''SuperNews!'' is a 2005-2010 half-hour, satirical animated television series which aired on

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. It was created by Josh Faure-Brac who also wrote for the show and performed the majority of male voices. The show is primarily based on popular culture satire and political humor. Frequent characters include animated interpretations of such mainstream figures as President of the United States

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, Vice President Joe Biden,

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, Senator

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, and various pop-culture icons and celebrities such as

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, and

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. 67 episodes were produced.

History

Josh Faure-Brac created the pilot for ''SuperNews!'' in 2005 which was developed to appear with the launch of the new cable network

and subsequently all of the art and animation was created by Faure-Brac and Steven K. L. Olson until 2006. Faure-Brac and Olson were then joined by animator Dustin McLean (of

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) who later became assistant director for the show. SuperNews! episodes (short-form segments) aired in

's "shuffle" rotation. In March 2009, as

started shifting to more traditional 30-minute programming, the show transitioned to a full half-hour program consisting of several shorts married together by thematic transitions. During these transitions, the show's logo and mascot Earf would appear in very brief scenes that often related to the previous or upcoming segment. Season 2 premiered on November 12, 2009. ''SuperNews!'' formerly aired every Thursday night on

at 11:00 P.M./10:00 P.M. Central ''SuperNews!'' was cancelled on May 12, 2010.

Episode list

Half-hour episodes

1st season

2nd season

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Voice performers

Frequent voice performers are Josh Faure-Brac, Jason Nash,

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, Brian Shortall, Rebecca Sage Allen,

Jonah Ray Jonah Ray Rodrigues (born August 3, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and writer from Los Angeles. He stars as Jonah Heston, the most recent primary host of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. He is a former host of '' The Nerdist Podcast'' and ...

, Jerry Minor, Sarah Haskins.

Between Seasons 1 and 2

;SuperNews! Collabo-Jam Hosted by Josh Faure-Brac and

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, this Collabo-Jam Super Special includes Al and Josh's favorite clips from ''SuperNews!'' and some of Al's classic music videos. Plus, the world premiere of the new "Weird Al" music video, "Ringtone" from the '' Internet Leaks'' EP is animated by the ''SuperNews!'' team. ;SuperNews! Classics From August to October 2009, ''SuperNews!'' produced a compilation of previously released episodes from before it became a full-time show. # SuperNews! Has Sex! 08.06.09 # Starring George W. Bush! 08.17.09 # Josh's Classic Favorites 08.29.09 # Political Moments in Time 09.12.09 # The Real Divas of SuperNews! 09.19.09 # Staff Picks 09.26.09 # Scary S#@! 10.03.09 # Pre-President Obama 10.10.09 ''Rambo vs. Terror'' was also recompiled and aired as a classic. In October 2009, ''SuperNews!'' made a cartoon called ''The First Halloween'', seemingly to explain the holiday in addition to their already explained Thanksgiving and Christmas.

References

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