''Kid Notorious'' is an American
adult
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animated sitcom
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that aired from October 22 to December 17, 2003 on
Comedy Central
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. It starred
Hollywood film producer
Robert Evans as himself.
The episode plots were often bizarre and
absurdist in nature, featuring Evans as a
James Bond
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type character.
Guns N' Roses
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guitarist
Slash also appeared on the show as himself.
The show was directed by
Pete Michels.
Characters
*
Robert Evans (as himself): a playboy Hollywood producer who finds himself mixed up in bizarre and absurd situations but never loses his cool.
* Tollie Mae (
Niecy Nash): Evans' loud maid. Spends most of her time binge eating chocolate and lusting after
Denzel Washington
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. Her catchphrase is "Not in my job description." Tollie Mae was named for Tollie Mae Wilson, who was Evans' housekeeper at the time of his marriage to
Ali MacGraw.
* Alan Selka (as himself): Evans' long-suffering butler, English. A running gag involves Puss Puss farting in his face. Voiced by Evans' real-life butler, Alan Selka, who is reportedly very much like his character in real life.
* Puss Puss: Evans' beloved cat who follows him wherever he goes; she plays chess and smokes
marijuana
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. Puss has a hate-hate relationship with English which has included pistol-whipping, neck crushing, farting in his face and placing a piranha in the sauna.
*
Slash (as himself): The former lead guitarist for
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 as a merger of local bands L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band's "classic" line-up consisted of vocalist Axl R ...
. As in real life, Slash was Evans' close friend and next-door neighbor.
*
Donald Rumsfeld
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(
Billy West): The
United States Secretary of Defense
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at the time. He is depicted as a sidekick and poker buddy of Evans and Slash.
Episodes
References
External links
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{{Comedy Central animation
2000s American adult animated television series
2000s American black comedy television series
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American adult animated comedy television series
American animated sitcoms
American English-language television shows
Animated television series set in Los Angeles
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Comedy Central sitcoms
Cultural depictions of Robert Evans