The characters in the comics were a parody of popular comedy teams. One of the characters is a snake, while the other is a strip of bacon. Other characters in the comic were Criminal District Attorney and Underpants-On-His-Head-Man.[4] Utterances by Snake and Bacon are limited to hissing (on Snake's part) and making bacon-related comments (on Bacon's part) such as "I'm real bacon" and advice such as "Wrap your dog's pill in me."[5] Still, their communications are filled with sexual innuendos.[1]
The characters "highlight what is perhaps Kupperman’s greatest comedic skill—the ability to sell surreal ideas in the most serious way possible, highlighting the humor all the more vividly," according to one reviewer.[6] Kupperman did cartoons for Robert Smigel's TV Funhouse TV series before returning to comic book making with a series for Fantagraphics called Tales Designed to Thrizzle, using many of the characters from Snake 'n' Bacon (including the titular pair) and new characters, such as Hercules ("the public domain superhero") and The Mannister, a man who can transform himself into the shape of a banister.[6]
Kupperman has created several memorable cartoon characters, written for DC Comics, and has been influenced by absurdity and surrealism.[1] Kupperman is said to use absurdist humor that includes straightforward jokes, pointing out through humor the absurdities of the past that just weren't visible to readers at the time, mimicking "silly" directions people put in books about how to use them, and putting famous people in silly situations.[1]
Pilot summaryedit
The title of this episode is "Psst! Wanna See a Crime Scene?" After being woken up by The Green Fairy (Kristen Schaal) in the cold opening, Snake and Bacon (Tim Lagasse) visit a crime scene were a murder took place. Later, a detective (Dan Bakkedahl) shows Snake and Bacon all of the evidence from the scene, as collected by the Police Vac. After examining the evidence, Snake discovers that the murderer was hiding underneath a penny; Snake and Bacon are ordered to attack the murderer, who appears to admire them. Later, the district attorney (David Rakoff) congratulates them for their achievement. It's at this moment Snake has a realization that the district attorney has been flying above them and spying on them the whole time.
Sketches: "The Head", "The Saga of Teen Grandpa", "Toad to Perdition", "Rabid District Attorney", and "District Attorney of a 1000 Faces"
Booksedit
Kupperman, Michael (2000). Snake 'n' Bacon's Cartoon Cabaret. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN0-380-80790-4.[8]
Kupperman, Michael (2013). Tales Designed to Thrizzle: Volume 2. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books.
Referencesedit
^ abcde"Snake 'n' Bacon set the audience reeling". Thaindian Newsportal. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
^Richard Pachter "Kupperman's dementedly absurdist comic pastiches may be too smart for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, which passed on the pilot for his bizarro creation Snake N' Bacon, but this brilliant, anarchic collection of errant dips into the cultural gestalt is laugh-out-loud hilarious. Like stuff that's fearless, brilliant and non-linear? Thrizzle is for shizzle." [Funny, classic and poignant works to savor in Tales Designed to Thrizzle, Vol. 1'] Aug. 13, 2009 Merced Sun-Star
^ANGELA ASHMAN Michael Kupperman; FINE 'TOONING, See Michael Kupperman's latest works in 3-D August 18, 2009 13 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^"Comix Review Revue". The Stranger. 21 February 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
^ abWu, Annie (15 May 2009). "Have you experienced Snake 'N' Bacon?". TVSquad.com. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
^ abCronin, Brian (17 May 2009). "The Comic Book Alphabet of Cool - K". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
^Murray, Noel (8 May 2009). "Program note: Snake 'N' Bacon on Adult Swim Sunday night". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
^Olson, Ray (2000-11-15). "Rev. of Snake 'n' Bacon's Cartoon Cabaret". Booklist. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
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Snake n Bacon is a comic book and cartoon duo created by American cartoonist and illustrator Michael Kupperman also known by his pseudonym P Revess 1 Originally only in print comics the characters were brought to television on May 10 2009 when they were broadcast on Cartoon Network s Adult Swim block in a Snake n Bacon animated show but after its pilot the show was not picked up by Cartoon Network for Adult Swim 2 better source needed The Tales Designed to Thrizzle Vol 1 collection was published in 2009 by Fantagraphics 3 Snake n BaconGenreComedyCreated byMichael KuppermanScott JacobsonRich BlomquistWritten byMichael KuppermanScott JacobsonRich BlomquistDirected byRich BlomquistScott JacobsonStarringDan BakkedahlTim LagasseKristen SchaalDavid RakoffVoices ofChelsea ClarkBill HaderGreg HollimonKristen SchaalPeter SerafinowiczBrian StackJames UrbaniakTheme music composerFranklin