Puddins

September 18, 2006 TV Episode Tom Goes to the Mayor

Studio: Dipshot Films LLC, Sixth Way Productions, Williams Street
Distributor: Adult Swim, Cartoon Network

Synopsis

Tom's son eats himself to death, sending Tom into a deep depression. Tom tries to cope with the death in many ways, but none of them help him feel better. As Tom visits his son's favorite dessert restaurant, Puddins, The Mayor convinces Tom to go on a Puddins fast to commemorate his son. As Tom only eats Puddins for weeks, his life only gets worse, as he gets kicked out of his house and starts living in a dumpster, losing his mind.

Characters

Tom Peters, Jan Skylar, The Mayor, Wayne Skylar, Joy Peters, Renee the Receptionist, David, City Council Members

Credits

Voices

Voice: Tim Heidecker (Tom Peters, Jan Skylar), Eric Wareheim (The Mayor, Wayne Skylar), Stephanie Courtney (Joy Peters), Laurel Barnes (Renee the Receptionist), Craig Anton (City Council Member), Ron Lynch (City Council Member), Michael Q. Schmidt (Joy Peters on Steroids, Tom Peters on Steroids), David Cross (David)

Music

Music: Davin Wood

Art Department

Art Direction: Kevin Gallegly

Editing

Editor: Jonathan Krissel, Doug Lussenhop, Christopher McDonnell

Sound

Sound Editor: Geoff Green
Sound Recordist: Bo Colen

Production Management

Assistant Production Coordinator: Erin Bell
Production Assistant: Benjamin (Benny) Berman

Crew

Lead Artists: Cris Shapan, Alex Zabolotsky
Artist: Jordan Kim
Art Intern: Nadja Frist
Assistant to Producers: Daphne Houze
Creative Consultant: Dino Stamatopoulos
Body Double: Michael Q. Schmidt
Chief Intern: Rob Shallenberger
Interns: Ron Babcock, Bill Bono, Lauren Cohen, Cornell Reid Girczyc-Blum, T.J. Hemleben, Ryan McKee, Jordan Morris, Jon Mugar, Patrick O'Riley, Evelyn Rolon, Gus Russell

Production notes

Budgeted at an estimated $1.1 million.

This TV series began as a Web cartoon on timanderic.com.