BBTV

BBTV is an American animated sketch comedy series produced by Bear Bones Studios. Featuring characters owned by Bear Bones Entertainment, the series first premiered in local syndication through the on Bear Bones Lineup on September 17, 1997, and later moved to the Bear Bones Channel on September 19, 2001, running up to 2010. It is inspired by Fox's madTV, NBC's Saturday Night Live and Nickelodeon's All That and The Amanda Show.

Format
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Recurring sketches

 * What If... - A collection of animated sketches which detail alternate (non-canon) scenarios relating to various series.
 * Commercials - Episodes usually begin with a parody advertisement for an absurd product. Some examples include Toybay.com, an eBay.com-type website where people sell their toys.
 * Drawing with Kally and Lotta - A sketch starring Kally and Lotta as they learn how to draw various pictures. This sketch was discontinued at the end of the fifth season.
 * Judge Riley - A parody of the courtroom show Judge Judy, as well as Judge Trudy from The Amanda Show. the sketch stars Judge Riley (played by Riley), a 18-year-old judge, and the Bailiff (played by Jarek), and features a plaintiff "suing" a defendant for petty grievances, such as receiving detention, being told to "please stop" or other wrongdoings. Regardless of the merit of the defendant's case, Riley always finds in favor of the plaintiff, if necessary inventing reasons to do so, and sentences the defendant to an absurd punishment. Each Judge Riley sketch typically involves two cases, and would end with Riley saying, "Bring in the dancing animals!", after which the animals would enter the courtroom and dance with the spectators.
 * Many Ways to Kill Malachi! - This animated sketch focuses on a fictional series of 600 video and DVD episodes created by Tiana, Gree, Cabel and Lola, and their henchmen to train themselves against Malachi. Each episode starts with a fictional "buy 600 get 1 free!" offer, followed by the main content. The videos show creative and odd ways that Tiana, Gree, Cabel and Lola devises to beat up an animal that has the role of Malachi. The victims are dressed with a shirt in the style of Malachi. Sometimes the animals prevail and manage to defeat Tiana, Lola, Gree or Cabel.
 * The Boys' Dorm - A TV show that takes place in the boys' dorm of a high school, but for one episode, took place in the girls' dorm of the same school while a flood was being remedied in the girls' dorm. It debuted in season 4.
 * Blockblister - Based on the on The Amanda Show sketch of the same name, this sketch involves customers trying to rent popular movies, and instead ending up with ridiculous knock-off versions which were poorly acted out by a vaguely Eastern European family (played by Pablo, Kayla, Scott, Zeke, Rebecca and Travis.)
 * Totally Darlene - A short sketch starring Darlene who tells vapid, nonsensical stories, usually beginning with the line "One time..." and uses the words "like" and "all" a lot. Following Darlene's departure, this sketch was discontinued at the end of season 5.
 * Ask Malachi - An animated talk show sketch starring Malachi, who is always positive to host his own talk show until he reads hand-written letters and digital email letters sent in by clueless viewers who are Bear Bones fans and haters. After reading a hate letter made by a Bear Bones hater, he would shred the entire letter into pieces and go on a violent tirade against the hate letter's author.
 * Boom-Frenzy - A parody of the game show Wipeout hosted by Liam.
 * Katliyn's Point - An over-the-top parody of teen dramas from the late 90s and early 2000s such as Dawson's Creek, Caitlin's Way, and Moody's Point. The segment is presented as a show-within-a-show, and focuses on Katliyn Todin (played by Kyoka Jiro), an emotionally exaggerated teen whose mother was lost in a "tragic hot air balloon accident" and whose odd father struggles with losing a finger near the end of the series. At the end of the last episode, the screen shows the words "To Be Continued"; the sketch was discontinued at the end of the fifth season, ending Katliyn's Point with a cliffhanger. Mala Miles pitched an actual spin-off series to Bear Bones and Tribune Entertainment, but the series was not green-lit.
 * Awesome Gaming - This sketch was introduced in the sixth season.
 * Who's Gonna Win 1000 Dollars? - A parody of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? hosted by Midnight. The contestant, usually a character from another recurring skit on the show, is asked five questions, with the final question being worth ten U.S. dollars.
 * The Animal Life Behind the Backstage - This animated sketch stars Scott Pig, Hilda Cat, Logan Lion, Chucky Chicken, Lloyd Bear, Bill Fox and Timmy Alligator as security guards for the backstage of the show.
 * Bear Bones Puppets - A live-action puppetry sketch featuring the Bear Bones characters as puppets, debuting in the second season.
 * Malachi's Island - A parody of the hit CBS reality TV series Survivor. The players, usually repertory players and characters from other skits, are stranded in a strange location and were required to stay and deal with one another.
 * Cringeworthy Junk - A collection of animated sketch that shows cringe stuff. It started with episode 1 of season 15.
 * Stop Motion Blob - A stop motion Blob cartoon does wacky things. These sketches were discontinued beginning with episode 15. The animation was done by Tom Megalis.
 * When... Attack - A parody of dramatic crime documentaries, such as When Animals Attack!. Midnight introduces herself as a famous character, then explains how a certain inoffensive group have been attacking people. Sketches ended with the attackers showing up in the studio. Midnight also shows no sympathy for the victims of the attack.
 * BBTV's Storybook Remix - A sketch detailing satirical versions of popular children's books.
 * Extreme Boys - Based on The Amanda Show sketch, "The Extremes", this sketch is about Natsu, Denki, and Yato, who always take every little thing to an extreme. Whatever they feel, they seem to always overreact to it. For example, when eating pizza, Yato begins crying hysterically, claiming he is sad that when they finish eating it, it will be gone.
 * School Moment - An animated sketch that debuted in the sixth season, and based on "Hillbilly Moment" from The Amanda Show. Joshua and Darwin tell a knock-knock joke which always ends up with Joshua hitting Darwin over the head with the subject of the knock-knock joke.
 * The Real Princesses of Tyrusville - Introduced in the third season, three stuck-up princesses (played by Kally, Ashley, and Giana) who are from Tyrusville re-live fairy tales in modern day.
 * Where's Komaru? - A Where's Waldo type sketch featuring Komaru Kutabata hiding at a small-time public function. The viewer is asked to try to find her only to see at the end that she is always cleverly disguised as a prop to blend in perfectly with her surroundings.
 * Hiyoko Freaks Out! - A two-minute sketch debuting in the third season, where Hiyoko talks about what's on her mind at the time.
 * Rollerbound Life - An animated sketch that debuted in the eighth season, which serves as a successor to Katliyn's Point. Like Katliyn's Point, this sketch is presented as a show-within-a-show, and focuses on the daily life of Sarah, who has to outwit Rollerbound's dangerous scientists led by Screiel who intend to perform tests on her.
 * What's on Nejire's Mind? - A short sketch running from the fourth through eleventh seasons.
 * Out of this Word - A one minute sketch that debuted in the sixth season which focuses on Kirari and Ririka, who explore and learn common English idioms such as "sleep tight" and "put a sock in it." Ririka often takes idioms literally. Kirari happily explains to Ririka the history behind these phrases.
 * Bear Bones News Starring Izuku and Ochako - This animated sketch stars Izuku Midoriya and Ochako Uraraka as newscasters who end up delivering the recent news. Starting with Season 2, the sketch serves as the cold opening for every episode. This sketch is similar to the Weekend Update from SNL.

