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| Shorty McShorts' Shorts | |
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| Genre | Animation Anthology Comedy Cartoon series |
| Created by | Barry Blumberg John Solomon |
| Starring | Variousvoice actors |
| Composer | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 4–5 minutes |
| Production company | Walt Disney Television Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | July 28, 2006 (2006-07-28) – May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25) |
Shorty McShorts' Shorts is an American animatedanthologyshort series, which consisted of 4-/5-minute shorts. It aired from July 28, 2006, to May 25, 2007.
Initially conceived as a short pilot program for Disney TV Animation, produced by John Solomon and Carolyn Suzuki. The host of the show is Shorty McShorts. His name is often shortened to "Shorty" or "SMS", which appears on the hat that he wears. He also wears blue shorts and is thetrain conductor for his own Short Line. He appeared in advertisements for the show, the introduction, and conclusion of each short, but never appears in any short.
The show takes the form of aSaturday-morning cartoon, as the shorts that are shown could very well be installments of their own mini-series.The Boyz on Da Run shorts appear in a certain order and have three episodes attached as a miniseries, with a fourth one that never appeared on TV. The other episodes do belong to their own miniseries, but the way the shorts are set up suggests that more installments under the same name could be produced.
The series finale, "Flip-Flopped", was scored byRobert Schneider ofThe Apples in Stereo.
The series mainly received mixed reviews. Episodes premiered week after week until the 6th episode. The third part of theBoyz on Da Run miniseries was the last episode of Season 1, having aired on September 29, 2006.
The show went into hiatus until April 2007. During the meantime, another short series,Minuscule, filled in as a substitute forShorty McShorts' Shorts during its hiatus. The second season was on air for only a limited time, as it aired new episodes only for one month straight (April 20, 2007 – May 25, 2007).
Shorty McShorts' Shorts was last shown in May 2007, before being completely cancelled. Reruns were rarely shown and were used mainly as time slot fillers until they stopped airing altogether. Although 22 shorts were produced, only 13 were aired.
The unaired shortFish Tale would later be reworked intoFish Hooks in 2010, while the shortSheZow!, which marked the show’s 10th episode, was later revived as a TV series onHub Network.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 7 | July 28, 2006 (2006-07-28) | September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29) | |
| 2 | 6 | April 20, 2007 (2007-04-20) | May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25) | |
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Created by | First aired | Plot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing" | Stephen Holman and Josephine T. Huang | July 28, 2006 | Dudley (voiced byRichard Steven Horvitz) and Nestor (voiced byWilmer Valderrama) go on a field trip to a space center, accidentally launching into space on their way to the bathroom, which leads to them indirectly saving the world from an oncoming asteroid that would've collided with Earth. Also starring Zach Ewing, Howard Hoffman,Tom Kenny, andDionne Quan. |
| 2 | 2 | "My Mom Married a Yeti" | Dennis Messner | August 4, 2006 | April and Izzy (voiced byLara Jill Miller andTara Strong), the children of a scientist (voiced by Lauren Martin) who married aYeti (voiced byJim Gaffigan), fear their parents embarrassing them at a school dance. They both end up with popular kids, but things take a turn for the worse when Og goes berserk and climbs onto the roof of the school, in an attempt to "protect" his children from "predators." Also starringTom Kenny. |
| 3 | 3 | "Bozzlebags' Zip" | David Smith | August 11, 2006 | After his father Fred Mailman (voiced byTom Kenny) changes jobs and becomes the mailman for children's show host Admiral Bozzelbags (voiced byKevin Michael Richardson), a disgruntled 12-year-old boy named Collin (voiced by Axel Alba), his father, his mother (voiced by Lisa Tamashiro), and sister move to Bozzlebags' Zip, much to his frustration once they arrive. Though Admiral Bozzlebags and his parrot Doug (voiced by David P. Smith) help set Collin straight. Also starring Lexi Jourdan. |
| 4 | 4 | "The Phabulizers" | Van Partible | August 18, 2006 | Okie-Dokee (voiced byKari Wahlgren), Boomer (voiced byDerek Stephen Prince), Jimbob (voiced byJohn DiMaggio), and Hunky-D the Beaver (voiced byJohn Schneider) are members of a group that makes people fabulous tries to turn a dorky kid (voiced byGreg Cipes) fabulous. This short was created by Van Partible, creator ofCartoon Network'sJohnny Bravo. |
