SuperNews!

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SuperNews! is a 2005–2010 half-hour, satirical animated television series that aired on Current TV. It was created by Josh Faure-Brac who also wrote for the show and performed the majority of male voices. The show is primarily based on popular culture satire and political humor. Frequent characters include animated interpretations of such mainstream figures as President of the United States Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Senator John McCain, and various pop-culture icons and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan, Perez Hilton, and Britney Spears. 67 episodes were produced.{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9781476672939 |pages=304–305}}

History

Josh Faure-Brac created the pilot for SuperNews! in 2005 which was developed to appear with the launch of the new cable network Current TV and subsequently all of the art and animation was created by Faure-Brac and Steven K. L. Olson until 2006. Faure-Brac and Olson were then joined by animator Dustin McLean (of literal music video) who later became assistant director for the show. SuperNews! episodes (short-form segments) aired in Current TV's "shuffle" rotation.

In March 2009, as Current TV started shifting to more traditional 30-minute programming, the show transitioned to a full half-hour program consisting of several shorts married together by thematic transitions. During these transitions, the show's logo and mascot Earf would appear in very brief scenes that often related to the previous or upcoming segment.

Season 2 premiered on November 12, 2009.

SuperNews! formerly aired every Thursday night on Current TV at 11:00 P.M./10:00 P.M. Central

SuperNews! was cancelled on May 12, 2010.

Episode list

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!Date

!Number of episode

!Title

align="center"|08.19.05

|align="center"|1

|align="center"|Davos

align="center"|08.19.05

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|Rove

align="center"|08.27.05

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|Bolton

align="center"|09.12.05

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|Pat Robertson

align="center"|09.20.05

|align="center"|5

|align="center"|Hurricane Katrina

align="center"|10.05.05

|align="center"|6

|align="center"|Iraqi Constitution Club

align="center"|10.22.05

|align="center"|7

|align="center"|GOP in Jeopardy

align="center"|11.10.05

|align="center"|8

|align="center"|Operation Omega Pattern B

align="center"|11.22.05

|align="center"|9

|align="center"|The Story of Thanksgiving

align="center"|12.17.05

|align="center"|10

|align="center"|I'm Dreaming of a Warm Christmas

align="center"|01.23.06

|align="center"|11

|align="center"|The Gods Must Be Bowling

align="center"|02.04.06

|align="center"|12

|align="center"|State of the Union

align="center"|02.16.06

|align="center"|13

|align="center"|Wire Tappin'!

align="center"|02.18.06

|align="center"|14

|align="center"|Cheney Shooting: The Quail Speaks!

align="center"|03.09.06

|align="center"|15

|align="center"|Brokeback White House

align="center"|03.28.06

|align="center"|16

|align="center"|The Wacky Trial of Saddam Hussein

align="center"|04.10.06

|align="center"|17

|align="center"|MySpace and K-Fed

align="center"|04.29.06

|align="center"|18

|align="center"|The Immigration Debate

align="center"|05.20.06

|align="center"|19

|align="center"|Oprah Drops a Da Vinci Load

align="center"|05.31.06

|align="center"|20

|align="center"|Low Ratings of the Season Finale

align="center"|06.16.06

|align="center"|21

|align="center"|Iran: Deal Or No Deal?

