Freak Show (TV series)
| Freak Show | |
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| Created by |
H. Jon Benjamin David Cross |
| Voices of | David Cross H. Jon Benjamin Janeane Garofalo Brian Stack Jon Glaser Will Arnett |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Scott Fry |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Radical Axis |
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| Original network | Comedy Central |
| Original release | October 4 – November 16, 2006 |
| Website | |
Freak Show is an animated television series that aired 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, 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.
Benny and Tuck (David Cross and H. Jon Benjamin, respectively) - Conjoined twins, apparent leaders of the Squad. They are the only members of the squad to possess any semblance of responsibility and duty. They are also the only members of the squad to have actual names, as opposed to simply being referred to by their gimmick. Their super power is the ability to separate for up to 47 years at a time.
The Bearded Clam (Janeane Garofalo) - A giant, anthropomorphic clam with a beard, resembling a morbidly obese, middle-aged woman. Raised by eco-terrorists, she possesses numerous left-wing radical political views, has an anarchist symbol in her shell, and is an adherent to radical feminism. She often puts on demonstrations and rallies, at which she is usually the only participant. It has been implied that she has somewhat of a sordid sexual past, revealing that she's engaged in intercourse in such unconventional locales as the cockpit of an F-16. At times she is displayed as a den mother of sorts to the group, counting among her talents the ability to cook three different ways on a wok. In the series finale, she was killed in a clambake by being cooked alive by a group of Orthodox Jews and then fed to "The Jewish Messiah," a giant made up of circumcised foreskins.
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