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'''''Sammy''''' was an animated TV series created by comedian David Spade and Drake Sather (who wrote for SNL, News Radio and also co-wrote Zoolander) for the NBC network that ran from August 8th, 2000 until August 15th that same year. The show focused on an actor named James Blake and his father, Sammy Blake who resurfaces after several years to free-load on his son when he becomes famous, as well as to try and reconstruct his family.[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0254920/] The show was loosely based on Spade's own experiences with his father.
'''''Sammy''''' (originally named ''Peewee'') was an American animated TV series created by David Spade and Drake Sather (who also wrote for SNL, News Radio, and the movie Zoolander) and produced by Brad Grey Television, Desert Rat Productions, Adelaide Animation, and Columbia TriStar Television for the NBC network. Only 2 of the produced 13 episodes were aired, those being ''Denver'' and ''Sammy Makes Amends''.  


13 episodes were produced, but only 2 were aired. Those episodes being called; "Denver" and "Sammy Makes Amends". The show has never been reaired, and to this day, none of the episodes have surfaced online.
The series ran from August 8th until August 15th, 2000, before being cancelled presumably because of low ratings and lack of any major promotion for the show,<ref>https://proquest.com/docview/266902678</ref> which could explain why the series has gone lost in the first place. The episodes that aired have never made their way onto the internet, and, until 2021, the series has never been reaired, and aside from a few screenshots, concept art, a couple of script pages, and some newspaper ads the series remains lost. In 2021, the pilot episode was uploaded to YouTube by [https://youtube.com/channel/UCtQmwQ_NIzBQEQEFK0hg3Lw Matt] thanks to a crew member on the show.<ref>[https://youtu.be/H5DhY-InKno Pilot episode of Sammy] Retrieved on 24 May 2021</ref>


Little information on the series exists, minus a few episode descriptions on TV.com[http://www.tv.com/shows/sammy/episodes/], and a only a few photos. However, Spade, NBC or one of the production companies involved in the show most likely have a copy of the episodes. But there's no way to be sure unless someone contacts one of them.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_(TV_series)]
== Plot==
The series follows the life of a comedian named James Blake (voiced by Spade), whose father, Sammy (also voiced by Spade)<ref>https://proquest.com/docview/305611045</ref> returns after several years to free-load off of his son's success in the industry, and also to attempt to reconstruct his fractured family. The series was loosely based on Spade's own experiences in life, and the titular character, Sammy, was based on his father Wayne M. Spade, who also served as a consultant writer on the show.<ref>https://www.proquest.com/docview/414245388</ref>


If anybody, has any information on this series. Please message me.
==Cast==
*David Spade as Sammy and James Blake.
*Bob Odenkirk as Gary Blake.
* Andy Dick as Mark Jacobs.
*Maura Tierney as Kathy Kelly.
*Harland Williams as Todd Blake.
* Julie Sweeney as Marie.
*Jeffrey Tambor as Steve.
*Olivia Hack as Lola.


-Alabama
===Guest Cast===
*Janeane Garofalo as Gary's wife, Emily, and Rebecca.
*Pauly Shore as Kathy's ex-boyfriend.
*David Cross
*AJ Benza as himself
*Drew Hastings as Dr. Breman
*Frank van Keeken


==Progress==
==Crew==
-I found this archived newspaper article from the Lakeland Ledger on the series in Google Newspapers (it's an interview with Spade and Sather): https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=20000725&id=ZxFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Zf0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1665,4014262&hl=en as well as this other article on the show from SNL's website circa 1999: http://www.saturday-night-live.com/snl/news/1999/march/spades-sammy.html.
*'''Creators:''' David Spade and Drake Sather.
*'''Executive producers:''' David Spade, Drake Sather, Brad Grey, Marc Gurvitz and Richard Raynis.
*'''Executive consultant:''' Joe Fury.
*'''Supervising producer:''' Frank Van Keeken.
*'''Story editors:''' Justin Adler, Bonnie Kallman and Keith Leslie.
*'''Consulting producer:''' Ping Boucher.
*'''Animation line producer:''' Janet Dimon.
*'''Associate producer:''' Michelle Perslow.
*'''Supervising director:''' Bob Hathcock.
*'''Art director:''' Everett Peck.
*'''Character designer:''' Kevin Pope.
*'''Casting director:''' Bonnie Zane.
*'''Produced by:''' NBC Studios and Brad Grey Television.
*'''Animation production by:''' Adelaide Productions, Inc.


-Found a review on the show from Variety: http://variety.com/2000/tv/reviews/sammy-1200463908/ as well as an archived page on the series from NBC's website circa 2000: https://web.archive.org/web/20000815053203/http://www.nbc.com/AtoZ.html (credit to the Wayback Machine).
==Episodes==
[[File:Glam.png|thumb|Olivia Hack's Instagram reply, confirming that there were in fact, 13 episodes produced. (courtesy of Marisam77)]]
Only two episodes were aired, but NBC themselves as well as TV.com released episode descriptions for episodes 1-8. There is no other information on the final 5 episodes (except for '''100th Episode Party''', for which a small part of the script for it, as well as a few backgrounds character designs, were found by Wiki user Loana LaLande) beyond the fact that they were produced, according to a voice actress on the show, Olivia Hack.  
==Availability ==
Art director Everett Peck said that he taped each episode, but the tapes are in storage.


