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Boneheads is an American anime-style televison series based on a short produced for Frederator Studios' animation incubator series Random! Cartoons that aired on December 13, 2008 on Nicktoons Network, created by Hiroshi Chida and produced by Disney Television Animation and Frederator for Disney Channel. After Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network respectively declined to turn the short into a full-fledged show, Disney Channel purchased the rights, and the series previewed on February 22, 2013 and launched as a series on March 29 of that year. The series follows Roccos (Blake Michael) and Bone (Doug Brochu), as they encounter many comedy-filled journeys. It takes place in the prehistoric city of Bone Yard. Along the way, Roccos and Bone interact with other characters within the series: Leroy (Hadley Chida), V. Nuss Flytrap (David Henrie), Dinnosaur (Doc Shaw), Bit (Danielle Campbell), Witch Doctor (Joey Pollari), and Doctor Towel (Adam Lamberg).

Production

According to series creator Hiroshi Chida, the show's style was influenced by his work as a voice actor of Yan-Lo in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. He tries to include "East Asian" moments. The show began as a single stand-alone anime-influenced short which ran for seven minutes. Chida created the short almost entirely by himself, and wrapped up production for the short in the spring of 2006. It aired in January 2007, again on June 5, 2007 on the SIGGRAPH Festival, and once again as part of Nicktoons Network and Frederator Studios' Random! Cartoons on December 13, 2008. Eventually, Frederator Studios approached Nickelodeon, but the channel declined the idea. The studio then approached Cartoon Network, but the idea was also rejected. The company finally approached Disney Channel. The channel said they would be willing to produce the series if Chida could prove that the short could be expanded into a series while maintaining elements from the original short.

Chida quickly retooled the concept of the pilot. He wanted a potential series to be "fully realized", rather than possess the "pre-school vibe" that the original pilot had. One of the major changes from the pilot to the series was the emphasis placed on the background art. Rita Street, an executive producer, was tasked with fleshing out the background. Reportedly, he was told to make the series look like it took "place in a 'Street'". He designed major locations like Roccos and Bone's home, the Bront-O-Market, and the Bone Yard Hall. Chida turned in a rough storyboard that featured Roccos and Bone going on a spaghetti-supper. However, the channel was embarrassed with this story, and asked for another. Chida then created an early storyboard for the episode "Quick Shot Bonehead" which was his attempt to emulate the style of the original short. Disney Channel approved the first season in November 2012, and "Quick Shot Bonehead" became the first episode to enter into production. On December 4 of that year, executive producer Rita Street confirmed on Twitter that the series would not be moved to Disney XD.

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 Genre // Computer animation // split
-Created by // Hadley Hudson // split
+Created by // Hiroshi Chida // split
-Voices of // [[wikipedia:Blake Michael|Blake Michael]]<br>[[wikipedia:Doug Brochu|Doug Brochu]]<br>Hadley Hudson<br>[[wikipedia:David Henrie|David Henrie]]<br>[[wikipedia:Doc Shaw|Doc Shaw]]<br>[[wikipedia:Danielle Campbell|Danielle Campbell]]<br>[[wikipedia:Joey Pollari|Joey Pollari]]<br>[[wikipedia:Adam Lamberg|Adam Lamberg]] // split
+Voices of // [[wikipedia:Blake Michael|Blake Michael]]<br>[[wikipedia:Doug Brochu|Doug Brochu]]<br>Hiroshi Chida<br>[[wikipedia:David Henrie|David Henrie]]<br>[[wikipedia:Doc Shaw|Doc Shaw]]<br>[[wikipedia:Danielle Campbell|Danielle Campbell]]<br>[[wikipedia:Joey Pollari|Joey Pollari]]<br>[[wikipedia:Adam Lamberg|Adam Lamberg]] // split
 Opening theme // "Boneheads", sung by Blake Michael // split
 Ending theme // "Monkey and Caveman", sung by Blake Michael // split
 Country of origin // United States // split