Repertory players

 * Mala Miles as Malachi / Jarek / Purple Guy / Lucas
 * Anndi McAfee as Sarah (1997-2004) / Nataly / Yumeko Jabami
 * Alanna Ubach as Sarah (2004-10)
 * Cam Clarke as Natsu Dragneel / Izuku Midoriya / Yato
 * Neil Ross as Shoto Todoroki / Gray Fullbuster
 * Grey DeLisle as Jenny / Riley / Mikasa Ackerman (2000-10)
 * Lauren Tom as Mary Saotome / Elizabeth Liones
 * B.J. Ward as Haruhi / Konata
 * Sandy Fox as Darlene (1997-99)
 * Tara Strong as Darlene (1999-10) / Sumire Kutabata / Kirari Momobami / Ririka Momobami
 * Charlie Adler as Denki Kanimari / Yuga Aoyama / Nate / Nicolas
 * Michael Bell as Kyon
 * Dan Castellaneta as All Might
 * Mary Kay Bergman as Mikasa Ackerman (1997-99)
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Armin Arlert
 * Lacey Chabert as Medaka Kurokami
 * Scott Menville as Zenkichi Hitoyoshi
 * Rob Paulsen as Misogi Kumagawa
 * Dave Wittenberg as Kouki Akune
 * Cheryl Chase as Tsuyu Asui / Stella
 * Jim Cummings as Fumikage Tokoyami
 * Billy West as Eijiro Kirishima / Eren Yeager / Meliodas
 * Jason Marsden as Tamaki Amajiki / Yukine
 * April Winchell as Midnight
 * Tom Kenny as Katsuki Bakugo / Mitsuru Kutabata / Yusuke Kutabata
 * Cree Summer as Momo Yaoyorozu / Siana / Aisha
 * Jess Harnell as Chase
 * Ashley Johnson as Nejire Hado / Erza Scarlet
 * E.G. Daily as Ochako Uraraka / Toko Kutabata / Freya / Flora
 * Tress MacNeille as Mina Ashido / Sakaki / Arpeggio / Icy
 * Pamela Adlon as Toru Hagakure
 * Melissa Disney as Bloom
 * Janice Kawaye as Musa
 * Candi Milo as Kyoka Jiro / Stormy
 * Kath Soucie as Darcy
 * Jennifer Hale as Hiyoko Kutabata
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Lucy Heartfilia / Mahiru Kutabata / Himiko Toga / Hiyori Iki
 * Jeannie Elias as Chiyo Mihama
 * Katie Leigh as Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga / Tecna
 * Sherry Lynn as Tomo Takino
 * Mona Marshall as Koyomi "Yomi" Mizuhara
 * Julie Brown as Kagura
 * Gail Matthius as Kaori
 * Nika Futterman as Squid Girl
 * Maggie Roswell as Yukari Tanizaki / Bishamonten
 * Rita Moreno as Faragonda

Development
In 1994, Mala Miles conceived a sketch comedy series that put various Bear Bones-owned characters in comedic sketches. Production began during mid-1996, and it was announced that the Bear Bones Lineup would be airing the series.

Opening sequence
Every season has the title sequence beginning with the BBTV logo. The sequence shows each featured cast member introduced, followed by the featured cast. After the last cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching BBTV."

Home media
The series home media releases were released by Artisan Entertainment, Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Shout! Factory.