Glenn Martin, DDS
| Glenn Martin, DDS | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Michael Eisner Alex Berger Eric Fogel |
| Voices of | Kevin Nealon Catherine O'Hara Peter Oldring Jackie Clarke Judy Greer |
| Music by | Andrew Gowan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (as of September 28, 2009) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Adam Pava Ken Onion |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nick at Nite Nicktoons Network(2009) The N(2009) |
| Release | August 17, 2009 – present |
Glenn Martin, DDS is a stop-motion-animated television series that premiered on Nick at Nite on August 17, 2009 and is rated TV-PG, some episodes are TV-14 because the show is directed toward a teen and adult audience. The series is produced by Tornante Animation in association with Cuppa Coffee Studio. The show has recently begun airing during the day.
The network initially imposed a laugh track on the show, but removed it by episode 8, because "It gave the show too much internal thinking. Meaning it was thought to be shown in front of a live audience" the show's creator says to a large cheering crowd.
Overview
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The show follows the adventures of traveling dentist, Glenn Martin, and his family. After burning down his house, Glenn takes his family — wife Jackie, hormone-addled 13-year-old Conor, power suit-wearing 11-year-old Courtney, Courtney’s overachieving assistant Wendy, and Canine, the family dog — on a cross-country road trip to tighten the family bond. Unfortunately for Glenn, he has no traveling experience.
The show has a 1970s sensibility including the design of the Winnebago which is driven around the country.[1] It was reportedly inspired by the 1971 ABC made-for-TV movie In Search of America that starred Jeff Bridges as a college dropout who drove a Winnebago around the country with his family.[2]
Former Disney chief executive Michael Eisner, who has put his own money into the project, pitched it to Nick at Nite rather than ABC. Eisner was quoted as saying the decision was based on Nick at Nite's record of nurturing shows.[2]
Characters
- Glenn Martin is an optimistic traveling dentist who dreams of becoming closer with his family.
- Jackie Martin is a mother of two and a wife.
- Conor Martin is the 13 year-old son of the Martins. He is going through puberty and has extreme hormones; he also tends to be the subject of pratfalls due to his clumsiness and thinks about RVs most of the time.
- Courtney Martin is an 11 year-old who acts more like an adult businesswoman; she can adapt to any habitat, if turning it into a money-making opportunity.
- Wendy Park is Courtney's mail order assistant/employee. The wire frame model used for Wendy is the same used for James in the 1996 classic, James and the Giant Peach. She appears to be Korean.
- Canine is the Martins' dog.
Minor Characters
- Amish Dentist is the Amish dentist who appeared in "Amish Anguish."
- Spinster Strubrah is the Amish 16-year-old who comes close to marrying Conor in "Amish Anguish."
- Sex-In-The-City Amish Ladies are the two Amish woman and a horse that Jackie befriend in "Amish Anguish."
- The Circus was the rather antagonistic leader of the Circus in "The Grossest Show On Earth."
- The He-She was the male and female combination circus freak (carnie) FREAK! that appears to hate each other in "The Grossest Show On Earth."
- Circus Freaks are the shows at the Circus including the Man-Like Lady, the Clown, and others in "The Grossest Show On Earth."
- Star Finder A pacifist vegan who becomes friends with the Martin's in "A Bromantic Getaway"
- Rick Montana An antagonistic hippocratic delinquent who built an underground lair so he could use the other villagers' good intentions. He tries to take Glenn's house insurance money in "A Bromantic Getaway" by getting close to him... "so close that it's just short of being extremely gay", as described by Wendy.
- Vito Renzuli A mafia don who becomes Glenn's business partner in "We've Created A Mobster", but he died when an unfortunate chain of events caused the COPA to explode. He acts like the stereotypical Italian gangster and is an obvious parody of Mafia don Vito Corleone from The Godfather.
- Joey Helznut A hit man that worked for Vito in "We've Created A Mobster", but he died in the COPA explosion.
- Bobby Panache A stylish hipster who lived on the road doing odd jobs for two years. He redecorated the RV in "Pimp My RV". He was catapulted into the backside of a sycamore and defeated at trickster leg wrestling. He acted in a very effeminate manner. Wendy had a crush on him, horribly ruined when he revealed he was marrying someone.
- Mr. Chou Wendy's old gymnastic teacher who appears in the episode "Korean Opportunities".
- Beansworth Glenn's arch rival that will appear in season 2. Based on concept art he appears to be part plant.
Cast
- Kevin Nealon as Glenn Martin
- Catherine O'Hara as Jackie Martin
- Peter Oldring as Conor Martin
- Jackie Clarke as Courtney Martin
- Judy Greer as Wendy Park
Writers
- Aron Abrams & Greg Thompson
- Alex Berger
- Bryan Behar & Steve Baldikoski
- James Bearden Cook Jr.
- Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin
- Laura Gutin
- Jennifer Joyce
- Pavs (Adam Pava)
- Robin Shorr
Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin are the show's head writers
Episodes
Theme Song
The show's theme song, "Let's Hit The Road" was originally titled "Let's Kick Some Ass". However since the series is aimed at the family demographic, the lyrics were redubbed as not to offend younger viewers.
Critical reception
Glenn Martin, DDS has received mixed reviews from critics, garnering a 100 [3] from Metacritic based on 9 reviews after the series premiere. Part of the criticism was leveled at laugh track. The show, which was permanently removed a month after the show's premiere. Mikey in the New York said, "Glenn Martin, DDS has a laugh track."[4]
A boy named Billy said, "Someone approved this concept, labored on this and then let it free into the world."[5]
Hong Kong Fooey said "Despite the stuff rom Eric Fogel (MTV's "Beavis and Butthead"), "Glen Martin" is as bad as the dentist, and isn't much better than the dentist. It's a spoof of sitcoms and "Martin" gets off by incorporating a laugh track."[6]
Crampton wrote, "the dog's hindquarters."
Dale gave it a 5 out of a 5 stars, saying, "It's funny looking."[8]
The Boston Creame Pie called it "smidgen." [9]