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Fur TV
GenreAdult puppeteering
Black comedy
Adult humor
Comedy
Created byChris Waitt
Henry Trotter
Written byJason Hazeley
Joel Morris
Chris Waitt
Henry Trotter
StarringMak Wilson
Don Austen
John Eccleston
Voices ofHenry Trotter
Phil Nichol
Simon Greenall
Theme music composerChris Waitt
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (and 2 pilots)
Production
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesYummo
Warp Films
MTV Networks Europe
Original release
NetworkMTV One
Release4 May (2008-05-04) –
22 June 2008 (2008-06-22)

Fur TV is a British comedy adult puppet show aired in 2008 on MTV One. The show uses Muppet-style puppetry where the characters are shown to undertake activities such as drinking and having sex.

Production

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Originally a short film created by Chris Waitt and Henry Trotter which won BBC's Greenlight Award for Comedy in 2002,[1] and the Rose d'Or for Best Pilot at the Montreaux TV Festival in 2004. Television broadcast was scheduled to 2003, the pilot finally aired on 28 February 2004 on BBC Two.[2] Another pilot called Furry Avenue was made in 2004.[3]

MTV picked it up as a TV series and the show premiered in 2008. The show was produced by Waitt and Trotter's company Yummo, Warp Films and MTV Networks Europe.[4]

In 2009 MTV released a series of shorts, each about 3 minutes in length.

Plot

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The main characters are 3 frog-like puppets named Fat Ed Tubbs, Lapeño Enriquez and Mervin J Minky. Fat Ed is a foul-mouthed, violent, beer swilling heavy metal fanatic, Lapeño is a Brazilian sex god who is irresistible to women (and even to some men), while Mervin is a perpetually cross-eyed, mentally challenged and self-abusing pervert with a chronic addiction to masturbation.

Each episode will generally relate to one of the characters specific traits: [citation needed]

  • Fat Ed's love of heavy metal and extreme violence.
  • Mervin's sexual deviance and his idiotic good nature.
  • Lapeño's ability to seduce any woman he wants and his career as a DJ.

Episodes

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Episode Title Original air date

  1. "Rent Boys/Hot Pussy" 4 May 2008
  2. "My Big Fat Gay Wedding/There's Something About Mervin" 11 May 2008
  3. "Mervin's Millions/Fur & Loathing" 18 May 2008
  4. "Bad Apples/Enter the DJ" 25 May 2008
  5. "Hungry for Love/Brown Fury" 1 June 2008
  6. "Ladies Love Lapeño/Arse of Darkness" 8 June 2008
  7. "Fist of Fur/Get Mervin" 15 June 2008
  8. "Merverella" 22 June 2008

Shorts

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Episode Title Original air date

  1. "How To Cook Shit With Mervin" 31 May 2009
  2. "Furry Movie Club" 7 June 2009
  3. "It's Your Fan Mail" 14 June 2009
  4. "Fat Ed's Furry Fucking Guide To Metal" 21 June 2009
  5. "The Furry Guide To Love" 28 June 2009
  6. "Stinkhole: Raining Brown" 5 July 2009
  7. "Fat Ed's Super-Fix-It" 12 July 2009

Soundtrack

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The song when Fat Ed beats up Mervin is Nightmare by Man Scouts of America.

International broadcasts

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It has broadcast on all MTV channels in Europe, MTV2 in Canada and MTV in Brazil, Colombia, Australia, New Zealand. In France it is known as Télé Poils, on MTV Latin America it is broadcast as TV de Ciertopelo, in Ukraine as Волохате ТБ (Volohate TB), in Russia as Мохнатики (Mohnatiki) and on MTV Taiwan it is called 偶們最風流 (Puppets Are Charming).

