Adult Swim Announces 2016 Premiere Dates for Mr. Pickles Season Two plus the returns of Robot Chicken, Mike Tyson, and Squidbillies

Well, this is a surprise! Just as I was thinking that Adult Swim was just going to rest easy for 2016, BOOM we get this press release detailing new and returning shows coming through Summer 2016 which includes the continuations of Robot Chicken and Mike Tyson Mysteries together with the premieres of Mr. Pickles Season Two (!!!!!), Squidbillies Season 10, and of course Brad Neely’s first project post China IL that we found out about yesterday. Get the scoop down below:

 

Spring 2016

Robot Chicken Season 8

New Episodes

Premiere March 13, 2016 at 11:30pm

 

Robot Chicken uses stop-motion animation to bring pop-culture parodies to life in a modern take on the variety/sketch show format. The Emmy Award®-winning series began airing in February 2005 and remains among the top-rated original series on Adult Swim. Robot Chicken is executive produced by Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich and their Stoopid Buddy Stoodios partners, John Harvatine IV and Eric Towner. Green and Senreich also write, voice and with Tom Sheppard, direct the multiple Annie Award-winning series. Robot Chicken head writers/executive producers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root are joined by season 8 writers Deirdre Devlin, Jeff Eckman, Mike Fasolo, Shelby Fero, Joel Hurwitz, J.T. Krul, Jason Reich, Mehar Sethi, Sheppard, Erik Weiner and Brian Wysol.

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Mike Tyson Mysteries Season 2

New Episodes

Premiere April 17 at 11:45pm

In Mike Tyson Mysteries, Mike Tyson is taking the fight from the boxing ring to the streets…by solving mysteries!  Aided by the Mike Tyson Mystery Team — the Ghost of the Marquess of Queensberry, Mike’s adopted Korean daughter Yung Hee, and a pigeon who was once a man — Mike Tyson will answer any plea sent to him.  If you have a problem that needs solving, Iron Mike is in your corner.  The gloves come off in this quarter-hour series as the former heavyweight champ and his team gears up for weekly adventures as they put unsolved mysteries down for the count.Mike Tyson Mysteries stars Mike Tyson, Norm Macdonald (Saturday Night Live), Rachel Ramras (MAD) and Oscar® winner Jim Rash (The Way Way Back, Community), and is produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Sam Register (Teen Titans Go!, MAD, The Looney Tunes Show) serves as executive producer with Hugh Davidson (MAD, The Looney Tunes Show, Robot Chicken) as producer.

 

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Mr. Pickles Season 2

New Season Premiere

Premieres April 17 at Midnight

 

Mr. Pickles, Old Town’s cutest dog is back for a second season of tail wagging, flesh ripping and head decapitating – good old classic American adventure. Meanwhile, season two takes a closer look at some of Old Town’s other residents. Ride along with Sheriff as he tracks down a group of escaped serial killers. Hang out with the Deer Hunters on their hunt for an elusive rare deer, or sit back and enjoy some Astronaut Dolphin Detective, the show within the show. Don’t forget about the wonderful Mr. Pickles who is never too far away from the action. This lovable and friendly dog still finds time to brutalize, hump and murder his victims, all in between spending time with his best friend and companion, Tommy Goodman. Mr. Pickles, a HotHouse production, is created and executive produced by Will Carsola and Dave Stewart and executive produced by Michael Rizzo.

 

 

 

 

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Summer 2016

 Squidbillies Season 10

 

Premieres Summer 2016

New Season Premiere

America’s fourth favorite animated family returns for season 10 of Squidbillies, featuring brand new grandiloquent episodes!  Watch as the Cuylers kick the ass of America’s toughest issues.Squidbillies is written and produced by Dave Willis and Jim Fortier.

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Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio

 

New Series Premiere

Premieres Summer 2016

Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio is a new quarter-hour animated sketch show created by Brad Neely (China, IL) that features a collection of frenetic one-off bits, shorts, and songs, all filtered through Neely’s signature visual style. Beware however, as this show hates you. Neely and Daniel Weidenfeld serve as executive producers, Dave Newberg as co-executive producer, with Titmouse, Inc. producing.