Black Dynamite (TV series)
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| Theme music composer | Adrian Younge |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (and 1 pilot) (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Michael Jai White Byron Minns Scott Sanders |
| Editor(s) | Felipe Salazar |
| Running time | 11 minutes (pilot only) 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Ars Nova Entertainment Williams Street Titmouse (season 1) Trigger (season 1, season 2 opening) Cartoon Network Studios(season 2) N-BOMB SQUAD(season 2) MOI Animation (season 2) |
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| Original network | Adult Swim Video (pilot episode) Adult Swim |
| Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
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Pilot episode: August 8, 2011 Official: July 15, 2012 – January 10, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Black Dynamite (2009 film) |
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Black Dynamite is an American animated television series based on the 2009 film of the same name, although the series follows a separate continuity, with some back-references to the film. The series was announced shortly after the release of the film, the 10-minute pilot episode was released on Adult Swim Video on August 8, 2011, and the full series premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, on July 15, 2012. It ended on January 10, 2015 with a total of 20 episodes. The show was rated TV-MA for bloody, stylized violence, strong sexual references (including nudity, references to prostitution, and depictions of sex acts), and humor derived from racism and discrimination.
Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Tommy Davidson and Kym Whitley reprise their film roles as Black Dynamite, Bullhorn, Cream Corn and Honeybee, respectively. It was produced by Ars Nova, Jon Steingart, Carl Jones and Jillian Apfelbaum are executive producers, with Brian Ash as co-executive producer. Scott Sanders, White and Minns are producers. Monica Jones is associate producer. LeSean Thomas is creative producer/supervising director. The original music is by Adrian Younge.
The show, set in the 1970s, is predominantly a parody of and tribute to blaxploitation cinema. The show continues the story of Black Dynamite and his crew of Bullhorn, Cream Corn, and Honey Bee as they engage in dangerous and over-the-top misadventures sometimes involving famous celebrities such as Michael Jackson, O. J. Simpson, Richard Pryor, Mr. T, Orphan Arnold, James Brown, Bob Marley, Elvis Presley and Fred Rogers as well as Black Dynamite's recurring nemesis President Richard Nixon, who was also the main villain from the film. The show makes references to the original Black Dynamite film, such as Fiendish Dr. Wu as the leader of a group of ninjas; the show follows its own continuity, as some characters from the film who were killed off are alive in the series.
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