Downtown

Downtown is an animated series on MTV on urban life, based on interviews with real people. The show follows a diverse and multiracial cast who live in New York City, and presents their everyday lives through quirky, humorous, and imaginative perspectives from the characters. It was created by Chris Prynoski, a former animator on Beavis and Butt-Head and produced by David McGrath. In 2000, Downtown was nominated for an Emmy in the category of outstanding animated program. Downtown faced a similar fate to many of MTV's other cartoons - it only lasted one season. The use of an original score rather than licensed music makes a sanctioned DVD release unlikely. Some of the show's staff have gone on to work on the action animated series Megas XLR, which uses the same quirky humor found in Downtown as well as the character Goat, reprised by Scott Rienecker.

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Animation
Comedy
Drama
Created By

Chris Prynoski

First Aired on

Aug 03, 1999

1 seaons till Nov 08, 1999

Popularity: 3.4876
16 votes
Networks
(US)
Production

MTV Animation (US)Hong Ying Universe CompanySlightly Off Beat Productions

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Trip or Treat

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 13 episodes

Season 1

Aired

13 Episodes
  • Episode 1Sin Bin22 min

    Alex moves into his own apartment, which turns out to be a total dump. When a young punk steals the moving van, Chaka is determined to get it back.

  • Episode 2Train Pain22 min

    Chaka and Mecca challenge Fruity and Matt to a battle-of-the-sexes subway race. Meanwhile, Alex and Jen's competitive board game play results in a big blowup.

  • Episode 3Hot Spot22 min

    A trendy new club replaces a dive bar on the ground floor of Alex's building. Chaka is thrilled, but Alex and Jen are appalled and try to shut the place down.

  • Episode 4Insomnia22 min

    Chaka arranges for Alex to share a dinner of slugs with the exotic Goth girl, Serena. Alex's overwhelming anxiety leads to night after night of insomnia. In the end, it's all worth it when he has an unexpected late-night encounter with his dream girl.

  • Episode 5The Con22 min

    Alex attends a Horror Con, where he is torn between his wish to impress Serena and his geeky, toy-collecting inclinations.

Crew & Team

John Worth Lynn, Jr.

Producer

Dave McGrath

Producer

Abby Terkuhle

Executive Producer

Vicky Smith

Producer

Vicky Smith

Co-Producer

Shane Guenego

Associate Producer

Leslie Carangi

Production Manager

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