Thugaboo ~ Wayans Brothers' Animated Cartoon

CrimsonTide4 · #1 03-08-2006, 08:42 PM

Wayans Brothers Create Animated Kids Shows

LOS ANGELES - Call it Charlie Brown with a twist. Brothers Keenen Ivory, Shawn and Marlon Wayans, of "Scary Movie" and "In Living Color" fame, have created a series of animated children's shows, with books and toys to follow.

Its name: "Thugaboo."

The series of three specials will premiere on Nickelodeon, then air on the network's all-animation channel, Nicktoons, a network spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Inspired by the Wayans brothers' favorite childhood cartoons, "Thugaboo" follows the misadventures of nine kids growing up in the inner city.

"It's like hard meets soft,"Shawn Wayans told The Associated Press. "The thug is how they dress, kind of street, but they're good kids and they make the right decisions."

Three specials are planned — an hourlong show and two half-hour programs — centered on important times in children's lives.

The first episode, set to air in August, will have a back-to-school theme, said Nickelodeon spokeswoman Marianne Romano. The second will focus on the holidays, she said. The third, called "Don't Judge a Boo by its Cover," addresses how appearances can be misleading, Shawn Wayans said.

The aim of the specials, Marlon Wayans said in a statement, is to get kids laughing "by creating characters they can relate to while entertaining their parents at the same time."

Boom_Quack13 · #2 03-08-2006, 10:21 PM

Thugaboo, huh?

Maybe they can trademark that word.

CrimsonTide4 · #3 03-08-2006, 10:27 PM

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Originally posted by Boom_Quack13
Thugaboo, huh?

Maybe they can trademark that word.

Yeah the word "thugaboo" leaves a lot to be desired for me.

DableST_1 · #4 03-09-2006, 09:42 AM

CrimsonTide4 · #5 03-09-2006, 10:46 AM

Here is the "cast" picture

This animated still image released by SMK Entertainment, shows a scene from Nickelodeon's "Thugaboo." "Thugaboo" is Shawn, Marlon and Keenan Ivory Wayans' first animated children's project. A series of specials will premiere on Nickelodeon, then air on the network's all-animation channel, Nicktoons, a network spokeswoman said Wednesday, March 8, 2006. (AP Photo/SKM Entertainment)

enigma_AKA · #6 03-09-2006, 11:09 AM

In-teresting, to say the least.

enigma_AKA

Boom_Quack13 · #7 03-09-2006, 11:41 AM

It's one thing to market their ignant butts to grown folx, but I'll be dayum if I'd let any kids I know watch that mess.

TheEpitome1920 · #8 03-09-2006, 12:45 PM

I'm sorry but the name alone is enough. What are they trying to do?

Phasad1913 · #9 03-09-2006, 01:16 PM

I get the concept, but come on, the name thugaboo is not something I would want my child sitting down and becoming comfortable with. Even if I did have to bring my child up in the inner city, which is no problem to me given the right circumstances, I woudn't want him or her to be a thug and all children in the "inner city" are not thugs. If you really want to get technical about it, one need only look up the origins and meaning behind the word thug, which was what I instantly thought about when I heard the name. I think we should be getting the thug mentalility out of our kids minds, not embracing it.

Nickelodeon, too? Aw man! Nope. I am not happy about this.

OhioCentaur · #10 03-09-2006, 01:20 PM

Nickelodeon is just trying to bring diversity to their programming... they feel colored folks would love to see thugaboo...

Thats got to be the dumbest name they could have come up with... are all the wayans on crystal meth??

CrimsonTide4 · #11 03-09-2006, 01:25 PM

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Originally posted by Phasad1913
I get the concept, but come on, the name thugaboo is not something I would want my child sitting down and becoming comfortable with. Even if I did have to bring my child up in the inner city, which is no problem to me given the right circumstances, I woudn't want him or her to be a thug and all children in the "inner city" are not thugs. If you really want to get technical about it, one need only look up the origins and meaning behind the word thug, which was what I instantly thought about when I heard the name. I think we should be getting the thug mentalility out of our kids minds, not embracing it.

Nickelodeon, too? Aw man! Nope. I am not happy about this.

You know Bill Cosby is not happy.

OhioCentaur · #12 03-09-2006, 01:31 PM

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Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
You know Bill Cosby is not happy.

haha thats too on point!