Pilot
- Studio
- Noodlesoup Productions, World Leaders Entertainment, Worlds Away Productions
- Distributor
- Independent Film Channel
Synopsis
Mel struggles with issues of self-esteem when he breaks a tooth and can't get an appointment with an exclusive Hollywood dentist. Meanwhile, his wife discovers unfamiliar pink panties in his car. Cameos by Lisa Kudrow, Isaac Mizrahi and Peggy Siegal.
Characters
Sam Spitz, Traci Mink, Mel Wax, Sandy Wax, Peggy
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Bob Balaban
Producing
- Producer
- Mark Olsen
- Line Producer
- Mike Harrop
- Executive Producers
- Evan Shapiro, Debbie Demontreux, Adam Kassen, Mark Kassen
Writing
- Writer
- Eric Gilliland
Animation
Voices
- Voice
- Bob Balaban (Sam Spitz), Jennifer Coolidge (Traci Mink), Michael McKean (Mel Wax), Lisa Kudrow (Sandy Wax), Peggy Siegal (Peggy), Isaac Mizrahi
Music
- Music
- David Robbins
Crew
- Layout Artists
- Bob Fox, Steve McGinnis, Oliver Rosales, Leonardo Weiss
- Lead Layout Artist
- Joe Nyugen
- Storyboard Artist
- Steve McGinnis
- Animators
- Kimson Albert, Kyle Anderson, Mats Andersson, Chris Caufield, Jason Fruchter, Geoff Hudson, Sean Kealey, Kimberly Kehoe, John Kriksciun, Grace Lee, Miriam Margulies, Justin Offner
- Animation Lead
- Eric Bribiesca
- Compositors
- John Flanigan, Bob Fox, Brendan Gallagher, James McCartney, Steve McGinnis, Alex Montiero, Leonardo Wiess
- Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kim Lee
- Art Directors
- Max Ehrlich, Perry Gargano, Kim Lee
- Graphic Compositor
- Steve McGinnis
- Illustrations
- Bob Fox, Steve McGinnis, Leonardo Weiss
- Production Manager
- James McCartney
- Assistant Editor
- Cory Monden
- Production Coordinator
- Cynthia Kao
- Post-Production Coordinator
- Tracey Guadagno
- Sound Editors
- David Ellinwood, Eric Milano
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Evan Benjamin
- ADR Recordist
- Chris Navarro
- ADR Mixer
- Eric Thompson
- Production Assistant
- Gregory Scott Carroll
- Publicist
- Sophie Evans
- Assistant to Writer
- Corinne Marshall
- Talent Coordinator
- Kate Schumaecker
Companies and other credits
- Special Effects: Worlds Away Productions
- Insurance: Film Emporium Insurance Services
Production notes
In this animated comedy, the head of a dysfunctional Hollywood indie studio struggles to rein in out-of-control directors and stars while coping with a vengeful wife, his idiot nephew/head of production, a hostile takeover and an inept psychiatrist.