Onion Mastori (TV series)

Onion Mastori is an American animated children's television series originally created by Jay Mastori. Produced by Universal Television Animation and Onion Animation, the series follows the adventures of a teenage elementary school boy named Onion Mastori, his two brothers Justin Mastori and Arnold Mastori, and his sister Mona Mastori, living in the fictional town of Onipolis, Arizona and parodies American culture and society. It was originally started on August 20, 1994 on USA Network through USA Cartoon Express and it was subsequently appearing on USA Action Extreme Team, Gingo on USA and USA Kids before moving to Gingo in 2005.

Onion Mastori received wide critical acclaim throughout its first eight or nine seasons, which are generally considered its "Golden Age". It gained over 25 awards during its original run, including 3 Daytime Emmy Awards, 9 Kids' Choice Awards, with Time calling it "the best and funniest animated phenomenon of the 90s decade" and has been largely commercially successful; it has spawned a successful franchise and adaptations into other media, such as comics, toys, and video games. The series ended on March 15, 2013 with a total of 17 seasons and 459 episodes. As a result of the show's popularity, a feature-length film, titled Onion Mastori: The Movie, was released into theaters on July 1, 2005.

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In 1992, animator Jay Mastori abruptly left Multimedia Animation to create a TV show idea to parody pop culture. He pitched it to Universal Cartoon Studios and submitted for broadcast on the USA Cartoon Express.

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The show silently made its debut on USA Network on August 20, 1994. It was first aired on USA Cartoon Express, then it subsequently aired on USA Action Extreme Team, then on its later blocks Gingo on USA and USA Kids before moving to Gingo to air new episodes in 2005. The final episode aired in 2013.

Ironically, Gingo aired repeats of the USA episodes shortly after MCA acquired Multimedia, which was aired beginning on May 20, 1996.

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