Mutant Enemy Productions is an American

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founded in 1996 by

Joss Whedon Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon ( ; born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer' ...

to produce ''

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''. The company also produced the ''Buffy'' spin-off, ''

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'', and his two short-lived science fiction series, the

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'' and his high-concept '' Dollhouse'', all co-produced by

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. Mutant Enemy also produced the internet series, '' Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' the film ''

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'' and the superhero series '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', along with

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and

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. Most recently, Mutant Enemy produced the supernatural fiction series '' The Nevers'' for

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. Its offices (made out of glass bricks) were on the lot of

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, previously the home of Chris Carter's Ten Thirteen Productions. According to March 2006's issue of UK magazine ''The Word'', the offices were closed not long after ''Angel'' was cancelled.

Filmography

The following table lists the production credits of ''Mutant Enemy'':

Name and logo

Name

The name "Mutant Enemy" is taken from the song " And You and I" by

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band

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, of whom Whedon is a professed fan: "There'll be no mutant enemy/we shall certify/political ends/as sad remains will die." (On the special features of the ''Buffy'' DVDs, Whedon also says in an interview that he called his typewriter "mutant enemy".)

Original end-of-credits logo

The company's end-of-credits logo and

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is an intentionally poorly animated

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monster cartoon figure crossing the screen from right to left and saying, "Grr. Argh." It was drawn and voiced by Whedon himself. In certain episodes of ''Buffy'' the animation was changed: * " Becoming, Part Two": He says "Oooh, I need a hug" instead. * " Amends": He wears a Santa hat. * " Graduation Day, Part Two": He wears a

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—the image used is a reversed logo from the U.S. national college honor society

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. * " Once More, with Feeling": He sings the line in

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. * " Storyteller": The monster (overdubbed by cast member

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) sings a line from the episode, "We are as Gods". * " Chosen": He turns and pulls a face at the viewer. The episode " Bargaining, Part One" references the end-of-credits logo. Tara gives Giles a small rubber monster and says "And a monster. Sort of a Sunnydale souvenir, we thought. Grr. Argh." In season seven of ''Buffy'', there is a species of ancient Vampires called " Turok-Han" or Ubervamps. They look like more detailed versions of the Mutant Enemy. In the canonical ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8'' comic books, issue 22 "Swell", on page 10, the slogan for an in-comic fictional product is "Vampy Cat! Grr! Argh! He'll love you to the Santorio Corporation!"

Parodies

At the end of the credits of the animated sketch comedy parody show ''

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'', a parody of the Mutant Enemy, Inc. logo appeared with Joss Whedon (guest starring as himself) providing the "Grr... Argh..." As the enemy mutant rips apart the city, the scene cuts to an office where Joss Whedon is playing with dolls and an executive says to him, "Come on Joss, that's why you got kicked off ''

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''."

New end-of-credits logo

With '' The Nevers'', the Mutant Enemy vampire end-credits logo was replaced. The new end-of-credits card features a typewriter, upon which the company's name is affixed as an embossed label maker label.

Staff

Staff members of Mutant Enemy, all of whom have writing and/or production credits on at least one of the above shows, have included, in alphabetical order: * Jeffrey Bell * Elizabeth Craft * Steven S. DeKnight * Ben Edlund * Jane Espenson * Sarah Fain *

David Fury David Fury is an American television writer, producer, actor and director. Career He is well known for his work on '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', '' Angel'', '' Lost'', '' 24'', '' Fringe,'' '' Tyrant'' and '' The Tick''. Fury was a co-exe ...

Ashley Gable Ashley Gable is an American screenwriter and producer who has worked on a variety of well-known television series including ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and '' Person of Interest''. She was an executive producer on the CBS crime drama ''The Menta ...

* Drew Goddard * Drew Z. Greenberg *

David Greenwalt David Greenwalt (born October 16, 1949) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He was the co-executive producer of the TV series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and co-creator of its spinoff, '' Angel''. He is also co-creator of the ...

* Rebecca Rand Kirshner * Tim Minear * Jose Molina *

Marti Noxon Martha Mills Noxon (born August 25, 1964) is an American television and film writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her work as a screenwriter and executive producer on the supernatural drama series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' ( ...

Doug Petrie Douglas Petrie is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Best known as a writer, director, and co-executive producer on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. He co-wrote the screenplays for the ''Fantastic Four'' film and '' Harriet the Spy ...

* Mere Smith * Maurissa Tancharoen *

Jed Whedon Jed Tucker Whedon (born July 18, 1975) is an American screenwriter and musician, and the son of screenwriter Tom Whedon, grandson of screenwriter John Whedon, and the brother of screenwriter Zack Whedon and of filmmaker Joss Whedon. Career Alo ...

* Zack Whedon

References

External links

A Brief History of Mutant Enemy
{{Authority control Buffyverse Film production companies of the United States Television production companies of the United States Privately held companies based in California Companies based in Los Angeles Mass media companies established in 1996 1996 establishments in California Works by Joss Whedon