Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak

Not to be confused with The Brak Show, the successor of this program.

Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak is a two-part live-action/animated musical comedy television special that aired on Cartoon Network on February 20, 2000.^[1] The special was given a TV-Y7 rating.

Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak
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Genre	Comedy Musical show Slapstick
Based on	Brak by Hanna-Barbera
Written by	Pete Smith Matt Maiellaro Anne Susan Brown Jim Fortier
Voices of	Andy Merrill C. Martin Croker
Composer	Eddie Horst
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producers	Mike Lazzo Keith Crofford
Producers	Jim Fortier Pete Smith (supervising producer) Anne Susan Brown (associate producer)
Running time	22–23 minutes approx.
Production company	Williams Street
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	February 20, 2000 (2000-02-20)

History

On July 2, 1999, at the Cartoon Network panel at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia, Andy Merrill, C. Martin Croker, Pete Smith and Nina Bishop announced they were developing a new series starring Brak.^[2]

Plot

Brak is the host of a musical variety show while Zorak is trying to sabotage it. The show features celebrity appearances by Monica, Freddie Prinze Jr., The Chieftains, Diamond Dallas Page, and Jo Dee Messina. Grape Ape and Wally Gator make an appearance as well.^[1]

Soundtrack

Brak Presents the Brak Album Starring Brak
Soundtrack album by Brak
Released	March 14, 2000
Length	39:50
Label	Kid Rhino
Brak chronology
Space Ghost's Surf & Turf (1998) Brak Presents the Brak Album Starring Brak (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic	link

In 2000, The soundtrack Brak Presents the Brak Album Starring Brak was released. The 30 tracks are taken in order from the two "Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak" specials, with the exception of the three bonus tracks and a re-recording of "We're Buds" which was originally a duet between Brak and Jo Dee Messina, but appears on the album with Brak singing both parts.

Track listing

1. "Really Cool Song" (Brak, Wally Gator, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:19
2. "Franz Shoebert" (Franz Shoebert & The Brakettes) :46
3. "Dentist" (Wally Gator, Brak & Zorak) 1:18
4. "Magic Toenail" (Brak) 1:25
5. "Babbling Brook" (Brak, Brook & The Chieftains) :38
6. "I'll Tell Me Ma" (Brak & The Chieftains) 2:10
7. "Rock Candy" (Zorak) :56
8. "Big Fat Squid" (Grape Ape & The Brakettes) 1:01
9. "I Like Hubcaps" (Brak, Franz Shoebert & The Brakettes) 1:52
10. "Cowboy Buddy" (Cowboy Buddy) :35
11. "Highway 40" (Brak & Freddie Prinze, Jr.) 2:17
12. "Bananachek" (Brak, Allen Wrench & The Brakettes) 1:10
13. "Smell You Later" (Zorak, Fuzzy & The Brakettes) 1:27
14. "Store" (Brak & The Brakettes) 1:08
15. "Brak Counterbrak" (Brak) :54
16. "Evil Is Only Skin Deep" (Diamond Dallas Page, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:35
17. "We Like Girls" (Brak, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:20
18. "El Brakiachi" (Brak, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:17
19. "Beeflog" (Brak & Zorak) 1:02
20. "Another Cowboy Buddy" (Cowboy Buddy) :38
21. "Barbeque" (Brak & Zorak) :51
22. "Count Brakula" (Brak & Zorak) 1:14
23. "I'm Forgettable" (Brak) 1:19
24. "News Bulletin" (Brak) :24
25. "I'm a Cucumber" (Brak) :21
26. "News Bulletin" (Brak) :27
27. "Molly Cule" (Brak & Zorak) 1:01
28. "We're Buds" (Brak) 2:07
29. "Chili Today, Hot Tamale" (Brak, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:19
30. "Ohio" (Brak, Wally Gator, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:25
31. "I've Got You Under My Drawers" [*] (Brak & The Brakettes) 2:13
32. "Year of the Mantis" [*] (Zorak) :55
33. "Soup on a Stick" [*] (Brak) 1:26

Personnel

• Phil Baron – executive producer
• The Brakettes – performer
• The Braktonics - Performer
• The Chieftains – performer
• C. Martin Croker - Voice of Zorak & Wally Gator
• Alfreda Gerald – executive producer
• Eddie Horst – director, executive producer
• Andy Merrill – executive producer, Voice of Brak
• Diamond Dallas Page - Performer
• Freddie Prinze Jr. – performer
• Dave Rowland – executive producer
• Doug Schwartz – Mastering
• Peter Smith – composer, producer
• Dale Voelker – design
• Dave Willis – executive producer

See also

• The Brak Show
• Brak (character)
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast

References

1. . www.cartoonnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
2. . Archived from the original on 2000-08-23.

External links

• Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak at IMDb