Glenn Martin, DDS | |
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From left to right, Courtney, Wendy,
Canine (dog), Jackie, Glenn, and Conor |
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Genre |
Adult animation Stop-motion Animated sitcom |
Created by | Alex Berger Michael Eisner Eric Fogel |
Directed by | Ken Cunningham Dave Thomas Aaron Woodley Robert Crossman |
Voices of |
Kevin Nealon Catherine O'Hara Peter Oldring Jackie Clarke Judy Greer |
Composer(s) | Andrew Gowan |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Adam Pava JB. Cook, Adam Shaheen |
Running time | Approx. 25 minutes (excluding commercials) |
Production company(s) |
Cuppa Coffee Studios Tornante Animation |
Distributor | Rogers Communications |
Release | |
Original network |
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite (U.S.) Citytv (Canada) |
Original release | August 17, 2009 – November 7, 2011 |
External links | |
Website | |
Production website |
Glenn Martin, DDS is an American adult stop-motion animated sitcom that premiered on Nick at Nite on August 17, 2009. The series was produced by Tornante Animation in association with Cuppa Coffee Studios and Rogers Communications. Glenn Martin, DDS was Nick at Nite's fourth original series (the first was Hi Honey, I'm Home!, the second was Fatherhood and the third was Hi-Jinks).
The show premiered on March 18, 2010 on Sky1 in the UK and Ireland. Season two premiered on June 11, 2010. The show ended on November 7, 2011.
After accidentally burning down his house in Freeland, Pennsylvania, Glenn takes his family — wife Jackie, hormone-addled 13-year-old Conor, power suit-wearing 11-year-old Courtney, Courtney’s overachieving assistant Wendy, and Canine (the family's dog who has an oversized anus) — on a cross-country road trip to strengthen the family bond.
Former Disney chief executive Michael Eisner, who put up his own money to produce the pilot episode, pitched it to Nick at Nite rather than ABC. Eisner was quoted as saying the decision was based on Nick at Nite's record of nurturing shows.
The show has a 1970s sensibility including the design of the Winnebago which is driven across the country. It was reportedly inspired by the 1971 ABC made-for-TV movie In Search of America, which starred Jeff Bridges as a college dropout who drove a Winnebago across the country with his family.