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October 12, 2010 10:24 AM Subscribe
Fox orders Napoleon Dynamite toon series. The original cast has signed on to voice the animations.
Truth be told, this is probably what Jared Hess et al. should have done immediately after the movie anyhow. Nacho Libre and Gentlemen Broncos were only just good enough to remind you of how good they weren't.
posted by Sticherbeast at 10:29 AM on October 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by Sticherbeast at 10:29 AM on October 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
My first thought was "please don't" but Napoleon Dynamite may actually make more sense as a cartoon. For some reason I'm thinking of Doug. Remember Doug?
posted by eugenen at 10:32 AM on October 12, 2010
posted by eugenen at 10:32 AM on October 12, 2010
Why on earth...? Am I the only geeky person (b'sides the wife) that just cannot STAND that movie? Like, turn it off after ten minutes because I'd rather watch the news (and I throw socks at the TV when the news is on)?
posted by notsnot at 10:33 AM on October 12, 2010 [17 favorites]
posted by notsnot at 10:33 AM on October 12, 2010 [17 favorites]
I can't imagine that much good will come of any of this.
posted by nevercalm at 10:34 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by nevercalm at 10:34 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
for some reason the variety article i read about this last night made me think it was a webshow.
posted by djduckie at 10:34 AM on October 12, 2010
posted by djduckie at 10:34 AM on October 12, 2010
I want this to work, but I have a feeling that it'll end up being a really bad Beavis and Butthead.
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 10:35 AM on October 12, 2010
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 10:35 AM on October 12, 2010
Three times in my life a random obnoxious person has gestured at me and said "Hey Napoleon!"
Three times in my life I've wanted to kill someone.
I'm just saying, CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP.
posted by JHarris at 10:36 AM on October 12, 2010
Three times in my life I've wanted to kill someone.
I'm just saying, CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP.
posted by JHarris at 10:36 AM on October 12, 2010
Dear god. Does this mean I'll have to put with people with no senses of humor of their own quoting this show instead?
posted by brundlefly at 10:37 AM on October 12, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by brundlefly at 10:37 AM on October 12, 2010 [3 favorites]
They should have them be baby Napoleon and baby Pedro. Also, a talking alien dog.
posted by bondcliff at 10:37 AM on October 12, 2010 [7 favorites]
posted by bondcliff at 10:37 AM on October 12, 2010 [7 favorites]
Am I the only geeky person (b'sides the wife) that just cannot STAND that movie?
No.
Vote for Pedro.
posted by zarq at 10:37 AM on October 12, 2010 [6 favorites]
No.
Vote for Pedro.
posted by zarq at 10:37 AM on October 12, 2010 [6 favorites]
Wow. Perhaps they brought on the production team that did that Howie-Mandel-as-a-kid cartoon.
posted by GuyZero at 10:37 AM on October 12, 2010
posted by GuyZero at 10:37 AM on October 12, 2010
that it'll end up being a really bad Beavis and Butthead.
Haha. Animated Napoleon does look a bit like Beavis (with glasses).
posted by morganannie at 10:39 AM on October 12, 2010
Haha. Animated Napoleon does look a bit like Beavis (with glasses).
posted by morganannie at 10:39 AM on October 12, 2010
GOSH! I hope it's better than frickin' Clerks. And that it takes less than three hours to finish the shading on the upper lip.
posted by not_on_display at 10:41 AM on October 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by not_on_display at 10:41 AM on October 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
ND looks like Daria, and Allen Gregory sounds like Home Movies.
Vote for Pedro
Pedro lacks political experience
posted by mrgrimm at 10:44 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
Vote for Pedro
Pedro lacks political experience
posted by mrgrimm at 10:44 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
Dear god. Does this mean I'll have to put with people with no senses of humor of their own quoting this show instead?
DENTAL PLAN
posted by griphus at 10:45 AM on October 12, 2010 [15 favorites]
DENTAL PLAN
posted by griphus at 10:45 AM on October 12, 2010 [15 favorites]
Lots of planets have a Utah.
posted by Artw at 10:48 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 10:48 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
GOSH! I hope it's better than frickin' Clerks.
