"Sheep in the Big City" (2000) TV series

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Creator:

Mo Willems

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

17 November 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

A military base builds a ray gun to take over and/or destory the world. What is needed to power this gun is a sheep, when a sheep of a small country farm is chosen it escapes to a nearby city and the chase is on...

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kevin Seal	...	General Specific / ... (12 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ken Schatz	...	Oxymoron Spokesman / ... (12 episodes, 2000-2001)
James Godwin	...	Private Public / ... (12 episodes, 2000-2001)
Stephanie D'Abruzzo	...	Lady Richington (12 episodes, 2000-2001)
Mo Willems	...	Angry Scientist (12 episodes, 2000-2001)
Christine Walters		(7 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ruth Buzzi		(7 episodes, 2000-2001)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (27 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Cartoon Network

Trivia:

Members of the Secret Military Organization have included General Specific, General Dentistry, General Public, Major Television Event, Major Attitude, Major Pain, Major Know-it-All, Private Public, Private Thoughts, Private Whatever, the Plot Device, the Angry Scientist, a man named Wally, and a man who is not Sheep.

Quotes:

Store Salesman: Come on down, where our prices are insane. And I really mean insane! How much would you expect to pay for this battery? A couple of bucks, right? Well, here it's thirty-two thousand dollars! Not including tax! This piece of wire? A million-five! This gigantic elephant? Fifteen cents!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Gigli (2003)

A very funny Tex Avery-Bob Clampett-type TV show. Bloody surreal.

This no-holds-barred FUNNY series is- in a way -similar to the classic Warner Brothers shorts of the '30s and '40s. The difference is most of the gags are verbal. This show will do anything for a laugh, and is very literal. It's humorous, and it works. It's all about a certain General Specific, Private Public, Angry (not mad) Scientist and co's attempts to capture Sheep.

The animation is pointy, like most of today's TV cartoons, which is a downside. It has a sort of paperish look, while the old cartoons where utterly real-looking.

The animation is made up for by the literal, obvious jokes. The commercials in between are weird, surreal wacko. Oxymoron jokes never get old, except for the finishing line. News bulletins are also good.

The weirdest part of the show is the last part where we see the Ranting Swede. Today, though, he was replaced by a Ranting Norwegian. The narrator even makes a reference to him in an earlier episode.

What really matters is: It keeps you laughing your damn head off for 25 minutes. Recommended (8/10).