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| Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Sammy Oriti & Don Oriolo |
| Written by | Ray DeLaurentis & William Schifrin |
| Directed by | Matt Danner & Michael Hack |
| Voices of |
Rob Paulsen Michael Donovan Eric Bauza Tracey Moore (first two episodes) Britt McKillip (rest of series) Brian Drummond David Kaye |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (26 segments) (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Sander Schwartz |
| Producer(s) |
Aaron Simpson & Margaret Dean Kathy Page (associate) |
| Running time | 21 minutes (whole) 10 minutes (segments) |
| Production company(s) | Warner Bros. Animation |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Kids' WB |
| Original release | September 17, 2005 – May 27, 2006 |
| External links | |
| Website | web |
Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island (or simply Coconut Fred) was a Saturday morning children's show that aired on Kids' WB in the United States, from September 17, 2005 to May 27, 2006. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation.
Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island takes place on an island inhabited exclusively by fruit. The residents enjoy their own tropical paradise without a care in the world; they must share their peaceful utopia with the joyfully strange Coconut Fred, a whimsical, blissfully foolish coconut with the special ability to materialize anything he thinks about. The plot revolves around the adventures of Fred and his friends, as his boundless imagination springs to life while his friends struggle to cover up the collateral.
Despite some critics praising the animation and creativity, as well as some elements of the comedy, the series has been criticized for its often loud, over-the-top humor. Joly Herman of Common Sense Media posted a review of Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island on Go.com. The review describes the show as "the TV equivalent of sugary cereal, and nothing more", and proceeded to give the show two stars out of five.
Rob Paulsen, who voiced the main character Coconut Fred, stated that he does not like to remember voicing the character, and said that it was nothing more than a shameless SpongeBob SquarePants knockoff.
Due to the extremely negative feedback that the show received, the originally 13-episode first season was cut short to nine episodes, and the show went on a 5-month hiatus. The final four episodes were branded as Season Two, and the extremely short second season aired throughout May 2006 after which the series was cancelled.
In 2006, the series was nominated for 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program and Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action and Animation at the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards.
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