Minoriteam

Minoriteam
Genre Superhero, parody, dark comedy
Created by Peter Girardi
Todd James
Adam de la Peña
Written by Adam de la Peña
Directed by Peter Girardi
Todd James
Adam de la Peña
Starring Dana Snyder
Nick Puga
Rodney Saulsberry
Enn Reitel
Keith Lal
Todd James
Caroline Hu
Peter Girardi
Hope Moore
Adam de la Peña
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 19 (and 1 pilot) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Todd James
Adam de la Peña
Producer(s) Peter Girardi
Sandi Yi-Trimble
Running time 11 minutes
Production company(s) Funny Garbage
Reas International
Monkey Wrangler Productions
Williams Street
Release
Original network Adult Swim
Picture format 4:3 SDTV
Original release November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06) – July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24)
External links
Website

Minoriteam is an animated television series on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It ran from 2005 to 2006, with a total of one season and 19 episodes.

Plot

The plot of the show revolves around five male superheroes, each of whom is based on a racial or ethnic stereotype, who join forces to fight against a bunch of villains who are mostly discriminatory concepts. The show's artwork is largely an homage to Jack Kirby ("King Kirby" is thanked in the show's end credits), while the animation style parodies the limited animation of the Marvel Super Heroes Show of 1966. The opening tag declaring that Minoriteam is broadcast "FULLY COLORED" is both a racial reference and an homage to the "IN COLOR" or "IN TECHNICOLOR" line opening many old cartoons.

Characters

Minoriteam

White Shadow Organization

The five heroes team up to fight characters who are mostly racial stereotypes, including a collective of villains comprising numerous, over-the-top Caucasian stereotypes. The White Shadow organization, the "most evilest organization known to Man", is based in Corporate City. Its mission is to promote white supremacy and racism and oppress minorities.

The White Shadow Organization's most important members appear in almost every episode. They are:

Secondary White Shadow Organization members featured in some episodes have included:

Episodes

Pilot (2005)

TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
"Operation Blackout"November 6, 2005100
The Minoriteam set out to rescue successful black entrepreneur Sebastian Jefferson after The White Shadow kidnaps him. His plan is to stop black businesses from gaining power. The Minoriteam does battle with The Corporate Ladder and The Standardized Test along the way.

Season 1 (2006)

No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"Tribe & Prejudice"March 20, 2006105
After the Shysta Gumfat Indian Reservation Parking Lot Tribe's construction of a new casino is halted, due to it being built on a Pilgrim burial ground, the Minoriteam is called in to investigate. Upon searching the catacombs beneath the construction site they soon discover the true plan set forth by the White Shadow and his army of Zombie Pilgrims.
2"El Dia Gigante"March 27, 2006104
Corporate City holds a lifetime achievement award in honor of El Jefe. During the ceremony, El Jefe's father and famous wrestler, El Yo attacks the team with a giant salsa puking Piñata. After Fasto and Jewcano are captured, it's up to El Jefe to confront his father and defeat him in a grueling wrestling match.
3"Heaven Can Wait"April 3, 2006106
After a racist bomb blows Fasto right past black Heaven and lands him in Nordic Heaven (Valhalla), El Jefe is the only one, with his 1/18 Viking blood, to go and save Fasto from the dead Nordic women.
4"His Story"April 10, 2006103
The White Shadow uses a celestial object called the White Hole to travel back in time and try to prevent Minoriteam from coming into existence. With help from a Stephen Hawking-like character, the team goes back also to try to stop it. They visit: the Maya, the ancient Egyptians and Moses, Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War battle field at Petersburg, Eskimos crossing the Bering Straits, the Sistine Chapel, etc..
5"Tax Day"April 17, 2006102

The White Shadow, the "most evilest organization known to Man", is audited by Sheldon of the IRS, an organization "even more evilest". After years of shady schemes and poor funds, he finds his own corporation is in trouble. Jewcano learns the White Shadow's secrets.

Special Guest Stars: Peter Graves as Sheldon, Dicky Barrett as Dirty Cop
6"Illegal Aliens"April 24, 2006101

The Minoriteam is abducted by other-worldy creatures who wish to learn more about stereotypes. Back on Earth, the White Shadow and company get a little bored without the Minoriteam to fight.

Special Guest Star: Kevin McDonald as Alien Leader
7"And Justice for Some"May 1, 2006107

The White Shadow tricks the Minoriteam in to entering a mirror world where everything is backwards. The team is quickly put on trial for not being racist.

Note: Inspired by Through the Looking-Glass.
8"Women's Suffrage"May 8, 2006109
One woman holds the key to saving summer when questionable weather forecasting becomes deadly. Minoriteam discriminates against her as badly as one would expect the White Shadow to do.
9"Space Driftin"May 8, 2006110

An interdimensional space hippie called Space Drifter comes and shows Dr. Wang what life would be like if he never existed in a way that is similar to It's a Wonderful Life.

