Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns

Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns
GenreAnimated sitcom
Comedy
Created byHoward K Grossman
Doug Berman
Written byDoug Berman
Tom Magliozzi
Ray Magliozzi
Doug Mayer
Tom Minton
Directed byTom Sito
Voices ofTom Magliozzi
Ray Magliozzi
Kelli O'Hara
Juan Carlos Hernández
Cornell Womack
Barbara Rosenblat
Theme music composerCarl Finch
Opening theme"The William Tell Overture"[1]
ComposersCarl Finch
Brave Combo
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersHoward Grossman
Robert Harris
Bill Kroyer
Running time26 minutes
Production companiesAtomic Cartoons[2]
Howard K. Grossman Productions
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseJuly 9 (2008-07-09) –
August 13, 2008 (2008-08-13)
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Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns is an adult animated television series and sitcom produced by Atomic Cartoons and airs on PBS. The series follows the adventures of the brothers Click and Clack from their auto repair shop, Car Talk Plaza. It stars Tom (Click) and Ray Magliozzi (Clack), also known as the Tappet Brothers, from National Public Radio's Car Talk.[3] The show was the first primetime animated series for a general audience to be produced and aired by PBS.[4]

The series debuted on July 9, 2008, and additionally in various time slots depending on local station scheduling.[5] The series aired its ten-episode season in two-episode blocks for five weeks.[6] It ended on August 13, 2008 with 10 episodes.

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  2. ^ Mallory, Michael (2012-06-14). "The Tooning Up of 'Car Talk'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  3. ^ McDonough, Kevin (2008-07-09). "TV Guy: Cartoon series stars Click and Click". Times Herald-Record. Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  4. ^ "PBS GREENLIGHTS "CAR TALK" TELEVISION SERIES". PBS. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ^ Barnhart, Aaron (2008-07-11). "Lunch with Paula Kerger". Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  6. ^ Hughes, Jason (2008-07-01). "NPR's Car Talk becomes PBS's As the Wrench Turns". TV Squad. Retrieved 2012-11-26.