Oh come on, the Clerks animated series was actually pretty good.
posted by uncleozzy at 10:52 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
Oh come on, the Clerks animated series was actually pretty good.
posted by uncleozzy at 10:52 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
Am I the only geeky person (b'sides the wife) that just cannot STAND that movie?
It's actually sort of notorious at Netflix for being a recommendation engine killer. There seems (last I heard) to be no way to predict who will love that movie and who will hate it. But those are by far the most prevalent reactions.
posted by rusty at 10:54 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
It's actually sort of notorious at Netflix for being a recommendation engine killer. There seems (last I heard) to be no way to predict who will love that movie and who will hate it. But those are by far the most prevalent reactions.
posted by rusty at 10:54 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
They should do a Juno cartoon and give you guys aneurysms.
posted by Artw at 10:56 AM on October 12, 2010 [4 favorites]
posted by Artw at 10:56 AM on October 12, 2010 [4 favorites]
Ooh yeah a Juno cartoon would really bring out the apoplexy. The trick would be to make sure she's constantly pregnant - easy to do when it's a cartoon. But - should it be a single baby that never manages to get born, perhaps swelling Juno's abdomen to grotesque and unimaginable dimensions, or a series of babies conceived in various cock-ups that leave Juno conflicted about whether to let the nice gay couple or the nice single white lady or whatever adopt the kid?
posted by Mister_A at 11:02 AM on October 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by Mister_A at 11:02 AM on October 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
> DENTAL PLAN
Lisa needs braces!
Be required to fart on a regular basis.
We'll make him an offer he can't refuse.
Channel 13 Eyewitness News.
Robocop - who is he?
Dead or alive you're coming with me.
I'm sorry, there's no way I can hear "DENTAL PLAN" without "Lisa needs braces" following it automatically, and then the rest just ...
posted by komara at 11:02 AM on October 12, 2010 [8 favorites]
Lisa needs braces!
Be required to fart on a regular basis.
We'll make him an offer he can't refuse.
Channel 13 Eyewitness News.
Robocop - who is he?
Dead or alive you're coming with me.
I'm sorry, there's no way I can hear "DENTAL PLAN" without "Lisa needs braces" following it automatically, and then the rest just ...
posted by komara at 11:02 AM on October 12, 2010 [8 favorites]
hey and look at that - on no-preview it turns out that TheWhiteSkull is right there with me.
posted by komara at 11:03 AM on October 12, 2010
posted by komara at 11:03 AM on October 12, 2010
Even though I generally enjoy the "oh no, they didn't" brand of humor (and even enjoyed Napoleon Dynamite...the first time I saw it), an animated series sort of comes off as being socially irresponsible, especially in light of the recent attention being paid to bullying in schools.
I'm opposed.
posted by schmod at 11:07 AM on October 12, 2010
I'm opposed.
posted by schmod at 11:07 AM on October 12, 2010
He's opposed. Damn opposed. Damn damn damn opposed.
posted by The Whelk at 11:10 AM on October 12, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 11:10 AM on October 12, 2010 [3 favorites]
I thought it was some kind of obscure parliamentary procedural joke! That's how much I know about jokes.
posted by Mister_A at 11:12 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Mister_A at 11:12 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
But - should it be a single baby that never manages to get born, perhaps swelling Juno's abdomen to grotesque and unimaginable dimensions, or a series of babies conceived in various cock-ups that leave Juno conflicted about whether to let the nice gay couple or the nice single white lady or whatever adopt the kid?
I still miss adventures of The Head, so my suggestion would be to bring in purple alien Roy.
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 11:19 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
I still miss adventures of The Head, so my suggestion would be to bring in purple alien Roy.
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 11:19 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
It's been almost 7 years.
Was this cartoon drawn, colored, and animated by one dude in his apartment somewhere?
posted by Senor Cardgage at 11:19 AM on October 12, 2010
Was this cartoon drawn, colored, and animated by one dude in his apartment somewhere?
posted by Senor Cardgage at 11:19 AM on October 12, 2010
Oh god dammit.
Sigh.
DENTAL PLAN!
posted by Senor Cardgage at 11:22 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
Sigh.
