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'''''Stripperella''''' (also referred to as '''''Stan Lee's Stripperella''''') is a 2003–2004 American ] ] ] ] series created by ] for ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=798-799}}</ref> The lead character is a stripper named Erotica Jones who is secretly the ]/] Stripperella.<ref name=Perlmutter>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |pages=602–603}}</ref> The series was produced by The Firm and Spike Animation. It is rated ] in the United States. '''''Stripperella''''' (also referred to as '''''Stan Lee's Stripperella''''') is an American ] ] comedy television series created by ] for ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=798–799}}</ref> The lead character is a stripper named Erotica Jones who is secretly the ]/] Stripperella.<ref name=Perlmutter>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |pages=602–603}}</ref> The series was produced by ] and Spike Animation, with CGI animation provided by ].<ref name="credits"/> It is rated ] in the United States.


''Stripperella'' debuted on ] in summer 2003 and lasted one season with 13 episodes. Anderson described it as not being a raunchy show, despite obvious ]s and ] nudity (which was blurred out when shown on Spike TV).
==Background==
Erotica Jones AKA Stripperella is an extremely attractive, unbearably beautiful, and insanely sexy dancer with a literally perfect body. Many people are jealous of Erotica's bust size, probably around an E-cup, especially her coworkers. At the club, more people drool over her than anybody else. On a news interview, a reporter fawned over her lips, bosoms, and legs. Erotica said she enjoys her pleasantly revealing outfits. Also, after being shrunk and returned to normal size, her breasts become impossibly bouncy, and about an S-cup (they get fixed later). Erotica enjoys wearing extremely revealing outfits to show off her gargantuan features.


In Australia, ''Stripperella'' began airing uncensored on ] TV, starting Monday March 13, 2006, at 21:00 local time (9:00PM), after having previously been restricted to early-morning airings on the ]. In the United Kingdom, ''Stripperella'' is aired uncensored as part of the UK incarnation of the ]'s ] programming block. In Germany, the show aired uncensored on ] available for all audiences. In Italy, it is aired on ], uncensored and unrated; in Latin America is transmitted by ]; and in Brazil was transmitted by ]. In Singapore, it was broadcast on ] in 2005 at 11:00 pm with a ] rating.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stripperella is not Kids' stuff |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20050212-1.2.15.5 |work=Today (Singaporean newspaper) |date=February 12, 2005}}</ref>
She also has a brother named Chipperella (]), who also happened to be a stripper living the double life as a superhero and secret agent. He was briefly mentioned when Stripperella temporarily lost faith in her crime fighting abilities after having been shrunken by Small Fry. He appears in a flashback as a hunky blonde and is affectionately referred to by Erotica and Chief Stroganoff as "Chip." In a humorous anecdote, Stroganoff tells Stripperella that her brother's memory was erased, later being mostly restored except for the word 'quit' which was forever erased from his memory.


==Production==
'''''Stripperella's Abilities:'''''
The project was one of the first projects created by Stan Lee's new production company ], and was originally announced to be running on TNN (later renamed Spike) in January 2003, with ] voicing the lead. Lee, who would only provide the pitch and character outlines before handing the show to other writers, noted it would be a prime-time cartoon and stated "It won't be dirty, but it will be funny." The series planned to use ] technology to faithfully show Anderson's anatomy.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McLaughlin |first=Jim |date=July 2002 |title='Stripperella' Strikes|issue=130|magazine=]|publisher=]}}</ref>


It was later delayed to become part of TNN's new adult animation block, alongside '']'' and '']''. Anderson claimed that she and Lee were fans of each other's work, and that she would give notes on the series' scripts.<ref name=Wiz2>{{cite magazine |last=Ho|first=Richard|date=June 2003|title=Strip Tease|issue=141|magazine=]|publisher=]}}</ref>
* "Sexy" martial arts and "Killer" moves.
* Enhanced reflexes, senses, super strength, intellect, and gravity-defying jumps.
* Extreme hotness (hot enough to make a man catch on fire when near her.)
* Powerful lungs (her breathing is strong enough to administer ] on a morbidly obese or abnormally gigantic victim, and blowing a monkey out of a ] through the barrel.)
* Skin Immunity (is impervious to all temperatures and weather conditions.)
* Has access to a number of ]-esque, super-technological devices of questionable usefulness.
* She is also able to use her extravagant blonde hair as an effective parachute.
* Her big breasts are inflatable implants, acting as live lie detectors, and they can oddly move on their own without Erotica's motions.
* Is a big supporter of Animal Rights Activism, but hates giant crabs.


