''City Hunters'' is an

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developed in

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that premiered throughout

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in October 2006 on the

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network. The series, which blends traditional animation techniques with the latest generation of CGI, consists of nine 11-minute episodes. ''City Hunters'' is a form of

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. It was co-produced by

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for the

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brand. The animated series follows the antics of an aging Casanova, Dr. Lynch, and the young man he's training in the art of seducing women. The series was created by Catmandu Branded Entertainment, a branded entertainment firm headquartered in

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and produced by Encuadre. The characters were developed by Italian illustrator

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and aired in English. ''City Hunters'' airs on Fox Latin America's adult-skewed block "No Molestar" (Spanish-speaking countries; in Brazil, "Não Perturbe", both meaning "Do Not Disturb"), which includes ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. The first episode was supervised by Carlos Baeza and most of the episodes were directed by Gustavo Cova and Diego Pernia & Victor Ahmed.

List of episodes

#"Mahatma Dandy" #"Mutiny" #"Who's Your Momma" #"Wingman" #"Simultaneous Matches" #"Count Lynch" #"Sextopia" #"Final Fantasy" #"The Phantom Menace"

Sources

* Advertising Age, October 9, 2006, Issue
article on Variety.com

Fox article on City Hunters
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External links

* 2006 Argentine television series debuts 2006 Argentine television series endings 2000s Argentine television series Argentine adult animated drama television series Fox Broadcasting Company animated television series Television series by 20th Century Fox Television {{animation-tv-prog-stub