The Oblongs...

The Oblongs (stylized as the 𝘖blongs...) is an American adult animated sitcom created by Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale. It was Mohawk Productions' first venture into animation. The series premiered on April 1, 2001 on The WB, and was removed on May 20th, leaving the last five episodes unaired. The remaining episodes were later aired on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim in August 2002, and later aired on Teletoon's "Teletoon Unleashed" (later become former block Teletoon at Night) block. The series is loosely based on a series of characters introduced in a picture book entitled Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children.

The show was produced by Jobsite Productions and Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, and the theme song for the series was composed and performed by They Might Be Giants. This was the only animated series to date to have been produced by Bruce Helford under Mohawk.

A total of 13 episodes were produced. All thirteen episodes of The Oblongs were released on DVD on October 4, 2005.

As of February 2022, the series is available on Tubi.

Why It's Freaky Fun!

 * 1) It portrayed mutant freaks as normal people in a positive way.
 * 2) Likable characters like Bob Oblong, Milo, Pickles, Beth, Chip and Beth, and James, among others.
 * 3) A lot of great episodes like Misfit Love and Narcoleptic Scottie.
 * 4) Great cartoony style and backgrounds.
 * 5) Clever writing.
 * 6) Funny adult jokes.
 * 7) Another one of the main reasons people watch Adult Swim.
 * 8) Wonderful voice acting from people like Will Ferrell, Jean Smart, Pamela Adlon, and the Sklar Brothers.
 * 9) Hilarious dark comedy.
 * 10) It can even be meme worthy, especially with Bob speaking in Mandarin.
 * 11) Great theme song by They Might Be Giants.
 * 12) It has wholesome and human moments of family.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Some unlikable characters like Helga and the Debbies.
 * 2) Even as an animation error, Bob Oblong should've used his telekinetic powers if he didn't wanna use his mouth. Certain episodes actually show him using mind powers, like driving a car, and even reading a newspaper.
 * 3) Like Mission Hill, it got cancelled after 13 episodes due to low ratings and high budget.