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Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends intertitle Genre Animated television series Created by Craig McCracken Voices of Keith Ferguson Sean Marquette Grey DeLisle Tom Kenny Candi Milo Phil LaMarr Tom Kane Tara Strong Theme music composer James L. Venable Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 6 No. of episodes 79 (List of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) Craig McCracken Running time 22 minutes approx. Broadcast Original channel Cartoon Network Picture format 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) for Good Wilt Hunting and Destination Imagination Original run August 13, 2004 – May 3, 2009 External links Official website

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is an Emmy Award winning American animated television series created and produced at Cartoon Network Studios by animator Craig McCracken, creator of The Powerpuff Girls. It first premiered on Cartoon Network on August 13, 2004, as a 90-minute television movie, which led to a series of half-hour episodes. The series currently airs on Cartoon Network and its affiliates worldwide, except in Canada where it has aired on English and Francophone Teletoon networks due to Canadian television ownership regulations. The show finished its run on May 3, 2009 with a total of 79 episodes. Contents

   * 1 Concept
   * 2 Characters
   * 3 Episodes
   * 4 Reception
   * 5 Awards
         o 5.1 Annie Awards
         o 5.2 Emmy Awards
   * 6 DVDs
         o 6.1 Season Sets
         o 6.2 Other DVDs
   * 7 Merchandising
   * 8 Promotions
         o 8.1 Online
               + 8.1.1 "Adoption" online
               + 8.1.2 Big Fat Awesome House Party
         o 8.2 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
   * 9 See also
   * 10 References
   * 11 External links

Concept

In the Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends universe, imaginary friends become physical beings the instant a child imagines them; unlike how the concept often works on other shows, an Imaginary Friend takes physical and emotional form after a child creates specific details about that character. Unfortunately for them, the children eventually outgrow them around ages 7–8. When this happens, the friends are left to fend for themselves. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends was founded by the elderly Madame Foster to provide a foster home for abandoned imaginary friends.

There are (according to "Setting A President") 1,340 imaginary friends in Foster's Home; however, at the end of "Emancipation Complication," Madame Foster states that there are 2,038 imaginary friends currently residing in the house, plus Bloo and Mr. Herriman, Madame Foster's imaginary friend whom she never outgrew. The house motto is "Where good ideas are not forgotten".

The inspiration came when McCracken and his wife, Lauren Faust, adopted a pair of dogs from an adoption shelter. McCracken wondered how things would be if there was a similar place for childhood imaginary friends.

Characters Main article: List of characters in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Episodes Main article: List of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends episodes

The show spanned 79 episodes and six seasons; it has also aired 21 shorts.

Reception

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends was named the 85th best animated series by IGN, calling it very funny and endearing. Mike Pinsky, in a review on DVD Verdict, praised the art design and the characterizations, particularly singling out Cheese as possibly “the quintessence of Foster's surreal charm" in his season two review.

Awards

Annie Awards The home itself.

The show was nominated for four Annie Awards in 2004, and 5 more in 2005, winning two awards that year for Best Original Music in a Television Series (James L. Venable and Jennifer Kes Remington for "Duchess of Wails") and Production Design in an Animated TV Series (McCracken with Mike Moon, David Dunnet and Martin Ansolabehere for the Christmas episode "A Lost Claus"). Five more nominations came in 2006, with three wins as Best Animated Television Production, Best Original Music in a TV Series (Venable and Remington winning again for "One False Movie") and Production Design in a TV Series (Ansolabehere by himself for the one-hour "Good Wilt Hunting" episode). Venable and Remington teamed up for the show's lone Annie nominee in 2007, for their original music in a TV series for "The Bloo Superdude and the Magic Potato of Power".

Emmy Awards

The show has won a total of five Emmy Awards. The episode "House of Bloo's" won two Emmy Awards for art direction (Mike Moon) and character design (Craig McCracken). "World Wide Wabbit" won an Emmy for best storyboard (Ed Baker). The show's theme song (described by McCracken as "psychedelic ragtime" and written by Venable) was nominated for Best TV Show Theme in 2005, but lost to Danny Elfman's theme to Desperate Housewives. The episode "Go Goo Go" was nominated for Best Animated Program Under One Hour in 2006, and Character Design supervisor Shannon Tindle won an Emmy that same year for that same episode. The 2006 episode "Good Wilt Hunting" was nominated in 2007 for Best Animated Program One Hour or Longer, but lost to the Camp Lazlo episode "Where's Lazlo?". However, David Dunnet won an Emmy for his background key design for said episode. The 2008 television movie "Destination Imagination" was nominated in 2009 for Best Animated Program One Hour or Longer.

