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Downtown is an animated series on MTV on urban life, based on interviews with real people. The show follows a diverse and multiracial cast who live in New York City, and presents their everyday lives through quirky, humorous, and imaginative perspectives from the characters. It was created by Chris Prynoski, a former animator on Beavis and Butt-Head and produced by David McGrath. In 2000, Downtown was nominated for an Emmy in the category of outstanding animated program.
Downtown faced a similar fate to many of MTV's other cartoons - it only lasted one season. The use of an original score rather than licensed music makes a sanctioned DVD release unlikely.
Some of the show's staff have gone on to work on the action animated series Megas XLR, which uses the same quirky humor found in Downtown as well as the character Goat, reprised by Scott Rienecker.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Sin BinAugust 3, 1999—Alex moves into his own apartment, which turns out to be a total dump. When a young punk steals the moving van, Chaka is determined to get i - S01E02
Train PainAugust 10, 1999—Chaka and Mecca challenge Fruity and Matt to a battle-of-the-sexes subway race. Meanwhile, Alex and Jen's competitive board game play result - S01E03
Hot SpotAugust 17, 1999—A trendy new club replaces a dive bar on the ground floor of Alex's building. Chaka is thrilled, but Alex and Jen are appalled and try to sh - S01E04
InsomniaAugust 24, 1999—Chaka arranges for Alex to share a dinner of slugs with the exotic Goth girl, Serena. Alex's overwhelming anxiety leads to night after night - S01E05
The ConAugust 31, 1999—Alex attends a Horror Con, where he is torn between his wish to impress Serena and his geeky, toy-collecting inclinations. - S01E06
GraffitiSeptember 7, 1999—A subway line fire creates an irresistible opportunity for Matt to tag the stalled trains. Fruity and Chaka tag along and their friendship i - S01E07
Hotel BarSeptember 14, 1999—Jen accompanies her gold-digging roommate to a fancy hotel bar, while Alex and Goat go cruising for chicks. All involved get more than they - S01E08
LimoSeptember 28, 1999—Jen impulsively rents a stretch limo for the night and takes Alex along for a ride chock full of sexual tension. Chaka is pursued by Fruity' - S01E09
TestingOctober 5, 1999—Alex, Fruity and Goat take part in a research study. Goat becomes extremely paranoid and Alex's high score leads him to question his non-amb - S01E10
Night ShiftOctober 18, 1999—Jen is sick of Alex's fixation on Serena and tells him so. But despite her supposed indifference, Jen ends up stalking Serena herself. - S01E11
Before and AfterOctober 25, 1999—A set of extremely embarassing photos of Chaka are lost and she must retrieve them. Alex's apartment cleaning results in his secrets being r - S01E12
Cropsey ClannersNovember 1, 1999—Alex, Jen, Chaka and Mecca take a trip to rural New Jersey. The car breaks down in the woods, close to where the infamous Cropsey Clanners a - S01E13
Trip or TreatNovember 8, 1999—Alex finally gets up the nerve to ask Serena out, but when she decides to drop the Goth look, Alex must deal with the question: does he real
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