 Original language // English // split
-Executive producers // Rita Street<br>[[wikipedia:Fred Seibert|Fred Seibert]] // split
+Executive producers // Hadley Hudson<br>Rita Street<br>[[wikipedia:Fred Seibert|Fred Seibert]] // split
 Running time // 22 minutes <small>(11 per segment)</small> // split
 Production companies // [[wikipedia:Disney Television Animation|Disney Television Animation]]<br>[[wikipedia:Frederator Studios|Frederator Studios]]<br>Disney Channel Original Productions // split
-Original network // [[wikipedia:Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons]] <small>(pilot only)</small><br>[[wikipedia:Disney Channel|Disney Channel]] // split
+Original network // [[wikipedia:Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons Network]] <small>(pilot only)</small><br>[[wikipedia:Disney Channel|Disney Channel]] // split
 Picture format // [[wikipedia:1080i|1080i]] ([[wikipedia:High-definition television|HDTV]]) // split
-Original release // March 29, 2013 –May 20, 2016 // split
+Original release // {{date|29|March|2013}}–{{date|20|May|2016}} // split
 Related // ''[[wikipedia:Random! Cartoons|Random! Cartoons]]''<br>''[[wikipedia:Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior|Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior]]''<br>''[[wikipedia:Phineas and Ferb|Phineas and Ferb]]'' // wide
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-'''''Boneheads''''' is an American [[wikipedia:Anime|anime]]-style televison series based on a short produced for [[wikipedia:Frederator Studios|Frederator Studios]]' animation incubator series ''[[wikipedia:Random! Cartoons|Random! Cartoons]]'' that aired on December 13, 2008 on [[wikipedia:Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons]], created by Hadley Hudson and produced by [[wikipedia:Disney Television Animation|Disney Television Animation]] and Frederator for [[wikipedia:Disney Channel|Disney Channel]]. After [[wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]] and [[wikipedia:Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network]] respectively declined to turn the short into a full-fledged show, Disney Channel purchased the rights, and the series previewed on February 22, 2013 and launched as a series on March 29 of that year. The series follows [[Misc:Roccos|Roccos]] (Blake Michael) and [[Misc:Bone (character)|Bone]] (Doug Brochu), as they encounter many comedy-filled journeys. It takes place in the [[wikipedia:Prehistory|prehistoric]] [[wikipedia:City|city]] of Bone Yard. Along the way, Roccos and Bone interact with other characters within the series: [[Misc:Leroy (Boneheads)|Leroy]] (Hadley Hudson), V. Nuss Flytrap (David Henrie), Dinnosaur (Doc Shaw), Bit (Danielle Campbell), Witch Doctor (Joey Pollari), and Doctor Towel (Adam Lamberg).
+'''''Boneheads''''' is an American [[wikipedia:Anime|anime]]-style televison series based on a short produced for [[wikipedia:Frederator Studios|Frederator Studios]]' animation incubator series ''[[wikipedia:Random! Cartoons|Random! Cartoons]]'' that aired on December 13, 2008 on [[wikipedia:Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons Network]], created by Hiroshi Chida and produced by [[wikipedia:Disney Television Animation|Disney Television Animation]] and Frederator for [[wikipedia:Disney Channel|Disney Channel]]. After [[wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]] and [[wikipedia:Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network]] respectively declined to turn the short into a full-fledged show, Disney Channel purchased the rights, and the series previewed on February 22, 2013 and launched as a series on March 29 of that year. The series follows [[Misc:Roccos|Roccos]] (Blake Michael) and [[Misc:Bone (character)|Bone]] (Doug Brochu), as they encounter many comedy-filled journeys. It takes place in the [[wikipedia:Prehistory|prehistoric]] [[wikipedia:City|city]] of Bone Yard. Along the way, Roccos and Bone interact with other characters within the series: [[Misc:Leroy (Boneheads)|Leroy]] (Hadley Chida), V. Nuss Flytrap (David Henrie), Dinnosaur (Doc Shaw), Bit (Danielle Campbell), Witch Doctor (Joey Pollari), and Doctor Towel (Adam Lamberg).