align="center"|07.06.06

|align="center"|22

|align="center"|A Night With Ann Coulter

align="center"|07.22.06

|align="center"|23

|align="center"|Bush and Blair's Candid Moment

align="center"|09.28.06

|align="center"|24

|align="center"|Osama Bin Lohan

align="center"|10.17.06

|align="center"|25

|align="center"|Star-Spangled Terror

align="center"|11.01.06

|align="center"|26

|align="center"|You Gotta Vote

align="center"|11.04.06

|align="center"|27

|align="center"|Joke Botchin' John Kerry

align="center"|11.13.06

|align="center"|28

|align="center"|The K-Fed Effect

align="center"|11.22.06

|align="center"|29

|align="center"|Jackass: N. Korea

align="center"|12.20.06

|align="center"|30

|align="center"|Christmas Wars

align="center"|01.13.07

|align="center"|31

|align="center"|Iraq Speech Outtakes

align="center"|01.24.07

|align="center"|32

|align="center"|Revenge of the Nerds

align="center"|01.27.07

|align="center"|33

|align="center"|State Of The Union

align="center"|02.14.07

|align="center"|34

|align="center"|Gates vs. Jobs

align="center"|03.09.07

|align="center"|35

|align="center"|The (Oval) Office

align="center"|04.24.07

|align="center"|36

|align="center"|Perez Hilton Show

align="center"|05.03.07

|align="center"|37

|align="center"|First Dem Debate '08

align="center"|05.12.07

|align="center"|38

|align="center"|First Repub Debate '08

align="center"|06.05.07

|align="center"|39

|align="center"|Shawskank Redemption

align="center"|06.21.07

|align="center"|40

|align="center"|Entourage D.C.

align="center"|06.23.07

|align="center"|41

|align="center"|Mike Gravel Rocks!

align="center"|07.11.07

|align="center"|42

|align="center"|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?

align="center"|08.11.07

|align="center"|43

|align="center"|Super Tube Debate

align="center"|09.12.07

|align="center"|44

|align="center"|The Hills

align="center"|09.18.07

|align="center"|45

|align="center"|Miss Teen President

align="center"|09.27.07

|align="center"|46

|align="center"|Oh That Mahmoud

align="center"|10.3.07

|align="center"|47

|align="center"|Goodbye, Mr. Rove

align="center"|10.16.07

|align="center"|48

|align="center"|My Dinner with Bill O'

align="center"|10.25.07

|align="center"|49

|align="center"|White House Halloween Party

align="center"|12.6.07

|align="center"|50

|align="center"|Becks Strikes the USA

align="center"|12.18.07

|align="center"|51

|align="center"|It's a Horrible Life

align="center"|12.6.07

|align="center"|52

|align="center"|Rambo vs. Terror (Part 1)

align="center"|01.31.08

|align="center"|53

|align="center"|Rambo vs. Terror (Part 2)

align="center"|02.24.08

|align="center"|54

|align="center"|Rambo vs. Terror (Part 3)

align="center"|02.27.08

|align="center"|55

|align="center"|The Democratic Messiah

align="center"|03.15.08

|align="center"|56

|align="center"|Spitzer Blows It

align="center"|04.16.08

|align="center"|57

|align="center"|Blue Collar Hillary

align="center"|04.17.08

|align="center"|58

|align="center"|Texting Your Way to Love

align="center"|04.22.08

|align="center"|59

|align="center"|Social Networking Wars

align="center"|05.16.08

|align="center"|60

|align="center"|American Ap-perv-el

align="center"|07.1.08

|align="center"|61

|align="center"|Hipsters in Space

align="center"|07.26.08

|align="center"|62

|align="center"|Mugged At The Gas Station

align="center"|08.18.08

|align="center"|63

|align="center"|Socrates on Phelps

align="center"|09.3.08

|align="center"|64

|align="center"|McCain's VP Rejects

align="center"|09.8.08

|align="center"|65

|align="center"|Supernews Does The Internet (half-hour special)

align="center"|09.11.08

|align="center"|66

|align="center"|Uncle Sam & 9/11

align="center"|09.12.08

|align="center"|67

|align="center"|Internet Porn & You

align="center"|10.17.08

|align="center"|68

|align="center"|Top Gov

align="center"|01.17.09

|align="center"|69

|align="center"|George Calling Orson

=Half-hour episodes=

==1st season==

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!Date

!Number of episode

!Title

!1st video

!2nd video

!3rd video

!4th video

!5th video

!6th video

align="center"|3.20.09

|align="center"|1

|align="center"|The Death of MTV

|align="center"|Obama Hits the AIG Spot

|align="center"|Twouble with Twitters*

|align="center"|Rachel Maddow's and Anderson Cooper's Hot Date

|align="center"|MTV Down

|align="center"|Friend Request: Hookin' Up

|align="center"|Lobster Abs

align="center"|3.27.09

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|Return of the Jabba

|align="center"|Jabba the Rush*

|align="center"|Ex-Texting

|align="center"|Project Britney

|align="center"|The Craigslist Genie

|align="center"|

align="center"|4.3.09

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|It's Gotta Be Swexty

|align="center"|The Glenn Beck Apocalypse

|align="center"|Evite Master*

|align="center"|Life On Mars... Is Gay!

