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Hey Monie!
Genre
Created byDorothea Gillim
Voices ofAngela V. Shelton
Frances Callier
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons3
No.of episodes25
Production
ProducerSoup2Nuts
Running time11 minutes
Original release
NetworkOxygen
BET
ReleaseMarch 4(2003-03-04)–
April 15, 2003(2003-04-15)

Hey Monie!is an American animated sitcom produced bySoup2Nuts.It features heavilyimproviseddialogue by theSecond Citycast,[1][2]similarly to Soup2Nuts animated sitcomHome Movies.

Its creator and executive producer wasDorothea Gillim,creator ofWordGirl,who also produced animated seriesCurious George,Pinkalicious & Peterrific,Molly of Denali,andTime Warp Trio.[3]

The show began as 5-minute shorts that were part ofOxygen's animation seriesX-Chromosome.[4]It achieved 11-minute episodesHey Monie!aired onBETand, afterward, on Oxygen in 2003.[5][6][7]It was BET's first in-house animated series; BET stated that it followed "the tradition of entertaining and satirical animated programming likeThe Simpsons,The Critic,andDaria."[4]

In 2003,Seattle PIdescribed the series as "smart, and at times wickedly funny."[8]

It is one of the onlyadult animated seriestofeature a Black womanas its protagonist.[6][9]

Plot

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Simone a.k.a. "Monie" (Angela V. Shelton), is apublicistat a PR agency in Chicago. She lives in an apartment building with her best friend, Yvette (Frances Callier). The show chronicles her life living as a singlecareer womanin the big city.[10]

Cast

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The series protagonists are voiced by the improv comedyFrangela duo,who are real-life best friends.[1]

Legacy

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Hey Monie!was not released on DVD; this may explain its multiple half-hourlost episodes.This also may explain whyHey Monie!did not amass afandomas numerous as that ofHome Movies;creatorBrendon Smallhas attributedHome Movies' DVD release "for its increased popularity and cult following."[4]

A 2004SFGatearticle lamented the previous year's cancellation ofHey Monie!,as the show positively impacted diversity on television.[11]That year, the show was recommended in self-help bookBeautylicious![12]

In 2006, television scholarAmanda D. Lotzpraised the show's cast for bringing "an authentic feel to the show's language and dialogue."[13]

In 2016,Bustledescribed the show as a feminist cartoon "way before its time and gone way too soon."[14]That year, the show was listed inVibe's "Forgotten Laughs: 9 Black Shows You Missed Out On."[15]

In 2018, Flood Magazine interviewed show creators and stars about the show, although series creator Gillim "was astonished that she was contacted for an interview for this piece, based on how little updated information about the show is available online."[4]Once it was cancelled, Shelton and Callier stated "the show's momentum halted when executives got involved, hiring a white writer—without consulting either of them—to pen the final episodes." These episodes are now lost due to a lack of DVD release.

In 2019,Tuca & BertiecreatorLisa Hanawaltmentioned the show while compiling a list of adult animated shows created by women.[16][17]

See also

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  • Kimboo,a Franco-Ivorian animated television series that aired on BET 12 years prior (1989), featuring an Ivorian boy as its protagonist
  • Insecure,a comparable 2016 TV series with an African-American woman as its protagonist
  • O'Grady,a teen-oriented animated sitcom also by Soup2Nutz

References

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  1. ^abLotz, Amanda D. (2010-10-01).REDESIGNING WOMEN: Television after the Network Era.University of Illinois Press.ISBN978-0-252-09176-6.
  2. ^Seham, Amy E. (2009-10-20).Whose Improv Is It Anyway?: Beyond Second City.Univ. Press of Mississippi.ISBN978-1-4968-0202-6.
  3. ^"GBH Announces Expansion of GBH Kids".wgbh.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2022-09-11.Retrieved2022-09-11.
  4. ^abcd"Remembering the Black Friendship of" Hey Monie! "".FLOOD.Retrieved2022-09-11.
  5. ^Perlmutter, David (2018).The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows.Rowman & Littlefield. p. 282.ISBN978-1538103739.
  6. ^abGularte, Alejandra (2022-05-16)."Daria Spinoff Jodie Announced As Film, Cast Includes Pamela Adlon and Kal Penn".Vulture.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-09-11.Retrieved2022-09-11.
  7. ^Fearn-Banks, Kathleen (2009-08-04).The A to Z of African-American Television.Scarecrow Press.ISBN978-0-8108-6348-4.
  8. ^MCFARLAND, MELANIE (2003-05-30)."These aren't your kids' cartoon shows".seattlepi.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-09-11.Retrieved2022-09-11.
  9. ^Lang, Jamie (2024-06-13)."Adult Swim Unveils Series Orders for 'Oh My God, Yes!,' 'Ha Ha You Clowns' and Season 3 of 'Smiling Friends' (EXCLUSIVE)".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on 2024-06-13.Retrieved2024-06-28.
  10. ^Shapiro, Mitchell E. (2014-01-10).Cable Television Prime Time Programming, 1990-2010.McFarland.ISBN978-0-7864-9258-9.
  11. ^Ryan, Suzanne C. (2004-06-02)."Coming soon to the small screen: less diversity".SFGATE.Retrieved2022-09-11.
  12. ^Raines, Jenyne M. (2004).Beautylicious!: The Black Girl's Guide to the Fabulous Life.Harlem Moon/Broadway Books.ISBN978-0-7679-1110-8.
  13. ^Lotz, Amanda D. (2010-10-01).REDESIGNING WOMEN: Television after the Network Era.University of Illinois Press.ISBN978-0-252-09176-6.
  14. ^"11 Female Cartoon Characters Who Need A Modern Feminist Revival".Bustle.15 March 2016.Retrieved2022-09-11.
  15. ^Thompson, Desire (2016-04-01)."Forgotten Laughs: Here Are 9 Black Shows You Missed Out On".VIBE.Retrieved2022-09-11.
  16. ^Ellis, Emma Grey."Netflix's Animated 'Tuca & Bertie' Is the Tits".Wired.ISSN1059-1028.Retrieved2022-09-11.
  17. ^Twitterhttps://twitter /lisadraws/status/1122960153639133184.Retrieved2022-09-11.{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|title=(help)
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