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On Sunday night/Monday morning, [adult swim] premiered something called Snake 'N' Bacon. What is Snake 'N' Bacon? Well, I'm not entirely sure, actually. But I liked it. I think. Yes. Actually, I really liked it.

Like most [as] shows, Snake 'N' Bacon is a fifteen minute program with its own distinct aesthetic, presenting an interesting mix of animated sequences with live-action bits. I never thought there would be a way to translate creator Michael Kupperman's stuff on the small screen, but there we go. Weird, extra-funny, weird.

I'm trying to figure out a way to describe the main characters, but I don't think there's any way for me to do them justice. I mean, Snake is, uh, a snake and just hisses. Bacon, voiced by the ever-popular James Urbaniak, just says things about bacon in the first-person. Despite the generally straightforward delivery, I laughed for a solid five minutes or so at Bacon's line "Wrap your dog's pill in me." I can safely say that I have never laughed so hard at a talking piece of bacon voiced by James Urbaniak.

The rest of the cast is also rather impressive. Bill Hader and Peter Serafinowicz's epic snarl of a voice covered a few animated characters, and Dan Bakkedahl and Kristen Schaal both appeared in live action, Bakkedahl as a CSI guy and Schaal as some sort of green fairy from the 20s. I was extra-surprised to see author David Rakoff in the episode too, if that's of any interest to you literary nerds out there.

If you missed it, you can catch Snake N Bacon here. It looks like this is going to be the only episode unless [as] decides to pick it up, so if you dig it, write a flirty little e-mail to [as] and ask if they'd like to split a malt in exchange for some more episodes.

Finally, an important warning: Brian Stack's "Rabid District Attorney" theme will get stuck in your head for a good three days or so. Really.