Hellbenders (series)
| Hellbenders | |
|---|---|
| File:Hellbenders logo.png Title screen | |
| Genre | Adult animated sitcom |
| Created by | Zach Hadel Chris O'Neill |
| Written by | Zach Hadel Chris O'Neill |
| Voices of | Zach Hadel Chris O'Neill Mick Lauer Josh Tomar |
| Theme music composer | Chris O'Neill |
| Composer(s) | Chris O'Neill |
| Country of origin | United States Ireland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 3-4 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Independent (2012 - 2013) Sleep Cabin (2013 - present) |
| Distributor | YouTube |
| Release | |
| Original network | YouTube blip |
| Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
| Original release | October 6, 2012 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Leo and Satan |
| Related shows | Eddsworld |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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Hellbenders is an adult animated web series created, written, and starring Zach Hadel and Chris O'Neill, often credited under their pseudonyms psychicpebbles and OneyNG. The storyline centers on two best friends, Chris and Zach, fictionalized and animated versions of O'Neill and Hadel. While the show has been seen as a buddy comedy, Hellbenders plots generally contain large amount of surreal and off-color elements, accompanied with a mixture of dark and black comedy elements, as well as shock value.
The series is produced by Hadel and O'Neill's production studio Sleepy Cabin. Online animation studio YOTTA has also contributed to the series since "A Hellbenders Christmas", assisting with inbetweens.[1] It is distributed on YouTube through Zach's channel psychicpebbles, and on their website through blip.[2] Intended for mature audiences, the show has achieved a cult following and is often cited as an Internet phenomenon, gaining millions of views for each video.
Broadcasting[edit]
The series is broadcast through video-sharing website Youtube and web series platform Blip.[2] The YouTube version features a hellbenders.tv and donation links, while Blip versions, as well as being released earlier than the YouTube versions, contains deleted scenes, behind the scenes content and fun facts.[3]
During 2013, Hadel and O'Neill announced they were pitching to various networks around the United States, with O'Neill announcing on his Facebook page that they had pitched to cable network Adult Swim.[4] In February 2013, they revealed that the series was rejected due to the network already having another show with similar themes, Casper Kelly and Dave Willis' Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell.[5]
Characters[edit]
- Chris (voiced by Chris O'Neill) - Chris appears to be more calm and reasonable in comparison to Zach. He also acts much more like a leader than Zach. In "Applooza", it is shown that Chris is apparently a great speaker when he needs to be. Chris has also appeared to be very supportive in various episodes, encouraging Zach whenever he loses hope.
- Zach (voiced by Zach Hadel) - Zach is slightly more quiet and odd than Chris. He also laughs manically at strange times. Adding to this, he seems to make much more insane facial expressions than Chris. He also gets spontaneous nosebleeds when he gets too excited.
- Frank (voiced by Mick Lauer) - Frank is Chris and Zach's neighbour, who has yet to make an appearance, but was announced as a character on the Hellbenders website.[6] He has a pet dog named Shepard.
Production[edit]
Cast and crew[edit]
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zach Hadel (psychicpebbles) | Co-creator, writer, voice actor, storyboard artist, animator[6] |
| Chris O'Neill (OneyNG) | Co-creator, writer, voice actor, composer[6] |
| Mick Lauer (Ricepirate) | Voice actor[6] |
| Josh Tomar (TomaMoto) | Voice actor |
| Brandon Clark (Studio YOTTA member) | Additional animation[7] |
| Christina Harrow (Studio YOTTA member) | Additional animation[7] |
| Jake Ganz (Studio YOTTA member) | Additional animation[7] |
| Javier Ulloa (Studio YOTTA member) | Additional animation[7] |
Music[edit]
The music used in Hellbenders is created by O'Neill.[8] The original credits theme included vocals by Danny Sexbang (Dan Avidan) of musical comedy duo Ninja Sex Party.[9] Jason Paige, best known for singing the original Pokémon theme song, recorded a rock interpretation of the carol Silent Night for "A Hellbenders Christmas". According to their website, a Hellbenders soundtrack is set to be released,[3] while production tracks can be purchased from O'Neil's Bandcamp page.[10]
Episodes[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| Pilot episode | June 10, 2013 | |||
| 1 | TBA | October 6, 2012 | TBA | |
Pilot (2012)[edit]
| # | Title | Time | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | "Pilot" | 2:53 | Zach Hadel and Chris O'Neill | June 10, 2013[11] |
Season 1 (2012-present)[edit]
| Total | # | Title | Time | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Applooza" | 4:12 | Zach Hadel and Chris O'Neill | October 6, 2012[12] | |
| Chris and Zach venture for a long forgotten currency buried in the strings of time. Will they succeed? | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "A Hellbenders Christmas" | 3:27 | Zach Hadel and Chris O'Neill | December 24, 2012[13] | |
| Chris and Zach go trick or treating. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "TBA" | - | Zach Hadel and Chris O'Neill | TBA | |
Shorts[edit]
| # | Title | Time | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Icecream" | 0:49 | Zach Hadel and Chris O'Neill | August 17, 2012[14] | |
| Chris and Zach get some ice cream. | |||||
Reception[edit]
Hellbenders has become an Internet phenomenon, becoming popular with American teenagers. As of June 2013, Hellbenders episodes and shorts have been viewed over 10 million times.[12][13][14] As of January 2014, "A Hellbenders Christmas" has gained over 3.7 million views, and "Applooza" has gained over 5.7 million views. According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Hellbenders has a mean average rating of 6.8/10.[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Studio YOTTA". Tumblr.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Watch Hellbenders Episodes - Animation & Comics Videos - Blip". blip.tv.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hellbenders - Episode 1 Is Very Close". hellbenders.tv.
- ↑ "COULD A 'HELL BENDERS'(@psychicpebble) TV Series be closer than we think? @adultswim? @FOXADHD?? @COMEDYCENTRAL??? - Bubbleblabber". bubbleblabber.com.
- ↑ "Hellbenders - UPDATE AND SUCH". hellbenders.tv.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Hellbenders - The People Who Make the Show!". hellbenders.tv.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Hellbenders - A Hellbenders Christmas". hellbenders.tv.
- ↑ "Hellbenders - F.A.Q. (Music)". hellbenders.tv.
- ↑ "Hellbenders - Hellbenders: Applooza (Extras)". hellbenders.tv.
- ↑ "Oney - Bandcamp". Bandcamp.
- ↑ "Hellbenders - Hellbenders: Original Pilot". hellbenders.tv.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Hellbenders - Applooza". YouTube.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Hellbenders - A Hellbenders Christmas". YouTube.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Hellbenders - Icecream". YouTube.
- ↑ "Hellbenders (TV Series 2012-)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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