Anyone catch the premiere of “Drawn Together” last week? I was skeptical- especially since I remember how awful “Kid Notorious” was- but I ended up loving the new Comedy Central show. It’s pretty much a split parody of “The Real World,” Saturday morning cartoons, and the Disney animated films, and just about everything hit head on.
The best character is the neurotic Betty Boop clone, who is so clearly (and brilliantly) based on ex-Real Worlder Frankie that a defamation suit wouldn’t surprise me. The clichéd racial feuding between the Belle clone and “Josie and the Pussycats”-like black girl was too close to the real thing to quite work, but the show also had inspired parodies of Pikachu, Spongebob, and The Tick, and I also loved the Adam Carolla-voiced pig.
Plus, “I’m on a never-ending quest to save my girlfriend!” is quite a good catchphrase. I might even have to make that my away-message.
Posted by Stephen Silver at November 1, 2004 06:41 PM