Mr. Wong (web series)

Mr. Wong is an internet television series which debuted in 2000[1] and lasted 13 episodes (an unaired 14th episode was made available for the DVD release). It features the adventures of a Chinese American butler for a wealthy socialite WASP named Miss Pam.[2] He previously worked as a butler for Bing Crosby and often mourns him. It has developed a cult following whilst being hosted on the website Icebox.com, which also features independently made cartoons such as Queer Duck. But the cartoon has drawn fierce criticisms from the Asian American community who viewed it as racist.[3][4]

Mr. Wong
GenreBlack comedy
Adult animation
Created byPam Brady and Kyle McCulloch
Voices ofPam Brady
Kyle McCulloch
Theme music composerFuzzbee Morse, Davy Jones
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time3–4 minutes (episodes are two parts)
Production companiesIcebox, Mondo Mini Shows, National Lampoon
Release
Picture formatFlash cartoon
Original release2000 (2000) –
2001 (2001)
External links
Website

Mr Wong's creators, Pam Brady and Kyle McCulloch, also write for the television series South Park.[5] The DVD was released under the "National Lampoon's Presents" banner.

The music for Mr. Wong was composed and performed by Fuzzbee Morse.

The theme song was sung by former Monkees lead singer Davy Jones.

List of episodes
No. in
series 		Title Link
1"Urine Trouble, Pt. 1"
2"Urine Trouble, Pt. 2"
3"Yellow Fever, Pt. 1"
4"Yellow Fever, Pt. 2"
5"Meet the Creep, Pt. 1"
6"Meet the Creep, Pt. 2"
7"Music Video"
8"Treasure Cat, Pt. 1"
9"Treasure Cat, Pt. 2"
10"Treasure Cat, Pt. 3"
11"Gary Peterson's Wonder Wand, Pt. 1"
12"Gary Peterson's Wonder Wand, Pt. 2"
13"Gary Peterson's Wonder Wand, Pt. 3"
14"Stand Up For Wong!"

Film

In September 2000 a direct to video film adaptation of Mr. Wong called "Crap Attack" was in negotiation between IceBox Incorporated and Artisan Entertainment, however, when the film was publicly announced by Artisan president Bill Block the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans initiated a letter-writing campaign that successfully convinced Artisan to drop the project. The Coalition later took out an advertisement in Daily Variety criticizing the cartoon and thanking Artisan for abandoning the movie project.[6][7][8][9]

Reception

The character has had a negative reaction from critics in the mainstream media and Asian American groups, yet maintains a limited cult following.[3][10][4][11][12][13] However, Scott Bass of Streaming Media described the comedy of Mr. Wong as "so edgy" that he could not "imagine seeing it on TV."[14]

References
  1. "Empty Cribs; An American in Israel; Net Tunes". CNN. August 10, 2000. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  2. Robischon, Noah (2000-06-23). "Drawing Power". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  3. Liu, Marian (2000-07-31). "Funny or Racist? 'Mr. Wong' Draws Mixed Reaction". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  4. Liu, Marian (2011-06-24). "Asian Americans Divided Over Web's 'Mr. Wong' / Cartoon series offends some -- others laugh". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  5. "National Lampoon's "Mr. Wong"". UCLA. 2002-04-09. Archived from the original on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-10-06.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Death to Mr. Wong".
  7. "Asian-American groups object to "Mr. Wong"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  8. "Artisan Ends Talk To Turn "Mr. Wong" Into Film". Variety.
  9. "IceBox's Mr. Wong Direct-To-Video Plans Melt". AWN.
  10. Gross, Larry P.; Katz, John Stuart; Ruby, Jay (2003). Image Ethcs in the Digital Age - Larry P. Gross, John Stuart Katz, Jay Ruby - Google Books. ISBN 9780816638253. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  11. "Steve Stanford of Icebox.com on Internet cartoons". CNN. 2000-09-10. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  12. "Mr. Wong, Miss Swan: Asian Stereotypes Attacked". E!. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  13. Lu-Lien Tan, Cheryl (July 8, 2000). "'Wong' cartoon draws ire of Asian Americans". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  14. Bass, Scott (August 30, 2000). "Q&A With Steve Stanford of Icebox". Streaming Media. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
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