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Robotomy
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GenreComedy/Adventure
Created byMichael Buckley
Joe Deasy
Written byMichael Buckley
Joe Deasy
Directed byChristy Karacas
Voices ofPatton Oswalt
John Gemberling
Dana Snyder
Michael Sinterniklaas
Kate McKinnon
Jessie Cantrell
ComposersJoe Wong
Didier Leplae
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersMichael Buckley
Joe Deasy
Christy Karacas
Running time11 minutes
Production companyWorld Leaders Entertainment
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseOctober 25, 2010 –
January 24, 2011

Robotomy was a Cartoon Network American animated television series created by Michael Buckley & Joe Deasy, directed by Christy Karacas (Superjail!), voice directed by Michael Sinterniklaas, and produced by World Leaders Entertainment. The series was developed after a long series of unaccepted ideas, and occasionally put in and out of production due to changing executives.[2][3] It was officially announced on August 13th, 2010 and premiered on October 25th, 2010. Robotomy was canceled on January 24, 2011 due to production costs and low foreign appeal.[4] It is Cartoon Network's shortest running original series, as well as with the least number of episodes. Robotomy was officially removed from Cartoon Network's website on February 11, 2011.

Plot

Thrasher and Blastus are two outsider robots that live on the planet of Insanus (originally called Killglobe). Insanus is a planet inhabited by murderous robots who seek to kill one another for no apparent reason. Slightly less horrific than their peers, the duo seek to make it through high school, and navigate their lives with varying degrees of success. While Thrasher wishes to gain the affections of an attractive female robot named Maimy, Blastus just wants to be recognized as popular.

Characters

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Promo image featuring all the characters, with Thrasher and Blastus in the foreground.
  • Thrasher (voiced by Patton Oswalt)- A tall, lankly robot who isn't very confrontational and has a crush on the popular female robot Maimy. Thrasher has a baby sister, who is considered very violent and dangerous towards him and others. Though calm and reserved, he often falls prey to Blastus' badly-thought out plans.
  • Blastus (voiced by John Gemberling)- As with Thrasher, and unlike most robots on Insanus, Blastus is a pretty sensitive and non-homicidal, to which his mother doesn't approve. In his quest to become popular, he is incredibly impulsive and overconfident in his abilities.
  • Weenus (voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas)- A nerdy robot that is even lower on the social pyramid than the two main characters, Weenus is a bi-polar sociopath, whose giant arm is thought to be the most powerful weapon on the planet.
  • Dreadnot (voiced by Dana Snyder)- A sadistic teacher that finds joy in torturing and invoking pain into his students: all in his attempt to transform them into hyper-violent drones.
  • Megawatt (voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas)- A spoiled rich kid at Harry S. Apocalypse High, Megawatt is quite dim and incredibly homicidal, which makes him attractive to female robots.
  • Maimy (voiced by Jessie Cantrell)- A popular student at Harry S. Apocalypse High, Maimy is Thrasher's crush, but she is barely even aware of the robot's existence and even then, would rather claw-out his face.
  • Thunderbite (voiced by Dana Snyder)- An oversized, skull-shaped robot, who is the principal of Harry S. Apocalypse High School, and is incredibly sweet and motherly to the students when he isn't causing pain. He is good friends with Thrasher and Blastus.

Episodes

EP# Title Airdate Prod. code Viewers (in millions)
1"Frenemy"October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)1011.74[5]

Thrasher and Blastus attempt to get friends on the social networking site "Frenemy" (a parody of Facebook), which leads to disastrous results when the site befriends them.