DENTAL PLAN!
posted by Senor Cardgage at 11:22 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
LISA NEEDS BRACES
posted by The Whelk at 11:25 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 11:25 AM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
This guy is going to do the iconic opening sequence for the new show.
posted by Mister_A at 11:32 AM on October 12, 2010
posted by Mister_A at 11:32 AM on October 12, 2010
It's like an itch I can't scratch....... ah....
DENTAL PLAN!
posted by seventyfour at 11:35 AM on October 12, 2010
DENTAL PLAN!
posted by seventyfour at 11:35 AM on October 12, 2010
Why on earth...? Am I the only geeky person (b'sides the wife) that just cannot STAND that movie?
I am with you, my brother.
posted by Kafkaesque at 11:35 AM on October 12, 2010
I am with you, my brother.
posted by Kafkaesque at 11:35 AM on October 12, 2010
LISA NEEDS BRACES
Err.
Anyway, anything that's not done by Seth MacFarlane in the Fox animated lineup is a nice addition*. But this is pretty clearly an example of missing the window of opportunity.
(*Except for American Dad which is actually really good.)
posted by HostBryan at 11:55 AM on October 12, 2010
Err.
Anyway, anything that's not done by Seth MacFarlane in the Fox animated lineup is a nice addition*. But this is pretty clearly an example of missing the window of opportunity.
(*Except for American Dad which is actually really good.)
posted by HostBryan at 11:55 AM on October 12, 2010
What's Napoleon Dynamite?
I really wish this was an earnest question...
posted by sunshinesky at 11:57 AM on October 12, 2010
I really wish this was an earnest question...
posted by sunshinesky at 11:57 AM on October 12, 2010
Why on earth...? Am I the only geeky person (b'sides the wife) that just cannot STAND that movie?
No.
posted by sunshinesky at 11:58 AM on October 12, 2010
No.
posted by sunshinesky at 11:58 AM on October 12, 2010
I haven't watched many, but Cleveland seems pretty good too. (I used to think the same of American Dad, but it's an interesting ebb and flow of fandom.)
posted by mrgrimm at 12:21 PM on October 12, 2010
posted by mrgrimm at 12:21 PM on October 12, 2010
Oh god no. Cleveland is awful. Just awful.
posted by electroboy at 12:44 PM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by electroboy at 12:44 PM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
SO.
LONG.
DENNAL PLA-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A--
posted by Eideteker at 12:44 PM on October 12, 2010
LONG.
DENNAL PLA-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A--
posted by Eideteker at 12:44 PM on October 12, 2010
I thought Napoleon Dynamite was a great movie right after I saw it, because I thought it was heartfelt and didn't make fun of any of the characters. Then I realized that everyone else who watched it was laughing at them, not with them.
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 12:53 PM on October 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 12:53 PM on October 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
Except for American Dad which is actually really good.
I am consistently surprised at American Dad's above-averageness. I think one Family Guy episode out of ten has Dad's sense of pacing, plot and character.
posted by griphus at 12:54 PM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
I am consistently surprised at American Dad's above-averageness. I think one Family Guy episode out of ten has Dad's sense of pacing, plot and character.
posted by griphus at 12:54 PM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
"Needs an ambiguously gay character."
I thought that was Kip.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 1:34 PM on October 12, 2010
I thought that was Kip.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 1:34 PM on October 12, 2010
Also, every time I drive through Preston (which is pretty often as it's right on the highway to my wife's family homestead) I have an incredible urge to stop and get my hair cut at the Cuttin' Curral.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 1:36 PM on October 12, 2010
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 1:36 PM on October 12, 2010
It's actually sort of notorious at Netflix for being a recommendation engine killer. There seems (last I heard) to be no way to predict who will love that movie and who will hate it. But those are by far the most prevalent reactions.
Yeah, I've read about this, which makes me feel super special for being kind of "meh" about the film. I found it enjoyable enough, but not worth a second viewing. My only real problem with it is, as I said above, the people who quote from it incessantly.
Then again, I quote Big Trouble In Little China all the time, and I'm sure there's some soulless heathen who finds that annoying.
posted by brundlefly at 1:37 PM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
Yeah, I've read about this, which makes me feel super special for being kind of "meh" about the film. I found it enjoyable enough, but not worth a second viewing. My only real problem with it is, as I said above, the people who quote from it incessantly.