==Characters==
''Stripperella'' debuted on ] in summer 2003 and lasted one season with 13 episodes. Anderson described it as not being a raunchy show, despite obvious ]s and ] ] (which was blurred out when shown on Spike TV).
===Stripperella===
Erotica Jones AKA Stripperella is an extremely attractive dancer. Many people are jealous of Erotica's bust size, especially her coworkers, and she enjoys her extremely revealing outfits because she enjoys showing off her irresistible "assets". She has a brother named Chipperella (]), who also happened to be a stripper living a double life as a superhero and secret agent.


====Powers====
The animation style changed halfway through the show's run, becoming brighter and revamping the looks of many of the show's major characters. Stripperella, for example, was now drawn with a ] having larger ]holes, similar to ]'s. Fellow stripper Persephone now had a darker complexion and an ] that inexplicably changed from episode to episode.
*''Combat Expertise'': "Sexy" martial arts and "Killer" moves.
*''Superhuman Enhancements'': Enhanced reflexes, senses, super strength, flexibility, intellect, and gravity-defying jumps.
*''Extreme Hotness:'' Stripperella is hot enough to make a man catch fire when near her.
*''Powerful Lungs:'' Stripperella's breathing is strong enough to administer ] on any victim who is either morbidly obese or abnormally gigantic, she can even blow a monkey out of a ] through the barrel.
*''Skin Immunity:'' Stripperella is impervious to temperature and weather conditions, allowing her to wear a bikini in the snow.
*''Breast Expansion:'' Instantly expanding her big bust. She holds her breath and they inflate to increase a few bra-sizes.
*''Lie-Detecting Cleave-Conspirators:'' When someone speaks while holding her breasts, she can determine whether that person is lying.
*''Hairachute:'' Stripperella's hair is so thick, luxuriant, and extravagant that it can be used as an effective parachute.
*''Limitless Cleavage:'' An extreme Victoria's Secret Compartment that allows Stripperella to pull various objects out of her cleavage.


===Recurring characters===
In ], ''Stripperella'' began airing uncensored on ] TV, starting Monday March 13, 2006 at 21:00 local time (9:00PM), after having previously been restricted to early-morning airings on the ]. In the ], ''Stripperella'' is aired uncensored as part of the U.K. incarnation of the ]'s ] programming block. In ], the show aired uncensored on ] available for all audiences. In ], it is aired on ], uncensored and unrated; in ] is transmitted by ]; and in ] was transmitted by ].

==Recurring characters==
* Erotica's workplace TenderLoins features the wishy-washy owner Kevin (voiced by ]), ] bartender Leonard (voiced by ]), and dancers Persephone (voiced by ]) who is promiscuous and switches accents, and naive and good-natured country girl Giselle (voiced by ]). The newest member, the antagonistic Catt (voiced by ]), gets hired in TenderLoins under false pretenses of being an ] virgin. * Erotica's workplace TenderLoins features the wishy-washy owner Kevin (voiced by ]), ] bartender Leonard (voiced by ]), and dancers Persephone (voiced by ]) who is promiscuous and switches accents, and naive and good-natured country girl Giselle (voiced by ]). The newest member, the antagonistic Catt (voiced by ]), gets hired in TenderLoins under false pretenses of being an ] virgin.
* The main competition of TenderLoins is SiliCones, a strip club owned by Dirk McMahon (voiced by ]) who openly admits his obsession for Erotica to work at his club. * The main competition of TenderLoins is SiliCones, a strip club owned by Dirk McMahon (voiced by ]) who openly admits his obsession for Erotica to work at his club.
* Stripperella works for the agency FUGG under Chief Stroganoff (voiced by ]). Other recurring FUGG members include technicians Hal and Bernard (voiced by ] and ]), and Special Agent 14 (voiced by ]). * Stripperella works for the agency FUGG under Chief Stroganoff (voiced by ]). Other recurring FUGG members include technicians Hal and Bernard (voiced by ] and ]), and Special Agent 14 (voiced by ]).
* There are two recurring villains: Cheapo (voiced by ]), the world's cheapest bad guy, and Queen Clitoris (pronounced kli-TOR-is) (voiced by ]), a woman who lashes out on society for her facial appearance. * There are two recurring villains: Cheapo (voiced by ]), the world's cheapest bad guy, and Queen Clitoris (voiced by ]), a woman who lashes out on society for her facial appearance.
* Reporters Skip Withers (voiced by ]) and Margo Van Winkle (voiced by Jill Talley) appearing when TV news coverage is needed. ] has appeared twice without any lines. * Reporters Skip Withers (voiced by ]) and Margo Van Winkle (voiced by Jill Talley) appearing when TV news coverage is needed.


