Mr. Wong (cartoon character)
| Mr. Wong | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Pam Brady and Kyle McCulloch |
| Voiced by | Kyle McCulloch[1] |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Servant |
| Nationality | Chinese |
Mr. Wong is an internet television series which debuted in 2000 and lasted 14 episodes (and unaired 15th episode was made available for the DVD release). It features the adventures of a racial stereotype of an Asian American who is a butler/houseboy for a wealthy socialite WASP named Miss Pam.[2] He previously worked as butler for Bing Crosby and often cries about his death. It has developed a cult following whilst being hosted on the website Icebox.com, which also features independently-made cartoons such as Queer Duck. But the cartoon has drawn fierce criticisms from the Asian American community for being racist.
Mr Wong's creators, Pam Brady and Kyle McCulloch, also write for the popular television show South Park. The show was so popular that it was released on DVD and also a VHS version. [3] The DVD was released under the "National Lampoon's Presents" banner.
The music for Mr. Wong was composed and performed by Fuzzbee Morse.
The Theme song was sung (somewhat inexplicably) by former Monkees lead singer Davy Jones
[edit] Reception
The character has had a negative reaction from critics in the mainstream media and Asian American groups.[4][5] [6][7] [8] [9]
[edit] References
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- ^ "Wong cartoon draws ire of Asian Americans". Baltimore Sun. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2000-07-08/features/0007080118_1_icebox-wong-animation. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ Robischon, Noah (2000-06-23). "Drawing Power". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,276517,00.html. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "National Lampoon's "Mr. Wong"". UCLA. 2002-04-09. http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=10035. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ Liu, Marian (2000-07-31). "Funny or Racist? 'Mr. Wong' Draws Mixed Reaction". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jul/31/news/cl-61835. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
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- ^ Liu, Marian (2011-06-24). "Asian Americans Divided Over Web's `Mr. Wong' / Cartoon series offends some -- others laugh". San Francisco Chronicle. http://articles.sfgate.com/2000-08-16/entertainment/17656604_1_mr-wong-cartoon-asian-americans. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Steve Stanford of Icebox.com on Internet cartoons". CNN. 2000-09-10. http://edition.cnn.com/chat/transcripts/2000/9/10/stanford/. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Mr. Wong, Miss Swan: Asian Stereotypes Attacked". E!. http://uk.eonline.com/news/mr_wong_miss_swan_asian_stereotypes/40289. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Wong cartoon draws ire of Asian Americans". Baltimore Sun. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2000-07-08/features/0007080118_1_icebox-wong-animation. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
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