Short-Lived Shows: Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak
Posted May 24th 2006 9:08AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: OpEd, Animation, Short-Lived Shows, Adult Swim
You know how
The Brady Bunch was a decent enough show, but then they pushed their luck a little too far with that
Brady Bunch Variety Hour nonsense? Even diehard fans had to say, "Okay, seriously people, that's enough." Well, that was sorta my response to Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak, which aired as part of the Adult Swim block and lasted for only two episodes in 2000, placing it chronologically between two much better series featuring Brak: Cartoon Planet and The Brak Show (not to be confused with Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak). The show utilized Brak's singing "talent" quite a bit, just as Cartoon Planet had, but it essentially felt like a gussied up version of Cartoon Planet (although we did get to finally see the lower half of his body, which was always obscured on Cartoon Planet). Of course, I say this as a huge fan of the nonsensical, stream-of-consciousness ramblings that Brak so gleefully delved into, but Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak, much like its title, seemed to cross the line from goofy to just superfluous.Tags: adult swim, brak, Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak, goofy, music, silly, sing, songs, variety
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-24-2006 @ 12:38PM
Peter said...
I have one of the Brak albums in my car, and listen to it every now and then for a pick me up. The track he does with the Chieftans is actually pretty good...
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5-24-2006 @ 10:09PM
rocko said...
yea, too bad adult swim wasn't around in 2000
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they played it at an 8 or 9 pm timeslot during a regular Cartoon Network primetime schedule. I remember once he had either Brandy, or Mya, or one of those famous black singers back then on the show trying to teach Brak to dance or something.
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5-27-2006 @ 3:17PM
Derek said...
I think that the brak show starring brak should have had more episodes. I love brak and wished that brak would have more popular.
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5-27-2006 @ 3:26PM
Derek McKeever said...
I wish that Brak would have made more episodes. I think that "The Brak Show Starring Brak" should have made more episodes.
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