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Throut and Neck

Throut and Neck (Portuguese: Garganta e Torcicolo no Paraíso das Ovelhinhas) is a Brazilian interactive television show that aired between 1997 and 1998 on MTV Brasil. It was the first program presented on MTV by João Gordo, lead singer of the band Ratos de Porão. The program aired in the United States on Game Show Network in 1999, presented by Rebecca Grant, and Argentina on Magic Kids in 2000, presented by Mariano Peluffo and Rodrigo "Chopper" Bedoya.

Throut and Neck
Also known asGarganta e Torcicolo no Paraíso das Ovelhinhas (Brazil)
GenreGame show
Created byMTV Brasil and Interactive Television Entertainment[1][2][3]
Written byDan Dratch, Grant Taylor (United States)
Directed byCacá Marcondes (Brazil), J.D. Orozco (United States)
Presented byJoão Gordo (Brazil), Rebecca Grant (United States), Mariano Peluffo (Argentina), Rodrigo "Chopper" Bedoya (Argentina)
Country of originBrazil, Denmark, United States, Argentina
Production
Executive producersCarlos Zalve, Adam Tyler (United States)
ProducersAna Manini, Fernanda Monte Claro (Brazil),[4] Paul Block, Ken Ceizler, Adam Smith, Brian Frazer (United States)
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesInteractive Television Entertainment, Herbert Richers Entertainment[5]
Original release
NetworkMTV Brasil (Brazil), Game Show Network (United States), Magic Kids (Argentina)
ReleaseApril 1, 1997 (1997-04-01)[6] –
December 31, 1998 (1998-12-31)
Related
Hugo[1][2][3]

History

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The show premiered on April 1, 1997[6] and was a half-hour program,[7] shown daily in the afternoon at 7 pm in an interactive game format aimed at children, teenagers and young adults. It was presented by João Gordo, and featured Garganta and Torcicolo, two unruly computer generated monsters who lived on Ovine, a planet inhabited and ruled by millions of annoyingly cute and adorable sheep. The show had two (later four) 2-minute minigames remotely played by two contestants via push-button telephone connection, where the monsters would get in each other's way, exchange blows, clash and throw sheep at each other, including "Sheep Slam", "Sheep Heaven" and "Sheep Shoot-Out". Players randomly chosen from among the callers would be tasked with controlling the characters on the screen by pressing digit keys on the phone. Whoever threw the most punches, killed the most sheep, avoided the most obstacles, and managed to escape from Ovine with the fewest injuries and lose the least amount of blood would win, while the loser would become a sheep.[5][8][9]

The technology used in the show was developed by Danish developer Interactive Television Entertainment, who used the same technology in programs featuring the character Hugo. The show used the Animation Mask System, a real-time motion capture technique invented by Bjarne Sølvason (father of Hugo co-creator Ivan Sølvason).[10] The system could transfer an actor's body, head, eye movements, and facial expressions to the character on screen. The actors providing the voices of the characters wore a helmet containing sensors that would alter their voices, capture their facial expressions and translate them to the characters on the screen, though all of the characters' body movements had been pre-rendered in advance.[1][2][3] The characters in the program were created by MTV Brasil, in partnership with Herbert Richers Entertainment.[5]

The character Fudêncio was created for the program,[11][8] and would later star in his own animated sitcom, Fudêncio e Seus Amigos.[12]

After the show ended on December 31, 1998, ITE exported the program to other countries. On May 3, 1999, the series, named Throut and Neck, began premiering Monday to Friday at 10:30pm EST/7:30pm PST in the United States on Game Show Network, running for 100 episodes and ending on August 27, 1999. It was presented by Rebecca Grant and broadcast from Media City Teleproduction Center in Burbank.[1][2][3][13][14][15] The show was sponsored by Miller Lite and Nintendo, with Game Boy Colors given away as prizes.[16][17] Because of Throut and Neck's perceived connection, however tenuous, with video games, GSN soft-peddled the show's launch, especially during the weeks after the Columbine High School massacre, when video games were being criticized for their violence. The network even gave the program a TV PG rating, mainly because of the sometimes suggestive dialogue between Grant and the play-along callers.[15] ITE launched a website for the series, which also had a webstore that offered a variety of merchandise, including T-shirts, baseball caps and backpacks.[18][19] A companion site was also created, which had more information about the show.[20] On June 1, 2000, the show started airing at 8:30 pm (with a repeat at 7 am) on Magic Kids in Argentina, presented by Mariano Peluffo and Rodrigo "Chopper" Bedoya.[21][22][23][24]

