Sammy (TV series)
| Sammy | |
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Sammy Blake (left) and James Blake (right) | |
| Genre | Animated sitcom |
| Created by | David Spade Drake Sather |
| Voices of | |
| Narrated by | David Spade |
| Theme music composer |
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| Opening theme | "Sammy" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Jim Latham |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (11 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David Spade Drake Sather Richard Raynis Brad Grey Marc Gurvitz |
| Editor | Mark Deimel |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Desert Rat Productions Brad Grey Television NBC Studios Adelaide Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | August 8 – August 15, 2000 |
Sammy is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on NBC in 2000. Created by comedians David Spade and Drake Sather, the series only had a two-week run, from August 8 until August 15, 2000. The artstyle of the series is reminiscent of Klasky Csupo cartoons as Everett Peck was the character designer for the series.
Sammy, along with another animated sitcom, God, the Devil and Bob, was conceived by NBC in order to capitalize on the fledgling trend of animated programs geared towards adults. When God, the Devil and Bob attracted low ratings and controversy due to its subject matter, it was quickly cancelled and sold to Cartoon Network to be a part of its Adult Swim block years later. This left Sammy in limbo, not premiering until early August 2000 with minimal promotion and fanfare. NBC was contractually obligated to air the first two episodes, and once both premiered, the show was quietly cancelled. According to Olivia Hack (who voiced Lola), 13 episodes were produced.
It was the last series by Adelaide Productions to use traditional cel animation aside from the opening theme being animated in digital ink and paint.