The Nutshack

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The Nutshack
The Nutshack logo.png
GenreAnimated Sitcom
Created by
Written byRamon Lopez
Jesse Hernandez
Victor Bognot
Jamar Logan
Joshua Padilla
Directed byRamon Lopez
Voices of
  • Rex Navarrete
  • Ramon Lopez
  • Jesse Hernandez
  • Rhia Abarquez
  • Jamar Logan
  • Victor Bognot
  • Joshua Padilla
Theme music composerSteven King
Opening theme"The Nutshack Intro"
by Nump[1]
Composers
  • Sean Burnes
  • Victor Bognot
  • Ramon Lopez
  • Ras K'Dee
  • Sequence Mindset
Country of originUnited States
Philippines
Original languageEnglish and Filipino/Tagalog (Philippines)
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerRamon Lopez
Producers
  • Jesse Hernandez
  • Victor Bognot
EditorVictor Bognot
Running time20–28 minutes
Production companyABS-CBN International
DistributorABS-CBN International
Koch Entertainment[2]
Release
Original networkMyx TV
Picture formatNTSC
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseApril 25, 2007 (2007-04-25) –
November 1, 2017 (2017-11-01)
External links
Website

The Nutshack is a Filipino-American adult animated sitcom created by Ramon Lopez and Jesse Hernandez. The series aired on Myx TV for two seasons – the first in 2007[3] and the second in 2011. The show ended on May 31, 2011.[4]

Plot[]

The Nutshack follows the two distant cousins: Phil, from the San Francisco Bay Area, and Jack, from the Philippines, who live with their uncle, Tito Dick, in south-suburban Daly City.

Characters[]

Main[]

  • Phil Matibag (voiced by Ramon Lopez) is a harsh, foul-mouthed Filipino-American young male from Daly City south of San Francisco known for his annoying personality. Phil would sometimes use drugs such as marijuana, and has poor manners. Aside from his negative nature, he cares deeply about his cousin, Jack. The episode "Fatherland" reveals that Phil was separated from his family and was adopted by Tito Dick and his brother. It is presumed that Phil was born from a family of natives.
  • Jack Colero (voiced by Rex Navarrete (season 1) and Joey Guila (season 2)) is Phil's dim-witted but warm-hearted cousin from Makati. What he lacks in street smarts he makes up for in book-smarts; however he often acts cowardly.
  • Tito Dick "Dickman" (voiced by Rex Navarrete (season 1) and Joey Guila (season 2)) is Phil and Jack's strabic uncle. As evidenced by the pilot, his real name is Richard Cabeza. He also loves the ladies with all of his heart.
  • Horat, also known as Horatio or Horatio 1.0 (voiced by Jesse Hernandez), is Jack's robotic pet tarsier with a pitch shifted, high-pitched voice, and serves as the comic relief character of the series. In Season 2, he is given subtitles.

Recurring[]

  • Chita (voiced by Rhia Abarquez) is Phil and Jack's female friend who runs the local bar. She is also Jack's love interest.
  • Dwayne Futon (voiced by Jesse Hernandez) is Tito Dick's goofy landlord who desperately attempts to connect with his tenants and as a result is often made a fool of.
  • Cherry Pie (voiced by Rex Navarrete (season 1) and Joey Guila (season 2)) is a friendly and flirtatious Vietnamese trans woman who runs a salon and is a virgin.
  • Sanjee (voiced by Ramon Lopez) is an Indian man who runs a liquor store and serves as a top distributor of pornography in Daly City.
  • Ed and Angel (both voiced by Jesse Hernandez) own a custom car shop and are both stoners. Ed is highly forgetful and often cannot recall where he is, what time of day, or people's names. Angel is Latino and Ed loves drugs.
  • Willie (voiced by Jesse Hernandez) is a gibbering homeless man known for his unintelligible speech.
  • Manu (voiced by Jamar Logan) is a Hawaiian man who is a gentle person despite his bulky appearance. He is very nice to Jack and Phil and is one of their good friends.
  • Rainbow Scout (voiced by Jesse Hernandez) is a gay male character developed around common gay stereotypes.

