 4, 2006 |
| 2 |
Glaucoma Defying their orders to roll back the odometer in the President's car, the squad determines to go to Vienna to protect the Hartsdales at an awards ceremony for glaucoma research. |
October 11, 2006 |
| 3 |
Git To Gitten' The Freak Squad perform at a fair with country music superstar Toby Tritt Greenwood. Despite her outspoken liberal stance, the Bearded Clam finds herself falling for the hyper-patriotic singer. |
October 18, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Comedy Central |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 4, 2006 |
| Last aired | November 16, 2006 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 22:30:00 |