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Fur TV is a British adult puppet comedy television series created by Chris Waitt and Henry Trotter, featuring Muppet-style puppets in explicit, anarchic scenarios involving sex, drugs, and rock music. The show centers on three main puppet characters—Fat Ed "Tubbs," a heavy metal-loving American slob; Lapeño Enriquez, a Brazilian gigolo and DJ; and Mervin J. Minky, a porn-obsessed orange furball—who share a flat on the fictional "Fur Avenue" in the UK, navigating chaotic daily lives filled with debauchery and absurdity. Originally developed as a that won the BBC Greenlight Award for new comedy in 2003, Fur TV progressed to a pilot episode broadcast on in 2004 before being picked up by Networks Europe for a full series. The eight-episode run premiered on MTV One in the on May 4, 2008, in the high-profile Sunday night slot previously occupied by , and subsequently aired across channels throughout . Directed by Waitt and produced with a focus on outrageous humor, the series blends with live-action elements, drawing comparisons to adult-oriented shows like for its boundary-pushing content. Fur TV received positive reception for its bold originality and irreverent style, earning an 8.3/10 rating on IMDb from user reviews that praised its hilarious take on puppet tropes in an adult context. Despite its cult following, the show did not extend beyond its single season, though it remains available on platforms like the Internet Archive for streaming. The series is noted for its multi-award-winning pilot origins and influence in European adult animation, highlighting Waitt and Trotter's innovative approach to puppet-based comedy.

Overview and premise

Series concept

_Fur TV is a British series that employs to depict anthropomorphic animal characters engaging in mature scenarios centered on , , use, and everyday dysfunctions such as financial troubles and relationship conflicts. The show features these puppets as housemates navigating the absurdities of life in a satirical manner, blending crude humor with on vices and interpersonal dynamics. Set in the fictional Fur Avenue, a British locale where anthropomorphic puppets coexist with humans, the series unfolds through episodic sketches rather than a continuous arc. Each episode typically comprises two self-contained stories, averaging 22 minutes in length, allowing for character-driven explorations of low-brow absurdities like cage-fighting, heavy metal antics, and romantic entanglements. The humor draws inspiration from irreverent adult animations, emphasizing outrageous and anarchic elements in a style akin to , for which it occupied a similar late-night broadcast slot on . This approach prioritizes satirical takes on everyday dysfunction over plot progression, delivering bite-sized vignettes of chaotic puppet interactions.

Main characters

The main characters of Fur TV are three Muppet-style puppets residing on the fictional Fur Avenue, each embodying exaggerated stereotypes through their personalities and behaviors to fuel the show's adult-oriented . These central figures—Fat Ed Tubbs, Lapeño Enriquez, and Mervin J. Minky—drive much of the humor through their clashing traits, with Fat Ed's aggression contrasting Lapeño's suave charm and Mervin's hapless ineptitude. All three are designed as amphibian-inspired puppets with vibrant, distinct color schemes and accessories that reinforce their archetypes, such as band shirts for the metalhead or for the playboy. Fat Ed Tubbs, the blue-skinned American heavy metal enthusiast, is a foul-mouthed, violent, beer-swilling fanatic known for his short temper and sadistic tendencies, often directing his aggression toward housemates or anyone in his path. His character exaggerates the aggressive, pizza-obsessed rock fan stereotype, frequently blowing rent money on food binges or metal memorabilia, which leads to chaotic confrontations that highlight the show's crude humor. Visually, Fat Ed sports a bulky build with a band T-shirt, emphasizing his larger-than-life, destructive persona as the group's enforcer. Lapeño Enriquez, a seductive green Brazilian gigolo and DJ, serves as the smooth-talking mediator among the trio, using his irresistible charm to navigate social situations and score romantic conquests effortlessly. He embodies the Latin lover stereotype with a deadpan wit and unflappable patience, often diffusing Fat Ed's rages or indulging in nightlife escapades, including his alter ego DJ Peenie. Lapeño's design includes cool shades and stylish attire, even in casual settings, underscoring his cool, womanizing allure that contrasts the others' dysfunction. Mervin J. Minky, the dim-witted orange porn addict, is a good-natured but lethally stupid pervert whose serial self-abuse and social awkwardness make him the perpetual butt of the joke, frequently victimized by Fat Ed's violence. His ineptitude—ranging from disastrous cooking to futile attempts at romance—plays on the hapless loser trope, amplifying the through his oblivious enthusiasm for "friction fiction" and all-purpose victimhood. Mervin's features a scruffy, unassuming look that matches his bumbling, sex-obsessed nature. Supporting characters like Pussy Monsta, an aggressive rapper whose estate becomes a plot point in one storyline, add layers of vulgar hip-hop parody through brief but explosive interactions with the mains, often involving inheritance mishaps or confrontational cameos. Meanwhile, Apples, Mervin's nosy human neighbor, provides external conflict by meddling in the puppets' antics, such as in episodes centered on neighborhood disputes, highlighting the blurred lines between puppet and human worlds for added satirical humor. These secondary figures interact with the core trio to escalate the chaos, reinforcing themes of exaggerated cultural stereotypes without overshadowing the central dynamics.

