Stripperella

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Stripperella
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GenreSuperhero
Science Fiction [1]
Created by Stan Lee
Starring
Theme music composer Kid Rock
ComposerAmotz Plessner
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
Producer Kevin Altieri
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Spike TV
ReleaseJune 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) –
April 1, 2004 (2004-04-01)

Stripperella (also referred to as Stan Lee's Stripperella) is an American adult animated superhero comedy television series created by Stan Lee for Spike TV. [3] The lead character is a stripper named Erotica Jones who is secretly the superhero/secret agent Stripperella. [4] The series was produced by The Firm and Spike Animation, with CGI animation provided by Nickelodeon Digital. [2] It is rated TV-MA in the United States.

Contents

Stripperella debuted on Spike TV in summer 2003 and lasted one season with 13 episodes. Anderson described it as not being a raunchy show, despite obvious double entendres and topless nudity (which was blurred out when shown on Spike TV).

In Australia, Stripperella began airing uncensored on SBS TV, starting Monday March 13, 2006, at 21:00 local time (9:00PM), after having previously been restricted to early-morning airings on the Nine Network. In the United Kingdom, Stripperella is aired uncensored as part of the UK incarnation of the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. In Germany, the show aired uncensored on Comedy Central Germany available for all audiences. In Italy, it is aired on Fox Italia, uncensored and unrated; in Latin America is transmitted by MTV Latin America; and in Brazil was transmitted by Multishow.

Background

Production

The project was one of the first projects created by Stan Lee's new production company POW! Entertainment, and was originally announced to be running on TNN (later renamed Spike) in January 2003, with Pamela Anderson voicing the lead. Lee, who would only provide the pitch and character outlines before handing the show to other writers, noted it would be a prime-time cartoon and stated "It won't be dirty, but it will be funny." The series planned to use motion capture technology to faithfully show Anderson's anatomy. [5]

It was later delayed to become part of TNN's new adult animation block, alongside The Ren & Stimpy Show and Gary the Rat . Anderson claimed that she and Lee were fans of each other's work, and that she would give notes on the series' scripts. [6]

Characters

Stripperella

Erotica Jones AKA Stripperella is an extremely attractive dancer. Many people are jealous of Erotica's bust size, especially her coworkers, and she enjoys her extremely revealing outfits because she enjoys showing off her irresistible "assets". She has a brother named Chipperella (Jon Cryer), who also happened to be a stripper living a double life as a superhero and secret agent.

Powers

  • Combat Expertise: "Sexy" martial arts and "Killer" moves.
  • Superhuman Enhancements: Enhanced reflexes, senses, super strength, flexibility, intellect, and gravity-defying jumps.
  • Extreme Hotness: Stripperella is hot enough to make a man catch fire when near her.
  • Powerful Lungs: Stripperella's breathing is strong enough to administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on any victim who is either morbidly obese or abnormally gigantic, she can even blow a monkey out of a Tank gun through the barrel.
  • Skin Immunity: Stripperella is impervious to temperature and weather conditions, allowing her to wear a bikini in the snow.
  • Breast Expansion: Instantly expanding her big bust. She holds her breath and they inflate to increase a few bra-sizes.
  • Lie-Detecting Cleave-Conspirators: When someone speaks while holding her breasts, she can determine whether that person is lying.
  • Hairachute: Stripperella's hair is so thick, luxuriant, and extravagant that it can be used as an effective parachute.
  • Limitless Cleavage: An extreme Victoria's Secret Compartment that allows Stripperella to pull various objects out of her cleavage.

