TV Funhouse Studio Directory

Created by Robert Smigel and Dino Stamatopoulos, the show lives up to a pedigree that boasts the popular "SNL" shorts and "Mr. Show," by creating a dark parody of Saturday morning television, right down to the infectious theme song and accompanying animation. Done in an oddly unsophisticated style, the puppetry on the Anipals adds to feel of the show, especially when they are paired with real animals, which makes it seem like cheaply-produced local children's television. Despite the crude look of most of the characters, or perhaps because of it, seeing them act like real, though despicable people is extremely funny, whether they are getting high on distilled Christmas cheer or getting jobs as cosmetics testing subjects.