==Episodes== ==Episodes==
Note: What follows is the chronology according to the DVD release. ] aired the episodes out of order. The air dates have not been changed. Note: what follows is the chronology according to the DVD release. ] aired the episodes out of order. The air dates have not been changed.

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==Critical reception== ==Critical reception==
Rob Owen of the '']'' gave the show a positive review, saying that it was "unexpectedly clever, albeit sometimes crude", and that its "tongue in cheek" humor was reminiscent of the 1960s '']'' series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20030620owen0622p2.asp |title=TV Reviews: Cartoons for guys premiere on Spike TV |last=Owen |first=Rob |website=] |date=22 June 2003 |access-date=2014-08-07}}</ref> Rob Owen of the '']'' gave the show a positive review, saying that it was "unexpectedly clever, albeit sometimes crude", and that its "tongue in cheek" humor was reminiscent of the 1960s '']'' series.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20030620owen0622p2.asp |title=TV Reviews: Cartoons for guys premiere on Spike TV |last=Owen |first=Rob |website=] |date=June 22, 2003 |access-date=2014-08-07 |archive-date=July 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708020341/http://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20030620owen0622p2.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Home media== ==Home media==
The ''Complete DVD'' boxed set released on February 22, 2005 contains ] versions with a new opening theme replacing the original ] song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Stripperella/2537|title=Stripperella – Uncensored DVDs for Stan Lee/Pamela Anderson Cartoon|author=Lambert, David|work=TVShowsOnDVD.com|date=December 5, 2004|access-date=October 15, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915013352/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Stripperella/2537|archive-date=September 15, 2011}}</ref> The ''Complete DVD'' boxed set released on February 22, 2005, contains ] versions with a new opening theme replacing the original ] song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Stripperella/2537|title=Stripperella – Uncensored DVDs for Stan Lee/Pamela Anderson Cartoon|author=Lambert, David|work=TVShowsOnDVD.com|date=December 5, 2004|access-date=October 15, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915013352/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Stripperella/2537|archive-date=September 15, 2011}}</ref>
Recently, Paramount and Viacom have allowed ] to acquire the distribution rights to any future DVD reissues. Recently, Paramount and Viacom have allowed Mill Creek Entertainment to acquire the distribution rights to any future DVD reissues.


==Comic books== ==Comic books==
Originally there was to have been a promotional ''Stripperella'' comic published by ] (publishers of ] magazine) alongside the animated series,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/2535.html |title=Humanoids to publish Stripperella one-shot|date=2003-03-28|publisher=ICV2}}</ref> but creative differences between ] and Pamela Anderson saw it canceled before publication. Originally there was to have been a promotional ''Stripperella'' comic written by Lee<ref name=Wiz2/> and published by ] (publishers of ] magazine) alongside the animated series,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/2535.html |title=Humanoids to publish Stripperella one-shot|date=March 28, 2003|publisher=ICV2}}</ref> but it was not published.


