Motorcity | |
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Genre | Action/Adventure, Car Racing |
Format | Animated series |
Created by | Chris Prynoski |
Voices of |
•Reid Scott• Nate Torrence• Kate Micucci• Kel Mitchell• Jess Harnell• Brian Doyle-Murray• Jim Breuer• Mark Hamill• Jim Cummings |
Opening Theme | "Main Motorcity Title Theme" by Brendon Small |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | List of Episodes |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Chris Prynoski |
Production company(s) |
Titmouse, Inc. Disney Television Animation Disney XD Original Productions |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Disney XD |
Original airing | April 30, 2012 - January 7, 2013 |
External links | |
Website |
Motorcity is an American animated television series created and directed by Chris Prynoski. It is produced by Titmouse, Inc. and Disney Television Animation. The series premiered on April 30, 2012 on Disney XD, ending on January 7, 2013 without going into reruns.
Synopsis[]
The series is set in a fictional, futuristic Detroit, called Detroit Deluxe, which is an elevated metropolis built over the old Detroit. It is owned by evil billionaire Abraham Kane (Mark Hamill). Ruling the citizens under strict laws, and banning personal freedoms including automobile transportation, Kane now faces one last obstacle: a group of hot-rod wielding rebels who call themselves the Burners. Led by Mike Chilton (Reid Scott), the Burners rise to stop Kane from conquering Detroit’s last oasis of freedom—an underground refuge dubbed Motorcity.
Development History[]
Around 2000, Motorcity was developed by Chris Prynoski as a pitch for a 26 episode by 22-minute series. Plans fell through after MTV's cancellation of Prynoski's earlier work Downtown, and his team moved on to create Megas XLR for Cartoon Network. He attempted to pith the show to Adult Swim, the Adult equivalent to CN, but to no luck.
Nine years later in 2009 (the earliest date known about the Disney Pilot), Disney Television Animation picked up Motorcity for their then-unreleased Disney XD block. A possible rumor for the show's pick-up was that Disney had seen success with Pixar's Cars series in both popularity and financial gain, hoping for similar success with a TV Series for a teen audience.
Brandon Cuellar and Robert Valley would join the team as the vehicle and character designers respectively. George Krstic and Craig Lewis would also write for the show with Prynoski and Juno Lee directing the episodes.
Possible Revival[]
On April 29, 2013 crew member George Krstic posted a tweet that the studio Titmouse, Inc. was having a meeting on bringing back Motorcity and Megas XLR.
During Momocon 2013 on March 8, there was slight discussion about both Motorcity being on Adult Swim's (formerly Cartoon Network's) Toonami block. However, fans were told that at the time they could not afford either show, partially due to having secured the rights to air One Piece and IGPX, Motorcity being owned by their competitor, as well as the preparation for the TOM 5 rebranding that occured in April 2013. The production company, Titmouse, attepmted to obtain the IP rights to Motorcity, back from Disney, in hope to bring the show back, as well as Megas XLR. However since then, nothing has been made.
As of 2024, Disney Television Animation still holds the rights to Motorcity and its characters, with the show being currently available on Apple TV and iTunes in America, as well as Disney+ Hotstar in Malaysia, Thailand.
Characters[]
Main Cast[]
- Mike Chilton (Reid Scott)
- Julie Kane (Kate Micucci)
- Chuck (Nate Torrence)
- Dutch Gordy ( Kel Mitchell)
- Texas (Jess Harnell)
Antagonists[]
- Abraham Kane (Mark Hamill)
- Tooley (Jim Breuer)
- The Duke of Detroit (Dee Snider)
- Kaia (Laraine Newman)
- Red
Recurring Characters[]
Guest Stars[]
Trivia[]
- Burnercity & Undercity Overdrive were 2 names being considered if Disney couldn't get the rights to the name "Motorcity"
Video Game[]
Motorcity: Drive is a six-level, 3D racing, shooter game.
In the game, Mike and Chuck are attempt to outrun and destroy Kane’s evil bots. Players take control of Mutt, while manning weapons like the Gatling laser, Plasma Blaster or Pulse Bomb (skilled players will be able to unlock special bonus weapons).
The Motorcity: Drive App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at iTunes.com/AppStore, and online at DisneyXD.com.
As of 2022, the game is lost media.
See also[]
Promotional Art[]
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