# liquid television ![[liquidtv.jpg|300]] title card from 1991 to 1995 created by: japhet asher composer: mark mothersbaugh country of origin: united states original language: english no. of seasons: 4 no. of episodes: 27 production executive producers: japhet asher chris mccarthy john hays phil robinson jeff fino eli noyes kit laybourne samir shah running time: 30 minutes production companies: colossal pictures mtv networks big pictures noyes & laybourne enterprises bbc (1991-1992) original release network: mtv release: june 2 1991 - january 1 1995 liquid television was an animation showcase broadcast on mtv from 1991 to 1995. it launched several high-profile original cartoons including beavis and butt-head and æon flux. other recurring segments include "the art school girls of doom" the specialists and brad dharma: psychedelic detective. independent animators and artists created most of the material specifically for the show and some previously produced segments were compiled from festivals such as spike and mike's festival of animation the first season of liquid television also aired on bbc two in co-production with mtv. ultimately mtv commissioned three seasons of the show produced by colossal pictures. the show was eventually succeeded by cartoon sushi. mark mothersbaugh composed the theme music the show was broadcast in canada on muchmusic in asia on channel v in australia on sbs and in new zealand on tv3 many animation pieces were adapted from art spiegelman's comic compilation raw. raw features underground cartoonists such as mark beyer richard sala and peter bagge. in particular dog-boy by charles burns was based on the artist's series from raw due to the extensive use of licensed music throughout the series (many episodes begin with a contemporary music video being "liquified") full episodes of liquid television have not been broadcast since ir original run. selected segments from the series including the debut of æon flux were released on two vhs tapes in the late 1990s as the best of liquid television. a collection volume wet shorts (the best of liquid television) with the content of the two vhs tapes was released on dvd in 1997 1. japhet asher - executive producer/creative director 2. prudence fenton - executive producer/story editor 3. mark mothersbaugh - composer theme music 4. xaos inc. - title sequences liquid lips liquid eyes end credits bed 5. a big pictures & noyes & laybourne collaboration 6. produced by (colossal) pictures for mtv & bbc-tv on october 13 2011 mtvx mtv's cross media group announced the return of liquid television. it became an online network. its first content was "fking best song everrr" by wallpaper available on the website. full-length episodes featuring the online content and all-new material were released in 2013 # # liquidtelevision.com **+** the head - animated series about the adventures of a young man who has an alien hatch out of ir head **+** the maxx - animated adaptation of comic book series the maxx the story follows the dual-reality adventures and struggles of the maxx and ir social worker julie. aired on mtv's oddities which was a sub-category of liquid television in the 1990s **+** daria - daria morgendorffer is a smart acerbic and somewhat misanthropic teenage girl who observes the world around ir in this spin-off of beavis and butt-head **+** wonder showzen - live-action and animated sketch comedy series about a darkly perverse kids' show modeled after sesame street **+** celebrity deathmatch - clay animation series featuring overly violent wrestling matches between celebrities. originally part of lt's follow-up cartoon sushi **+** adult swim **+** cartoon sushi **+** exposure **+** eye drops **+** go! cartoons **+** kablam! **+** nicktoons film festival **+** off the air **+** oh yeah! cartoons **+** random! cartoons **+** raw toonage **+** short circutz **+** spike and mike's festival of animation **+** too cool! cartoons **+** what a cartoon! **+** aero flux: the complete animated collection. peter chung; howard e. baker; denise poirier: john rafter lee; mtv networks; paramount home entertainment. c2005. 3 videodiscs **+** lipton. lauren. high-tech mtv; "liquid television" shows what visual wizards can do with animation and pop culture." los angeles times june 9 1991 tv times orange county edition p 8 **+** liquid television. by: lightbody kim fast company 10859241 nov2017 issue 220 **+** wet shorts: the best of liquid television. mtv networks: smv enterprises. new york ny:mtv networks c1997 videodisc (90 min) // republic of bob