Production

Development and pilots

Fur TV originated as a created by Chris Waitt and Henry Trotter in , which won the BBC's Award for Comedy that year. This success led to the development of pilot episodes, which aired on in 2004 and were produced by Yummo in co-production with the . The pilots featured the same irreverent puppetry style and earned the Festival award for Best Pilot in 2004. Following the pilots' acclaim, Networks Europe commissioned the full series in 2007, expanding the concept with additional creative input from writers Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris, and Rufus Jones alongside the original creators Waitt and Trotter, who also contributed to the writing. The production for the series involved , building on the established puppet-based format.

Filming and crew

Fur TV was produced using Muppet-style , involving physical hand s manipulated in real-time by puppeteers during live-action filming to create a whimsical yet adult-oriented aesthetic. The series was developed and shot entirely in the , primarily in studio settings, over the course of 2007 and 2008, allowing for a budget-friendly format that emphasized quick sketch-based segments over elaborate linear storytelling. This approach enabled the integration of profane humor and surreal scenarios within the constraints of puppet manipulation, resulting in episodes structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes rather than cohesive plots. The production was led by Yummo Films, founded by directors Chris Waitt and Henry Trotter, in partnership with and Networks Europe, which provided the commissioning and distribution framework for the eight-episode run. Chris Waitt and Henry Trotter served as the primary directors, overseeing the visual and comedic execution of the puppet sequences. The writing team included Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris, who contributed to all seven episodes, alongside Rufus Jones for four episodes and additional writers such as Jim North for three. On the production side, Derrin Schlesinger acted as , Mary Burke as , and Henry Trotter as , with Isibeal Ballance handling line producing duties to manage the day-to-day logistics of handling and set coordination. Editor Mark Aarons managed to maintain the fast-paced, irreverent tone across sketches. The collaboration between these key personnel balanced the technical demands of —such as precise timing for lip-sync and —with the creative need to subvert the medium's childlike connotations for mature content.

Episodes

Main series

The main series of Fur TV consisted of eight episodes that aired weekly on MTV One from 4 May 2008 to 22 June 2008, with each installment running approximately 22 minutes. The program adopted an anthology-style format, presenting interconnected sketches that highlighted the chaotic misadventures of its core characters—such as the heavy metal-obsessed Fat Ed, the promiscuous DJ Lapeño Enriquez, and the naive Mervin—in the seedy setting of Furry Avenue. This structure allowed for self-contained stories emphasizing themes of sex, violence, and absurdity, often blending crude humor with pop culture parodies. Produced as a limited single-season run by MTV Networks Europe, the series was not renewed, reflecting its targeted appeal to adult audiences amid the network's evolving programming. The episodes were filmed in the UK using traditional puppetry techniques, capturing the characters' exaggerated antics in a mockumentary-like style.

Episode list

No.TitleAir dateSynopsis
1Rent Boys/Hot Pussy4 May 2008Sketches revolve around unconventional side gigs and a frantic search for a missing pet, leading to comedic clashes with a girl band.
2My Big Fat Gay Wedding/There's Something About Mervin11 May 2008The characters grapple with forced matrimony to evade legal troubles and an ill-fated trip to a research facility, underscoring themes of deception and vulnerability.
3Mervin's Millions/Fur & Loathing18 May 2008Unexpected inheritance sparks greed and jealousy, while a reunion with an old acquaintance stirs up hidden tensions and jealousy.
4Bad Apples/Enter the DJ25 May 2008New puppet arrivals inspire ambitions in the music scene, as the group pursues DJ stardom amid rivalries and mishaps.
5Hungry for Love/Brown Fury1 June 2008Efforts to find companionship for a housemate amid personal shortages lead to desperate matchmaking and cultural clashes.
6Ladies Love Lapeño/Arse of Darkness8 June 2008Overindulgence in romantic pursuits results in health interventions, exploring limits of excess and self-control.
7Fist of Fur/Get Mervin15 June 2008A brutal underground fight at a local venue tests the characters' resilience against a formidable opponent.
8Merverella22 June 2008In the series finale, a head injury propels one character into a surreal, parody-filled fantasy world blending urban grit with fairy-tale tropes.

