Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
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Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy is an American cartoon
web series
created by Seth MacFarlane
.
. The series, which aired several episodes a month, was originally sponsored by Burger King
, with videos appearing on their official channel. The series is now sponsored by Priceline.com
. There are 50 altogether. It has seen a successful launch on MacFarlane's YouTube
Channel, SethComedy, becoming the most watched YouTube channel of the week obtaining over 3 million video views only 2 days after the first episode was released. The series is similar to the "cutaway gags" of MacFarlane's TV series
Family Guy
.
and Blu-ray Disc
on May 12, 2009 and was set to be released on DVD in the UK
on January 25, 2010. In addition to the 23 episodes released online, 27 episodes were exclusively included on the DVD and Blu-ray release. The release uncensored the first eleven episodes which were censored online.
Cartoon series
A cartoon series is a set of regularly presented animated television programs with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes typically share the same characters and a basic theme...
web series
Web series
A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept...
created by Seth MacFarlane
Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American animator, writer, comedian, producer, actor, singer, voice actor, and director best known for creating the animated sitcoms Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show, for which he also voices many of the shows' various characters.A native of Kent,...
.
Background
The series, which consists of comic cartoon shorts unrelated to each other, is released on YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. The series, which aired several episodes a month, was originally sponsored by Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
, with videos appearing on their official channel. The series is now sponsored by Priceline.com
Priceline.com
Priceline.com is a company and a commercial website that helps users obtain discount rates for travel-related purchases such as airline tickets and hotel stays. The company is not a direct supplier of these services; instead it facilitates the provision of travel services by its suppliers to its...
. There are 50 altogether. It has seen a successful launch on MacFarlane's YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
Channel, SethComedy, becoming the most watched YouTube channel of the week obtaining over 3 million video views only 2 days after the first episode was released. The series is similar to the "cutaway gags" of MacFarlane's TV series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
.
Home release
The first season, with additional content, was released on DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
on May 12, 2009 and was set to be released on DVD in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on January 25, 2010. In addition to the 23 episodes released online, 27 episodes were exclusively included on the DVD and Blu-ray release. The release uncensored the first eleven episodes which were censored online.
External links
- Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy official website
- BK YouTube Channel