==Legal controversy== ==Legal controversy==
In 2003, ex-stripper Janet Clover, a.k.a. "Jazz", a.k.a. "Stripperella", filed a lawsuit in the ] circuit court against ], Stan Lee, and Pamela Anderson, claiming she is Stripperella's true creator and Stan Lee stole her idea when she discussed it during a "private dance session".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-07-10/news/0307100415_1_janet-clover-book-legend-stan-lee-stripperella|title=Will the real Stripperella please...|work=]|date=July 10, 2003|access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref> Clover filed the original suit herself without an attorney as she said she couldn't afford the $6,000 lawyer fee.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} In 2003, ex-stripper Janet Clover, a.k.a. "Jazz", a.k.a. "Stripperella", filed a lawsuit in the ] circuit court against ], Stan Lee, and Pamela Anderson, claiming she is Stripperella's true creator and Stan Lee stole her idea when she discussed it during a "private dance session".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/07/10/will-the-real-stripperella-please/|title=Will the real Stripperella please...|work=]|date=July 10, 2003|access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref>

The lawsuit attracted the attention of local ], and the story was picked up by the '']'' and national media, including '']'' and '']'', upon which attorneys in ] learned about the case and subsequently offered their services.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Clover moved to dismiss her own suit before it could be challenged and had a practicing attorney refile it, specifically targeting Lee. This as well as creative differences led to the show's demise.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


== References == ==References==
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Stripperella
DVD cover R1
GenreSuperhero
Science Fiction
Created byStan Lee
Starring
Theme music composerKid Rock
ComposerAmotz Plessner
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
ProducerKevin Altieri
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSpike TV
ReleaseJune 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) –
April 1, 2004 (2004-04-01)

Stripperella (also referred to as Stan Lee's Stripperella) is an American adult animated superhero comedy television series created by Stan Lee for Spike TV. The lead character is a stripper named Erotica Jones who is secretly the superhero/secret agent Stripperella. The series was produced by The Firm and Spike Animation, with CGI animation provided by Nickelodeon Digital. It is rated TV-MA in the United States.

Stripperella debuted on Spike TV in summer 2003 and lasted one season with 13 episodes. Anderson described it as not being a raunchy show, despite obvious double entendres and topless nudity (which was blurred out when shown on Spike TV).

In Australia, Stripperella began airing uncensored on SBS TV, starting Monday March 13, 2006, at 21:00 local time (9:00PM), after having previously been restricted to early-morning airings on the Nine Network. In the United Kingdom, Stripperella is aired uncensored as part of the UK incarnation of the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. In Germany, the show aired uncensored on Comedy Central Germany available for all audiences. In Italy, it is aired on Fox Italia, uncensored and unrated; in Latin America is transmitted by MTV Latin America; and in Brazil was transmitted by Multishow. In Singapore, it was broadcast on Arts Central in 2005 at 11:00 pm with a parental guidance rating.

Production

The project was one of the first projects created by Stan Lee's new production company POW! Entertainment, and was originally announced to be running on TNN (later renamed Spike) in January 2003, with Pamela Anderson voicing the lead. Lee, who would only provide the pitch and character outlines before handing the show to other writers, noted it would be a prime-time cartoon and stated "It won't be dirty, but it will be funny." The series planned to use motion capture technology to faithfully show Anderson's anatomy.

It was later delayed to become part of TNN's new adult animation block, alongside The Ren & Stimpy Show and Gary the Rat. Anderson claimed that she and Lee were fans of each other's work, and that she would give notes on the series' scripts.

Characters

Stripperella

Erotica Jones AKA Stripperella is an extremely attractive dancer. Many people are jealous of Erotica's bust size, especially her coworkers, and she enjoys her extremely revealing outfits because she enjoys showing off her irresistible "assets". She has a brother named Chipperella (Jon Cryer), who also happened to be a stripper living a double life as a superhero and secret agent.

Powers

  • Combat Expertise: "Sexy" martial arts and "Killer" moves.
  • Superhuman Enhancements: Enhanced reflexes, senses, super strength, flexibility, intellect, and gravity-defying jumps.
  • Extreme Hotness: Stripperella is hot enough to make a man catch fire when near her.
  • Powerful Lungs: Stripperella's breathing is strong enough to administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on any victim who is either morbidly obese or abnormally gigantic, she can even blow a monkey out of a Tank gun through the barrel.
  • Skin Immunity: Stripperella is impervious to temperature and weather conditions, allowing her to wear a bikini in the snow.
  • Breast Expansion: Instantly expanding her big bust. She holds her breath and they inflate to increase a few bra-sizes.
  • Lie-Detecting Cleave-Conspirators: When someone speaks while holding her breasts, she can determine whether that person is lying.
  • Hairachute: Stripperella's hair is so thick, luxuriant, and extravagant that it can be used as an effective parachute.
  • Limitless Cleavage: An extreme Victoria's Secret Compartment that allows Stripperella to pull various objects out of her cleavage.

