Original Article: Cartoon Brew
By Alex Dudok De Wit
WTG Enterprises: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
WTG Enterprises has commissioned an animated adaptation of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (pictured top). Created by Gilbert Shelton in 1968, the underground comic follows three stoned-out hippies and their cat through dark and trippy adventures. It initially ran in underground papers, before finding a wider audience through comic books. One critic dubbed the characters “the Marx Brothers of marijuana”; WTG Enterprises says the show will be faithful to the comic’s irreverent adult humor.
Having purchased the property last year, the branding and licensing company is assembling a starry team to create the show:
Alan Cohen and Alan Freedland (King of the Hill, American Dad) are showrunners
John Althschuler and Dave Krinsky (Silicon Valley) will write and produce
Adam Devine and Blake Anderson (Workaholics) will voice characters, executive produce, and help develop the series
Daniel and Jeremy Lehrer (Highly Gifted) will write and produce
Creator Gilbert Shelton will be an executive producer
Animation will be handled by Starburns Industries (Rick and Morty) and Pure Imagination Studios (Angry Birds 4-D Experience, The Lego Movie: 4D – A New Adventure).
A series of eight 22-minute episodes targeted at adults has been greelit, and is set to debut in early 2020. Some years back, it was reported that the U.K. studio Celluloid Dreams was adapting the comic as a stop-motion feature. Footage of the film even made it online, but the project seems to have been shelved.
The talent behind this project will discuss the project at Comic-Con International: San Diego on Friday, July 19, at 7pm (room 6 BCF).
