Frisky Dingo
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| Frisky Dingo | |
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 The Frisky Dingo season 1 title card |
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| Format | Animated series |
| Created by | Adam Reed Matt Thompson |
| Starring | Adam Reed Mike Bell Christian Danley Neal Holman Kate Miller |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 25 (List of episodes) |
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| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Adult Swim |
| Original run | October 16, 2006 – present |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Frisky Dingo is an animated comedy television series from Matt Thompson and Adam Reed, co-creators of Sealab 2021. It debuted October 16, 2006 at 12:30 AM on Adult Swim and ended its first season on January 22, 2007. The second season premiered on August 26, 2007 and ended on March 23, 2008.
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[edit] Characters
[edit] Setting
The setting of Frisky Dingo takes place primarily in and around a large city area. The true location, however, is not really known, as the name is always avoided (e.g., in the episode "Flowers for Nearl," Nearl says "that was nothing compared to the mean streets of...town."). This sly avoidance of the town's name becomes a running joke throughout the series. Although, in episode 212, there is a detailed view of Atlanta, Georgia's skyline, while the map on the GPS also appeared to be Atlanta. During an episode where Killface and his election crew are conferencing on the phone with Polling Consultant Mr. Ford, the caller ID on the phone shows that Mr. Ford's number begins with a 404, which is an area code in Atlanta. Also in a close up of one of the Xtacle's paychecks shows the end of Atlanta and the abbreviation of Georgia. In addition, the fictional MySpace profiles for several of the show's main characters list their locations as "Atlanta, Georgia" (though this is also most likely a reference to the location of the home offices of Cartoon Network and 70/30 Studios).
[edit] Animation style
The series' animation has a distinctive look. Characters are rendered in a very 'clean line' style, with little fine detail. The backgrounds are unusually lush, having a painted appearance. In any particular scene, the characters' movement is limited, presumably to limit animation time and cost. This is not particularly apparent when watching the show. Although the show includes superheroes, there are only limited action sequences. It has the same feel as Sealab 2021, also created by Reed and Thompson, where the characters are usually just seen standing around talking as opposed to actually moving around the scene. Menial tasks such as scratching an itch or walking, are usually non-existent or shown in a manner where animation isn't necessary, but the character seems to glide across the background.
The color palette is typically muted or neutral, with an emphasis on shades of brown, black and white. Bright, primary colors are used sparingly, primarily to emphasize strange things (such as radioactive ants) or explosions.
[edit] Writing style
The writing is characterized by a heavy emphasis on repetition, such as multiple one-word catch phrases, sentences, sight gags, and plot sequences. The series also makes use of overlapping dialog and dialog spanning between scenes. As the story became more complicated, a recap introduction was added to the beginning of new episodes. These segments could contain reused footage, previously-seen sequences rewritten for comedy or brevity, or completely new material to move the story forward.
[edit] Origins
The show was created by 70/30 Productions, the same animators who worked on Sealab 2021. The show's name during development was "Whiskey Tango." There was already a band using the name, so to prevent legal action, the show's name was changed to "Whiskey Tango Six." This name, however, was determined not to be sufficiently distinct to avoid infringement suits, so the creators jokingly said they would call the show "Frisky Dingo," and the name stuck.
According to an article in Atlanta Magazine, Whiskey Tango Six was going to be the name of the six-member superhero group on which the show focused, headed by husband and wife Jack and Grace Taggart. The team flew around in a spaceship called the Glennis. Killface was going to be the main villain, but not a major character. During revisions of the show's scripts, Killface became the focus of the show. It is not known when Whiskey Tango Six was replaced with Xander Crews/Awesome X and the Xtacles.[1]
[edit] Summary
[edit] Season one
The first season of Frisky Dingo follows the adversial relationship between the villainous Killface, who aspires to strike fear into humankind before he destroys the Earth with his Annihilatrix, and Awesome X (the secret superhero identity of multi-billionaire Xander Crews), a superhero who has just defeated the last known super-villain but dislikes the idea of retiring.
[edit] Season two
In the second season Killface has "cured" global warming via his failed attempt at world destruction, and has decided to run for President of the United States. Xander Crews follows suit, re-forming his company and launching his own Presidential campaign.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] DVD release
| DVD name | Release date | Ep # | Additional information |
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| Season 1 | March 25, 2008 | 13 | No Additional Special Features. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Justin Heckert (2006). The Making of Frisky Dingo. Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
[edit] External links
- Official Sites
- Frisky Dingo's Official site
- Killface speaks on adultswim.com
- Frisky Dingo on adultswim.co.uk
- Killface at MySpace
- Simon at MySpace
- Xander Crews at MySpace
- Taqu'il at MySpace
- Other sites
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