China, IL
Television series | |
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German title | China, IL |
Original title | China, IL |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Year (s) | 2011-2015 |
length | S1: 11 minutes S2-3: 22 minutes |
Episodes | 30 in 3 seasons ( list ) |
genre | Comedy |
idea | Brad Neely |
script | Brad Neely |
music | Brad Neely |
First broadcast | October 2, 2011 on Adult Swim |
German-language first broadcast |
February 1, 2016 on TNT Series |
China, IL is an American animated series produced and broadcast by Cartoon Networks late-night block Adult Swim in 2011 . In Germany, the series was first broadcast on the pay TV channel TNT Serie in 2016 . A free TV premiere took place in April 2017 on the broadcaster DMAX , which also broadcasts the series Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell , Rick and Morty and Robot Chicken .
action
The series is about the brothers Steve and Frank Smith, who work as teachers at the worst university in America, and with their friends pony and babycakes constantly get into all kinds of adventures.
synchronization
The German dubbing of the series was created entirely in 2016 at CSC-Studio in Hamburg , based on dialogue books by Jesse Grimm . The dialogue directors were among others Marlene Opitz, Johannes Semm and Bärbel Bucksch-Hinniger.
character | Original speaker | German speaker |
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Steve Smith | Brad Neely | Johannes Semm |
Frank Smith | Jens Wendland | |
Polly Merks | Greta Gerwig | Katharina von Keller |
Mark "Baby Cakes" | Brad Neely | Daniel Welbat |
The dean | Hulk Hogan | Jürgen Holdorf |
Dr. Jack Falgot | Gary Anthony Williams | Nicolas King |
Kim | Chelsea Peretti | Kerstin Draeger |
Matt Attack | Hannibal Buress | Tobias Schmidt |
Golden bowl | Gary Anthony Williams | Holger Umbreit |
Ronald Reagan | Dave Coulier | Florian Krüger-Shantin |
mayor | Tommy Blacha | Robert Missler |
William "Transfer Billy" | Donald Glover | Tim Kreuer |
reception
The reception from critics was positive. Critics described the series as imaginative. Phil Dyess-Nugent from The AV Club said: “Neely's talent is still most evident in the strange twists and turns of his imagination and odd spurts of verbal surrealism”, in German something like: “Neely's talent can be seen most clearly in the strange twists and turns of his imagination and the strange passages of verbal surrealism ”. The reviews on the Internet Movie Data Base ( IMDB for short ) are mixed, and the series got 6.6 out of 10 stars, from an average of around 1.7 thousand users. In fact, 22.6% of users gave China, IL one star out of ten, and another 22.6% gave it all ten stars out of ten.
Episode list
Season | Number of episodes | First broadcast in the USA | German-language first broadcast | ||
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Season premiere | Season finale | Season premiere | Season finale | ||
1 | 10 | October 2, 2011 | March 4, 2012 | February 1, 2016 | 5th February 2016 |
2 | 10 | 22nd September 2013 | November 24, 2013 | April 13, 2016 | April 26, 2016 |
3 | 10 | April 5, 2015 | June 14, 2015 | April 27, 2016 | May 10, 2016 |
season 1
The first season began and ended like every other season in the USA on the pay-TV channel Adult Swim , and ran from October 2, 2011 to March 4, 2012, for a total of five months. In Germany, the series premiered on February 1, 2016 and ended in the same week on February 5, 2016 on the TNT series , not like on free TV, where it was first broadcast on April 5, 2017 until May 3, 2017 on DMAX took place.
The episodes of this season are eleven minutes long.
