The Fred the Ostrich Show: Sex and Violence

Cartoon Fun House: Sex & Violence aired on Nickelodeon on October 28, 2005. It was one of two pilots produced for The Fred the Ostrich Show. The other pilot, The Fred the Ostrich & Friends Valentine Show, aired on February 14, 2005. In this half-hour animated variety special, the Fred the Ostrich gang parody the proliferation of sex and violence on television. Virgil, George the Rhino, and hip guitarist Lloyd Zeppelin prepare for a pageant based on seven colors, with cartoon characters representing their colors -- red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and pink.

Sketches

 * Victorian Dinosaurs at Crystal Palace Park: The dinosaur models trade jokes.
 * At the Dance
 * The Wrestling Match: The Zombie Apocalypse displays his winning tactics.
 * The Italian Chef demonstrates how to make a submarine sandwich.
 * The Generation Society perform "Love You To Death".
 * Hilton and Ramada sit in their den.
 * For The Birds: A red bird tries to get an apple from a tree and calls other birds to help him.
 * Theater of Things: The pencils get a new ruler.
 * Aggression: Featuring two blob-like monsters talking in jumbo.
 * Films in Focus: A review pans the film Escape From Beneath the Planet of the Lizards.
 * The Seven Colors Pageant

Voices

 * Dee Bradley Baker as Anthromorph, The Zombie Apocalypse and his opponent, Small Red Bird, Red Blob-Like Monster, "Danny Phantom" Impersonator, Iguana, Mr. Pink, and Ed the Janitor
 * Tom Kenny as The Announcer, Iguanodon, Dancers, Short Yellow Bird, Mr. Green, Pencil, Gene Shalit, and Professor Naga
 * Jeff Bennett as Wacky Barry, George the Rhino, Pterodactyl, the Italian Chef, Hilton and Ramada, Man-Size Blue Bird, Ruler, Iguana, Jerry, and Mr. Blue
 * Grey Delisle as the Receptionist, Janet, Medium-Sized White Bird, Vonseg (the silver triangle creature), Sam Manson, Miss Australia, Julie Simpson, and a Whatnot
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Lloyd Zeppelin, Nem (the gold triangle creature), and Mr. Orange
 * Phil LaMarr as Mr. Yellow and Scoot
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Dr. Tusks, Blue Blob-Like Monster, and Ralph the Bear
 * Fred Tatasciore as a Komodo Dragon
 * Tom Kane as Hylaeosaurus and Mr. Purple
 * Julie Nathanson as Additional Voices
 * B.J. Ward as Additional Voices
 * Cree Summer as Additional Voices
 * Kath Soucie as Additional Voices
 * Jim Ward as Virgil, Megalosaurus, Fred the Ostrich, Large Purple Bird, and Max Houston

Trivia

 * Later syndicated alongside The Fred the Ostrich Show.
 * The special introduced several new characters, including Virgil (who acted as host, but would eventually play a minor role as an orchestra conductor on The Fred the Ostrich Show), George the Rhino, Dr. Tusks, Janet, Lloyd Zeppelin, Scoot, Anthromorph, the Italian Chef, Hilton and Ramada, and an early version of Dr. Claudius Iguana (named "Professor Naga"). Old characters like Fred the Ostrich, Ralph the Bear, and Danny Phantom character Sam Manson have cameo appearances, along with a few holdovers from their previous pilot, such as Wacky Roger (now called "Wacky Barry"), Ed the Janitor, and Jerry the guru. Early versions of Julie Simpson, David the Duck, and the Amazing Donald can also be spotted.