DVDs

Season Sets Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Season 1 Release date Episodes Season 1 March 6, 2007 1-13

All 13 episodes from Season One, including the pilot movie, "House of Bloo's" (released here as three separate parts). Also included:

   * Commentary on "Store Wars" by Mac, Bloo and Frankie.
   * "What Happens When Your Imagination Runs Wild?" featurette with creator Craig McCracken.
   * Five promotional advertisements for Foster's.
   * "Gallery of Friends": A gallery of some of the lesser known friends of the Home.
   * Trailers for Ben 10 Season One, What's New Scooby Doo? Season One, and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy video game.
   * A code for use on Foster's Big Fat Awesome House Party.
   * Hidden easter eggs on each disc, including an animation test, and a few clips from the show.

Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Season 2 Release date Episodes Season 2 September 11, 2007 14-26

All 13 episodes from Season Two. Also included:

   * A new gallery of lesser-known friends.
   * A music video featuring Cheese - "Cheesequest"
   * Five more promos for the show.
   * End of episode gags.
   * Commentary by Cheese on "Mac Daddy."
   * Random interruptions by Cheese before and during episodes.
   * Trailers for Ben 10 Season 2, Loonatics Unleashed Season 2, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Season 1, Re-Animated, and Pop-Tarts Toaster Pastries Presents "S'mores on Mars"

Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Season 3 Release Date Episodes Season 3 March 25, 2010 27-39 Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Season 4 Release date Episodes Season 4 TBA 40-52

There has been no announcement as to the release date of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Complete Season 5.

Other DVDs

   * Cartoon Network Halloween Vol. 3: Sweet, Sweet Fear!—"Bloooo"
   * Cartoon Network Fridays, Vol. 1—"Bloo's Brothers"
   * Cartoon Network Christmas Vol. 3—"Store Wars"

Merchandising

Other than in-house items such as Cartoon Network's internet shop (T-Shirts, a Bloo plush, etc.), there has not been much as far as major products. As of 2006, there has been a statue series with Bloo, Mac, and Eduardo featured in the first statue. A second statue features Frankie, Madame Foster, and Mr. Herriman released in December 2006, and the third in the series featuring Wilt and Coco was released in January 2007. Two limited edition inkjet (giclée) cels—one with the cast posing for a picture, the other styled like a cross-stitch—were also created. Since then, the merchandising has begun to pick up steam. Scholastic Books has printed game and story books based on episodes, and seasons 1 to 4 were made available on Apple's iTunes downloading service as well as a Game Boy Advance game created by CRAVE Entertainment made its' debut in the Fall of 2006. A new game for Nintendo DS debuted in the fall of 2007 titled "Imagination Invaders". However, both games have received generally less than satisfactory reviews.

Since January 2007, as part of an overall deal with Cartoon Network, Mattel has released items related to the mass marketing of the show. Additionally, T-shirts and other merchandise featuring the characters made by punk rock clothing maker Mighty Fine and accessories made by Loungefly have been appearing in popular teen stores such as Hot Topic, who have also produced a gift card featuring Mac and Cheese.

Promotions

Online

"Adoption" online

In 2005, Cartoon Network Latin America website gave viewers a chance to adopt an imaginary friend online, with Wilt, Coco, and Eduardo as their choices. Similar to Neopets, the players gave their friends food to eat (some good, some not so good) and games to play to keep their imaginary friend happy. At the end of the promotional period, the adopters got a certificate thanking them for participating.

In September 2005, a similar month long game was launched in the United States on Cartoon Network's official site, along with a separate link at FostersFriends.com. In addition to the three previously mentioned friends, players could adopt Uncle Pockets, Cheese, or Ivan. This updated version also used the voice actors associated with those characters, improved graphics, and increased use of Flash animation. Until December 10, 2005, those who made adoptions were able to keep an eye on them. Many of the character reactions have been incorporated into bumpers since May 29, 2006 on Cartoon Network. Through late 2006 and into 2007, this game was known as "Adopt An Imaginary Friend 2" on Cartoon Network's Latin American site.

