Class of 3000

Class of 3000
GenreMusical show
Comedy
Created byAndré 3000
Thomas W. Lynch
Developed byPatric M. Verrone
Directed byJoe Horne
Voices of
Theme music composerAndré "3000" Benjamin
Opening theme"Class of 3000", written by André "3000" Benjamin and Kevin Kendrick
Composers
  • André "3000" Benjamin (original songs)
  • Pat Irwin (music scores)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes28 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producers
  • Thomas W. Lynch
  • André Benjamin
ProducerKelly Crews
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseNovember 3, 2006 (2006-11-03) –
May 25, 2008 (2008-05-25)
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Class of 3000 is an American animated children's[1] musical television series created by André 3000 (best known as a member of the hip hop duo Outkast) and Thomas W. Lynch for Cartoon Network. Produced by Tom Lynch Company and Moxie Turtle for Cartoon Network Studios, the series follows superstar and music teacher Sunny Bridges (voiced by André), who teaches a group of students at Atlanta, Georgia's Westley School of Performing Arts.[2] Bridges is a jazz and blues artist who occasionally lectures in Atlanta's Little Five Points residential area. (Referencing Atlanta, both OutKast and Cartoon Network are based in Atlanta.) Twenty-eight episodes were produced.[3] The show debuted shortly after the hip-hop duo's breakup.

Class of 3000 is the final Cartoon Network original series to premiere when Jim Samples was Cartoon Network's General Manager and Executive Vice President, as he later resigned following the 2007 Boston Mooninite panic. The series has never reran.

  1. ^ Heffernan, Virginia (November 2, 2006). "Hey, Kids, a Hip-Hop Star Has Savvy Advice for You". The New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2024. This is how commercial children's television rolls right now, and it's worth a look for anyone who used to like 'Fat Albert,' just to see how things have changed.
  2. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 191. ISBN 9780786486410.
  3. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 71. ISBN 9781476672939.