Liquid Television

Liquid Television
Title card from 1991 to 1995
Created byJaphet Asher[1]
ComposerMark Mothersbaugh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes27 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producersJaphet Asher
Chris McCarthy
John Hays
Phil Robinson
Jeff Fino
Eli Noyes
Kit Laybourne
Samir Shah
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesColossal Pictures
MTV Networks
BIG Pictures
Noyes & Laybourne Enterprises
BBC (1991-1992)
Original release
NetworkMTV
ReleaseJune 2, 1991 (1991-06-02) –
January 1, 1995 (1995-01-01)
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Liquid Television was an animation showcase broadcast on MTV[2] from 1991 to 1995. It launched several high-profile original cartoons, including Beavis and Butt-Head and Æon Flux.[3][4] Other recurring segments include "The Art School Girls of Doom",[5] The Specialists, and Brad Dharma: Psychedelic Detective.[6] Independent animators and artists created most of the material specifically for the show, and some previously produced segments were compiled from festivals such as Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation.

The first season of Liquid Television also aired on BBC Two in co-production with MTV. Ultimately, MTV commissioned three seasons of the show, produced by Colossal Pictures. The show was eventually succeeded by Cartoon Sushi. Mark Mothersbaugh composed the theme music.

The show was broadcast in Canada on MuchMusic, in Asia on Channel V, in Australia on SBS and in New Zealand on TV3.

  1. ^ Rushkoff, Douglas (1994). Media virus!: hidden agendas in popular culture. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 150. ISBN 9780345382764.
  2. ^ Svetkey, Benjamin (June 14, 1991). "What is Liquid Television". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  3. ^ "Liquid Television". Entertainment Weekly. May 31, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  4. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 501–504. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  5. ^ "Wigging Out". Vanity Fair. November 1992. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "THE CREATIVE JOURNEY TO TIMBUKTU - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.