|align="center"|The Instant DJ Toolbox

|align="center"|Larry King's Spicy Interview

|align="center"|Friend Request: Delete a friend

align="center"|4.10.09

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|Totally Up Our Own Asses

|align="center"|Euro-Bama

|align="center"|Texting Your Way Through Work

|align="center"|Hipsters in Space: Judgementotron

|align="center"|Going Green

|align="center"|Project Britney: Future Britney

|align="center"|The Craigslist Genie: Missed Connections

align="center"|4.17.09

|align="center"|5

|align="center"|SuperNews! Recycles

|align="center"|Gates vs. Jobs

|align="center"|SuperNews! Recycles Some Crap

|align="center"|Jimmy Does Rambo

|align="center"|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?

|align="center"|fragment of I'm Dreaming of a Warm Christmas

|align="center"|The Great Immigration Debate of 1621

align="center"|5.1.09

|align="center"|6

|align="center"|We've Been Tea-Bagged

|align="center"|Swine Flu Panic!!!

|align="center"|Your Dad asks Computer Questions

|align="center"|Using Pets to Get You Laid

|align="center"|The War on Terror of 1776

|align="center"|Hot Three-Way Action

|align="center"|

align="center"|5.8.09

|align="center"|7

|align="center"|I Don't Wanna Go Bowling

|align="center"|Celebrity Twitter Overkill

|align="center"|Texting Your Way Through Friday Night

|align="center"|Hipsters in Space: Fashion Edition

|align="center"|The IKEA Relationship

|align="center"|Larry King Interviews Yoga Expert

|align="center"|Passive Aggressive E-mail Boxing*

align="center"|5.17.09

|align="center"|8

|align="center"|Strippers? Hookers? Hair Gel?

|align="center"|Dick goes Waterboarding

|align="center"|Friend Request: Stalker

|align="center"|Larry King Interviews the Hadron Collider

|align="center"|The Divine Comedy of Vegas

|align="center"|DilDos and DilDon'ts

|align="center"|Gorgon the Awkward Alien

align="center"|5.22.09

|align="center"|9

|align="center"|The End of Television

|align="center"|Adam Lambert's Duet With Susan Boyle*

|align="center"|Friend Request: Chat Windows*

|align="center"|Homeless TV

|align="center"|Project Britney: Perez Hilton

|align="center"|Larry King on Larry King*

|align="center"|What's Your Fantasy?*

align="center"|5.29.09

|align="center"|10

|align="center"|SuperNews! Best Of Season One

|align="center"|5th
The Instant DJ Toolbox*

|align="center"|4th
Your Dad asks Computer Questions*

|align="center"|3rd
MTV Down*

|align="center"|Six Degrees of SuperNews!

|align="center"|2nd
Emoticons War*

|align="center"|1st
Twouble with Twitters*

==2nd season==

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!Date

!Number of episode

!Title

!1st video

!2nd video

!3rd video

!4th video

!5th video

!6th video

!7th Video

align="center"|11.12.09

|align="center"|11

|align="center"|Rise of the Stupids

|align="center"|Obama Aborts Abortion

|align="center"|Douchey-Doo!: The Mystery of the VIP List

|align="center"|Emoticons Have Cybersex*

|align="center"|The Stupid Virus

|align="center"|Texting While Driving

|align="center"|Uncle Sam & Lady Liberty on Immigration

align="center"|11.19.09

|align="center"|12

|align="center"|Twilight of the Vampires

|align="center"|Parasailin' With Sarah Palin

|align="center"|Linked In...to what?

