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==Production== |
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The series was created by [[Bob Boyle (animator)|Bob Boyle]],<ref name=Boyl>[http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/steve-marmel-co-exec-producer-head-writer-for-yin-yang-yo/ People] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913021759/http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/steve-marmel-co-exec-producer-head-writer-for-yin-yang-yo/ |date=2012-09-13 }} – Steve Marmel, Co-Executive Producer / Head Writer for Yin Yang Yo! | ''Animation Magazine''. Retrieved 2012-29-10</ref> an animator and storyboard artist previously working on [[Nickelodeon]] projects such as ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' and ''[[Danny Phantom]]''. Influenced by his frequent trips to [[Little Tokyo, Los Angeles]], |
The series was created by [[Bob Boyle (animator)|Bob Boyle]],<ref name=Boyl>[http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/steve-marmel-co-exec-producer-head-writer-for-yin-yang-yo/ People] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913021759/http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/steve-marmel-co-exec-producer-head-writer-for-yin-yang-yo/ |date=2012-09-13 }} – Steve Marmel, Co-Executive Producer / Head Writer for Yin Yang Yo! | ''Animation Magazine''. Retrieved 2012-29-10</ref> an animator and storyboard artist previously working on [[Nickelodeon]] projects such as ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' and ''[[Danny Phantom]]''. Influenced by his frequent trips to [[Little Tokyo, Los Angeles]], Bob developed the pilot for the series when his then-previous series ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]'' was in production.<ref name="twoheads">{{Cite web|title=The Man with Two Heads Shows|first=Josh|last=Cawley|url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/man-two-heads-shows|work=[[Animation World Network]]|access-date=2022-05-05|archive-date=2020-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019213919/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/man-two-heads-shows|url-status=live}}</ref> Once the series got the green-light, Bob initially worked simultaneously on development for the first season of both shows.<ref name="twoheads" /> [[Steve Marmel]], a stand-up comedian and also a writer for ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' and ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', who has known Boyle for years, was offered a long-term contract from Disney/[[Jetix]] to participate on the project upon request by Boyle, who needed assistance on producing the show due to scheduling conflicts. Marmel, who would later create ''[[Sonny with a Chance]]'' and ''[[So Random!]]'', drew influence from anime shows such as [[Gainax]]-produced ''[[FLCL]]'', putting American anime-influenced animated shows like ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' and ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' in the mix, using it as driving force to deliver comedy.<ref name=Boyl/> Although a show directed at general audiences, especially children over 6 years old,<ref>[http://www.animationmagazine.net/internet/yin-yang-yo-debuts-online/ Internet > Yin Yang Yo! Debuts Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305055337/http://www.animationmagazine.net/internet/yin-yang-yo-debuts-online/ |date=2014-03-05 }}. Ball, Ryan (July 7, 2006). ''Animation Magazine Inc.'' Retrieved 2012-10-29</ref> with its mildly risqué innuendos it also targets adults as well.<ref name=Boyl/><ref>[http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/bob-boyle-creator-of-wow-wow-wubbzy-and-yin-yang-yo/ Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913021743/http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/bob-boyle-creator-of-wow-wow-wubbzy-and-yin-yang-yo/ |date=2012-09-13 }} with Bob Boyle, the creator of ''Wow Wow Wubbzy''. ''Animation Magazine Inc.'' Retrieved 2012-10-29</ref> |
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{{Quote box|quote="They asked if I wanted to work on Bob's show because it was their first [[comedy]]. It was just a match. I'm working with a friend and I'm working with a genre that I love, anime. I don't think anybody's ever done a flat-out tweak on it for comedy purposes. There have been some tongue-in-cheek moments, but nobody's ever said 'We're going to play with this and make it our own," you know? Do to anime what ''[[Seinfeld]]'' did to comedy."|author=— Steve Marmel<ref name=Boyl/>|width=500px|salign=right}} |
{{Quote box|quote="They asked if I wanted to work on Bob's show because it was their first [[comedy]]. It was just a match. I'm working with a friend and I'm working with a genre that I love, anime. I don't think anybody's ever done a flat-out tweak on it for comedy purposes. There have been some tongue-in-cheek moments, but nobody's ever said 'We're going to play with this and make it our own," you know? Do to anime what ''[[Seinfeld]]'' did to comedy."|author=— Steve Marmel<ref name=Boyl/>|width=500px|salign=right}} |