Big Fat Awesome House Party Main article: Big Fat Awesome House Party

On May 15, 2006, Cartoon Network introduced a new online game, Big Fat Awesome House Party, which allows players to create an online friend to join Bloo and the others in a one-year game online, and earn points that would give them gifts cards and other on-line "merchandise" for their albums and that friend made from one of over 900,000 possible characters could wind up in a future episode of Foster's. The game became so popular, in May 2007, that Cartoon Network announced that the game would continue for six more months, into November of that year.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Between 2006 and 2008, Cartoon Network furnished a Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends float as part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The float was fashioned as a replica of the home.

Each year, the imaginary friends cover a pop song about friendship when the float arrives in front of Macy's Herald Square store. Bloo, Wilt, Coco and Eduardo performed the Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends" in 2006; Cheese made a silent cameo at the end. The following year, Cheese covered Queen's "You're My Best Friend" and screamed his catchphrase, "I like chocolate milk," at the end.

In 2008, the group began to sing "Best Friend"—originally recorded by Harry Nilsson as the theme song to The Courtship of Eddie's Father—when the song suddenly stopped, and Rick Astley came out of the house singing "Never Gonna Give You Up," effectively Rickrolling everyone watching the parade. At this time, Cheese exclaims, "I Like Rickrolling!"

See also

   * List of characters in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

References

  1. ^ Weprin, Alex (May 28, 2009). "Cartoon Network Ending 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'". Broadcasting & Cable. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/210200-Cartoon_Network_Ending_Foster_s_Home_for_Imaginary_Friends_.php. Retrieved May 3, 3009. 
  2. ^ "Dinner is Swerved". Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. 2004-09-10. No. 7, season 1.
  3. ^ "85, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends". IGN. 2009-01-23. http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/85.html. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 
  4. ^ Pinsky, Mike (2007-03-21). "Case Number 11045: Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends: The Complete Season 1". DVD Verdict. http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/fostershomeseason1.php. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
  5. ^ Pinsky, Mike (2007-11-28). "Case Number 12469: Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends: The Complete Season 2". DVD Verdict. http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/fostersseason2.php. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
  6. ^ "Legacy: 32nd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2004)". International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. http://annieawards.org/32ndwinners.html. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  7. ^ "Legacy: 33rd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2005)". International Animated Film Society: ASIFA-Hollywood. http://annieawards.org/33rdwinners.html. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  8. ^ "Legacy: 34th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2006)". International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. http://annieawards.org/34thwinners.html. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  9. ^ "Ratatouille Cooks Up Most Annie Nominations". Animation World Network. 2007-12-03. http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=search&range=all&search=DIC&newsitem_no=21608&dir=2. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
 10. ^ BFAHP web site
 11. ^ http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10109517-36.html

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2004 American TV series or program

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
File:Fosters intertitle.jpgFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends intertitle
Genre	Animated television series
Created by	Craig McCracken
Voices of	Keith Ferguson Sean Marquette Grey DeLisle Tom Kenny Candi Milo Phil LaMarr Tom Kane Tara Strong
Theme music composer	James L. Venable
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	79 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Craig McCracken
Running time	22 minutes approx.
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	August 13, 2004 – May 3, 2009

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is an Emmy Award winning American animated television series created and produced at Cartoon Network Studios by animator Craig McCracken, creator of The Powerpuff Girls. It first premiered on Cartoon Network on August 13, 2004, as a 90-minute television movie, which led to a series of half-hour episodes. The series currently airs on Cartoon Network and its affiliates worldwide, except in Canada where it has aired on English and Francophone Teletoon networks due to Canadian television ownership regulations. The show finished its run on May 3, 2009 with a total of 79 episodes.

Concept

In the Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends universe, imaginary friends become physical beings the instant a child imagines them; unlike how the concept often works on other shows, an Imaginary Friend takes physical and emotional form after a child creates specific details about that character. Unfortunately for them, the children eventually outgrow them around ages 7–8. When this happens, the friends are left to fend for themselves. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends was founded by the elderly Madame Foster to provide a foster home for abandoned imaginary friends.

Characters

Main article: List of characters in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Episodes

Main article: List of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends episodes

The show spanned 79 episodes and six seasons; it has also aired 21 shorts.

Reception

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends was named the 85th best animated series by IGN, calling it very funny and endearing. Mike Pinsky, in a review on DVD Verdict, praised the art design and the characterizations, particularly singling out Cheese as possibly “the quintessence of Foster's surreal charm" in his season two review.

Awards

Annie Awards

File:Fostershomeoutside.jpg

The home itself.