Then again, I quote Big Trouble In Little China all the time, and I'm sure there's some soulless heathen who finds that annoying.
posted by brundlefly at 1:37 PM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
You know what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like this?
posted by Artw at 1:43 PM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 1:43 PM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
I've read about this, which makes me feel super special for being kind of "meh" about the film.
That's probably why you were "meh" about it. Your mind and your spirit are goin' north and south!
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 1:44 PM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
That's probably why you were "meh" about it. Your mind and your spirit are goin' north and south!
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 1:44 PM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
You know what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like this?
Who?
posted by brundlefly at 1:47 PM on October 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
Who?
posted by brundlefly at 1:47 PM on October 12, 2010 [2 favorites]
JACK BURTON. ME.
posted by cereselle at 2:16 PM on October 12, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by cereselle at 2:16 PM on October 12, 2010 [3 favorites]
(I always put off completing that as it seems vaguely sacrilegious)
posted by Artw at 2:17 PM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 2:17 PM on October 12, 2010 [1 favorite]
I thought it was heartfelt and didn't make fun of any of the characters.
I'm with you, PhoBWan.
posted by Zed at 3:37 PM on October 12, 2010
I'm with you, PhoBWan.
posted by Zed at 3:37 PM on October 12, 2010
You know what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like this?
DENTAL PLAN?
posted by spoobnooble at 4:10 PM on October 12, 2010
DENTAL PLAN?
posted by spoobnooble at 4:10 PM on October 12, 2010
Egg Shen: Take this magic potion, but beware it carries a terrible curse!
Jack Burton: Ooh, that's bad.
Shen: But you can see things no one else can see; do things no one else can do!
Burton: That's good.
Shen: Not exactly real things.
Burton: That's bad.
Shen: But as real as Lopan.
Burton: Hey what more can a guy ask for?
Shen: Ooh, a six demon bag!
Burton: ...
Shen: That's good.
Burton: Can we go now?
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 5:11 PM on October 12, 2010 [5 favorites]
Jack Burton: Ooh, that's bad.
Shen: But you can see things no one else can see; do things no one else can do!
Burton: That's good.
Shen: Not exactly real things.
Burton: That's bad.
Shen: But as real as Lopan.
Burton: Hey what more can a guy ask for?
Shen: Ooh, a six demon bag!
Burton: ...
Shen: That's good.
Burton: Can we go now?
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 5:11 PM on October 12, 2010 [5 favorites]
I hate that damn movie (and its surrounding culture) and, as I found out, ANYTHING by Jared Hess so, so, so, so much. To the point that if you do like them, I seriously question your sense of humour.
posted by cerulgalactus at 6:15 PM on October 12, 2010
posted by cerulgalactus at 6:15 PM on October 12, 2010
I have no idea why my favorite Simpsons quote from my favorite Simpsons episode is being shouted repeatedly in a thread about Napolean fucking Dynamite, who I really thought I had heard the last of.
anyways
DENNNAL PLAN!!!
( felt really good screaming that while flippin' the bird to a pic of ND )
posted by mannequito at 8:48 PM on October 12, 2010
anyways
DENNNAL PLAN!!!
( felt really good screaming that while flippin' the bird to a pic of ND )
posted by mannequito at 8:48 PM on October 12, 2010
I loved Napoleon Dynamite (and c'mon haters! "Bet you I could throw a football over those damn mountains." "Grandma says you have to go! Because you keep eating everbody's steaks and ruining everybody's lives!") and I will give this every chance.
Peace out.
posted by mreleganza at 8:18 AM on October 13, 2010
Peace out.
posted by mreleganza at 8:18 AM on October 13, 2010
*Jack and Wang watch Lopan and Thunder approach on bicycle*
Burton: Watch this.
*Throws steak; clocks Lopan in the face*
Burton: It's all in the reflexes.
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 9:41 AM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
Burton: Watch this.
*Throws steak; clocks Lopan in the face*
Burton: It's all in the reflexes.
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 9:41 AM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
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