Annoying Orange Heading to TV

You just can’t escape it… Annoying Orange is a massive hit on YouTube and now it’s heading to primetime, courtesy of Cartoon Network. If you have no idea what the previous sentence means, then you’re not one of the 1 billion – yes, billion – internet users who’ve visited the Annoying Orange YouTube channel. Creator of the Annoying Orange web series, Dane Boedigheimer, co-created the television series with Tom Sheppard, and Cartoon Network will be debuting the series on Monday, June 11 at 8:30 pm ET/PT.

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Cartoon Network is bringing Annoying Orange and all of his fruity buddies to the small screen with all-new adventures. Celebrity guest voices include Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeffrey Tambor, Tim Curry, Tony Hawk, Malcolm McDowell, Billy Dee Williams, Leah Remini, Tom Kenny, John DiMaggio, Nick Swordson, Danny Trejo and Felicia Day.

The Plot:

Annoying Orange“With jaunts to the Prehistoric Era and even Colonial Times, Orange and the rest of the fruit stand gang are dropped into outrageous adventures and challenged to squeeze their way out of them. Joining Orange on his escapades are popular produce pals from the Web series including the level-headed Pear, potential paramour Passion Fruit, resident goody goody Apple, the always upbeat Marshmallow and Orange’s nemesis the hulking Grapefruit. The only human to interact with this veritable fruit salad is a brand new character, Nerville (played by YouTube sensation Toby Turner), the proprietor of a fruit cart where Orange and his crew reside.”

Source: Cartoon Network