|align="center"|The Obamas: After Dark

|align="center"|Vampires: Hollywood Bloodsuckers

|align="center"|PSA: Stop Clam Jamming!*

|align="center"|Master Debaters: Pot v.s. Meth

align="center"|12.03.09

|align="center"|13

|align="center"|Soggy Doobies and Strippers

|align="center"|Obama's White House "Job" Fair

|align="center"|Gorgon Has Body Image Issues

|align="center"|Your Mom Has TiVo Questions

|align="center"|Smarmy Time With Bill Maher

|align="center"|Girlfriend Texts During Football*

|align="center"|Uncle Sam & Lady Liberty: Slave Memorial?

align="center"|12.10.09

|align="center"|14

|align="center"|Obama Googles Jesus

|align="center"|Obama's Awkward Peace Prize Ceremony

|align="center"|Hipster's In Space: Jihad is Rad

|align="center"|Dennis Miller 1989 v.s. Dennis Miller 2009

|align="center"|The Google Toilet

|align="center"|TMZ: Jesus Gossip!

|align="center"|Spirit and Opportunity: Showdown on Mars

|align="center"|The Obamas: Bathroom Talk

align="center"|12.17.09

|align="center"|15

|align="center"|The Christmas Bailout

|align="center"|Obama & Biden's "Drummer Boy" Duet

|align="center"|The Tale of The Dollar

|align="center"|The Dangers of Mass Texting

|align="center"|Uncle Sam & Lady Liberty: Indian Casino*

|align="center"|Weird Al Yankovic's "Ringtone"*

|align="center"|Santa Saves Christmas

align="center"|1.14.10

|align="center"|16

|align="center"|Say Halo to 2010!

|align="center"|The Return of the GOP

|align="center"|The Obamas: Date Night

|align="center"|The Death of MySpace

|align="center"|Larry King Interviews 2010

|align="center"|Gorgon the Awkward Alien: Gym*

|align="center"|Gates vs. Jobs II

align="center"|1.21.10

|align="center"|17

|align="center"|Monoliths, Missiles and Pubes Oh My!

|align="center"|Obama Says F*ck It

|align="center"|Your Dad Asks iPhone Questions

|align="center"|A Hipster Space Odyssey

|align="center"|Uncle Sam's Throbbing Military

|align="center"|Outta Control Pubes

|align="center"|

align="center"|1.28.10

|align="center"|18

|align="center"|Douchebag Powers Activate!

|align="center"|Scott Brown has the Power

|align="center"|Douchey Doo! Pool Party Mystery

|align="center"|The First Halloween*

|align="center"|Memes of Memetasia

|align="center"|Socrates and Plato: Hot or Not

|align="center"|The Craigslist Genie: Casual Encounters

*Episode was earlier on the Internet

Voice performers

Frequent voice performers are Josh Faure-Brac, Jason Nash, Natasha Leggero, Jordan Peele, Brian Shortall, Rebecca Sage Allen, Jonah Ray, Jerry Minor, Sarah Haskins.

Between Seasons 1 and 2

;SuperNews! Collabo-Jam

Hosted by Josh Faure-Brac and "Weird Al" Yankovic, this Collabo-Jam Super Special includes Al and Josh's favorite clips from SuperNews! and some of Al's classic music videos. Plus, the world premiere of the new "Weird Al" music video, "Ringtone" from the Internet Leaks EP is animated by the SuperNews! team.

;SuperNews! Classics

From August to October 2009, SuperNews! produced a compilation of previously released episodes from before it became a full-time show.

SuperNews! Has Sex! 08.06.09
Starring George W. Bush! 08.17.09
Josh's Classic Favorites 08.29.09
Political Moments in Time 09.12.09
The Real Divas of SuperNews! 09.19.09
Staff Picks 09.26.09
Scary S#@! 10.03.09
Pre-President Obama 10.10.09

Rambo vs. Terror was also recompiled and aired as a classic.

In October 2009, SuperNews! made a cartoon called The First Halloween, seemingly to explain the holiday in addition to their already explained Thanksgiving and Christmas.