Hi, everyone! It’s Fan Friday again and today I’m talking about a show called Frisky Dingo. If you’ve ever seen Archer and enjoyed it, you would probably like Frisky Dingo because the same people created both shows.

Frisky Dingo is a fifteen minute show that found a home on Adult Swim late at night. The show only lasted two seasons and it’s a shame, because the show could have gone on much longer. Archer has a similar kind of humor, so it’s really not so bad.

Frisky Dingo’s premise is that Awesome X (a hero somewhat comparable to Iron Man with all the money but none of the intelligence) and the Xtacles need to find a new villain. The antagonist, Killface, has created a doomsday device meant to drive the earth into the sun. Killface, however, doesn’t have enough money to complete the project. Awesome X then hatches a plan to get Killface’s signature on a contract allowing Awesome X to make and distribute toys of the two characters.

Honestly, this is just the beginning of their shenanigans, which even leads to Killface attending morning talk shows in order to spread the word about his doomsday device. It plays on a lot of funny things that would come about from having superheroes and villains in the world today. Things that you wouldn’t see in comics. Venture Bros plays with this concept as well with super scientists and their villains. If I’m being honest, the Xtacles are some of the funniest characters in the show, as minions tend to be.

While most of Adult Swim’s fifteen minute shows tend to be episodic, this show has a very tight storyline that continues from one episode to the next. If I had to guess, that’s probably why the show didn’t do so well. If you missed an episode, or didn’t catch the show from the beginning, the storyline would be even weirder and running jokes wouldn’t be as humorous. I caught an episode here and there once in a while and never thought it was funny until I caught it from the beginning.

I believe Adult Swim is airing the show again in its entirety. I know there are also dvds available at many major retailers and it may (though I’m not certain) be available online or through Netflix. If you like Archer, if you’re a fan of Adult Swim, check out this show because you’ll probably enjoy it. At the very least, it’s an amusing show.

Now it’s your turn, what shows do you find to be funny with a unique premise? Have you seen Frisky Dingo and wish it would make a return?