Special Guest Star: Chris Elliott as Space Drifter
10"Universal World Games"May 22, 2006111
It is said in the book of prophecies that if the Bahamas win 69 gold medals in the Universal World Games, the world will come to an end. This leads White Shadow and his minions into using their 'powers' to try to win the games. In order to stop them, Minoriteam must disguise themselves as Chekbanian athletes to keep the White Shadow from destroying the world.
11"FOG"June 5, 2006112
A grape-flavored fog turns everyone's worst nightmares into reality. Non-Stop, who is immune to the fog due to his alter-ego's excessive cannabis use, is the only one who can save the day.
12"The Internet"May 29, 2006108

The White Shadow has a new secret weapon – a tool known to technology aficionados as the Internet. The Minoriteam must stop him before he uses deadly search engines to uncover their true identities.

Special Guest Star: Abby Elliott as Computer
13"Evilfellas"June 12, 2006113

As far back as he can remember, Corporate Ladder always wanted to be a minion. Follow his rise from a step-stool in White Shadows boardroom to a full-blown minion.

Note: The episode is a parody of Casino and Goodfellas told as 1980s flashbacks.
14"Landon In Love"June 19, 2006114

Fasto's loyalties are put to the test when his mild-mannered alter ego Landon is romantically pursued by a beautiful fellow professor who hates Fasto. While Fasto shirks his crime-fighting responsibilities to go on a date as Landon, an incomplete Minoriteam tries to capture a criminal named Gold Digger who coincidentally, relies on super-speed to rob banks.

Special Guest Star: Elizabeth Peña as Gold Digger/Maria
15"Le Black Coq"June 26, 2006115
Every villain has a back-story, and one-time successful restaurant owner John Le Coq is no exception. Watch as, in exciting flashback form, White Shadow recounts the rise and fall of The Black Coq to his visitor, the Devil. Racist Frankenstein gets his head stuck in the Corporate Ladder.
16"Tremendous Class"July 3, 2006116

Fasto, Jewcano, and Dr. Wang take off for a first-class vacation paid for in part by a settlement from a fake accident staged by Dr. Wang. They discover a flight section far beyond first class where White Shadow & his friends are living it up. They adopt disguises which are mostly rich minority stereotypes to crash it. Meanwhile, Nonstop makes the mistake of attempting to pass airport security in full costume. He is arrested and searched supposedly because he looks like a terrorist. El Jefe does not appear in the episode because in his normal life as a CEO, he was attending a child's birthday party and in any case would have been able to afford Tremendous Class for himself.

Special Guest Star: Drew Pinsky as Caretake of Tremendous Class.
17"The Assimulator"July 10, 2006117

The White Shadow introduces the Assimulator, a villain who can transform into anything he touches. He is sent out to destroy the Minoriteam by turning them against each other and to steal Dr. Wang's secret tea, which is believed to be where he gets his intelligence. As he meets the members, he befriends them and shakes their hands, thereby copying their powers. Later they confront him, but Assimulator proves to be a challenge since he has all their powers. Dr. Wang's "tea" turns out to be his urine.

Note: The Assimilator is a parody of Super-Adaptoid.
18"Behold Balactus, Part 1"July 17, 2006118

The White Shadow awakens an intergalactic evil called Balactus: Destroyer of Worlds. Why did White Shadow unleash the most powerful black being in the Universe? "Three (sic) words, black on black crime." But Balactus tells White Shadow that he will destroy ALL of the Earth. As Minoriteam fights in vain to stop him from destroying Earth, Fasto learns about his true past and investigates a mysterious can of black-eyed peas.

Special Guest Star: Michael Clarke Duncan as Balactus
19"Behold Balactus, Part 2"July 24, 2006119

The White Shadow and Minoriteam team up, but fail to stop Balactus. The spirit of Fasto's father emerges from the can of black-eyed peas and summons 3 other spirits from his home planet Blackton (which was destroyed by Balactus) who tell Fasto that he can use his black rage to run faster than light to go back in time and learn the true name of Balactus. He does so and uses that name "Leslie Ira ..." to impel Balactus to leave Earth just as Balactus is about to destroy it. Fasto goes to the "Projects of Solid-tude", also from the can of black-eyed peas, but they have already suffered urban decay.

Special Guest Star: Michael Clarke Duncan as Balactus

Home release

Minoriteam has not been released on DVD in the United States. It is available on iTunes and on Adult Swim's Website. On August 18, 2012 the entire series was released on DVD by Madman Entertainment in Region 4.[1]

References

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