Downtown

Synopsis

Downtown is an animated series on MTV on urban life, based on interviews with real people. The show follows a diverse and multiracial cast who live in New York City, and presents their everyday lives through quirky, humorous, and imaginative perspectives from the characters. It was created by Chris Prynoski, a former animator on Beavis and Butt-Head and produced by David McGrath. In 2000, Downtown was nominated for an Emmy in the category of outstanding animated program. Downtown faced a similar fate to many of MTV's other cartoons - it only lasted one season. The use of an original score rather than licensed music makes a sanctioned DVD release unlikely. Some of the show's staff have gone on to work on the action animated series Megas XLR, which uses the same quirky humor found in Downtown as well as the character Goat, reprised by Scott Rienecker.

Cast

Crew

Art

• Ray daSilva Background Designer

Crew

• Chris Prynoski Creator

Directing

• Eugene Salandra Director
• Sue Perrotto Assistant Director
• Patrick Smith Assistant Director
• Tony Kluck Director
• Chris Prynoski Director
• Eugene Salandra Assistant Director
• Ilya Skorupsky Director
• Nick Demayo Assistant Director
• Kevin D. Lofton Director
• Jody Schaeffer Assistant Director
• Frank Suarez Assistant Director
• Lou Solis Assistant Director

Editing

• Matt Miller Editor

Production

• Dave McGrath Producer
• John Worth Lynn, Jr. Producer
• Abby Terkuhle Executive Producer
• Vicky Smith Producer
• Leslie Carangi Production Manager
• Shane Guenego Associate Producer
• Vicky Smith Co-Producer

Sound

• Kimson Albert Music

Visual Effects

• Patrick Smith Animation Director

Writing

• Anne D. Bernstein Screenplay
• David Regal Screenplay
• Japhet Asher Screenplay
• Peter Elwell Screenplay
• Eric Friedman Screenplay
• Rachelle Romberg Screenplay
• Peter Gaffney Screenplay
• George Krstic Story Editor
• George Krstic Screenplay
• Erica Rothschild Screenplay

Seasons & episodes

Photos