 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2020) |
| Hey Joel | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Joel Stein |
| Starring | Josh Alexander Jon Cryer Nancy Giles Daphne Rubin-Vega Jacob Tierney |
| Theme music composer | Fountains of Wayne |
| Opening theme | "Hey Joel" by Fountains of Wayne |
| Ending theme | "Hey Joel" (instrumental) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (10 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Curious Pictures Six Point Harness Blueprint Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | VH1 |
| Release | June 3 – June 17, 2003 |
| Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) | |
Hey Joel is an American adult animated television series that aired on VH1 in 2003. It is about Joel Stein,[1] the host of a three-minute rock-star interview show on VH1 called "3 minutes with Joel". However, he is anything but respectful to his famous guests, often badgering them with aggressive, pointless, irreverent, and often insulting questions.
Jon Cryer provides the voicing for the part of Joel.[2] His coworkers include Michele (Daphne Rubin-Vega), his producer, on whom he has a crush; Kevin (Jacob Tierney), his production assistant; Leif (Josh Alexander), his nemesis, who is VH1's star; and Z (Nancy Giles), the all-business head of programming.[3] The band Fountains of Wayne performs their own original compositions for the show, and appear as animated characters during the musical sequences.
The complete series was made available on DVD on June 24, 2008.
- ^ Pacienza, Angela (June 2, 2003). "Hey Joel talks up the nonsense of celebrity TV". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Faulkner, Rob (2003-06-03). "Stein's TV show on tonight". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ Hutton, Emily (2003-06-02). "Joel finds home on Bravo; New show, airing tomorrow night, is based on cartoon character of a Time columnist". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-03-22.