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VANCOUVER, April 29 /CNW/ - Audiences' notions of traditional family values are about to be challenged with the launch of a new computer animated series based on the true-life adventures of the Whites, a not-so-traditional but perhaps all too typical American family, who are the collage-cartoon stars of "Family Values." Gordon and Althea White, and their children, Sissy, Gordy Jr., Angus and baby Boomer, and even the family dog Ruggs, seem to be living an idyllic, suburban lifestyle in the sleepy little hamlet of Auburndale. On the surface, the Whites are reminiscent of the Ozzie and Harriet family lifestyle of the 50s, but as "Family Values" soon reveals, appearances aren't everything!
CGI animation house, Mainframe Entertainment (MFE: TSE) and Honest Entertainment, who brought you the off-beat characters of Fido Dido and Angela Anaconda, have joined forces on this new series, which was created by and written by Tom Brady ("The Simpsons," "The Critic") and Joanna Ferrone (co- creator of Fido Dido and "Angela Anaconda") and will be produced using collage illustration.
The animated characters are made from a collage of cut paper and vintage photographic elements, with consistent photographs used to portray each character's face, giving an uncanny impression of...