Frisky Dingo
| Frisky Dingo | |
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| Also known as | 'Whiskey Tango Whiskey Tango Six' |
| Genre |
Action Comedy |
| Created by |
Adam Reed Matt Thompson |
| Written by | Adam Reed Matt Thompson |
| Directed by | Adam Reed Matt Thompson |
| Voices of |
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| Composer(s) | Casey Willis Killer Mike |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Keith Crofford Michael Lazzo Adam Reed Matt Thompson |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
70/30 Productions Williams Street |
| Distributor |
Adult Swim Cartoon Network |
| Release | |
| Original network | Adult Swim |
| Picture format | 4:3 SDTV |
| Original release | October 16, 2006 – March 23, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | The Xtacles |
| Related shows |
Sealab 2021 Archer |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Frisky Dingo is an American animated cartoon series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Adult Swim. The series revolves around the conflict between a supervillain named Killface and a superhero named Awesome X, alias billionaire Xander Crews, and much of the show's humor focuses on parodying superhero and action movie clichés. It debuted on October 16, 2006 and its first season ended on January 22, 2007. The second season premiered on August 26, 2007 and ended on March 23, 2008. A third season was in development, but in the absence of a renewal contract from Adult Swim, pre-production ceased. The production company itself, 70/30 Productions, subsequently went out of business in January 2009.
A spin-off show, The Xtacles, premiered on November 9, 2008, but only two episodes were aired prior to the production company's closure.
Frisky Dingo was created by 70/30 Productions, the same group of animators who worked on Sealab 2021. The show's name during development was Whiskey Tango. Because there was already a band using the name, it was changed to Whiskey Tango Six. This name 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 remained. In episode 113, Killface can be seen entering "Frisky Dingo" into the Annihilatrix launch terminal; this is mentioned in the second episode of the second season, where Sinn/Hooper remarks that "Frisky Dingo" is the launch code for the Annihilatrix.
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.
The two main characters of the show are Killface, who is a naked, bone-white, red-eyed, earless, talon-toed, spur-heeled, 7-foot-tall (2.1 m), hairless, muscular humanoid supervillain focused on destroying Earth with his invention, the Annihilatrix; and billionaire tycoon Xander Crews, who fights crime under the superhero alias Awesome X. Both Killface and Xander are voiced by co-creator Adam Reed. The two have an ever-shifting relationship, changing from enemies to unwilling allies on many occasions.
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