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The plot followed a 10 year old African American boy named Damey Wayne (voiced by Orlando Brown) growing up in a poor urban area in lower Manhattan, New York. | The plot followed a 10 year old African American boy named Damey Wayne (voiced by Orlando Brown) growing up in a poor urban area in lower Manhattan, New York. Damey was created based on inspiration from Damon Wayans personal experiences growing up. In the show, Damey was born with club foot and each episode illustrated what it is like living in a lower class neighborhood and the challenges that come with it, as well as describing the challenges of having a disability. The show was aimed to add more diversity to the WB TV show lineup. Writing for the show was done by Grant Moran, Diane Dixon, Kevin Hopps, David Wyatt, and Janice Wells. Production was supervised by Grant Moran and Lenord Robinson. <ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.tv.animaniacs/pfX3EMWxW1M 1996 Google Groups Post.] Retrieved 17 July '19</ref> | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== |
Revision as of 03:01, 22 July 2019
Waynehead was a Canadian-American animated television show that aired on Kids WB! from 1996 - 1997 and was produced by comedian Damon Wayans.[1] The show later had subsequent reruns on Cartoon network in the early 2000's.
Plot
The plot followed a 10 year old African American boy named Damey Wayne (voiced by Orlando Brown) growing up in a poor urban area in lower Manhattan, New York. Damey was created based on inspiration from Damon Wayans personal experiences growing up. In the show, Damey was born with club foot and each episode illustrated what it is like living in a lower class neighborhood and the challenges that come with it, as well as describing the challenges of having a disability. The show was aimed to add more diversity to the WB TV show lineup. Writing for the show was done by Grant Moran, Diane Dixon, Kevin Hopps, David Wyatt, and Janice Wells. Production was supervised by Grant Moran and Lenord Robinson. [2]
Reception
The show was eventually canceled after only one season of thirteen episodes. While it was primarily canceled for it's lower ratings, it's speculated that it was because Damon Wayans was currently appearing on 2 programs on network rival, "Fox". Damon claims to have also been told that his show was, "Not black enough or funny enough". [3]
Episode List
# | Episode Title | Status |
---|---|---|
01 | Demon of the Dozens | Lost |
02 | No Mo' Money | Lost |
03 | Brothers and Bros. | Partially Found |
04 | Botzwana Aki and the Hydrant of Doom | Lost |
05 | Three Hats and You're Out | Lost |
06 | Dad's a Spaz | Lost |
07 | Be Mine... Or Else | Lost |
08 | To Be Cool or Not to Be | Lost |
09 | Special Delivery | Lost |
10 | Quest for Fireworks | Lost |
11 | A Friend in Greed | Lost |
12 | Bummed Out | Lost |
13 | Rebel Without a Paw | Found |
Videos
References
- ↑ Excerpt from, "The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows". Retrieved 17 July '19
- ↑ 1996 Google Groups Post. Retrieved 17 July '19
- ↑ 1997 Chicago Tribune article. Retrieved 17 July '19