Station Zero

American animated television series

Station Zero
The main cast of Station Zero.
Genre	Adult animation Comedy Musical
Created by	Tramp Daly
Based on	A View From Da' Unda'Ground by Tramp Daly
Written by	Jason Centeno Don "Lava" Murphy Tramp Daly Carlito Rodriguez Quanzilla
Directed by	Michael Ferraro
Voices of	Carlito Rodriguez Riggs Morales Quanzilla Scratch
Theme music composer	Randall Lawrence
Opening theme	"We're On Station Zero"
Ending theme	"Station Zero Freestyle Rap"
Composer	Barry S. Bookhard
Country of origin	United States
Original languages	English Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Tramp Daly Abby Terkuhle
Producers	Janine Cirincione Barry S. Bookhard Jody Milano Vanderputten Carlito Rodriguez Tramp Daly Merle Becker (supervising producer) John W. Lynn Jr (studio supervising producer)
Editor	Molly McEwan
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Possible Worlds C-Traze Studios Upfront Entertainment MTV Animation
Animation services	Possible Worlds

Original release
Network	MTV
Release	March 8 (1999-03-08) – April 6, 1999 (1999-04-06)

Station Zero is an American daily adult animated/live-action hybrid series that aired on MTV for one season in 1999, airing Monday through Friday at 6:30 pm.^[1] The show followed a group of four Bronx teenagers who ran a fictional public-access television show called Live from the Bronx, where they watched hip hop videos and critiqued them in a similar manner as that of Beavis and Butt-head.^[2] It was based on A View From Da' Unda'Ground, a comic strip from the same team which ran in The Source from 1991 to 1994.^[3]

Characters

Chino: A 17-year-old Latino kid, who is the host of the show, the MC and the hip-hop purist and re-represents the underground such as Rakim and KRS-One. His catchphrase is "Oh man!", "Wha-what!", "Aw, come on, man!".
Karaz: A 18-year-old African-American kid, who is very shy and timid, He is the co-host of the show, the pop-loving “hustler/politician” and Chino's rival. He is really get into the mainstream hip-hop such as Diddy and Jay-Z. His catchphrase is "Don't talk about my mom, Man."
DJ Tech: A 18-year-old silent DJ, who speaks with his cuts using the turntables.
Scooter: A 14-year-old black kid, who is Karaz's best friend and the self-proclaimed director and producer of the show. He's the smartest and intelligent kid in the Bronx. His catchphrase is "We're on the air here."
The Man: He is the unseen character. His signature scare chord plays after the teenagers says "The Man".

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"Pilot"	March 8, 1999 (1999-03-08)	101
Featured videos: "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Jump Around", "Tha Crossroads", "I'll Never Break Your Heart", "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check (Remix)"
2	"Balls-O-Meter"	March 9, 1999 (1999-03-09)	102
The boys are watching "Blue Angels" video. Karaz is doing the spoken word while the boys watches the "On & On" video. During the "In My Bed (Remix)" video, Chino is annoyed by Da Brat. DJ Tech plays the Aerosmith's 1987 song before Karaz tells him that the song is not cool. In the end, Scooter breaks the camera after they disrespect his grandma. Featured videos: "Blue Angels", "On & On", "In My Bed (So So Def Remix)", "Summertime"
3	"Uptown, Baby"	March 10, 1999 (1999-03-10)	103
The boys are doing the "Uptown, Baby!" freestyle rap. Chino, Karaz, DJ Tech and Scooter watches Mya's 1998 video called "It's All About Me". Chino thinks that Mya was Chino's wife. Karaz accidentally knocks out the power. DJ Tech plays Redman's 1997 song "Whateva Man" while Scooter fix the power. They watches Ginuwine's video "Same Ol' G" and Karaz sings the song off-key. Scooter is very angry when he tells the boys that The Man is not going to like this video. Chino swears at Scooter, causing the lights to go dim. The boys are having an interview with Method Man. Featured videos: "Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby)", "It's All About Me", "Same Ol' G", "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"
4	"Old-School Thursday"	March 11, 1999 (1999-03-11)	104
The boys watches 2 break dancing music videos, Karaz is moved by the video.
5	"Episode 5"	March 12, 1999 (1999-03-12)	105
6	"Episode 6"	March 15, 1999 (1999-03-15)	106
7	"Episode 7"	March 16, 1999 (1999-03-16)	107
8	"Episode 8"	March 17, 1999 (1999-03-17)	108
9	"Episode 9"	March 18, 1999 (1999-03-18)	109
10	"Episode 10"	March 22, 1999 (1999-03-22)	110
11	"Episode 11"	March 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)	111
12	"Episode 12"	March 24, 1999 (1999-03-24)	112
13	"Episode 13"	March 25, 1999 (1999-03-25)	113
14	"Episode 14"	March 26, 1999 (1999-03-26)	114
15	"Episode 15"	March 29, 1999 (1999-03-29)	115
16	"Episode 16"	March 30, 1999 (1999-03-30)	116
17	"Episode 17"	March 31, 1999 (1999-03-31)	117
18	"Episode 18"	April 1, 1999 (1999-04-01)	118
19	"Episode 19"	April 5, 1999 (1999-04-05)	119
20	"Episode 20"	April 6, 1999 (1999-04-06)	120

Broadcast

In the United Kingdom, the show aired on MTV Base in 1999, being among the first shows to air on the newly created network.^[4]

Reception

The show was eventually canceled after only one season of twenty episodes. While it was primarily canceled for its lower ratings, it's speculated that it was because the producers and writers knew of this show's quick demise because of low ratings, and the animated cast walks off into the sunset in the finale.^[5]

References

^ "POP NOTES". The Washington Post. 1999-03-07. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ "We Watch Channel Zero". Vibe. 7 (3): 168. April 1999. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
^ "Station Zero". Spin. 15 (3): 49. March 1999. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
^ 1999-06-25T00:00:00 (1999-06-25). "MTV base kicks off with Station Zero animation | News | Broadcast". Broadcastnow.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Leszczak, Bob (2018-08-31). Single Season Sitcoms of the 1990s: A Complete Guide. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7077-5. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

External links

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