Toon In with Me
Toon In with Me is an American live-action/animated anthology comedy television series that airs weekday mornings on MeTV and weeknights on MeTV Plus.[1][2]
| Toon In with Me | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Anthology Puppetry |
| Created by | Neal Sabin |
| Written by | Brent DiCrescenzo Leila Gorstein Kevin Fleming Bill Leff John Owens Rob Rodi Adam Manta |
| Directed by | Mike Schmiedeler |
| Starring | Bill Leff Kevin Fleming Leila Gorstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 316 (1 pilot) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Neal Sabin |
| Producers | Lisa Carl Adam Manta John Owens Rob Rodi |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MeTV MeTV Plus |
| Original release | January 1, 2021 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Svengoolie |
The show is hosted in live-action segments by Bill, MeTV's "cartoon curator", along with his puppet friend, Toony the Tuna. Each episode contains five animated shorts taken from classic series including Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies, Tom and Jerry, Betty Boop, Popeye, The Pink Panther, Color Rhapsodies, and various others.[3]
The show's premiere episode was seen by more than 500,000 viewers nationally.[4]
Premise and characters
Toon In with Me harkens back to locally produced children's programs that aired from the 1930s through the 1990s, with a live-action host, comedy and puppet segments in between classic cartoons.
The show is hosted from the MeTV studios by Bill the Cartoon Curator (Bill Leff).[5]
His co-host is Toony (Kevin Fleming), a cartoon-loving tuna puppet, whom Bill has to take care of while Toony's owner, Goldie Fisher (Leila Gorstein), is away on a world tour. As they present various cartoons, Bill and Toony deal with various issues in the studio, video chat with Goldie and receive useful information from game show host Mr. Quizzer (also Fleming). Fleming and Gorstein also play various other characters.
Each episode (except for "MeTV’s Cartoon Kick-Off Show") contains five classic animated shorts, and ends with Bill and Toony showing off drawings and photos sent in by fans via the show's website.
Episodes
References
- Beck, Jerry (January 25, 2021). "INTERVIEW: Cartoon Curator Bill from MeTV's "Toon In With ME"". Animation Scoop. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- Gables, Rick; Gables, Christina (January 12, 2021). "MeTV Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Launch of 'Toon in With Me'". TV Insider.
- "'Toon in With Me' Premieres January 4 on the MeTV Network". Animation World Network. December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- Feder, Robert (8 January 2021). "Feder: MeTV rises and shines with 'Toon In With Me'". Daily Herald. Paddock Publications. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Milligan, Mercedes. "MeTV Announces Hosted Morning Classics Show 'Toon In With Me' for 2021". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 10 January 2021.