Robert Smigel and Adam Sandler are making a cartoon--for you to poop on!
Smigel, creator of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and Saturday Night Live's "TV Funhouse," and former SNL funnyman Sandler's Happy Madison productions will bring Animals to the Fox network. Animals will parody suburban life, with animals acting in human fashion.
Smigel will write and executive produce the series along with Greg Cohen, who works on King of the Hill. If Smigel's previous forays into animal wackiness are any indication, Animals should be plenty twisted.
Smigel created the short-lived TV Funhouseseries, which premiered on Comedy Central in December 2000 and ended in January 2001. The show, which aired only in the wee hours of the morning, featured animal puppets--called "anipals"--doing drugs, having sex, and committing murder.
One of Smigel's most popular creations is Triumph, a dog hand puppet that appears on Late Night With Conan O'Brien and utters the catch phrase "For me to poop on!"
Animals will likely premiere on Fox' Sunday animated block alongside The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad! At the TCA in July, Fox president Peter Liguori said he wanted to get a fifth animated show onto the network.
Comments (14)
I don't care what replaces War At Home, as long as it gets replaced. It's a horribly unfunny, unoriginal show that should go to hell for replacing Arrested Development.
yes they did try this before it was "father of the pride" on nbc.
I wrote a show EXACTLY like this.
ha, funny stuff.
It sounds pritty stupid though "The War At Home" will most likely the showto leave with its bad ratings.
I must be missing something because I don't get this.
Say Goodbye to War At Home...you my friend will be anointed on another night where you will fit in a little better you freay no good!!!
THey better not move The War At Home. I'd eb uspet, I like watching it after the other shows. IT's a good show.Didn't they try this show already though? Wasn't it called Pride of the HOuse? Or something? I seem to remember lions living in suburbia...
boring
Maybe The War at Home will eventually be paired with the Brad Garrett sitcom on Thursday since the one that's following it now is doing so badly. (Not that I care since I usually watch Survivor and tape Smallville) Anyway, hope Fox does well with Animals.
Sweet this can get War at Home off of Sunday if it works!
i doubt that it's going to work, but it's HILARIOUS to think about!
smigel rocks
Robert Smigel will NEVER be successful in prime-time, for the simple reason that his brand of humor will never be acceptable to a "decent" broadcast network audience. He got in trouble with Comedy Central over the infamous "Porn For Children" sketch on "TV FUNHOUSE"...and that was because of the TITLE! What makes Adam Sandler think he's going to sell ANYTHING, in collaboration with Smigel, to Fox? Peter Liguori is asking for trouble from the FCC if he proceeds with this project, believe me!