Recurring characters

  • Erotica's workplace TenderLoins features the wishy-washy owner Kevin (voiced by Tom Kenny), swishy bartender Leonard (voiced by Maurice LaMarche), and dancers Persephone (voiced by Sirena Irwin) who is promiscuous and switches accents, and naive and good-natured country girl Giselle (voiced by Jill Talley). The newest member, the antagonistic Catt (voiced by Joey Lauren Adams), gets hired in TenderLoins under false pretenses of being an Amish virgin.
  • The main competition of TenderLoins is SiliCones, a strip club owned by Dirk McMahon (voiced by Vince McMahon) who openly admits his obsession for Erotica to work at his club.
  • Stripperella works for the agency FUGG under Chief Stroganoff (voiced by Maurice LaMarche). Other recurring FUGG members include technicians Hal and Bernard (voiced by Tom Kenny and Greg Proops), and Special Agent 14 (voiced by Tom Kenny).
  • There are two recurring villains: Cheapo (voiced by Maurice LaMarche), the world's cheapest bad guy, and Queen Clitoris (voiced by Sirena Irwin), a woman who lashes out on society for her facial appearance.
  • Reporters Skip Withers (voiced by Tom Kenny) and Margo Van Winkle (voiced by Jill Talley) appearing when TV news coverage is needed.

Episodes

Note: what follows is the chronology according to the DVD release. Spike TV aired the episodes out of order. The air dates have not been changed.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Beauty and the Obese (Part 1)"Kevin AltieriKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertJune 26, 2003 (2003-06-26)
In the premiere episode, Stripperella must face-off against her first threat, Dr. Cesarean, a plastic surgeon who's injecting beautiful models with deadly implants that make them gain weight and become obese.
2"Beauty and the Obese (Part 2)"Kevin AltieriKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertOctober 2, 2003 (2003-10-02)
After discovering the villain responsible for turning several supermodels hideously fat, Stripperella learns that one of them has been "booby-trapped" with a bomb disguised as a breast implant.
3"Crime Doesn't Pay...Seriously, It Really Doesn't"Troy AdomitisKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertJuly 3, 2003 (2003-07-03)
Stripperella goes up against that low-rate villain, Cheapo, a criminal whose idea of a prime robbery would be knocking over an 89 cent store.
4"Everybody Loves Pushy"Troy AdomitisKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertJuly 10, 2003 (2003-07-10)
Stripperella discovers the truth behind the success of Pushy Galore's home shopping networks, which is that Pushy's products have been the product of forced slave labor, genetic manipulation of animals, and the flesh of her husbands.
5"The Wrath of Klinko"Kevin AltieriKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertJuly 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)
Klinko, a copy store master, uses his copy machines to brainwash customers into criminals and carry out his multiple dirty deeds.
6"You Only Lick Twice"Kevin AltieriKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertJuly 24, 2003 (2003-07-24)
We're introduced to the evil Queen Clitoris who, from her hidden island hide-out, uses her computer to hold the world hostage as she made various demands, one of which is the sexy Armando. However, it would turn out to be part of her scheme to launch a nuclear winter with her and Armando as the last two people on Earth.
7"The Bridesmaid"Mario PilusoSteve HollandFebruary 12, 2004 (2004-02-12)
After being the bridesmaid and never the bride 226 times, Molly Lumpkin goes on a citywide rampage. Kidnapping grooms from weddings, Lumpkin plans to choose one to marry and kill the rest with a laser engagement ring. Stripperella must stage a fake wedding and risk her very own "Mr. Right". This is the first episode for which the animation style is altered.
8"Evil Things Come in Small Packages"Mario PilusoSteve HollandFebruary 19, 2004 (2004-02-19)
Small Fry wants to shrink everything down so he can be big and tall. Stripperella runs to ruin his plans but she gets shrunk. The Chief talks to Stripperella and convinces her that being small doesn't matter. So Stripperella goes and wins. Meanwhile, Cat, fellow stripper, learns about Erotica's secret double life. The problem is, she keeps getting hit in the head and forgetting it...then learning it again...then getting hit in the head again. Finally, Stripperella returns to normal size, but her breasts are much larger than normal size. Stripperella wants her breasts reduced to normal, and by the next scene, they are, if not a little smaller.
9"Eruption Junction, What's Your Function"Mario PilusoSteve FreemanFebruary 26, 2004 (2004-02-26)
Someone is kidnapping all the smart kids at high school and it's up to Stripperella (disguised as student "Kathy Teria") to stop the kidnapper. This episode also has a brief musical number, performed by several young men chasing Stripperella.
10"The Evil Magicians"Mario PilusoKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertMarch 4, 2004 (2004-03-04)
Erotica is up for the Stripper of the Year Award in fabulous Las Vegas, but Stripperella has to stop a pair of robbing masked evil magicians. Can Erotica get the award? Will Stripperella foil the crooks in time? And will Kevin ever get his money back?
11"Cheapo by the Dozen"Mario PilusoKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertMarch 11, 2004 (2004-03-11)
Cheapo's back and ready to steal several bars of copper worth at least $16, with the help of Erotica going under the alias Robin Stuff. Meanwhile, Kevin gets into trouble over a misunderstanding in a casino, lands in jail and wins a Hawaiian vacation.
12"The Return of the Queen"Mario PilusoKevin Kopelow & Heath SeifertMarch 18, 2004 (2004-03-18)
Queen Clitoris comes again, and this time she wants Stripperella dead! So Clitoris hatches a fiendish plot and lures Stripperella into her lair on a secluded island. Can Stripperella get off the island in time to save her own life?
13"The Curse of the WereBeaver"Mario PilusoSteve HollandApril 1, 2004 (2004-04-01)
An asthmatic motorist runs off the road to avoid hitting an animal and slams into a tree. He is bitten by the animal—a glowing werebeaver—and he turns into a giant glowing werebeaver that runs amok, chewing through anything made of wood and terrorizing the population. Stripperella must stop this rampaging werebeaver without violating her ethics on harming cute furry animals.

