Popzilla

*Popzilla*
Popzilla
Genre	Sketch comedy; Black comedy; Parody; Satire
Created by	R.J. Fried ; Tim Hedrick; Jared Miller; Kevin Pedersen; Dave Thomas
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	12
Production
Running time	22 minutes approx.
Production companies	Animax Entertainment ; MTV Production Development
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	September 27 –; October 16, 2009

Popzilla is an American adult animated sketch comedy television series that aired on MTV.^[1] It premiered on September 27, 2009 following America's Best Dance Crew and ended on October 16 of the same year. The show is produced by Second City Television alum Dave Thomas and is an animated sketch comedy show focused on pop culture, celebrities, and famous figures. Each episode consists of about 30 sketches, each under a minute. Celebrities such as Britney Spears, Kevin Federline, Criss Angel and even fictional characters such as Harry Potter have all been targets in some of the early sketches released on YouTube.

Popzilla is animated in Flash by Animax Entertainment in order to provide for fast turnaround to cover celebrity news.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "MTV Programs to The Millennial Generation With Nine New Shows and Five Returning Series". PRNewswire. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
^ Wolff, Ellen (July 31, 2009). "Technology keeps TV toons topical". Variety. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

[mtv-1] "MTV Programs to The Millennial Generation With Nine New Shows and Five Returning Series". PRNewswire. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-04-28.

[popzilla-2] Wolff, Ellen (July 31, 2009). "Technology keeps TV toons topical". Variety. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

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Current	Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–97; 2011; since 2022) Clone High (since 2023) South Park (since 2022)
Upcoming	Jodie Ren & Stimpy
1990s debuts	Liquid Television (1991–95) Æon Flux (1991–95) The Brothers Grunt (1994–95) The Head (1994–96) The Maxx (1995) Daria (1997–2002) Cartoon Sushi (1997–98) Celebrity Deathmatch (1998–2002, 2006–07) Station Zero (1999) Downtown (1999–2000)
2000s debuts	Spy Groove (2000–02) Undergrads (2001) 3-South (2002–03) Clone High (2002–03) Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003) Video Mods (2004–05) Wonder Showzen (2005–06) Where My Dogs At? (2006) The Adventures of Chico and Guapo (2006) Friday: The Animated Series (2007) DJ & the Fro (2009) Popzilla (2009)
2010s debuts	Good Vibes (2011) Greatest Party Story Ever (2016)
2020s debuts	Fairview (2022)
See also	MTV Comedy Central Nickelodeon Animation Studio CBS Eye Animation Productions

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