''Shorty McShorts' Shorts'' was an American animated

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, which consisted of 4-/5-minute shorts. It aired from July 28, 2006, to May 25, 2007.

Summary

The host of the show is Shorty McShorts. His name is often shortened to "Shorty" or "SMS", which appears on the hat that he wears. He also wears blue shorts and is the

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for his own Short Line. He appeared in advertisements for the show and in the introduction and conclusion of each short where he also does not appear in any of the shorts. The show takes the form of a Saturday morning cartoon as the shorts that are shown could very well be installments of their own miniseries. ''The Boyz on Da Run'' shorts appear in a certain order and have three episodes attached as a miniseries with a fourth one that never appeared on TV. The other episodes do belong to their own miniseries, but the way the shorts are set up suggests that more installments under the same name could be produced. The series finale "Flip-Flopped" was scored by The Apples in Stereo frontman Robert Schneider.

Broadcast history

The series mainly received mixed reviews. Episodes premiered week after week until the 6th episode. The third part of the "Boyz on Da Run" miniseries was the last episode of Season 1, having aired on September 29, 2006. The show went into hiatus until April 2007. During the meantime, another short series, ''

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'', filled in as a substitute for ''Shorty McShorts' Shorts'' during its hiatus. The second season was on air for only a limited time, as it aired new episodes only for one month straight (April 20, 2007 - May 25, 2007). ''Shorty McShorts' Shorts'' was last shown in May 2007, before being completely cancelled. Reruns were rarely shown, and were used mainly as time slot fillers until they stopped airing altogether. Although 15 shorts were produced, only 13 were aired. The short ''Fish Tale'' would later be reworked into ''

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'' in 2010, while the other short '' SheZow!'' was later revived as a TV series on

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Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2006)

Season 2 (2007)

Unreleased

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References

External links

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TV Squad: Shorty McShort coming to Disney Channel
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