Marlton

Marlton is an American animated sitcom created by Michael Argot for Kingson. The show is loosely based on childhood experiences of Argot and his friends. It is a metafictional satire on conventional sitcoms; making heavy use of subverting clichés and mocking pop culture and other media. The show revolves around the daily antics and interactions of the youth community of an exceedingly ordinary town. It gives prime focus on a group of acquaintances of differing backgrounds.

Marlton debuted on September 9, 2011 and, by the second season, instantly became the highest rated programs on the network, surpassing Risky Frizz. It is primarily popular amongst teenage and young adults, and has been widely held to acclaim from critics. It is produced by Deadpan Media in association with Kingson Networks, and has been syndicated worldwide.

A feature film, Marlton Movie - The Motion Picture, was released in theaters on July 26, 2019. Following, Marlton Movie Sequel (The Sequel), a sequel is set for a July 15, 2022 release.

Premise
Set in the titular stereotypical, mundane South Jerseyan township, Marlton bases itself around the lives of several school peers of differing backgrounds as they grow up alongside each other from fifth through eighth grade. Their regular feats vary from their school lives, domestic, and personal lives. The show presents a large ensemble cast of characters who build up the town's population. One of it's most endearing factors is its blend of mundane scenarios with melodramatic reactions from its characters. It notably subverts the sitcom "friend group" trope by instead making most of the main characters acquaintances and having them go on their own separate unrelated journeys, only having them interact when the plot requires them to.

Marlton satirizes the standard American sitcom format as well as other facets of media and society. Laced heavily with metafiction, and the occasional absurdist humor, show creator Michael Argot has mentioned that the series is a self-deprecating parody of his childhood and his nostalgia growing up in a similar location. This is so profound to the point where many characters and events are loosely based on actual people and experiences in Hat's life, only strongly exaggerated.

Cast

 * Thomas Juzo as Steven Nguyen:
 * Gilbert Witt as Chester Jefferson:
 * Ralf Hat as Mike Aski:
 * Hat also voices Paltu "Whitey" Rasheed:
 * Shereen Lennon as Eli Miller:
 * Blair Coombes as Alexie Klausner:
 * Aaron Huntington as Ryan Pryce:
 * Mya Snow as Sandy Lin:
 * Fake Actor as Chadley Evans:
 * Fake Actress as Eloise Jefferson:
 * Alan Tudyk and Kristen Schaal as Wacky Pal & Silly Friend:
 * Fake Actor as Giovanni Ruso:
 * Fake Actress as Abigail Wilson:
 * Fake Actress as Ricki Ray:
 * Fake Actor as Rad Boy Jenkins:
 * Fake Actress as Yaelisse Fernandez:
 * Fake Actor as Cooper DeMonte:
 * Fake Actress as Erica Lee:
 * Seth MacFarlane as Gene Martins:
 * Fake Actor as Eddie Martinez:
 * Fake Actor as Ajit Rasheed:
 * Fake Actor and actress as David and Lam Nguyen:
 * Fake Actor as Even Nguyen:
 * Fake Actress as Diamond Nguyen:
 * Fake Actress as Sotta and Massaray Aski:
 * Fake Actor as Pete:
 * John DiMaggio as Stuart Stewarts:
 * Fake Actor as Hot Scotch:
 * Fake Actress as Gabriela "Gabbii" Whitman:

Satire
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Development history
Michael Argot, who previously created Paradise Palms, conceived an animated short entitled Mad Town, which would be the precursor to the series.

Home media
Currently, the first eight seasons have been released on DVD and Blu-ray individually.