Robin (TV series)

Robin
GenreAnimated cartoon, Slapstick comedy, Adult
Created byMagnus Carlsson
Directed byMagnus Carlsson
Narrated byDave Avellone
Theme music composerMagnus Carlsson
ComposerMagnus Carlsson
Country of originCanada
Germany
Sweden
Original languagesEnglish
Swedish
No. of episodes30
Production
ProducerMagnus Carlsson
Running time3 min (average)
Production companiesHappy Life
TMO Film GmbH
Nelvana
Original release
NetworkSVT1
Release1996 (1996)
Related
Lisa

Robin is a 1996 adult animated TV sitcom created by Swedish cartoonist Magnus Carlsson and narrated by Dave Avellone in the English dub.[1] It was aimed at an adult audience.[2]

Plot

Every episode focused on the title unemployed bachelor, in his early 20s and his best friend Benjamin, who is African-Swedish.[1] While neither seem to do anything constructive with their lives, they are involved in various misadventures, mostly resulting in a non-sequitur ending. The following episode will feature no mention of past encounters.

The pair (or frequently, Robin alone) will have run-ins with the law, encounter drunks, flashers and other uneven characters.

Influence

In 1997, after the screening of Robin on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, British rock band Radiohead approached Magnus Carlsson to make a music video for their song "Paranoid Android" with Robin in it. Carlsson accepted and came up with the original idea for the video after locking himself in his office, staring out the window at a bridge and listening to nothing but Paranoid Android repeatedly.[3][1]

During the video of "Paranoid Android", the band makes a cameo appearance at a bar, where they are sitting at a table drinking and watching a person with a head coming out of his stomach dancing on their table.[4]

Episodes

  1. The Bums
  2. Drafted
  3. The Party
  4. The Mime Artist
  5. Frogman
  6. Plumbing
  7. The Crow
  8. Drug Demo
  9. The Fire
  10. Party With a Chair
  11. Grannie
  12. The Dentist
  13. The Lonely Hearts Ad
  14. Plastic Surgery
  15. Snowboarding
  16. Harry at The Barber's
  17. The Shaveonologist
  18. The Film Buff
  19. The Pinch
  20. The Record Company
  21. Down Under
  22. Mooning
  23. Harry The Smoker
  24. The Exhibitionist
  25. The Film Director
  26. The Foster Grandfather
  27. Weird Things
  28. Divine Service
  29. Uncle Harry
  30. Shopping

Censorship

The show was banned in Singapore and MTV's US version censored elements like nipples and urine streams.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Persson, Ann (1998-01-05). "Robin hoppas bli hipp i hela världen". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ Gohde, Erika (6 May 1999). "Prisade vänner drack sig fulla. Men nu är Magnus figurer barnvänliga". Expressen (in Swedish).
  3. ^ Radiohead Discography: Videography: Paranoid Android[usurped] from greenplastic.com[usurped]
  4. ^ Hidden Guide to OK Computer from followmearound.com
  5. ^ Collin, Lars (22 January 1999). "Nu har svensk tv vaknat också – Alla vill ha Magnus Carlsson". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish).