Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestAlfe's Gonna Run Away.
The Problem Solverz is an American animated television series created by Ben Jones, a member of the art collective Paper Rad, for Cartoon Network. The series centered on the titular Problem Solverz trio of Alfe, Roba, and Horace, as they solve and sometimes create the various problems that plague their town, Farboro. The series is rated TV-PG. The original pilot Neon Knome was rejected by Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim, but was picked up and re-tooled by the main network, which premiered the series on April 4, 2011. On September 20, 2012, a statement on a Facebook page for the show said that the second half of Season 2 was intended to debut September 24, 2012, but the scheduling was delayed. Selected reruns have been aired during Cartoon Network's January 2013 revival of their Cartoon Planet variety show. On March 30, 2013, Season 2 was released only on Netflix.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn nightmares that defy logic
Production
Paper Rad's DIY aesthetic on corporate TV
Writing
Jokes that feel like inside jokes with yourself
Creator
Ben Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The pilot 'Neon Knome' was deemed 'too weird' for Adult Swim—then Cartoon Network said yes. Network irony is dead.
Paper Rad's 'bad' aesthetic influenced a generation of internet animation; this was their mainstream Trojan horse.
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