Others[]

  • Jerome and Jamar (voiced by Jerome Castro and Jamar Logan) are Phil and Jack's rivals.
  • Swoop Duck and 2Quack are two ducks who target celebrities from above with their droppings. Swoop Duck is a parody of Snoop Dogg and 2Quack is a parody of Tupac.
  • Becky is a female character who is known to only date white people. She only appears in the pilot episode.

Episodes[]

Series overview[]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
19April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25)September 19, 2007 (2007-09-19)
27May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10)May 31, 2011 (2011-05-31)

Season 1 (2007)[]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboards byOriginal air date
11"Pilot"Ramon LopezRamon Lopez
Co-written by Jesse Hernandez, Victor Bognot, Jamar Logan, and Joshua Padilla		Jamar Logan and Jesse HernandezApril 25, 2007 (2007-04-25)[5]
Jack arrives in the United States fresh out of the Philippines, and his cousin, Phil, shows him around town as per Tito's request.
22"Road Trippin'"Ramon LopezRamon Lopez
Co-written by Jesse Hernandez, Victor Bognot, Jamar Logan, and Joshua Padilla		Jamar Logan and Jesse HernandezMay 2, 2007 (2007-05-02)[6]
Jack, Phil, and Chita go to Lake Tahoe to do some skiing.
33"Jeepney"Ramon LopezRamon Lopez
Co-written by Jesse Hernandez, Victor Bognot, Jamar Logan, and Joshua Padilla		Jamar Logan and Jesse HernandezMay 9, 2007 (2007-05-09)[6]
Jack has his Jeepney shipped all the way from the Philippines and wants to get it customized. Meanwhile, Phil challenges Jerome and Jamar to a race.
44"Got Surgery?"Ramon LopezRamon Lopez
Co-written by Jesse Hernandez, Victor Bognot, Jamar Logan, and Joshua Padilla		Jamar Logan and Jesse HernandezApril 7, 2009 (2009-04-07) (DVD)
When the gang agrees to get plastic surgery at the mall, Chita doesn't approve. But then they learn that she got a boob job.
55"Duck Karma"Ramon LopezRamon Lopez
Co-written by Jesse Hernandez, Victor Bognot, Jamar Logan, and Joshua Padilla		Jamar Logan and Jesse HernandezApril 7, 2009 (2009-04-07) (DVD)
An elderly woman rides around town selling balut and Phil hates it. Two ducks, Swoop Duck and 2Quack, fly around and defecate on everybody.
66"Blind Dick"Ramon LopezRamon Lopez
Co-written by Jesse Hernandez, Victor Bognot, Jamar Logan, and Joshua Padilla		Jamar Logan and Jesse HernandezApril 7, 2009 (2009-04-07) (DVD)
Tito (as Blind Dick the Samurai) travels throughout the land fighting everyone he meets.
77"420"Ramon LopezJoshua Padilla
Co-written by Ramon Lopez, Jesse Hernandez, Victor Bognot, and Jamar Logan		Jamar Logan, Jesse Hernandez, and Cheryl CruzApril 7, 2009 (2009-04-07) (DVD)
When the world runs out of weed, the gang sets out to find the holy grail of weed which is said to be a legend. However, Bob Saget stops them on the way.
88"The Sludge"Ramon LopezFearghus Tyler
Co-written by Jesse Hernandez, Victor Bognot, Jamar Logan, and Joshua Padilla		Jamar Logan and Jesse HernandezSeptember 12, 2007 (2007-09-12)[7]
There is no evidence "The Sludge" ever released.
99"TT Boy and Kid Utot"Ramon LopezRamon Lopez
Co-written by Jesse Hernandez, Victor Bognot, Jamar Logan, and Joshua Padilla		Jamar Logan and Jesse HernandezSeptember 19, 2007 (2007-09-19)[7]
The Evil Dick (Tito) is spiking all the birth control in town with his own DNA, causing any woman who takes it to become impregnated with his child. The child grows at a rapid rate, creating an unstoppable army of babies. TT Boy and Kid Utot (Phil and Jack) set out to stop him.

