TV series

Napoleon Dynamite

2012 · 1 season

A deadpan, meandering hangout in a small town, where awkward characters drift through low-stakes absurdity with little urgency or payoff.

Overview: Napoleon Dynamite is an American animated sitcom based on the 2004 cult film of the same name. The series was created by Jared and Jerusha Hess and developed by the Hesses and Mike Scully. The series follows the adventures of Napoleon Dynamite in the small town of Preston, Idaho. The Hesses came up with the idea for the series after filming Napoleon Dynamite. It originally ran on Fox from January 15, 2012, to March 4, 2012, before being cancelled.
How it feels: Absurd, whimsical, satirical and light. Slow-burning and fine in the background.
About: Identity, family, friendship, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
friendship
coming-of-age
isolation
Places: small town
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild