Project G.e.e.K.e.R.

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox television Project G.e.e.K.e.R. is an animated television series that premiered on CBS on September 14, 1996. It was created by Douglas TenNapel, creator of Earthworm Jim, and Doug Langdale, the developer of Earthworm Jim the animated series, and was a production of Columbia TriStar Television under Adelaide Productions, with original music by Shawn Patterson and the main title theme composed by Terry Scott Taylor.[1] TenNapel and Taylor also collaborated on the video games The Neverhood, Boombots and Skullmonkeys, and in 2005, re-united for the Nickelodeon cartoon Catscratch.

The show was cancelled after only one season, as CBS cancelled all of their Saturday morning schedule in 1997 to stop their downward-spiraling ratings.[2]

The Federal Communications Commission also rejected CBS's attempt to classify the show as educational and informational under that fall's strengthened requirements for children's programming.[3]

Synopsis

The titular character, Project GKR (Geno-Kinetic Research), is an artificial shapeshifting being created by Mister Moloch and Dr. Maston of Moloch Industries and intended to be used as a weapon. However, the cyborg Lady MacBeth and her Tyrannosaurus rex companion Noah rescue him before he can be finished, leaving him with low intelligence and little control of his powers. The three must work together to evade capture and prevent Moloch from re-obtaining GeeKeR.

Cast

Main cast

  • Billy West as G.e.e.K.e.R., additional voices
  • Cree Summer as Lady MacBeth, Nanny, Sonny, additional voices
  • Charles Adler as Dr. Maston, Jake Dragonn, Gene Damage, additional voices
  • Jim Cummings as Mister Moloch, Will Dragonn, Cosmotto, additional voices
  • Brad Garrett as Noah, Captain Wormhole

Additional voices

Episodes

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Credits

  • Executive producers: Douglas TenNapel and Douglas Langdale
  • Supervising producer: Richard Raynis
  • Producer: Audu Paden
  • Associate producers: Monique Beatty and Greg Chalekian
  • Production coordinator: Luke Wasserman
  • Original music: Shawn Patterson
  • Theme song: Terry Scott Taylor
  • Color designer: Don W. Kim
  • Music editor: Bradford Cox
  • Dialogue editor: Thomas Kearney
  • Digital compositor (Opening Titles): Andy Jolliff
  • Background designers: Vince Toyama and David James
  • Storyboard revisor: Charles Garcia
  • Dialogue director: Ginny McSwain

Music

Terry Scott Taylor (friend of creator Doug TenNapel) was contracted to write the main title theme for the show, while Shawn Patterson was selected to be the series score composer. Two days before the show was set to air, Columbia TriStar discovered a licensing issue with Taylor, and Patterson was asked by the producers to compose and produce a main title theme to go on the air. Shawn completed this and Project GeeKeR aired with Patterson's original main title music. Weeks into the series, the licensing problem with Taylor was cleared up and TenNapel requested that Taylor's original main title theme be reinserted into the series. Patterson's main title music was then removed from the remainder of the series.

See also

References

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External links

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