Nickelodeon orders up' Fanboy and Chum Chum'

By April MacIntyre Sep 17, 2008, 16:47 GMT

Estelle Harris is ready for her Nickelodeon close up now... EPA/PAUL BUCK

Nick has ordered 26 episodes of "Fanboy and Chum Chum", a new CG animated spin-off comedy series spinning off from the anthology series Random! Cartoons, it was announced today by Brown Johnson, President, Animation for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids & Family Group.

The network press relase notes that the series (created by Eric Robles) will combine "classic squash and stretch animation with CG technology, Fanboy and Chum Chum centers on a fearless, comic book-loving 10-year old named Fanboy and his best friend and trusty sidekick, Chum Chum, whose wide-eyed acceptance of the bizarre is the perfect complement to his friend’s hyper imagination."   

“Eric’s wild imagination and diverse animation background have brought these hilarious characters to life and we’re excited to share them with our Nick audience” said Johnson.  “Our search for unique and funny knows no bounds – and with Fanboy and Chum Chum, we found it in our own backyard on Random Cartoons.”

David Hornsby voices Fanboy with Nika Futterman as Chum Chum, joined by a cast including Jamie Kennedy, Josh Duhamel and Estelle Harris as Fanboy’s "untrusting wizard friend Kyle, Fanboy’s uber-geek mentor Oz and Oz’ mother, respectively."

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