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Drawn Together is a fictional animated parody of reality TV shows (more specifically The Surreal Life ) on Comedy Central .1Comedy Central advertises it as the first animated reality show.2In it, eight cartoon characters (mostly recognizable parodies of cartoon archetypes) are forced to live in a house together. It is adult-oriented, with plot lines revolving around such topics as the fact that Princess Clara's vagina is a multi-tentacled monster (this is a theme found in a number of hentai films).3In some episodes, characters participate in challenges that are based off of reality TV challenges.4Drawn Together was created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein , and first aired on October 27 , 2004 .5
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Drawn Together is an American animated television series , which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November 14, 2007.The series was created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein , and uses a sitcom format with a TV reality show setting.Like that of The Surreal Life , the show's eight characters are a combination of personalities that were recognizable and familiar prior to the series.Drawn Together , however, uses cartoon parodies of stock characters .In addition, their character traits parody personality types that are typically seen in reality TV shows.The characters agreed to live in a house together in a setup similar to that of The Real World .Comedy Central advertised it as the first animated reality show , and in some episodes, characters participate in challenges that are similar to reality TV challenges.
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Drawn Together is an American adult animated sitcom which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November 14, 2007. The series was created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein , and uses a sitcom format with a TV reality show setting. Like that of MTV 's The Challenge and VH1 's The Surreal Life , the show's eight characters are a combination of personalities that were recognizable and familiar prior to the series.Differently, however, Drawn Together used caricatures of established cartoon characters and stock characters . In addition, their character traits parody personality types that are typically seen in reality TV shows. Comedy Central advertised it as the first animated reality show , and in some episodes, characters participate in challenges that are similar to reality TV challenges, although the premise is largely dropped in later seasons.After three seasons, the show was cancelled.
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Drawn Together is an American adult animated television sitcom created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein and premiered on Comedy Central on October 27, 2004.The series is a parody of Big Brother and follows the misadventures of the housemates in the fictional show of the same name and uses a sitcom format with a reality TV show setting.The show's main characters are a combination of personalities that were recognisable and familiar prior to the series. Differently, however, Drawn Together used caricatures of established cartoon characters and stock characters . In addition, their character traits parody personality types that are typically seen in reality TV shows. Comedy Central advertised it as the first animated reality TV series , and in some episodes, the characters participate in challenges that are similar to reality TV challenges, although the premise is largely dropped in later episodes. After three seasons, the show was cancelled. Subsequently, a direct-to-video film and series finale , The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! was released on April 20, 2010.
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Adult animated television series and sitcom Drawn Together is an American adult animated sitcom created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein for Comedy Central .It premiered on October 27, 2004.The series is a parody of house-based reality shows such as The Real World , The Surreal Life , and Big Brother , and follows the misadventures of the housemates in the fictional show of the same name and uses a sitcom format with a reality TV show setting.The show's main characters are a combination of personalities that were recognizable and familiar prior to the series. Differently, Drawn Together used caricatures of established cartoon characters and stock characters . These character traits parody personalities that are typically seen in reality TV shows. Comedy Central advertised it as the first animated reality TV series , and in some episodes the characters participate in challenges that are similar to reality TV challenges. This premise is largely dropped in later episodes. After three seasons the show was cancelled. A direct-to-video film and series finale , The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! was released on April 20, 2010.
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American animated sitcom (2004–2007) Drawn Together is an American adult animated sitcom created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein .It aired on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004, to November 14, 2007, spanning three seasons. The series is a parody of house-based reality shows, and follows the misadventures of the housemates in the fictional show of the same name. The series uses a sitcom format with a reality TV show setting. Drawn Together uses caricatures of established cartoon characters and stock characters . These character traits parody personalities that are typically seen in reality television shows. Comedy Central advertised it as the first "animated reality TV series ", and in some episodes the characters participate in challenges that are similar to reality television challenges. This premise is largely dropped in later episodes. The show was cancelled after three seasons.A direct-to-video film which serves as the show's series finale , The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! , was released on April 20, 2010.
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