-I stumbled across some production art for the series for sale on ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/David-Spade-Original-production-Drawings-for-tv-show-Sammy-/131719971848 (only $20, awesome!) Gonna see if I can contact Virtual Magic Animation later on today. But for now, I'm gonna get some shut-eye.
On May 25th, 2021, Youtuber [https://youtube.com/channel/UCtQmwQ_NIzBQEQEFK0hg3Lw Matt] Stated he had all the episodes. By December 31st, 2021, all the episodes were uploaded onto Matt's channel.


-I just sent a message out to Desert Rat Productions (one of the production companies involved in the show), asking them if they have any of the produced episodes and if they could send me them. I'll give this a shot.
-Found another review on the show from the NY Times. This one describing a scene from one of the episodes: http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/08/arts/television-review-an-archie-for-2000-with-a-taste-for-lechery.html
Also, here's the address to Virtual Magic Animation, if anybody wants to contact them:
4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 201
North Hollywood, California 91602
-Been a while since I last updated. Still waiting on a response from Desert Rat. Gonna do some more research on the show a little later. I'll try and get more stuff on the show as soon as I can.
-Alabama
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Videos==
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  |description3 =The show's third episode.
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== References==
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==External Links==
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_(TV_series)
*https://imdb.com/title/tt0254920/
*https://tvguide.com/tvshows/sammy/204202


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Latest revision as of 04:35, 8 April 2023

Sammmmson.jpg

Promo image showing the main characters James (right) and Sammy (left).

Status: Found

Date found: 31 Dec 2021

Found by: Matt

Sammy (originally named Peewee) was an American animated TV series created by David Spade and Drake Sather (who also wrote for SNL, News Radio, and the movie Zoolander) and produced by Brad Grey Television, Desert Rat Productions, Adelaide Animation, and Columbia TriStar Television for the NBC network. Only 2 of the produced 13 episodes were aired, those being Denver and Sammy Makes Amends.

The series ran from August 8th until August 15th, 2000, before being cancelled presumably because of low ratings and lack of any major promotion for the show,[1] which could explain why the series has gone lost in the first place. The episodes that aired have never made their way onto the internet, and, until 2021, the series has never been reaired, and aside from a few screenshots, concept art, a couple of script pages, and some newspaper ads the series remains lost. In 2021, the pilot episode was uploaded to YouTube by Matt thanks to a crew member on the show.[2]

Plot

The series follows the life of a comedian named James Blake (voiced by Spade), whose father, Sammy (also voiced by Spade)[3] returns after several years to free-load off of his son's success in the industry, and also to attempt to reconstruct his fractured family. The series was loosely based on Spade's own experiences in life, and the titular character, Sammy, was based on his father Wayne M. Spade, who also served as a consultant writer on the show.[4]

Cast

  • David Spade as Sammy and James Blake.
  • Bob Odenkirk as Gary Blake.
  • Andy Dick as Mark Jacobs.
  • Maura Tierney as Kathy Kelly.
  • Harland Williams as Todd Blake.
  • Julie Sweeney as Marie.
  • Jeffrey Tambor as Steve.
  • Olivia Hack as Lola.

Guest Cast

  • Janeane Garofalo as Gary's wife, Emily, and Rebecca.
  • Pauly Shore as Kathy's ex-boyfriend.
  • David Cross
  • AJ Benza as himself
  • Drew Hastings as Dr. Breman
  • Frank van Keeken

Crew

  • Creators: David Spade and Drake Sather.
  • Executive producers: David Spade, Drake Sather, Brad Grey, Marc Gurvitz and Richard Raynis.
  • Executive consultant: Joe Fury.
  • Supervising producer: Frank Van Keeken.
  • Story editors: Justin Adler, Bonnie Kallman and Keith Leslie.
  • Consulting producer: Ping Boucher.
  • Animation line producer: Janet Dimon.
  • Associate producer: Michelle Perslow.
  • Supervising director: Bob Hathcock.
  • Art director: Everett Peck.
  • Character designer: Kevin Pope.
  • Casting director: Bonnie Zane.
  • Produced by: NBC Studios and Brad Grey Television.
  • Animation production by: Adelaide Productions, Inc.

Episodes

Olivia Hack's Instagram reply, confirming that there were in fact, 13 episodes produced. (courtesy of Marisam77)

Only two episodes were aired, but NBC themselves as well as TV.com released episode descriptions for episodes 1-8. There is no other information on the final 5 episodes (except for 100th Episode Party, for which a small part of the script for it, as well as a few backgrounds character designs, were found by Wiki user Loana LaLande) beyond the fact that they were produced, according to a voice actress on the show, Olivia Hack.

Availability

Art director Everett Peck said that he taped each episode, but the tapes are in storage.

On May 25th, 2021, Youtuber Matt Stated he had all the episodes. By December 31st, 2021, all the episodes were uploaded onto Matt's channel.

Gallery

Videos

LSuperSonicQ's video on the subject

The show's pilot.

The show's second episode.

The show's third episode.

The show's fourth episode.

References

External Links