Mr. Wong (web series)
2000 American TV series or program
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Mr. Wong is an American adult animated web series which debuted in 2000[1] and lasted 14 episodes (an unaired 15th episode was made available for the DVD release[citation needed]). It centers around the misadventures of Wong, an elderly Chinese American butler, and the wealthy socialite WASP he works for (and endures racial abuse from), Miss Pam.[2] He previously worked as a butler for Bing Crosby and often mourns him. It developed a cult following while being hosted on the website Icebox.com. The cartoon also drew fierce criticism from the Asian American community, who viewed it as racist.[3][4]
Kyle McCulloch
| Mr. Wong | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Black comedy |
| Created by | Pam Brady and Kyle McCulloch |
| Voices of | Pam Brady Kyle McCulloch |
| Theme music composer | Fuzzbee Morse, Davy Jones |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 3–4 minutes (episodes are two parts) |
| Production companies | Icebox, Mondo Mini Shows, National Lampoon |
| Original release | |
| Release | 2000 – 2001 |
Mr Wong's creators, Pam Brady and Kyle McCulloch, also write for the television series South Park.[5] The DVD was released under the "National Lampoon Presents" banner.[6]
The music for Mr. Wong was composed and performed by Fuzzbee Morse.
The theme song was sung by former Monkees lead singer Davy Jones.
List of episodes
Film
In September 2000 a direct to video film adaptation of Mr. Wong called "Crap Attack" was in negotiation between IceBox Incorporated and Artisan Entertainment, however, when the film was publicly announced by Artisan president Bill Block the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans initiated a letter-writing campaign that successfully convinced Artisan to drop the project. The Coalition later took out an advertisement in Daily Variety criticizing the cartoon and thanking Artisan for abandoning the movie project.[7][8][9][10]