''ADHD Shorts'' (also known as Animation Domination High-Def Shorts) is an
interstitial program
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that is part of the ''
Animation Domination High-Def
Animation Domination High-Def (also called Animation Domination HD, Fox ADHD, and ADHD) was a late-night programming block broadcast by Fox. Originally premiering on July 21, 2013 as a spin-off of ''Animation Domination'', the block originally fo ...
'' block.
Plot
This is a series of animated shorts used as interstitial programming between episodes. Most of them are in sketches form with a few animated songs. Writing is primarily done by
Heather Anne Campbell
Heather Anne Campbell is an American writer, comedian, podcast host, and actress.
Life and career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Campbell began studying improvisational comedy at iO Theater at the age of fifteen, under the tutelage of Del Close. F ...
with most songs performed by Heather herself or by vocalist Liz Beebe.
Recurring shorts
The following are recurring shorts in this interstitial program:
''ADHD U''
Short for ADHD University and serving as a parody of ''
Schoolhouse Rock!'', this is a series of shorts that contain songs about different organizations and topics not often discussed in ''Schoolhouse Rock!'' Nate Clark, Matthew Davis, and Katie Molinaro provide the singing voices for the songs.
''Desert Folk''
A series of shorts about the Desert Folk boys consisting of an anthropomorphic lizard named Lizard (voiced by
Trevor Moore), a rattlesnake named Snake (voiced by
Sam Brown), and an anthropomorphic scorpion named Scorpion (voiced by James Pumphrey) as they live in the desert and have various misadventures.
''Gothball''
In a spin-off of ''
Stone Quackers'', the shorts feature a
bicolor cat
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* Bicolour (flag), a flag of two color bands
** Bicolour, the flag of Haiti
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* Bicolor cat, or piebald cat, a cat ...
named Gothball (voiced by
John O'Hurley
John George O'Hurley Jr. (born October 9, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, singer, author, game show host and television personality. He is known for his portrayal of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld'', and was the sixth host of the ...
) as he interacts with his owner Dottie (voiced by
Heather Lawless
Heather Lawless is an American actress, comedian, and voice actress.
Early life
Lawless was born in Georgia, and raised in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. She graduated from the University of Georgia.
Career
She began her career as ...
), Whit (voiced by Whitmer Thomas), Clay (voiced by Clay Tatum), and Barf (voiced by
Ben Jones). The cat was originally named Gothfield in ''Stone Quackers''. Like ''Stone Quackers'', these shorts were created by
Ben Jones who also provided the opening narration for these shorts.
''Hamsters on Rollerskates''
A series of shorts that involve
hamster
Hamsters are rodents (order Rodentia) belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae, which contains 19 species classified in seven genera.Fox, Sue. 2006. ''Hamsters''. T.F.H. Publications Inc. They have become established as popular small pets. The ...
s who wear
rollerskates and have non sequitur conversations about just about anything. These shorts were created by Matty Smith, and voiced by Matty Smith and
Jack Allison.
''Hulk''
A parody of
Hulk from
Marvel Comics
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that depicts Bruce Banner (voiced by Stephen Hale) going through mundane activities upon turning into Hulk (also voiced by Stephen Hale) like running errands and joining a gym which always results in Hulk causing damages during these times. When ADHD stopped production, the shorts were continued on AOK.
''Old Man''
A series of shorts where an old man is paired up with different superhero groups against their villains which always ends with the old man dying of old age.
''Scientifically Accurate''
A series of theme songs of different characters that are depicted if they were scientifically accurate and in real life. The songs are written and performed by
Heather Anne Campbell
Heather Anne Campbell is an American writer, comedian, podcast host, and actress.
Life and career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Campbell began studying improvisational comedy at iO Theater at the age of fifteen, under the tutelage of Del Close. F ...
.
''School Girl Crush''
In this parody of schoolgirl-themed
anime
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like ''
Revolutionary Girl Utena
is a series created by Be-Papas, an artist collective founded by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The primary entries in the series include a 1996 manga written by Chiho Saito, a 1997 anime television series directed by Ikuhara, and ''Adolescence of Ut ...
'', ''
Project A-ko
is a 1986 Japanese action comedy science fiction anime film that had several sequels and a spin-off. This film focuses on a happy-go-lucky 16-year-old red-haired, sailor-suited teenage schoolgirl, A-ko Magami, who goes on her magical adventure ...
'', ''
Oniisama e...'', ''
Sailor Moon'', ''
My Bride Is a Mermaid'', ''
My-HiME
is a Japanese anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005. The series focuses on the lives of HiMEs—girls with the capa ...
'', ''
Kill la Kill'', ''
Ouran High School Host Club
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bisco Hatori, and serialized in Hakusensha's '' LaLa'' magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ouran Ac ...
'', ''
Attack on Titan: Junior High'', and ''
Sakura Trick
is a Japanese 4-panel yuri manga series written and illustrated by Tachi. The series began serialization in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Miracle!'' magazine from March 2011. An anime television adaptation by Studi ...
'', Kim Kimiko (voiced by Heather Anne Campbell) is a poor
transfer student
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who discovers the real meaning of power when she battles an
Austria
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n rich girl named Lucia Goch (voiced by
Angela Trimbur
Angela Denise Trimbur (born July 19, 1981) is an American actress, writer, dancer, choreographer, and former reality television participant.
Personal life
Trimbur was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on July 19, 1981. She attended Neshaminy H ...
) as they each discover that schoolgirls get their powers from kissing each other by using military
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in order to defeat an evil teacher that uses his students as guinea pigs by using a
virtual reality game
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. The series ran from January 22, 2014 to December 21, 2015. It concluded after five episodes.
''Songs You Didn't Know Had Lyrics''
A series of songs that have lyrics written for them. The songs are written and performed by
Heather Anne Campbell
Heather Anne Campbell is an American writer, comedian, podcast host, and actress.
Life and career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Campbell began studying improvisational comedy at iO Theater at the age of fifteen, under the tutelage of Del Close. F ...
.
''The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush''
A series of shorts featuring the
weed
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-smoking
detective OG Sherlock Kush (voiced by
Peter Serafinowicz
Peter Szymon Serafinowicz ( ; born 10 July 1972) is an English actor, comedian, director and screenwriter, best known for his roles as the title character in the 2016 live-action series of '' The Tick'', Pete in ''Shaun of the Dead'' (2004) an ...
) and his assistant Watson (voiced by
Rich Fulcher
Richard Fulcher (born November 18, 1968) is an American comedian, actor and author. He played Bob Fossil and other characters in the British comedy series ''The Mighty Boosh'', and Edward Sheath in the American series '' Jon Benjamin Has a Van'' ...
). Besides the shorts being a parody of
Sherlock Holmes, these shorts were created by Joseph Carnegie with
The Lucas Brothers as executive producers. The series ran from January 1, 2015 to February 26, 2016.
References
External links
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