Tom Goes to the Mayor
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Tom Goes to the Mayor is an absurdist animated comedy series on Adult Swim that uses a distinctive photocopy-style visual aesthetic to depict the misadventures of an inept civic enthusiast and his equally incompetent small-town mayor.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adult animated comedy series
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animated television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tom Goes to the Mayor web cartoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Eric Wareheim
NERFINISHED
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Tim Heidecker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | Adult Swim home video releases ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Bob Odenkirk
NERFINISHED
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Eric Wareheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Heidecker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2004-11-14 ⓘ |
| format | animated series with limited motion ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist comedy
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adult animation ⓘ surreal comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Joy Peters
NERFINISHED
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Tom’s stepsons ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeRuntime | 11 minutes ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
The Mayor
NERFINISHED
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Tom Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
incompetent local government
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satire of small-town bureaucracy ⓘ social awkwardness ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2006-09-25 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
awkward, uncomfortable comedy tone
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deadpan humor ⓘ minimalist animation ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 30 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | Cartoon Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Adult Swim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRun | 2004–2006 ⓘ |
| partOf | Adult Swim programming block NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Abso Lutely Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Jefferton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Eric Wareheim
NERFINISHED
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Tim Heidecker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adults ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | photo-manipulated still images ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
blue-and-white photocopied character designs
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photocopy-style aesthetic ⓘ |
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