| 5 | 5 | "Boyz on Da Run" | Rob Reger and Brian Brooks | August 25, 2006 (Part 1) | Donny (voiced byScott Menville), Frankie (voiced byJeff Bennett), Ricky (voiced byJoey Fatone), Skylar (voiced byMikey Kelley), and Cameron (voiced byWayne Brady) are members of a hit boy band called Da Boys From Yo Cul-De-Sac. They are ordered to do somelip synching during their upcoming concert by their manager Stu, who interrupts the wisdom of their wise choreographer Cory (voiced byJames Sie). When it all goes wrong, they have to go into hiding. Also starringMaria Bamford,Grey DeLisle,Tom Kenny,Kent Osborne, andHenry Rollins. |
| 6 | 6 | September 8, 2006 (Part 2) | After being thrown off the train they escaped on for not beinghobos, the boys run into a little diner and decide that they will work there in order to get food. They pull it all off when Cory speaks to them through floating pickles, forming the shape of his head. Also starringMaria Bamford,Grey DeLisle,Tom Kenny,Kent Osborne, andHenry Rollins. | ||
| 7 | 7 | September 29, 2006 (Part 3) | The boys run into Canada where their pursuers are unable to follow them. They make use of garbage to disguise themselves, are welcomed by themounties, and get thrown in prison when the Canadian leaf is disrespected by Ricky. With wisdom from Cory in the form of a rat, they get out with help from a lumberjack prisoner (voiced byTom Kenny) that is a fan of them. Also starringMaria Bamford,Grey DeLisle,Kent Osborne, andHenry Rollins. |
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Created by | First aired | Plot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | "Too Many Robots!" | Attaboy | April 20, 2007 | Digit (voiced byKelly Stables) is a sweet country girl who earned a scholarship to study in a city school and has been sent to live with hermad scientist uncle (voiced byBrian Stepanek), his wife (voiced by Iris Bahr), and his robot inventions. She isn't very happy about this, especially after a pair of self-dancing robotic shoes ruin her school dance. After a transforming robot (voiced byBrian Stepanek) turns into a DJ and she dances with her crush Matt (voiced byGreg Cipes), she starts to warm up to them a bit. Also starring Thomas Pistore and Shane R. Robinson. |
| 9 | 2 | "Troy Ride" | Brumby Boylston, Chris Dooley, Bucky Fukumoto, and Brian Won | April 27, 2007 | Three tiny aliens named Monte Cosmo (voiced byCarlos Alazraqui), Shapiro (voiced bySean Marquette), and Duley (voiced by Brumby Boylston) from space have crashed on earth. Their spaceship is destroyed, so they create a robot boy to try to get to a space station. Unfortunately, they are forced to attend school by Truant Officer Fabian (voiced byKurtwood Smith) because they built Troy to resemble a short kid. They try to getmoon shoes from a comic book so they can get back home with help from their friend (voiced byPamela Adlon), but run into trouble with a school bully (voiced byKent Osborne), the principal, Truant Officer Fabian, and a broken "nerve" (a rope). |
| 10 | 3 | "SheZow!" | Obie Scott Wade | May 4, 2007 | Guy (voiced byJason Earles) becomes a superhero when he puts on his Aunt Agnes' magic ring. He then turns into a female superhero named SheZow, much to the amusement of his (presumably) twin sister Kelly (voiced byEmily Osment). To make matters worse, by putting on the ring he has chosen to be SheZow, and it cannot be removed. As SheZow, he saves his friend Jose (voiced by Marcus Toji) from bullies, but Jose develops a crush on his female form. Also starringTyler Posey and Obie Scott Wade. |
| 11 | 4 | "Mascot Prep" | Chip Wass | May 11, 2007 | A freshman named Kevin (voiced byMitchel Musso) tries to fit in at a school of mascots run by Mr. Hoffenfoffer (voiced byJohn DiMaggio) and find his jingle. He starts to befriend a blob-like student named Germ (voiced by Jordan David) and put up with the insults from two skunks (voiced byEmily Osment andGrey DeLisle).[1] Also starringCindy Williams. |
| 12 | 5 | "The Imperfect Duplicates of Dodger Dare" | Andy Suriano | May 18, 2007 | Dodger Dare (voiced by Andy Suriano) finds a photocopier that makes duplicates of him. However, the duplicates are imperfect in some way and can be destroyed by water. Unaware that his best friend Beauty (voiced byLisa Loeb) has a crush on him, he clones himself so he doesn't have to talk to his date Amber Van Owen (voiced by Sherrie Jackson). The clones get out of control. |
| 13 | 6 | "Flip-Flopped" | Jill Mazursky | May 25, 2007 | Set in a world where humans age backwards, child parents Andy (voiced byCameron Monaghan) and Taffy (voiced byAriel Winter) try to leave their adult children Duke (voiced byJeff Garlin) and Danielle (voiced byAmy Yasbeck) home alone for a night. However, paranoia between the children about robbers and adults about the house being destroyed leads to Andy's son calling the police, and Taffy knocking out her husband after mistaking him for an intruder.Series Finale |