 ==Production==
-According to series creator Hadley Hudson, the show's style was influenced by his work as a voice actor of Yan-Lo in the 2006 [[wikipedia:List of Disney Channel original films|Disney Channel Original Movie]] ''[[wikipedia:Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior|Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior]]''. He tries to include "[[wikipedia: East Asia|East Asia]]n" moments. The show began as a single stand-alone anime-influenced [[wikipedia:short film|short]] which ran for seven minutes. Hudson created the short almost entirely by himself, and wrapped up production for the short in the spring of 2006. It aired in January 2007, again on June 5, 2007 on the [[wikipedia:SIGGRAPH|SIGGRAPH]] Festival, and once again as part of [[wikipedia:Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons]] and [[wikipedia:Frederator Studios|Frederator Studios]]' ''[[wikipedia:Random! Cartoons|Random! Cartoons]]'' on December 13, 2008. Eventually, Frederator Studios approached [[wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], but the channel declined the idea. The studio then approached [[wikipedia:Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network]], but the idea was also rejected. The company finally approached [[wikipedia:Disney Channel|Disney Channel]]. The channel said they would be willing to produce the series if Hudson could prove that the short could be expanded into a series while maintaining elements from the original short.
+According to series creator Hiroshi Chida, the show's style was influenced by his work as a voice actor of Yan-Lo in the 2006 [[wikipedia:List of Disney Channel original films|Disney Channel Original Movie]] ''[[wikipedia:Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior|Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior]]''. He tries to include "[[wikipedia: East Asia|East Asia]]n" moments. The show began as a single stand-alone anime-influenced [[wikipedia:short film|short]] which ran for seven minutes. Chida created the short almost entirely by himself, and wrapped up production for the short in the spring of 2006. It aired in January 2007, again on June 5, 2007 on the [[wikipedia:SIGGRAPH|SIGGRAPH]] Festival, and once again as part of [[wikipedia:Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons Network]] and [[wikipedia:Frederator Studios|Frederator Studios]]' ''[[wikipedia:Random! Cartoons|Random! Cartoons]]'' on December 13, 2008. Eventually, Frederator Studios approached [[wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], but the channel declined the idea. The studio then approached [[wikipedia:Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network]], but the idea was also rejected. The company finally approached [[wikipedia:Disney Channel|Disney Channel]]. The channel said they would be willing to produce the series if Chida could prove that the short could be expanded into a series while maintaining elements from the original short.
-Hudson quickly retooled the concept of the pilot. He wanted a potential series to be "fully realized", rather than possess the "pre-school vibe" that the original pilot had. One of the major changes from the pilot to the series was the emphasis placed on the background art. Rita Street, an executive producer, was tasked with fleshing out the background. Reportedly, he was told to make the series look like it took "place in a 'Street'". He designed major locations like Roccos and Bone's home, the Bront-O-Market, and the Bone Yard Hall. Hudson turned in a rough storyboard that featured Roccos and Bone going on a spaghetti-supper. However, the channel was embarrassed with this story, and asked for another. Hudson then created an early storyboard for the episode "Quick Shot Bonehead" which was his attempt to emulate the style of the original short. Disney Channel approved the first season in November 2012, and "Quick Shot Bonehead" became the first episode to enter into production. On December 4 of that year, executive producer Rita Street confirmed on [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] that the series would not be moved to [[wikipedia:Disney XD|Disney XD]].
+Chida quickly retooled the concept of the pilot. He wanted a potential series to be "fully realized", rather than possess the "pre-school vibe" that the original pilot had. One of the major changes from the pilot to the series was the emphasis placed on the background art. Rita Street, an executive producer, was tasked with fleshing out the background. Reportedly, he was told to make the series look like it took "place in a 'Street'". He designed major locations like Roccos and Bone's home, the Bront-O-Market, and the Bone Yard Hall. Chida turned in a rough storyboard that featured Roccos and Bone going on a spaghetti-supper. However, the channel was embarrassed with this story, and asked for another. Chida then created an early storyboard for the episode "Quick Shot Bonehead" which was his attempt to emulate the style of the original short. Disney Channel approved the first season in November 2012, and "Quick Shot Bonehead" became the first episode to enter into production. On December 4 of that year, executive producer Rita Street confirmed on [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] that the series would not be moved to [[wikipedia:Disney XD|Disney XD]].