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Napoleon Dynamite
Genre Animated sitcom
Created by Jared Hess
Jerusha Hess
Developed by Jared Hess
Jerusha Hess
Mike Scully
Voices of Jon Heder
Aaron Ruell
Efren Ramirez
Tina Majorino
Sandy Martin
Jon Gries
Diedrich Bader
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Jared Hess
Jerusha Hess
Mike Scully
Jeremy Coon
Producer(s) Tim Long
Claudia Katz
J. Michael Mendel
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Hess Films
Scully Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Distributor 20th Television
Release
Original network Fox
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release January 15 (2012-01-15) – March 4, 2012 (2012-03-04)
Chronology
Related shows Napoleon Dynamite (movie)

Napoleon Dynamite is an American animated TV show. It's a sitcom, which means it's a funny show about everyday life. The series aired on the Fox channel from January 15 to March 4, 2012. It was part of Fox's "Animation Domination" block, which showed many popular animated comedies.

This TV show is based on the popular movie of the same name. The movie and the show follow the adventures of a quirky teenager named Napoleon. The TV series continued the story of the characters from the film.

Meet the Characters

The TV show features many of the original actors from the movie, who came back to voice their characters. This helped keep the show feeling like the movie.

Main Voice Actors

  • Jon Heder voices Napoleon Dynamite, the main character.
  • Aaron Ruell voices Kip Dynamite, Napoleon's older brother.
  • Efren Ramirez voices Pedro Sánchez, Napoleon's best friend.
  • Tina Majorino voices Deb, Napoleon's other friend.
  • Jon Gries voices Uncle Rico, Napoleon and Kip's strange uncle.
  • Sandy Martin voices Grandma Dynamite, who looks after Napoleon and Kip.
  • Diedrich Bader voices Rex, a martial arts instructor.

About the Show's Creation

The TV show was created by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess, who also made the original movie. They worked with Mike Scully to develop the series. The show had one season with six episodes. Each episode was about 30 minutes long.

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