The Oblongs is an American adult animated television show created by Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale. The Oblongs premiered April 1, 2001 on The WB and was removed on May 20, 2001, leaving 5 episodes unaired. The remaining episodes was later aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim.
The show is loosely based on a series of characters introduced in a picture book entitled Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children. It was produced by Jobsite Productions and Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, and the theme song for the show was composed and performed by They Might Be Giants.
A total of 13 episodes were produced. All thirteen episodes of The Oblongs were released on DVD on October 4, 2005.
Cast[]
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Bob Oblong
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Will Ferrell | |
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Pickles Oblong
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Jean Smart | |
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Milo Oblong
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Pamela Segall Adlon | |
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Biff Oblong
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Randy Sklar | |
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Chip Oblong
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Jason Sklar | |
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Beth Oblong
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Jeannie Elias | |
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Mikey Butts
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Creepy Susie
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Helga Phugly
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Lea DeLaria | |
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Peggy Weggy
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Becky Thyre | |
International versions[]
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Czech | Obloukovi | TV Nova (formerly) |
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Dutch | The Oblongs | VTM (formerly)[3] |
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French | Les Oblong | TF6 (formerly) |
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Hungarian | Az Oblong család | RTL Klub (formerly) |
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Italian | The Oblongs | Italia Teen Televison (formerly) All Music (formerly) |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Os Oblongs | SBT (formerly) Cartoon Network (Adult Swim block, formerly) I.Sat (formerly) |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Los Oblongs | Cartoon Network (Adult Swim block, formerly) I.Sat (formerly) RPC (formerly) |
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Spanish (Spain) | Los Oblongs | Cuatro (formerly) |
Voice-overs[]
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Russian | Облонги | 2x2 (formerly) |
Subtitled versions[]
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Hebrew | משפחת אובלונג | Channel 3 (formerly) |
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Romanian | O familie poluată | Pro TV (formerly) |