The Oblongs

The Oblongs is an American adult animated television series created by Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale. The Oblongs premiered April 1, 2001 on The WB and was removed on May 20, 2001, leaving season two unaired. The remaining season was later aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim.

The series is loosely based on a series of characters introduced in a picture book entitled Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children. It was produced by Jobsite Productions and Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, and the theme song for the show was composed and performed by They Might Be Giants.

A total of 13 episodes were produced. All thirteen episodes of The Oblongs were released on DVD on October 4, 2005.