Good Vibes (American TV series)

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Good Vibes
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Genre Comedy
Created by David Gordon Green
Brad Ableson
Mike Clements
Developed by Tom Brady
Brad Ableson
Mike Clements
Voices of Josh Gad
Adam Brody
Debi Mazar
Jake Busey
Tony Hale
Danny McBride
Olivia Thirlby
Alan Tudyk
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producersTom Brady
Brad Ableson
David Gordon Green
Mike Clements
Running time20 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network MTV
ReleaseOctober 27 (2011-10-27) 
December 29, 2011 (2011-12-29)

Good Vibes is an American adult animated sitcom created by David Gordon Green and Brad Ableson and Mike Clements for MTV. The series follows the exploits of recent New Jersey transplant Mondo and his new best friend Woodie as they live their life in Playa Del Toro, a fictional Southern California beach town. The show was originally sold to Fox in 2008, and a pilot produced. When Fox passed, the producers looked for other buyers and in 2010 they received a series order at MTV.

Contents

On February 24, 2012, the series was cancelled after one season. [1] [2]

Characters

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Chris Martin David Gordon Green
Tom Brady
Christian Lander
October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)GV1011.598
Jersey boy Mondo moves to a laid-back Southern California beach town in the premiere of this animated comedy. He feels like an outsider until he meets Woodie, a local teen who offers to help him navigate through what life is like in his hometown.
2"Floatopia"Lucas GrayDan LaganaNovember 3, 2011 (2011-11-03)GV1041.119
The boys find out about a loophole that lets them drink alcohol on the open seas, so they throw a party off the shore.
3"Tech Rehab"Tyree DillikayJon Silberman
Josh Silberman
November 10, 2011 (2011-11-10)GV1081.066
The kids' parents get frustrated with the younger generation's dependence on technology, so they send the gang on a wilderness trip with a former tech addict, which goes horribly wrong.
4"Don't Blow Your Wadska"Ira Sherak
Brock Gallagher
Jon Silberman
Josh Silberman
November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)GV1020.768
Mondo finds out his crush's parents are out of town, and uses her eccentric brother to get close to her during a sleepover that goes horribly wrong. Babs and Ms. Teets go out. Absent: Milan.
5"The D-List"Lucas GrayBrian SidesDecember 1, 2011 (2011-12-01)GV107N/A
Mondo accidentally drops his pants after swimming in freezing water, exposing himself to the entire school. Then, he's ranked at the bottom of "The D-List."
6"Breast Friends"Tyree DillikayDana Min Goodman
Julia Wolou
December 1, 2011 (2011-12-01)GV103N/A
Jeena launches a mobile breast-exam initiative, inspiring the boys to cross-dress so they can attend and observe the event.
7"The Grass is Always Greener"Ira Sherak
Brock Gallagher
Becca GreeneDecember 8, 2011 (2011-12-08)GV106N/A
Mondo escorts Woodie's sister to her sweet-16 and gets a little too comfortable in her wealthy world.
8"Red Tuxedo"Brad AblesonJon Silberman
Josh Silberman
December 15, 2011 (2011-12-15)GV112N/A

Mondo and Woody find out that Jeena and Turk broke up, so Mondo finds out that this is his chance to be with Jeena on the night of prom. Meanwhile, Wadska helps Mila Kunis hide from photographers and in return takes Mila to the prom.

Note: According to MTV this was supposed to be the season finale, yet it aired too early.[ citation needed ]
9"Mondo Mia!"Greg FrankinJacob Young
Story:
Tom Brady
Jacob Young
Becca Greene
December 15, 2011 (2011-12-15)GV111N/A
Mondo tries to find out the identity of his father by hacking his mother's Facebook account.
10"Virgin Hangover"Greg FrankinGeorge SmithDecember 22, 2011 (2011-12-22)GV105N/A
Mondo, Woodie and Wadska ditch school in search of a nudist beach. Absent: Milan.
11"Surf Legend"Brock GallagherChristian LanderDecember 29, 2011 (2011-12-29)GV1100.419
Woodie loses a surf competition and worries that he's lost his "stoke," so the boys turn to Woodie's surf hero, Duke Sanchez, for help conquering an infamous wave, which would bring Woodie's "stoke" back. Milan thinks she might be pregnant.
12"Backstage Babs"Chris MartianGeorge SmithDecember 29, 2011 (2011-12-29)GV109N/A
A call from the principal's office makes Babs worry that she's been too lax as a parent, so she decides to step up her parenting skills when she takes Mondo to a music festival, and helps him impress Jenna in the process. Wadska helps Turk get into the concert.


Reception

Good Vibes received mixed reviews from critics. San Francisco Chronicle's David Wiegand found its writing to be "juvenile, hormonal and often pretty dang funny", [3] while Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Rob Owen branded it "aggressively dumb, sex-obsessed and occasionally misogynistic". [4] Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club criticized the pilot, praised later episodes and expressed optimism towards the series' future, mentioning that "this isn't a recommendation exactly—there are still a few too many problems with the surface level of the show—but the undercarriage is sound, and it wouldn't be surprising if this developed into a surprisingly sweet and winning little show given enough time". [5]

On Metacritic the show achieved a score of 58 based on reviews from 9 critics. [6] On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 70%, with an average rating of 6.15/10. [7] It was cancelled by MTV on February 24, 2012, due to low ratings. [8]

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