The Dating Guy

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The Dating Guy
The Dating Guy.jpg
Season 1 DVD cover
Genre Animated sitcom
Created by
  • Matt Hornburg
  • Mark Bishop
Directed by
  • Joseph Sherman
  • Jamie Whitney
Voices of
Composer Jono Grant
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • John Morayniss
  • Frank Saperstein
  • Mark J.W. Bishop
  • Matt Hornburg
  • Frank van Keeken
ProducersMark Satterthwaite
Mark J.W. Bishop
Matt Hornburg
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Teletoon Detour
ReleaseSeptember 17, 2008 (2008-09-17) 
May 8, 2010 (2010-05-08)

The Dating Guy is a Canadian adult animated series and sitcom that originally aired on Teletoon at Night [1] starting on September 17, 2008 and ending on May 8, 2010. [2]

Contents

The show was created by Matt Hornburg and Mark Bishop, with executive producers being John Morayniss and Frank Saperstein. [3] Produced by marblemedia and Entertainment One, the show also has a Gemini Award-winning tie-in website, with two web series: The Morning After Show, which discusses episodes of the main show, and Dr. Love, which features an in-depth look at dating; [4] unlike the show, the web series are live action. [5]

The show's premise revolves around the adventures of four Canadian twenty-something friends living in Downtown Toronto, looking for love in all the wrong places. [6] Guests such as Russell Peters and Howie Mandel appear on the show. [7]

Development

The show's existence was first noted in 2006; at the time, C.O.R.E., who had most recently produced The Wild, was slated to provide animation services. [8] By 2007, a different animation studio was being sought, with the show then-scheduled to premiere in late 2008. Smiley Guy Studios in Toronto was the animation service. [9] and later in March 2009. [10]

According to Frank Saperstein, the idea behind the show is based on the real-life dating experience of one of its creators. [11] The influence of the founders of marblemedia, Matt Hornburg and Mark Bishop, on the show's premise has also been noted. [12]

Characters

The show focuses on four main characters who constitute a group of friends, Mark, VJ, Woody, and Sam, and a number of recurring characters. [13]

Main characters

Recurring characters

Episodes

The show ran for two seasons of 13 episodes each. [18]

Season 1

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  5. Emily Claire Afan (2010-10-15). "Teletoon kicks off new A18-34 block Sunday » Playback". Playbackonline.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  6. "The Dating Guy | TELETOON at Night". Teletoon.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  7. Metro, Staff (2010-10-14). "Romance gets animated on The Dating Guy | Metro". Metronews.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  8. "Teletoon gets a date » Playback". Playbackonline.ca. 2006-06-26. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  9. "Blueprint, marblemedia go Dating » Playback". Playbackonline.ca. 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  10. AWN | Animation World Network (2008-04-02). "Dating Guy To Hit Teletoon | AWN | Animation World Network". AWN. Retrieved 2013-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. Ramin Zahed (2009-03-31). "Executive Q&A: MIPTV 2009". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  12. Katie Bailey (2011-12-12). "Best of the Year: marblemedia » Playback". Playbackonline.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  13. "datingguy.com". datingguy.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  14. "Mark Dexler". datingguy.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  15. "VJ Mendhi". datingguy.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  16. "Woody Jenkins". datingguy.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  17. "Sam Goldman". datingguy.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  18. "The Dating Guy - Episode Guide - Zap2it". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  19. Avril Lavigne (17 October 2010). "Sneak A Peek: The Dating Guy | Mike's Bloggity Blog | Canada's Entertainment Blog | Movies, Television, Music, Radio". Mikesbloggityblog.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  20. "The Dating Guy: Season 1 | DVD Reviews". Pressplus1.com. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  21. "Ryan Sohmer wants you to help make an LICD cartoon a reality!". The Webcomic Overlook. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  22. "Teletoon responds to the LICD discussion". The Webcomic Overlook. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  23. "About the Academy - Academy". www.academy.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11.
  24. "Dating Guy - Season 1 / Célibataire cherche - Saison 1 Bilingual: Amazon.ca: Fab Filippo, Sean Francis, Lauren Ash: DVD". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  25. comiXology. "The Dating Guy: Season 1, Episode 1 "Bonnie & Mark": Amazon Video". Amazon. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  26. "iTunes - TV Shows - The Dating Guy, Season 1". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  27. "Hulu - TV Shows - The Dating Guy". Hulu.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal US air date
11"Bonnie & Mark"September 17, 2008
Mark hits it off with Bonnie just before she robs a bank, making him her accomplice. Sam meets the mysterious street illusionist Archangel who briefly impresses her with his mystical abilities.
22"Beaver Fever"September 24, 2008
Mark's new girlfriend Brie invites the gang to her parents' cottage for the weekend. Mark is hunted by Brie's father while V.J. and Woody attempt to get lucky with the ladies at an all-female retreat across the lake.