Freak Show

Name: Freak Show
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 2006-10-04
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Janeane Garofalo, H. Jon Benjamin, H. Jon Benjamin, Will Arnett, Will Arnett

★ 7.2 /10 (4) • 2006

Animation Comedy

Creator H. Jon Benjamin, David Cross

Freak Show is an animated television series on Comedy Central created by H. Jon Benjamin and David Cross. The show chronicles a freak show, called the Freak Squad, which reluctantly moonlights as a group of second-rate superheroes employed by the US government. The first and only season, which consisted of seven episodes, premiered on October 4, 2006, and ended on November 16, 2006. Cross and Benjamin were executive producers in addition to voicing various characters. Radical Axis handled all aspects of production, from initial audio records and character design to final delivery of the master. The series was released on DVD on June 12, 2012.

Seasons

Episodes

Country

United States of America

Status

Ended

Cast

Janeane Garofalo

The Bearded Clam · 7 eps

H. Jon Benjamin

Helen Hartsdale · 14 eps

Will Arnett

Duncan Schiesst · 14 eps

Log Cabin Republican · 7 eps

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Brian Stack

The World's Tallest Nebraskan · 7 eps

Todd Barry

Frank Meinkowitz · 7 eps

Elijah Wood

Freak Mart Squirrel · 1 eps

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Episode Guide

Premiere

04 Oct 2006

The Freak Squad is assigned to go to a remote island to gather a supply of rare nuts as snacks for the President.

Glaucoma

11 Oct 2006

Defying their orders to roll back the odometer in the President's car, the squad determines to go to Vienna to protect the Hartsdales at an awards ceremony for glaucoma research.

Git To Gitten'

18 Oct 2006

The Freak Squad perform at a fair with country music superstar Toby Tritt Greenwood. Despite her outspoken liberal stance, the Bearded Clam finds herself falling for the hyper-patriotic singer.

Separate But Equal

26 Oct 2006

The Freak Squad is sent to New York City to scope out an apartment for the President's friend's cat. On the way, Siamese twins Tuck & Benny get into an argument over the merits of INXS and decide to separate, but bad luck follows for one of the twins.

Elections

02 Nov 2006

The Freak Squad beams up to New Hampshire to take over a mission from Log Cabin Republican, who has become distracted while running a Senate campaign. When "gay dancing" emerges as a wedge issue, Log is forced to choose between his loyalty to the Republican Party and his fondness for gay dancing.

Mohel-Me-Not Part 1

09 Nov 2006

The Hartsdales choose to circumcise Primi while performing in a heavily Jewish community, but does the local rabbi have an ulterior motive?

Mohel-Me-Not Part 2

16 Nov 2006

Having used Primi's foreskin to summon Moshiach, the Jewish messiah, Pat Robertson and the President decide to fight back with their own secret weapon. When Primi exposes their plot and is captured, the Freak Squad must come to his rescue.