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Hopeless Pictures is an American animated comedy series starring the voice of Friends actress Lisa Kudrow, Seinfeld guest actor Bob Balaban, and produced and broadcast by the IFC. The cartoon follows fictional film producer Mel Wax, voiced by Michael McKean, in a spoof of the Hollywood movie industry. Stylistically the show makes use of the audio from scripted telephone conversations combined with on-screen gags surrounding the cartoon characters speaking.
Original Release
08/19/2005 on IFC
US Release
08/19/2005
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael McKean | Mel Wax |
| Jennifer Coolidge | Traci |
| Bob Balaban | Sam |
| Lisa Kudrow | Sandy |
| Rob Reiner | Futterman |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cry Clown | Friday, 19 August 2005 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Friday, 26 August 2005 |
| 3 | Dogville | Thursday, 01 September 2005 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Thursday, 08 September 2005 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Friday, 16 September 2005 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Friday, 23 September 2005 |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | Friday, 30 September 2005 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | Friday, 07 October 2005 |
| 9 | Episode #1.9 | Friday, 14 October 2005 |
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael McKean | Mel Wax |
| Jennifer Coolidge | Traci |
| Bob Balaban | Sam |
| Lisa Kudrow | Sandy |
| Rob Reiner | Futterman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Evan Shapiro | Executive Producer |
| Mark Olsen | Producer |
| John Alexander Reed | Producer |
