Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak

2000 animated television special
  • Comedy
  • Musical show
  • Slapstick
Based onBrak
by Hanna-BarberaWritten by
  • Pete Smith
  • Matt Maiellaro
  • Anne Susan Brown
  • Jim Fortier
Voices of
  • Andy Merrill
  • C. Martin Croker
ComposerEddie HorstCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of episodes2ProductionExecutive producers
  • Mike Lazzo
  • Keith Crofford
Producers
  • Jim Fortier
  • Pete Smith (supervising producer)
  • Anne Susan Brown (associate producer)
Running time22–23 minutes approx.Production companyWilliams StreetOriginal releaseNetworkCartoon NetworkReleaseFebruary 20, 2000 (2000-02-20)

Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak is a two-part live-action/animated musical comedy television special that aired on Cartoon Network on February 20, 2000.[1] The special was given a TV-Y7 rating.

History

On July 2, 1999, at the Cartoon Network panel at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia, Andy Merrill, C. Martin Croker, Pete Smith and Nina Bishop announced they were developing a new series starring Brak.[2]

Plot

Brak is the host of a musical variety show while Zorak is trying to sabotage it. The show features celebrity appearances by Monica, Freddie Prinze Jr., The Chieftains, Diamond Dallas Page, and Jo Dee Messina. Grape Ape and Wally Gator make an appearance as well.[1]

Soundtrack

Brak Presents the Brak Album Starring Brak
Soundtrack album by
Brak
ReleasedMarch 14, 2000
Length39:50
LabelKid Rhino
Brak chronology
Space Ghost's Surf & Turf
(1998)
Brak Presents the Brak Album Starring Brak
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

In 2000, the soundtrack Brak Presents the Brak Album Starring Brak was released. The 30 tracks are taken in order from the two "Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak" specials, with the exception of the three bonus tracks and a re-recording of "We're Buds" which was originally a duet between Brak and Jo Dee Messina, but appears on the album with Brak singing both parts.

Track listing

  1. "Really Cool Song" (Brak, Wally Gator, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:19
  2. "Franz Shoebert" (Franz Shoebert & The Brakettes) :46
  3. "Dentist" (Wally Gator, Brak & Zorak) 1:18
  4. "Magic Toenail" (Brak) 1:25
  5. "Babbling Brook" (Brak, Brook & The Chieftains) :38
  6. "I'll Tell Me Ma" (Brak & The Chieftains) 2:10
  7. "Rock Candy" (Zorak) :56
  8. "Big Fat Squid" (Grape Ape & The Brakettes) 1:01
  9. "I Like Hubcaps" (Brak, Franz Shoebert & The Brakettes) 1:52
  10. "Cowboy Buddy" (Cowboy Buddy) :35
  11. "Highway 40" (Brak & Freddie Prinze, Jr.) 2:17
  12. "Bananachek" (Brak, Allen Wrench & The Brakettes) 1:10
  13. "Smell You Later" (Zorak, Fuzzy & The Brakettes) 1:27
  14. "Store" (Brak & The Brakettes) 1:08
  15. "Brak Counterbrak" (Brak) :54
  16. "Evil Is Only Skin Deep" (Diamond Dallas Page, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:35
  17. "We Like Girls" (Brak, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:20
  18. "El Brakiachi" (Brak, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:17
  19. "Beeflog" (Brak & Zorak) 1:02
  20. "Another Cowboy Buddy" (Cowboy Buddy) :38
  21. "Barbeque" (Brak & Zorak) :51
  22. "Count Brakula" (Brak & Zorak) 1:14
  23. "I'm Forgettable" (Brak) 1:19
  24. "News Bulletin" (Brak) :24
  25. "I'm a Cucumber" (Brak) :21
  26. "News Bulletin" (Brak) :27
  27. "Molly Cule" (Brak & Zorak) 1:01
  28. "We're Buds" (Brak) 2:07
  29. "Chili Today, Hot Tamale" (Brak, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:19
  30. "Ohio" (Brak, Wally Gator, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:25
  31. "I've Got You Under My Drawers" [*] (Brak & The Brakettes) 2:13
  32. "Year of the Mantis" [*] (Zorak) :55
  33. "Soup on a Stick" [*] (Brak) 1:26

Personnel

  • Phil Baron – executive producer
  • The Brakettes – performer
  • The Braktonics - Performer
  • The Chieftains – performer
  • C. Martin Croker - Voice of Zorak & Wally Gator
  • Alfreda Gerald – executive producer
  • Eddie Horst – director, executive producer
  • Andy Merrill – executive producer, Voice of Brak
  • Diamond Dallas Page - Performer
  • Freddie Prinze Jr. – performer
  • Dave Rowland – executive producer
  • Doug Schwartz – Mastering
  • Peter Smith – composer, producer
  • Dale Voelker – design
  • Dave Willis – executive producer

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Space Ghost: Brak Presents His Home Page Update Featuring Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak". www.cartoonnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Cartoon Network Panel - Dragon*Con'99". Archived from the original on 2000-08-23.

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