No. (total) | No. (season) | German title | Original title | First broadcast USA (adult swim) | First broadcast in Germany (TNT series) | First broadcast Germany Free TV (DMAX) |
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1 | 1 | Regan's revenge | Rewind, pause, pay | October 2, 2011 | February 1, 2016 | 5th April 2017 |
2 | 2 | Dean vs. mayor | Dean Vs. Mayor | October 9, 2011 | ||
3 | 3 | Baby boom | Baby boom | October 16, 2011 | February 2, 2016 | April 12, 2017 |
4th | 4th | A ghost makes history | Coming Out Of The Casket | October 23, 2011 | ||
5 | 5 | The secret society | Secret Society | October 30, 2011 | 3rd February 2016 | 19th April 2017 |
6th | 6th | Damn hippies | Prom Face / Off | November 6, 2011 | ||
7th | 7th | The clone who loved me | Chinese New Year | December 26, 2011 | 4th February 2016 | April 26, 2017 |
8th | 8th | FrankenSteve | Frankensteve | 19th February 2012 | ||
9 | 9 | Facebook enemies | Dream Reamer | February 26, 2012 | 5th February 2016 | May 3, 2017 |
10 | 10 | Scavenger Hunt of Death | Dean's List | March 4, 2012 |
season 2
The second season began and ended like every other season in the USA on the pay-TV channel Adult Swim , and ran from September 22, 2013 to November 24, 2013, for a total of two months. In Germany, the season premiered on April 13, 2016 and ended on April 26 of the same year on TNT series , unlike on free TV, where it was first broadcast on May 10, 2017 until May 28, 2017 on DMAX .
The episodes of the second season are 22 minutes long.
No. (total) | No. (season) | German title | Original title | First broadcast USA (adult swim) | First broadcast in Germany (TNT series) | First broadcast Germany Free TV (DMAX) |
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11 | 1 | The perfect lecture | The Perfect Lecture | 22nd September 2013 | April 13, 2016 | May 10, 2017 |
12 | 2 | Baby Cakes Costner | Is College Worth It? | 29th September 2013 | April 20, 2016 | 17th May 2017 |
13 | 3 | The double Steve | Do You Know Who You Look Like? | October 6, 2013 | April 22, 2016 | May 24, 2017 |
14th | 4th | The diamond castle | The Diamond Castle | October 13, 2013 | April 18, 2016 | May 31, 2017 |
15th | 5 | Pony's new friend | Kenny Winker Rules | 20th October 2013 | April 14, 2016 | June 7, 2017 |
16 | 6th | China-man begins | China-man begins | October 27, 2013 | April 21, 2016 | June 14, 2017 |
17th | 7th | Right or wrong | Total validation | 3rd November 2013 | April 25, 2016 | |
18th | 8th | God is a surfer | Surfer God | November 10, 2013 | April 19, 2016 | June 21, 2017 |
19th | 9 | The Illinois Witch Hunter | Prank Week | 17th November 2013 | April 15, 2016 | |
20th | 10 | A huge mess | Wild Hogs | November 24, 2013 | April 26, 2016 | June 28, 2017 |
season 3
The third season began and ended like every other season in the USA on the pay-TV channel Adult Swim , and ran from April 5, 2015 to June 14, 2015, for a total of two months just like the second season. In Germany, the season premiered on April 27, 2016 and ended - including the entire series - on May 10, 2016 on TNT series . The season premiere and the season finale took place in free TV on June 28, 2017 to August 2, 2017 on DMAX .
The episodes of the third season are 22 minutes long, the last episode 44 minutes.
No. (total) | No. (season) | German title | Original title | First broadcast USA (adult swim) | First broadcast in Germany (TNT series) | First broadcast Germany Free TV (DMAX) |
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21st | 1 | The bet | A gentleman's bet | April 5, 2015 | April 27, 2016 | June 28, 2017 |
22nd | 2 | Frank's better half | Best face forward | April 12, 2015 | April 28, 2016 | 5th July 2017 |
23 | 3 | Charlize | Charlize | April 19, 2015 | ||
24 | 4th | An animal plan | Crow College | April 26, 2015 | May 2, 2016 | July 12, 2017 |
25th | 5 | The anchovy gene | Bi-topping ality | May 3, 2015 | May 3, 2016 | |
26th | 6th | Parents Day | Parent's Day | May 10, 2015 | 4th May 2016 | 19th July 2017 |
27 | 7th | Smith vs. Ali | Displays of Manhood | 17th May 2015 | 5th May 2016 | |
28 | 8th | A brain for the dean | Life coaches | May 31, 2015 | May 6, 2016 | July 26, 2017 |
29 | 9 | A brilliant duo | Gummie World | June 7, 2015 | May 9, 2016 | |
30th | 10 | China, IL - The Musical | Magical Pet | June 14, 2015 | May 10, 2016 | 2nd August 2017 |
Web links
- China, IL in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- China, IL at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ China, IL. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on May 28, 2020 .
- ^ Dyess-Nugent, Phil: China, IL . In: The AV Club . The Onion. October 3, 2011. Accessed May 28, 2020.