Emmy Awards

The show has won a total of five Emmy Awards. The episode "House of Bloo's" won two Emmy Awards for art direction (Mike Moon) and character design (Craig McCracken). "World Wide Wabbit" won an Emmy for best storyboard (Ed Baker). The show's theme song (described by McCracken as "psychedelic ragtime" and written by Venable) was nominated for Best TV Show Theme in 2005, but lost to Danny Elfman's theme to Desperate Housewives. The episode "Go Goo Go" was nominated for Best Animated Program Under One Hour in 2006, and Character Design supervisor Shannon Tindle won an Emmy that same year for that same episode. The 2006 episode "Good Wilt Hunting" was nominated in 2007 for Best Animated Program One Hour or Longer, but lost to the Camp Lazlo episode "Where's Lazlo?". However, David Dunnet won an Emmy for his background key design for said episode. The 2008 television movie "Destination Imagination" was nominated in 2009 for Best Animated Program One Hour or Longer.

DVDs

Season Sets

Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Season 1	Release date	Episodes

Season 1	March 6, 2007	1-13
All 13 episodes from Season One, including the pilot movie, "House of Bloo's" (released here as three separate parts). Also included: Commentary on "Store Wars" by Mac, Bloo and Frankie. "What Happens When Your Imagination Runs Wild?" featurette with creator Craig McCracken. Five promotional advertisements for Foster's. "Gallery of Friends": A gallery of some of the lesser known friends of the Home. Trailers for Ben 10 Season One, What's New Scooby Doo? Season One, and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy video game. A code for use on Foster's Big Fat Awesome House Party. Hidden easter eggs on each disc, including an animation test, and a few clips from the show.
Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Season 2	Release date	Episodes

Season 2	September 11, 2007	14-26
All 13 episodes from Season Two. Also included: A new gallery of lesser-known friends. A music video featuring Cheese - "Cheesequest" Five more promos for the show. End of episode gags. Commentary by Cheese on "Mac Daddy." Random interruptions by Cheese before and during episodes. Trailers for Ben 10 Season 2, Loonatics Unleashed Season 2, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Season 1, Re-Animated, and Pop-Tarts Toaster Pastries Presents "S'mores on Mars"
Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Season 3	Release Date	Episodes

Season 3	March 25, 2010	27-39
Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Season 4	Release date	Episodes

Season 4	TBA	40-52

There has been no announcement as to the release date of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Complete Season 5.

Other DVDs

Cartoon Network Halloween Vol. 3: Sweet, Sweet Fear!—"Bloooo"
Cartoon Network Fridays, Vol. 1—"Bloo's Brothers"
Cartoon Network Christmas Vol. 3—"Store Wars"

Merchandising

Promotions

Online

"Adoption" online

Big Fat Awesome House Party

Main article: Big Fat Awesome House Party

On May 15, 2006, Cartoon Network introduced a new online game, Big Fat Awesome House Party, which allows players to create an online friend to join Bloo and the others in a one-year game online, and earn points that would give them gifts cards and other on-line "merchandise" for their albums and that friend made from one of over 900,000 possible characters could wind up in a future episode of Foster's. The game became so popular, in May 2007, that Cartoon Network announced that the game would continue for six more months, into November of that year.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Between 2006 and 2008, Cartoon Network furnished a Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends float as part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The float was fashioned as a replica of the home.

In 2008, the group began to sing "Best Friend"—originally recorded by Harry Nilsson as the theme song to The Courtship of Eddie's Father—when the song suddenly stopped, and Rick Astley came out of the house singing "Never Gonna Give You Up," effectively Rickrolling everyone watching the parade. At this time, Cheese exclaims, "I Like Rickrolling!"

References

Weprin, Alex (May 28, 2009). "Cartoon Network Ending 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved May 3, 3009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
"Dinner is Swerved". Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Season 1. Episode 7. 2004-09-10.
"85, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends". IGN. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
Pinsky, Mike (2007-03-21). "Case Number 11045: Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends: The Complete Season 1". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 2009-02-25. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Pinsky, Mike (2007-11-28). "Case Number 12469: Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends: The Complete Season 2". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 2009-02-25. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Legacy: 32nd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2004)". International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
"Legacy: 33rd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2005)". International Animated Film Society: ASIFA-Hollywood. Retrieved 2009-03-05. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Legacy: 34th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2006)". International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
"Ratatouille Cooks Up Most Annie Nominations". Animation World Network. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
BFAHP web site
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10109517-36.html

External links

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