Slacker Cats is an adult animated sitcom created by British writers Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil for ABC Family. The series premiered on August 13, 2007 and features the voice talents of comedians Harland Williams and Sinbad as slacker cats Buckley and Eddie who live in the fictional city of Wendell, California. The series is produced by Film Roman and Laika. Riley and Cecil served as executive producers for the series, along with animation director Seth Kearsley, who designed the characters. 12 episodes were produced.
When the show was first announced, despite an initial lack of information, and its presence on ABC Family, many outlets erroneously believed Slacker Cats was aimed towards kids, but in later advertising and in press kits issued to the media, it was clearly indicated that the show aims towards more of an adult tone and themes. The show's 10PM broadcast time further illustrated that its target was an adult audience. It was the fourth adult animated series produced by Disney, the other three being The PJs, which aired on Fox, Clerks: The Animated Series, which aired on ABC, and Clone High, which was a co-production of MTV, Teletoon and Nelvana, and is the only adult animated show from them at the time to not be produced at Touchstone Television, now known as ABC Signature.
Slacker Cats was canceled on September 17, 2007, after six episodes. A second season premiered on the ABC Family website on December 19, 2008, and was released on iTunes and Xbox Live Marketplace. The second season was numbered as a continuation of the first season, episodes 7 through 12.
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