"Wonder Showzen" (2005) TV series

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

11 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

An all-cynical, all-evil absurdist variety show that parodies the classic educational PBS shows of the 1970s, made up of old cartoons and educational films, children, and puppets from one's worst nightmares.

Plot Keywords:

Puppet | Children | Surrealism | Satire | Shock Humor

Cast

Vernon Chatman	...	Chauncey / ... (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
John Lee	...	Wordsworth / ... (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Alyson Levy	...	Sthugar (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jim Tozzi	...	Him (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Evan Seligman	...	Wonder Showzen Kid (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ryan Simpkins	...	Wonder Showzin Kid (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Trevor Heins	...	Wonder Showzen Kid (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Scarlett Sperduto	...	Wonder Showzen Kid (7 episodes, 2005-2006)

Also Known As:

Kids' Show (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Augenblick Studios

Trivia:

The original unaired pilot was named "Kids' Show" and was produced for the USA Network.

Quotes:

Crazy Old Guy: Make some TV... oh... I think they should be more detailed information about what's going on, there doesn't seem to be that and what is given doesn't allow much of choice. Same with our elections... our taxation. They cut away... the, uh, municipalities are all cutting budgets...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kingdom of the Vampire (2007) (V)

Wow! never seen anything quite like it before

I'm disabled, and I watch a LOT of TV. The network stuff is usually pretty bland and tedious to me, re-running the same routines they've been milking since I was a little kid. The sitcoms are still telling the same jokes! So, I wander into all sorts of odd corners of cable, usually to little result. stumbled into "Wonder Shozen" on MTV2, and was quite impressed. Edgy, daring, weirdness from another zone entirely. it's often more strange, than innovative, but they are actually trying to create something here, and you gotta respect that. the "Kidshow" parody is an old idea, (heck, goes back to "Groove Tube" and such, at least), but having little kids asking Stockbrokers who they exploited today, was truly strange, (though I'd have liked to see more reactions from the brokers.) It's quick, and a lot of it falls flat. but the constant barrage of attempts, guarantees something will fly, eventually. Scattershot, but dedicated.