Mac (Foster's)

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Genre	Comedy Sitcom Slapstick Adventure
Created by	Craig McCracken
Developed by	Craig McCracken Lauren Faust Mike Moon
Written by	Craig McCracken Lauren Faust Darrick Bachman (2006-2009) Craig Lewis (2004-2005) Tim McKeon (2005-2009) Adam Pava (2005-2006) Amy Keating Rogers (2004-2005) Chuck Klein Chris Savino Cindy Morrow Meghan McCarthy Kirk Thatcher Charlie Bean Rob Renzetti (2008-2009) Mitch Larson
Directed by	Craig McCracken Rob Renzetti (co-director, 1 episode)
Voices of	Sean Marquette Keith Ferguson Phil LaMarr Tom Kenny Candi Milo Grey DeLisle Tom Kane
Theme music composer	James L. Venable
Composer(s)	James L. Venable Jennifer Kes Remington
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	79 18 shorts (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Craig McCracken
Producer(s)	Vincent Aniceto (Season 3–5) Ryan Slater (Season 5–6) Mike Moon (co-producer, Season 1–3) Lauren Faust (supervising producer, Season 3–4)
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Cartoon Network Studios Boulder Media Limited
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Picture format	480i (4:3 SDTV) (Seasons 1–4) 1080i (16:9 HDTV) (Seasons 5–6)
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	August 13, 2004 (2004-08-13) – May 3, 2009 (2009-05-03)
Chronology
Related shows	The Powerpuff Girls Wander Over Yonder
External links
Website	www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/fosters/index.html

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (commonly abbreviated as Foster's) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network Studios. The series, set in a world in which imaginary friends coexist with humans, centers on an 8-year-old boy, Mac, who is pressured by his mother to abandon his imaginary friend, Bloo. After Mac discovers an orphanage dedicated to housing abandoned imaginary friends, Bloo moves into the home and is kept from adoption so long as Mac visits him daily. The episodes revolve around Mac and Bloo as they interact with other imaginary friends and house staff and live out their day-to-day adventures, often getting caught up in various predicaments.

McCracken conceived the series after adopting two dogs from an animal shelter and applying the concept to imaginary friends. The show first premiered on Cartoon Network on August 13, 2004, as a 90-minute television film. On August 20, it began its normal run of twenty-to-thirty-minute episodes on Fridays, at 7 pm. The series finished its run on May 3, 2009, with a total of six seasons and seventy-nine episodes. McCracken left Cartoon Network shortly after the series ended. Reruns have aired on Boomerang from August 11, 2012 to November 3, 2013 and again from June 1, 2014 to April 3, 2017.

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends was praised by critics and received high ratings during its original run, becoming popular among both younger and older audiences. It received many industry accolades, including five Annie Awards and seven Emmy Awards, winning a total of sixteen awards out of thirty-five nominations. It has since been named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the best Cartoon Network shows and by IGN as the 85th best animated series of all time.

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is the first show made by Cartoon Network animated primarily with Adobe Flash.

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