Napoleon Dynamite (TV series)

Napoleon Dynamite
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Genre	Adult animation Slapstick comedy Satire
Created by	Jared Hess Jerusha Hess
Based on	Napoleon Dynamite by Jared Hess
Developed by	Jared Hess Jerusha Hess Mike Scully
Written by	Joe Chandler Jared Hess Jerusha Hess Mike Scully Nic Wegener Chris Bowman Tom Gammill Max Pross Hubbel Palmer Julie Thacker-Scully Dan Vebber
Directed by	Dwayne Carey-Hill Crystal Chesney-Thompson Edmund Fong Frank Marino Raymie Muzquiz Stephen Sandoval Peter Avanzino
Voices of	Jon Heder Aaron Ruell Efren Ramirez Tina Majorino Sandy Martin Jon Gries Diedrich Bader
Theme music composer	Alan Hawkshaw Alan Parker
Composers	Eric Speier Alan Hawkshaw
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Jared Hess Jerusha Hess Mike Scully Jeremy Coon Gregg Vanzo
Producers	Tim Long Claudia Katz J. Michael Mendel Sean Covel Chris Wyatt Laura Stupsker Dan Vebber Tom Gammill Max Pross Julie Thacker-Scully Elise Belknap Geraldine Symon
Editor	Lee Harting
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Hess Films Scully Productions Rough Draft Korea 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	January 15 (2012-01-15) – March 4, 2012 (2012-03-04)
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Napoleon Dynamite is a 2012 American six-episode adult animated satirical slapstick comedy television miniseries created by Jared and Jerusha Hess for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is based on the 2004 film of the same name, which both Hesses directed and co-wrote. Mike Scully helped develop the miniseries.^[1] Set in the small town of Preston, Idaho, it follows the adventures of the titular 16-year-old boy who thinks he is skilled at everything.

The miniseries received negative reviews from critics with the slow pacing and humor receiving criticism, though its faithfulness to the source material received a slightly more positive reaction. The miniseries' premiere episode had a Nielsen rating of 9.5 million viewers, but the ratings later dropped and the last four episodes averaged only 4 million viewers. The miniseries ranked sixth in viewership among teenagers. The miniseries aired on Fox's Animation Domination line-up from 15 January 2012 to 4 March 2012 before it was cancelled.