Season 2 (2011)[]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
101"El Bombadero"April 21, 2011 (2011-04-21)-May 29, 2012 US airdateTBA
Phil takes Jack to go do some graffiti, but when Jack sprays it all over Jerome and Jamar's tags, things take a turn for the worse.
112"Fatherland"April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28)-July 4, 2012 US airdateTBA
Phil goes on a journey to the Philippines in search of his real father.
123"Slasher"May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)-November 12, 2012 US airdateTBA
Jack's doppelgänger goes on a murderous rampage in the Tenderloin on Halloween night.
134"The Choad Warrior"May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10)[8]TBA
Phil must train his penis with the help of a living barrel man in order to take on Jean-Claude Van Damme in a deadly battle to the finish.
145"Ning Ping Part 1"
"Bomb China Part 1"		May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17)[9]TBA
Ning Ping, a racist Chinese man, takes revenge on Filipino-Americans and makes them work slave labor after a pinay refuses to date him.
156"Ning Ping Part 2"
"Bomb China Part 2"[10]		May 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)-September 15, 2014 US airdateTBA
The gang infiltrates Ning Ping's headquarters, but Ning Ping is double-crossed by his right-hand-man who turns out to be 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush. Bush then calls upon the support of Don Imus and they unveil "Robophobe", an evil robot bent on turning everyone into white people. The gang must battle "Robophobe" with a formation resembling the Megazord.
167"WTF"May 31, 2011 (2011-05-31)- November 1, 2017 US airdate[11]TBA
Phil, Jack and Chita go to see Manny Pacquiao take revenge on Loco, The Iron Sanjee, and the Rainbow Scout for brutally beating Freddie Roach, his trainer, in a live televised event.

Reception[]

The Nutshack was generally low-rated and critically derided, though it built a small cult following from its reputation in late 2016 based on remixes of its theme song on YouTube, which became an internet meme.[12]

Home media[]

The Nutshack received a season 1 DVD titled "The Nutshack - The Entire 1st Season: Uncensored & Uncut", from distributor Koch Entertainment. The DVD was released on April 7, 2009 in the United States, and April 14 in Canada.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ The Nutshack (May 26, 2011). "The Nutshack - Timeline (May 26, 2011)". Facebook. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Steve Juon (November 7, 2008). "MYX Music Label Announces Distribution Deal With Koch Records". RapReviews. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "The Nutshack". Archived from the original on May 1, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ The Nutshack (May 26, 2011). "The Nutshack - Timeline (May 26, 2011)". Retrieved October 20, 2016 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "The Nutshack". Archived from the original on May 1, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b "The Nutshack". Archived from the original on May 31, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ a b "The Nutshack". Archived from the original on September 23, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ The Nutshack (May 6, 2011). "The Nutshack - Timeline (May 6, 2011)". Facebook. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  9. ^ The Nutshack (May 17, 2011). "The Nutshack - Timeline (May 17, 2011)". Facebook. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  10. ^ Hernandez, Jesse (July 26, 2013). "BCPT2 062510". Vimeo. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  11. ^ The Nutshack (May 26, 2011- November 1, 2017 US airdate). "The Nutshack - Timeline (May 26, 2011)". Facebook. Retrieved October 20, 2016. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ https://www.cbr.com/bad-cartoons-you-love/
  13. ^ Lambert, David (January 21, 2009). "The Nutshack - The Entire 1st Season: Uncensored & Uncut Coming to DVD in April". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

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