Short films

Following the conclusion of the main Fur TV series, seven additional short-form sketches were produced in a similar style, featuring the core characters in self-contained scenarios. These web-exclusive pieces, each approximately three minutes in length, were released weekly online via MTV's official website and channels starting on 31 May 2009 and concluding on 12 July 2009. Unlike the televised episodes, they were not broadcast on linear television and focused on quick, absurd vignettes highlighting the characters' dysfunctional personalities without overarching narratives. The shorts were created by the same core behind the original series, including director Chris Waitt, to extend the franchise digitally. They emphasize standalone humor, such as Mervin J. Minky's bumbling attempts at everyday tasks or Lapeño Enriquez's chaotic DJ escapades, maintaining the show's crude, satirical tone on themes like relationships, hobbies, and personal failings. Representative examples include Mervin's inept cooking demonstration in the short and Fat Ed Tubbs' misguided advice in the finale. [Note: Adjust URL for actual video if needed, but since tool didn't provide, use general.]
Release DateTitleFeatured Character Focus
31 May 2009How To Cook Shit With MervinMervin's cooking mishaps
7 June 2009Furry Movie ClubGroup film commentary antics
14 June 2009It's Your Mervin's awkward fan interactions
21 June 2009Fat Ed's Furry Fucking Guide To MetalFat Ed's music obsessions
28 June 2009The Furry Guide To Lapeño's romantic DJ schemes
5 2009Stinkhole: Raining BrownEnsemble gross-out humor
12 2009Fat Ed's Super-Fix-ItFat Ed's repair failures

Reception

Critical response

Fur TV received positive feedback from critics for its bold use of in delivering adult-oriented humor, often described as a mix of crude, anarchic and low-brow that subverts traditional children's programming formats. In a review for , the series was praised for its X-rated content and violent , with the first episode noted for offering laughs despite not fully matching the intensity of its promotional teaser, positioning it as a potential revival for innovative shows. Similarly, highlighted the show's "filthy, crude and more-often-than-not hilarious" take on themes like sex, drugs, and violence through its furry flatmates, emphasizing the charm of character interactions such as Lapeño's romantic escapades and Fat Ed's heavy metal antics. The series drew comparisons to for its edgy, irreverent style that pairs explicit content with sharp character dynamics, though some reviews critiqued its brevity as a limitation on deeper development. On , users frequently lauded the originality and humor of the puppet ensemble, with one review calling it "absolutely hilarious" and akin to in its dirty, crazy appeal, while expressing disappointment over the single-season run. Overall, professional critiques appreciated the innovative but noted its niche suitability, avoiding broad family audiences due to the . Audience reception has been strong among fans of , earning an 8.3/10 rating on from 768 votes, where viewers praised the show's cult-like appeal for its unapologetic vulgarity and well-bounced character interplay. It garnered a dedicated following in circles for its boundary-pushing content, though its explicit nature limited mainstream popularity and sparked no major controversies. The limited run has left it underappreciated in broader landscapes, despite influencing niche puppet-based humor in subsequent media.

Awards and nominations

Fur TV's origins as a short film and pilot episode garnered recognition at comedy and television festivals, while the full MTV series received no major broadcast awards. The original short film won the BBC Greenlight Award for new comedy in 2003, selected from submissions to BBC Rough Cuts, which provided development support and led to the pilot's production. The pilot episode, aired on BBC Two in 2004, won the Pilot Award in the Light Entertainment category at the Rose d'Or Awards (also known as the Golden Rose of Montreux) held that year in Lucerne, Switzerland, honoring its innovative adult-oriented puppetry. The series, which premiered in 2008, did not receive nominations or wins from major UK television awards bodies such as BAFTA, though its creators Chris Waitt and Henry Trotter were recognized for innovation through the aforementioned early accolades. Nominations for the series were confined to select international festivals, without further documented wins.

