Robin (TV series)
Robin is an adult animated sitcom created by Swedish cartoonist Magnus Carlsson and narrated by Dave Avellone.
| Robin | |
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| Genre | Animated cartoon, Slapstick comedy, Teen sitcom |
| Created by | Magnus Carlsson |
| Directed by | Magnus Carlsson |
| Narrated by | Dave Avellone |
| Theme music composer | Magnus Carlsson |
| Composer | Magnus Carlsson |
| Country of origin | Germany Sweden |
| Original languages | Swedish English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Magnus Carlsson |
| Running time | 3 min (average) |
| Production companies | Happy Life TMO Film GmbH |
| Release | |
| Original network | SVT1 |
| Original release | 1996 |
| Related | |
| Lisa | |
Plot
Every episode focused on the titular unemployed Swedish bachelor, in his early 20s and his best friend Benjamin. While neither seem to do anything constructive with their lives, they are involved in several misadventures, mostly resulting in a non sequitur ending. The following episode will feature no mention of past encounters.
The pair (or frequently, Robin alone) will have run-ins with the law, encounter drunks, flashers and other uneven characters.
Influence
In 1997, after seeing Robin on Channel 4, British rock band Radiohead approached Magnus Carlsson to make a music video for their song "Paranoid Android" with Robin in it. Carlsson accepted and came up with the original idea for the video after locking himself in his office, staring out the window at a bridge and listening to nothing but Paranoid Android repeatedly.[1]
During the video of Paranoid Android, the band makes a cameo appearance at a bar, where they are sitting at a table drinking and watching a person with a head coming out of his stomach dancing on their table.[2]