BrunoOpening theme Snake n Bacon Ending theme Snake n Bacon Instrumental ComposerFranklin BrunoCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producersRich BlomquistMichael KuppermanScott JacobsonProducersJackie StolfiRobert Smigel consulting producer CinematographyBill BernerEditorRick BroatRunning time11 minutesProduction companiesFayettenam Records Corp Williams StreetOriginal releaseNetworkAdult SwimReleaseMay 10 2009 2009 05 10 Contents 1 Characters 2 Influences and comedic approach 3 Pilot summary 4 Books 5 References 6 External linksCharacters editThe characters in the comics were a parody of popular comedy teams One of the characters is a snake while the other is a strip of bacon Other characters in the comic were Criminal District Attorney and Underpants On His Head Man 4 Utterances by Snake and Bacon are limited to hissing on Snake s part and making bacon related comments on Bacon s part such as I m real bacon and advice such as Wrap your dog s pill in me 5 Still their communications are filled with sexual innuendos 1 The characters highlight what is perhaps Kupperman s greatest comedic skill the ability to sell surreal ideas in the most serious way possible highlighting the humor all the more vividly according to one reviewer 6 Kupperman did cartoons for Robert Smigel s TV Funhouse TV series before returning to comic book making with a series for Fantagraphics called Tales Designed to Thrizzle using many of the characters from Snake n Bacon including the titular pair and new characters such as Hercules the public domain superhero and The Mannister a man who can transform himself into the shape of a banister 6 When the cartoon came to television it combined animated and live action sequences 5 with the help of such people as James Urbaniak Bacon Dan Bakkedahl Bill Hader David Rakoff Kristen Schaal Peter Serafinowicz and Brian Stack 7 It was followed on the Cartoon Network schedule by a spiritual cousin the British comedy The Mighty Boosh 1 Influences and comedic approach editKupperman has created several memorable cartoon characters written for DC Comics and has been influenced by absurdity and surrealism 1 Kupperman is said to use absurdist humor that includes straightforward jokes pointing out through humor the absurdities of the past that just weren t visible to readers at the time mimicking silly directions people put in books about how to use them and putting famous people in silly situations 1 Pilot summary editThe title of this episode is Psst Wanna See a Crime Scene After being woken up by The Green Fairy Kristen Schaal in the cold opening Snake and Bacon Tim Lagasse visit a crime scene were a murder took place Later a detective Dan Bakkedahl shows Snake and Bacon all of the evidence from the scene as collected by the Police Vac After examining the evidence Snake discovers that the murderer was hiding underneath a penny Snake and Bacon are ordered to attack the murderer who appears to admire them Later the district attorney David Rakoff congratulates them for their achievement It s at this moment Snake has a realization that the district attorney has been flying above them and spying on them the whole time Sketches The Head The Saga of Teen Grandpa Toad to Perdition Rabid District Attorney and District Attorney of a 1000 Faces Books editKupperman Michael 2000 Snake n Bacon s Cartoon Cabaret New York HarperCollins ISBN 0 380 80790 4 8 Kupperman Michael 2009 Tales Designed to Thrizzle Volume 1 Seattle Fantagraphics Books ISBN 978 1 60699 164 0 Kupperman Michael 2013 Tales Designed to Thrizzle Volume 2 Seattle Fantagraphics Books References edit a b c d e Snake n Bacon set the audience reeling Thaindian Newsportal 11 May 2009 Retrieved 27 May 2009 Richard Pachter Kupperman s dementedly absurdist comic pastiches may be too smart for Cartoon Network s Adult Swim which passed on the pilot for his bizarro creation Snake N Bacon but this brilliant anarchic collection of errant dips into the cultural gestalt is laugh out loud hilarious Like stuff that s fearless brilliant and non linear Thrizzle is for shizzle Funny classic and poignant works to savor in Tales Designed to Thrizzle Vol 1 Aug 13 2009 Merced Sun Star ANGELA ASHMAN Michael Kupperman FINE TOONING See Michael Kupperman s latest works in 3 D August 18 2009 Archived 13 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Comix Review Revue The Stranger 21 February 2001 Retrieved 12 May 2009 a b Wu Annie 15 May 2009 Have you experienced Snake N Bacon TVSquad com Retrieved 27 May 2009 a b Cronin Brian 17 May 2009 The Comic Book Alphabet of Cool K Comic Book Resources Retrieved 27 May 2009 Murray Noel 8 May 2009 Program note Snake N Bacon on Adult Swim Sunday night The A V Club Retrieved 11 May 2009 Olson Ray 2000 11 15 Rev of Snake n Bacon s Cartoon Cabaret Booklist Retrieved 2009 05 11 External links editSnake n Bacon at Adultswim com Snake n Bacon at The Big Cartoon DataBase Snake n Bacon at IMDb TV episode Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Snake 27n 27 Bacon amp oldid 1187878582, wikipedia, wiki, 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