Critical reception

Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette gave the show a positive review, saying that it was "unexpectedly clever, albeit sometimes crude", and that its "tongue in cheek" humor was reminiscent of the 1960s Batman series.

Home media

The Complete DVD boxed set released on February 22, 2005, contains uncensored versions with a new opening theme replacing the original Kid Rock song. Recently, Paramount and Viacom have allowed Mill Creek Entertainment to acquire the distribution rights to any future DVD reissues.

Comic books

Originally there was to have been a promotional Stripperella comic written by Lee and published by Humanoids Publishing (publishers of Métal Hurlant magazine) alongside the animated series, but it was not published.

Legal controversy

In 2003, ex-stripper Janet Clover, a.k.a. "Jazz", a.k.a. "Stripperella", filed a lawsuit in the Daytona Beach, Florida circuit court against Viacom, Stan Lee, and Pamela Anderson, claiming she is Stripperella's true creator and Stan Lee stole her idea when she discussed it during a "private dance session".

References

  1. Erickson, Hal. "Stripperella [Animated TV Series]". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Stripperella (end credits). 2003. Credit appears at 21:43.
  3. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 798–799. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  4. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 602–603. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  5. "Stripperella is not Kids' stuff". Today (Singaporean newspaper). February 12, 2005.
  6. McLaughlin, Jim (July 2002). "'Stripperella' Strikes". Wizard. No. 130. Wizard Entertainment.
  7. ^ Ho, Richard (June 2003). "Strip Tease". Wizard. No. 141. Wizard Entertainment.
  8. Owen, Rob (June 22, 2003). "TV Reviews: Cartoons for guys premiere on Spike TV". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  9. Lambert, David (December 5, 2004). "Stripperella – Uncensored DVDs for Stan Lee/Pamela Anderson Cartoon". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  10. "Humanoids to publish Stripperella one-shot". ICV2. March 28, 2003.
  11. "Will the real Stripperella please..." Chicago Tribune. July 10, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2014.

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