[02/15/22 - 09:03 AM] Buckle Up, Buttercup! New Adult Swim Digital Shorts Series "Alabama Jackson" Premieres on February 15 Donald Faison is Alabama Jackson, a fast-talking, overmatched hustler sent to the past to save black history from President Woodrow Wilson (Seth Green) and his evil henchman.
[via press release from Adult Swim]
Buckle Up, Buttercup! New Adult Swim Digital Shorts Series "Alabama Jackson" Premieres on February 15
New Stop-Motion Series from Donald Faison
Debuts with Wanda Sykes as Harriet Tubman
Next up on the agenda? Saving black history one monumental moment at a time. Make way for Alabama Jackson, a new animated series created by and starring Donald Faison (Scrubs) with guest voice stars Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws) and Seth Green (Robot Chicken), and is produced by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios. The new digital short series premieres on Adult Swim's YouTube channel, and consists of seven new episodes airing daily at Noon ET / 9:00 a.m. PT beginning Tuesday, February 15 through Monday, February 21.
Alabama Jackson is the first of several new digital short series to premiere on Adult Swim's YouTube channel. Designed with both fans and creators in mind, each digital short series takes inspiration from popular Adult Swim favorites, reimagining them in a new light while still maintaining the creativity the network is known for.
Donald Faison is Alabama Jackson, a fast-talking, overmatched hustler sent to the past to save black history from President Woodrow Wilson (Green) and his evil henchman. His time-traveling partner is Harriet Tubman (Sykes) who uses a quick wit and the open hand of justice to deliver punishment to anyone who gets in her way. Together the duo must go back in time to save life as we know it, one revolutionary at a time.
Alabama Jackson is a hilarious, action-packed stop-motion animated series created by Donald Faison and produced by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.
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