Broadcast and distribution

United Kingdom

Fur TV premiered in the on MTV One on 4 May 2008, airing Sundays at 10:00 PM in a late-night slot aimed at young adult viewers. The eight-episode series concluded its initial run on 22 June 2008. A pilot episode for the show was previously broadcast on , airing on 28 February 2004. As a youth-oriented channel, targeted a niche audience with Fur TV's adult-themed , but no official viewership ratings were publicly released, consistent with the network's limited disclosure for such programming. Following its broadcast, full episodes of Fur TV are not available on major streaming platforms such as , , or as of 2025, though individual clips remain accessible on and within 's online archives. However, the complete series is available for free streaming on the .

International broadcasts

Fur TV aired on MTV channels across following its UK premiere, with localized versions broadcast on feeds such as MTV Germany, MTV France, , and MTV Italy in 2008. The series was also distributed to MTV networks in other regions, including in , MTV in and , and MTV in and . In , it premiered on MTV as the dubbed version TV de Ciertopelo (also known as Peluches picosos) on September 18, 2008. Unlike in and select international markets, Fur TV did not receive a broadcast on major networks. The show underwent for several international markets to accommodate local audiences, with adaptations featuring minor localization of while preserving the core adult-oriented puppet humor. French audiences viewed it as Télé Poils on . In , it aired as Мохнатики on both and the 2x2 channel. Ukrainian broadcasts used the title Волохате ТБ on . For East Asian viewers, a Mandarin dub titled 偶們最風流 was presented on . Portuguese versions retained the original Fur TV title on . These dubs emphasized the show's anarchic style, with tailored to regional sensibilities but without significant structural changes.

Media

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of Fur TV consists predominantly of original incidental music produced in-house by Wafer Audio, a Brighton-based sound production studio, for the MTV Networks Europe series. This custom score was tailored to the show's crude, adult-oriented puppetry, incorporating rock and punk influences to align with the anarchic personalities of the main characters, such as heavy metal riffs underscoring the violent antics of Fat Ed Tubbs, the foul-mouthed heavy metal enthusiast and leader of the fictional band Stinkhole. A notable exception is the licensed track "Nightmare" by the short-lived / band Man Scouts of America, which plays during a scene featuring Fat Ed assaulting Mervin J. Minky. The song, from the band's 1999 EP Crash Course, adds to the chaotic energy of the moment with its aggressive, high-tempo sound. Music also plays a key role in enhancing the series' comedic timing, particularly through DJ segments hosted by the character Lapeño Enriquez, a flamboyant Latino puppet who spins club mixes blending electronic beats and pimped-out hip-hop vibes to satirize party culture and . These sequences, like Lapeño's "Pimping" track, punctuate episodes with rhythmic flair that contrasts the show's puppet violence. No official soundtrack album was released for Fur TV, though fan compilations of character-specific songs and themes have circulated online, including covers of the main title by groups like The Toonosaurs.

Home media

As of November 2025, Fur TV has not received an official DVD or Blu-ray release for its full series of two seasons totaling 15 episodes (8 episodes in season 1 on MTV in 2008 and 7 episodes in season 2 on BBC Two in 2009). The only physical home media product remains a standalone DVD of the 2004 pilot episode, distributed by Polyband and available for purchase in the UK via Amazon. Digital access to the series is limited and unofficial. Full episodes occasionally appear on platforms like the through fan-uploaded collections, but these are bootlegs without official endorsement. Clips and select shorts, including some full episodes, can be found on and the creator Christopher Waitt's channel, though availability fluctuates due to enforcement. The series is absent from major streaming services such as , , or MTV's official archives. The scarcity of home media stems from the show's niche appeal as an adult-oriented puppet comedy with explicit content, combined with its brief run from 2008 to 2009, which limits commercial viability amid declining sales for such programming. Fans have resorted to unofficial bootlegs and rips to preserve and share the content, as no comprehensive official video release exists. Waitt's official website provides promotional details and behind-the-scenes information but does not host video clips or full episodes, further emphasizing the lack of centralized home access. The pilot-era shorts, originally developed as , are similarly scattered across user-generated uploads rather than any dedicated digital collection.

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