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Superjail!
File:Superjail!.jpgTitle card for Superjail!
Genre	Comedy/Action
Created by	Christy Karacas Stephen Warbrick Ben Gruber
Developed by	Augenblick Studios
Voices of	David Wain Christy Karacas Teddy Cohn Christopher McCulloch Richard Mathar
Opening theme	"Comin' Home" by Cheeseburger featuring Doc "Rubber Bullets" by 10cc (pilot only)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producers	Christy Karacas Stephen Warbrick Ben Gruber Aaron Augenblick
Running time	11 minutes
Original release
Network	Adult Swim
Release	May 13, 2007 – present

Superjail! is an American animated television series produced by Augenblick Studios. The series tells the events that take place in a rather unusual prison. The pilot aired on television on May 13, 2007, and its first season began on September 28, 2008. Superjail! is characterized by its psychedelic shifts in setting and plot, and extreme graphic violence, that all add up to a TV-MA V rating. The elements are depicted through highly elaborate animated sequences, which have been described as "...aroque and complicated and hard to take in at a single viewing".

Setting and premise

The majority of Superjail! is set inside the titular prison. Externally, Superjail is built inside a volcano which is itself located in a larger volcano. Internally, it seems to constitute its own reality, where the fabric of time and space is extremely fluid and changes at the whim of the Warden, but generally the episode begins with a linear story and builds up to a violent psychedelic splendor. Superjail's inmate population is stated by Jared to be in excess of 70,000, although the show's creators mention that the jail processes "billions of inmates".

Each episode follows a similar pattern. The criminal Jacknife is brought to Superjail by Jailbot. During this time, or occasionally as a result of his arrival, one event or another will inspire the Warden to carry out some sort of crazy scheme, with which the Twins almost always interfere. The combination of these two factors inevitably leads to a spectacular psychedelic bloodbath when the prisoners are driven to violence. Many prisoners end up dying as a result, often in humorously horrific ways, while Jacknife escapes in the confusion only to be caught again in the intro to the next episode.

Characters

• The Warden (voiced by David Wain) is the proprietor of Superjail. Clad in a purple suit, gloves, a purple top hat, and glasses, the Warden has been described as a "sadistic Willy Wonka". He is portrayed in real life at the end of the episode "Dream Machine" by Tim Harrington, frontman of the Brooklyn-based indie group Les Savy Fav. Wain was the last voice actor cast.

• Jared (voiced by Teddy Cohn) is Superjail's large headed uptight accountant, and a recovering alcoholic. A constant nervous wreck, he is always worrying about what the Warden will do next to jeopardize the budget.

• Alice (voiced by Christy Karacas) is the extremely well-built guard in Superjail, and apparently the only guard aside from Jailbot. Alice has a very masculine manner, such as an extremely deep voice, facial hair, and a bulge in her skirt. Karacas has confirmed that Alice is transsexual, describing her as working at Superjail because no other jail would hire her after she began her sex change.

• Jailbot is a tombstone-shaped levitating robot that performs tasks in and around Superjail, such as piloting vehicles and transporting prisoners. He essentially acts as the Warden's gofer. Jailbot is mute, with a screen that displays a simple expressive face. He is gratuitously vicious in apprehending and punishing inmates, often killing numerous civilians attempting to capture the offender. Christy Karacas described him as a "red headed stepchild... seeking approval."

• The Doctor is the resident physician of Superjail. He regularly experiments on the inmates.

• The Twins (voiced by Richard Mathar) are two blond Scandinavian identical twins who inhabit a lab under Superjail and use unexplained powers to interfere with the Warden's plans. Monotone and soft-spoken, they rarely speak to anyone but each other. The Twins' outfits bear a striking resemblance to the uniform Sandmen wear in the late 70's movie version of Logan's Run.

• Jacknife (voiced by Christy Karacas) is a low-level criminal who gets captured by Jailbot and taken to Superjail at the beginning of every episode (save for part two of the season finale, where Jacknife is taken to a real jail after a botched attempt at robbing a bank). He likewise escapes near the end, though there are a few exceptions.

Episode list

One season of Superjail! has been produced, which includes the pilot and ten more episodes. The episodes are available for purchase in the iTunes Store. Season 2 was hinted at on Feb. 1st 2009, a bump right before the beginning of Superjail! featured a board poster's question as to the possibility of a second season, 's response was "Working on it."

References

1. ^ Gough, Paul J. "Three Series Take Dip in Adult Swim." The Hollywood Reporter. April 27, 2007. Accessed 01 January 2009.
2. Dodero, Camille. "Les Savy Fav's Tim Harrington Was on Super Jail Last Night." Sound of the City Blog. Village Voice. November 24, 2008. Accessed 01 January 2009.
3. ^ Lloyd, Robert (September 27, 2008). "Animation for adult eyes only". The Los Angeles Times. pp. E-15. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
4. Reynolds, Mike (April 26, 2007). "Adult Swim to Test Friday Waters". Multichannel News. Retrieved 2009-05-21.009.
5. Superjail! "Bunny Love" Interactive Video Commentary (flv). Adult Swim. Retrieved 2008-10-16. {{cite AV media}}: Unknown parameter |month2= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |year2= ignored (help)
6. "Adult Swim Announces 2007 Programming Slate at New York Upfront". 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
7. "Scene from "Dream Machine"". 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
8. ^ Colfax, Ty (2.27.2009). "'Superjail' Creators". Attack of the Show. G4 TV. Retrieved 3.2.2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
9. "Superjail Super Interview". 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
10. "Superjail!: Season 1". Zap2it. Tribune Media Services. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
11. Highest Rated Adult Swim Programs Sunday 5/20/07. Adult Swim (Bumper). Williams Street. May 27, 2007.
12. Highest Delivering Adult Swim Telecasts per Program. Adult Swim (Bumper). Williams Street. June 3, 2007.
13. Highest Rated Adult Swim Programs Sunday 6/3/07. Adult Swim (Bumper). Williams Street. June 10, 2007.
14. ^ Highest Rated Adult Swim Programs Sunday 6/24/07. Adult Swim (Bumper). Williams Street. July 1, 2007.
15. Highest Rated Adult Swim Programs Sunday 7/1/07. Adult Swim (Bumper). Williams Street. July 8, 2007.
16. Highest Rated Adult Swim Programs Sunday 07/08/07. Adult Swim (Bumper). Williams Street. July 15, 2007.

External links

• Augenblick Studios
• Superjail at Adult Swim
• Superjail @ The TV IV
• Superjail! at IMDb

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• Animated television series
• Flash cartoons
• Adult Swim original programs
• 2000s American animated television series
• 2007 television series debuts
• Fictional prisons