Welcome to Eltingville
| Welcome to Eltingville | |
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The title card featuring the four members of the Eltingville club. From the left: Jerry, Bill, Josh, and Pete.
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| Created by | Evan Dorkin |
| Based on |
Eltingville by Evan Dorkin |
| Written by | Evan Dorkin |
| Directed by | Chuck Sheetz |
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| Theme music composer | The Aquabats |
| Ending theme | "Welcome to Eltingville" performed by The Aquabats |
| Composer(s) | Denis M. Hannigan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Evan Dorkin Sarah Dyer |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Cartoon Network Studios |
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| Original network | Adult Swim |
| Picture format | 4:3 SDTV |
| Original release | March 3, 2002 |
Welcome to Eltingville is a animated comedy pilot created by Evan Dorkin based on his comic book series Eltingville. It was premiered in the United States on March 3, 2002, on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, but was not picked up for a full series.
Welcome to Eltingville takes place in Eltingville, Staten Island, and focuses on the lives of four teenage boys: Bill Dickey, Josh Levy, Pete DiNunzio and Jerry Stokes, all members of "The Eltingville Club", who have shared interests in comic books and science fiction, among other things. In the pilot episode Bill and Josh enter into a fight over a collectible Boba Fett action figure.
The pilot episode, "Bring Me the Head of Boba Fett", adapts the Eisner Award winning story of the same name, which ran in the third issue of Instant Piano. It was written by Dorkin and Chuck Sheetz and received a positive reception. It has been made available on DVD.
The Eltingville Club's members, Bill Dickey, Josh Levy, Pete DiNunzio and Jerry Stokes, all get into a fight, wake up Bill's mom and Bill kicks Josh out of the club. The next day, Bill awakes from a nightmare which he called a "freaky premonition," and decides to let Josh back into the club. They end their day at a comic book shop, where they compete in a trivia contest to win an action figure of Boba Fett. While Bill technically wins, they continue their dispute and end up breaking the action figure. They need to combine their funds to purchase the broken toy and all four are then kicked out of the store. Bill angrily walks away with Fett's head and leaves Josh with the body. While Josh weeps on the ground, Willoughby breaks the fourth wall to ask if this is the "end of the Eltingville Club?!"
The pilot episode, "Bring Me the Head of Boba Fett", was written by Evan Dorkin and directed by Chuck Sheetz. It was rated as TV-14 in the United States for comic violence, crude sexual references (including sexualized depictions of women), and moderate offensive language. Production on the episode was officially completed in October 2001. The pilot was based on Dorkin's time as a comic book store employee at Jim Hanley's Universe in Eltingville, Staten Island. The pilot's story line was partially based upon the comic story of the same name and the pilot's theme opening and closing themes were written and performed by The Aquabats.
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