The Oblongs
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| Based on | Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children by Angus Oblong |
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| Opening theme | "Oblongs" by They Might Be Giants |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | The WB |
| Release | April 1 – May 20, 2001 |
| Network | Adult Swim |
| Release | August 25 – October 20, 2002 |
The Oblongs is an American adult animated sitcom created by Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale. It was Mohawk Productions' first venture into animation. The series premiered on April 1, 2001, on The WB, and was cancelled due to low ratings on May 20, leaving the last five episodes unaired. The remaining episodes were later aired on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim in August 2002, with the series premiering on the network in production order. The series is loosely based on a series of characters introduced in a picture book entitled Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children.
Warner Bros. won the bidding for the rights to turn Angus Oblong's characters into a series; Fox and ABC also made unsuccessful bids. The show was produced by Film Roman, Oblong Productions, Jobsite Productions and Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, and the theme song for the series was composed and performed by They Might Be Giants. This was the only animated series to date to have been produced by Bruce Helford under Mohawk.
A total of 13 episodes were produced. All thirteen episodes of The Oblongs were released on DVD on October 4, 2005.