Guest Star: Jack McBrayer as "Frenemy"
2"Bling Thing"November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01)1021.51[6]
Jealous of Megawatt's upgrades and all the girls that he's getting, Thrasher and Blastus try to earn money to get upgrades of their own by selling their coolant.
3"No Child Left Benign"November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08)1031.60[7]
Thrasher and Blastus feign being non-violent to join the Sunshine Group in order to avoid taking an upcoming standardized test, but soon discover that the Sunshine class is really a plot to get rid of non-violent robots.
4"Playdate"November 15, 2010 (2010-11-15)1041.57[8]

Thrasher inadvertently agrees to babysit Maimy's younger brother when he tries to impress her, and he and Blastus accidentally start a war in the process. Meanwhile, Weenus is chosen to be a part of Harry S. Apocalypse High's fireworks show.

Guest Star: Gilbert Gottfried as "Tickle Me Psycho."

Guest Star: Lil Jon as "Mayor Amputator".
5"El Presidente"November 22, 2010 (2010-11-22)1051.28[9]
After staging a violent coup, Thrasher becomes school president and his friendship with Blastus becomes strained.
6"Field of Screams"November 29, 2010 (2010-11-29)1061.46[10]
Thrasher and Blastus drink a strange tonic in order to become great Mutilationball players, and end up getting sent to a planet of angry blue ball creatures.
7"Mean Green"January 3, 2011 (2011-01-03)107N/A

On a field trip to a forest to chop down evil trees, Thrasher befriends a talking plant who is after a highly-guarded fertilizer called SuperFudge. Guest Star: Lewis Black as "The Gore-Ax" Guest Star: Lisa Lampanelli as "The Green Spirit of Insanus"

Note: There are references of A Clockwork Orange and Twilight
8"The Trials of Robocles"January 10, 2011 (2011-01-10)1081.26[11]

Thrasher and Blastus start going through puberty and must journey to Jockstrap Island and pass the Trial of Robocles in order to become men.

Guest Star: Lil Jon as "King Suckerpunch "
9"Nana's Run"January 17, 2011 (2011-01-17)109N/A
Thrasher and Blastus join a group that Maimy starts. Soon, Thrasher's nana is about to expire, Thrasher and Blastus don't send her to another planet to explode soon enough and she goes crazy. In the end, they end up going to another planet and an army of Teddy Bears attack.
10"From Wretchneya With Love"January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)1101.26[12]

Series finale. Blastus dates a pirate from the planet Wretchnya.

Guest Star: Eliza Dushku as "Shockzana"

Voice cast

References

  1. ^ http://www.michaelbuckleyonline.com/s/Howdy!/Entries/2011/1/24_The_end_of_Robotomy.html
  2. ^ Scratch Pad Exclusive: Interview with Michael Buckley
  3. ^ Cartoon Network is your home for Killer Robot Mayhem
  4. ^ http://www.michaelbuckleyonline.com/s/Howdy!/Entries/2011/1/24_The_end_of_Robotomy.html
  5. ^ Gorman, Bill (October 26, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings: Monday Night Football Giant(s); Pawn Stars Way Up Real Housewives, WWE RAW, Weeds & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  6. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 2, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings : Monday Night Football Leads; Weeds, The Big C, WWE Raw, NeNe Rise; Pawn Stars Falls & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  7. ^ Gorman, Bill (November 9, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings : Monday Night Football Tops; WWE RAW, Weeds, Hoarders, Cake Boss & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  8. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 16, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings : Michael Vick Runs Over Redskins & Ratings + WWE RAW, Weeds, Hoarders, In Treatment & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  9. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 23, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings : Monday Night Football Down, But Coasts to Victory + WWE RAW & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  10. ^ Gorman, Bill (December 1, 2010). "Monday Cable Ratings : Monday Night Football Down, But Tops All TV; Plus WWE RAW, Brew Masters & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  11. ^ Seidman, Robert (January 11, 2011). "Monday Cable Ratings: Pretty Little Liars, Greek, Hoarders, Men of a Certain Age & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  12. ^ Seidman, Robert (January 25, 2011). "Monday Cable Ratings: 'Pretty Little Liars,' 'Being Human,' 'Pawn Stars' Rise; 'Skins' Falls & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2011.

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