The Oblongs

The Oblongs (stylized as the Oblongs...) is an American animated television series created by Angus Oblong. The Oblongs premiered on The WB on April 1, 2001 and was later removed from on May 20, 2001, leaving five episodes unaired. The remaining episodes were later aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim.

The series is loosely based on a series of characters introduced in picture book entitled Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children. It was produced by Jobsite Productions and Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, and the theme song for the show was composed and performed by They Might Be Giants.

A total of 13 episodes were produced. All thirteen episodes of The Oblongs were released on DVD on October 4, 2005.

Setting and premise

The series focuses on the antics of a family who live in a poor valley community and, as a result of pollution and radiation exposure, are all disabled or deformed. The pollution is the direct result of the lavish lifestyle of the rich community known as "The Hills", whose residents exploit and harm the valley residents with absolutely no regard for their safety or well-being.