9 STORY ENTERTAINMENT FINDS COMEDY IN THE MOB WITH THE PREMIERE OF NEW ANIMATED SITCOM FOR PRIME TIME FUGGET ABOUT IT

Have You Seen Jimmy Falcone?
Toronto, CA - September 08, 2008

Toronto-based production and distribution studio 9 Story Entertainment is bringing their “goodfella,” Jimmy Falcone, out of hiding at MIPCOM with the introduction of Fugget About It, the company’s first prime-time animated project, it was announced by Vince Commisso, CEO of 9 Story Entertainment.

9 Story will present buyers with a first look at the pilot of the hilarious new animated sitcom. Fugget About It follows the misadventures of a powerful former New York mob boss and his family, who are relocated to a sleepy Canadian town upon entering a witness protection program. Jimmy Falcone, former head of a large crime syndicate, is a typical mobster – used to always getting his way and helping himself to anything he wants. But, in his new surroundings, culture clash is an understatement as this quick-tempered “goodfella,” along with his wife, Cookie, bombshell oldest daughter, Theresa, intellectual Birkenstock-wearing son, Anthony, tough-as-nails 10-year-old daughter, Gina, and of course, half-crazy Uncle Cheech, all do their damnedest to get used to a new and extremely subdued lifestyle. It’s a breeding ground for unbelievable situations that erupt into comedy of the highest order.

The pilot has been commissioned for The Detour on TELETOON, the network’s teen and adult programming block..

“This is an incredibly humorous and extremely entertaining animated comedy, that is certain to hit a nerve with audiences around the globe,” said Commisso. “The proven popularity of stories about the mob provides a perfect launching pad for this hilarious look at the seemingly endless struggle of strong and criminal personalities who must suppress their usual more uncontrolled side in order to survive in a world of more civilized folk.”

A co-production with Darius Films, the series is co-created and written by Darius Film’s Willem Wennekers (“Weirdsville”) and executive produced by 9 Story Entertainment’s Vince Commisso along with co-creator and executive producer Nicholas Tabarrok of Darius Films (“The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico”). The series marks 9 Story’s foray into the world of prime-time animation.

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