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Oddball humour is the way to many kids' (and big kids') hearts.
Blue Rocket and Beyond Distribution will be hoping their new animated series Fanshaw & Crudnut secures its place in the hall of fame alongside the likes of Ren & Stimpy and SpongeBob Squarepants.
Described by producer David Gurney as "a classic odd-couple" series, Fanshaw & Crudnut follows two purple slugs who work for Princess Vial, a "completely unreasonable and self-centred" slug princess.
She sends them on pointless and dangerous missions throughout the galaxy, which they inevitably fail to complete.
"The underlying humour is an extreme parody of the situation children are in: grown-ups are in charge of their world and kids often don't appreciate why decisions are made or why they have to perform chores," Gurney says.
"For children,...