Recurring characters

Episodes

Note: what follows is the chronology according to the DVD release. Spike TV aired the episodes out of order. The air dates have not been changed.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Beauty and the Obese (Part 1)" Kevin Altieri Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26)
In the premiere episode, Stripperella must face-off against her first threat, Dr. Cesarean, a plastic surgeon who's injecting beautiful models with deadly implants that make them gain weight and become obese.
2"Beauty and the Obese (Part 2)" Kevin Altieri Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert October 2, 2003 (2003-10-02)
After discovering the villain responsible for turning several supermodels hideously fat, Stripperella learns that one of them has been "booby-trapped" with a bomb disguised as a breast implant.
3"Crime Doesn't Pay...Seriously, It Really Doesn't"Troy AdomitisKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertJuly 3, 2003 (2003-07-03)
Stripperella goes up against that low-rate villain, Cheapo, a criminal whose idea of a prime robbery would be knocking over an 89 cent store.
4"Everybody Loves Pushy"Troy AdomitisKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertJuly 10, 2003 (2003-07-10)
Stripperella discovers the truth behind the success of Pushy Galore's home shopping networks, which is that Pushy's products have been the product of forced slave labor, genetic manipulation of animals, and the flesh of her husbands.
5"The Wrath of Klinko"Kevin AltieriKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertJuly 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)
Klinko, a copy store master, uses his copy machines to brainwash customers into criminals and carry out his multiple dirty deeds.
6"You Only Lick Twice"Kevin AltieriKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertJuly 24, 2003 (2003-07-24)
We're introduced to the evil Queen Clitoris who, from her hidden island hide-out, uses her computer to hold the world hostage as she made various demands, one of which is the sexy Armando. However, it would turn out to be part of her scheme to launch a nuclear winter with her and Armando as the last two people on Earth.
7"The Bridesmaid"Mario Piluso Steve Holland February 12, 2004 (2004-02-12)
After being the bridesmaid and never the bride 226 times, Molly Lumpkin goes on a citywide rampage. Kidnapping grooms from weddings, Lumpkin plans to choose one to marry and kill the rest with a laser engagement ring. Stripperella must stage a fake wedding and risk her very own "Mr. Right". This is the first episode for which the animation style is altered.
8"Evil Things Come in Small Packages"Mario PilusoSteve HollandFebruary 19, 2004 (2004-02-19)
Small Fry wants to shrink everything down so he can be big and tall. Stripperella runs to ruin his plans but she gets shrunk. The Chief talks to Stripperella and convinces her that being small doesn't matter. So Stripperella goes and wins. Meanwhile, Cat, fellow stripper, learns about Erotica's secret double life. The problem is, she keeps getting hit in the head and forgetting it...then learning it again...then getting hit in the head again. Finally, Stripperella returns to normal size, but her breasts are much larger than normal size. Stripperella wants her breasts reduced to normal, and by the next scene, they are, if not a little smaller.
9"Eruption Junction, What's Your Function"Mario PilusoSteve FreemanFebruary 26, 2004 (2004-02-26)
Someone is kidnapping all the smart kids at high school and it's up to Stripperella (disguised as student "Kathy Teria") to stop the kidnapper. This episode also has a brief musical number, performed by several young men chasing Stripperella.
10"The Evil Magicians"Mario PilusoKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertMarch 4, 2004 (2004-03-04)
Erotica is up for the Stripper of the Year Award in fabulous Las Vegas, but Stripperella has to stop a pair of robbing masked evil magicians. Can Erotica get the award? Will Stripperella foil the crooks in time? And will Kevin ever get his money back?
11"Cheapo by the Dozen"Mario PilusoKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertMarch 11, 2004 (2004-03-11)
Cheapo's back and ready to steal several bars of copper worth at least $16, with the help of Erotica going under the alias Robin Stuff. Meanwhile, Kevin gets into trouble over a misunderstanding in a casino, lands in jail and wins a Hawaiian vacation.
12"The Return of the Queen"Mario PilusoKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertMarch 18, 2004 (2004-03-18)
Queen Clitoris comes again, and this time she wants Stripperella dead! So Clitoris hatches a fiendish plot and lures Stripperella into her lair on a secluded island. Can Stripperella get off the island in time to save her own life?
13"The Curse of the WereBeaver"Mario PilusoSteve HollandApril 1, 2004 (2004-04-01)
An asthmatic motorist runs off the road to avoid hitting an animal and slams into a tree. He is bitten by the animal—a glowing werebeaver—and he turns into a giant glowing werebeaver that runs amok, chewing through anything made of wood and terrorizing the population. Stripperella must stop this rampaging werebeaver without violating her ethics on harming cute furry animals.

Critical reception

Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette gave the show a positive review, saying that it was "unexpectedly clever, albeit sometimes crude", and that its "tongue in cheek" humor was reminiscent of the 1960s Batman series. [7]

Home media

The Complete DVD boxed set released on February 22, 2005, contains uncensored versions with a new opening theme replacing the original Kid Rock song. [8] Recently, Paramount and Viacom have allowed Mill Creek Entertainment to acquire the distribution rights to any future DVD reissues.

Comic books

Originally there was to have been a promotional Stripperella comic written by Lee [6] and published by Humanoids Publishing (publishers of Métal Hurlant magazine) alongside the animated series, [9] but it was not published.

In 2003, ex-stripper Janet Clover, a.k.a. "Jazz", a.k.a. "Stripperella", filed a lawsuit in the Daytona Beach, Florida circuit court against Viacom, Stan Lee, and Pamela Anderson, claiming she is Stripperella's true creator and Stan Lee stole her idea when she discussed it during a "private dance session". [10]

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