“I always wanted to do a show about a kids’ point of view of the denizens of the night around them… Street people always had a great fascination for me. It was originally rougher and harder, but as we talked it evolved into more of a regular type of show. It was Michael Ouweleen [Cartoon Network’s svp/creative director] who said, ‘Guys, we’re going to get a much bigger audience if you do this in primetime.’ André said ‘Okay, but it has to be the most edgy show in primetime.’”

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