Characters

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  • Throut (Garganta) is a blue monster with a feather on each side of his head, straps on his mouth and a ponytail beard. He speaks in a deep, demonic voice. Voiced by Guilherme Lopes (Portuguese);[25] Wally Wingert (English);[26][27] Federico Kossoy (Spanish).[28]
  • Neck (Torcicolo) is a hunchbacked green monster with a long, pointy nose who wears a zebra outfit. He speaks in a high-pitched, screechy voice. Voiced by Guilherme Lopes (Portuguese);[25] Luis Pesiney (Spanish).[28]
  • Giselda is a young sheep. She speaks in a pitch-shifted voice. Voiced by Guilherme Lopes (Portuguese).[25]
  • Araci is an older sheep and Giselda's aunt. Voiced by Guilherme Lopes (Portuguese).[25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The interactive game show, THROUT AND NECK, makes its way to the U.S." Animation News Network. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Interactive Television: Are We There Yet?". Animation News Network. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Interactive Television Entertainment". Interactive Television Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "Fernanda Monte Claro - São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil". LinkedIn. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "MTV estréia 'Garganta e Torcicolo'". Folha International. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  6. ^ a b ""Garganta & Torcicolo" tem estréia mundial hoje na MTV". Folha International. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Notas". Folha de Londrina. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Revivendo os anos 90: Garganta & Torcicolo #5". Minilua. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "RetroArkade: Garganta e Torcicolo foi uma ode a boa e velha baixaria nos jogos por telefone". Arkade. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "ITE Animation Mask System". November 7, 1996. Archived from the original on November 7, 1996. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  11. ^ ""Piores Clipes", da MTV, fica "cabeça" sob comando de João Gordo". Folha Online. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "Desenho da MTV, 'Fudêncio e seus amigos' é lançado em DVD". Jornal do Brasil. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Throut & Neck Poster". Pinterest. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Game Show Network bows 2". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Lessons from Low-Level Interactivity". Next TV. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  16. ^ "Throut & Neck (Classic 90's GSN)". YouTube. veryoldstereo. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  17. ^ "Throut & Neck 1999 (B)". YouTube. Secret Area Vault. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  18. ^ "Home". throutandneck.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 1999. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "ITE launches webstore". Animation News Network. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  20. ^ "Home". GeoCities. Archived from the original on May 3, 2001. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  21. ^ "Primero, los chicos: Se renuevan las propuestas para los más bajitos de la familia". La Nacion. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  22. ^ "Throut & Neck inició nuevo ciclo en Magic Kids". PRODU. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  23. ^ "Magic Kids - Publicidad 95". YouTube. ArchiVHSta Videos. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  24. ^ "Throut & Neck: The "Gladiators"". YouTube. marquitosrobl. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  25. ^ a b c d "Guilherme Lopes, dublador, ensina os segredos da voz". Curitiba Cult. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  26. ^ "Wally Wingert Animation and ADR Demo". YouTube. Planet Wallywood. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  27. ^ "Throut & Neck - Canadia Episode - Part 1". YouTube. Puuks. Retrieved July 7, 2024. Wally Wingert: I was the voice and operator for Throut and I must say I loved reading your comments here. I really miss doing this show and you're right, waaaay ahead of its time.
  28. ^ a b "Program Trouth & Neck Cartoon Voice". YouTube. Luis PESINEY. Retrieved July 9, 2024. SI, era Mariano Peluffo, y la voz de Neck: Luis Pesiney. ¿Y la voz del Throut? Según aparece en los créditos, es Federico Kossoy.
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