''Downtown'' is an American animated series and

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on urban life, based on interviews with real people. The show, created by Chris Prynoski, follows a diverse and

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cast who live in

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, and presents their everyday lives. In 2000, ''Downtown'' was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for the episode "Before and After". ''Downtown'' aired 13 episodes from August to November 1999.

Cast

* Gregory Gilmore as Alex Hensen *Leyora Zuberman as Chaka Hensen *Marco H. Rodriguez as Fruity *Scot Rienecker as Scott ("Goat") *Tammy Lang as Jen *Hector Fontanez as Matt *Aurora Lucia-Levey as Mecca *Phoebe Summersquash as Serena *Rosanna Plasencia as Leah

Episodes

Reception

Sarah Nechamkin of

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, called ''Downtown'' “the best piece of discarded treasure to come out of the glorious trove of ’90s MTV”. In a retrospective review for

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, Greta Rainbow called it a “feat of naturalistic dialogue”, describing the series as a “hyperspecific time capsule”.

References

External links

* {{MTVNetwork Shows 1990s American adult animated television series 1990s American sitcoms 1999 American television series debuts 1999 American television series endings American adult animated comedy television series American animated sitcoms English-language television shows MTV cartoons Teen animated television series Television series created by George Krstic Television series created by Chris Prynoski Television shows set in New York City