We chat with KoalaMan creator and star MichaelRCusack on coming up with the hysterical series, going to Hulu, collaborating with Justin Roiland, and more:
Hulu's adult animated series Koala Man is hyper-Australian and hysterically funny. Inspired by animated classics such as The Simpsons, Koala Man is at once a winking take on the superhero genre and an emotionally resonant family sitcom. The show was created by Michael Cusack, who voices the titular character, and developed with the help of Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez.
Recently, a few years ago, I thought about packaging an animated sitcom-type show with a family, and Koala Man just kind of made sense to be the dad in that show. I feel like I've seen the Homer Simpson archetype done a lot, so I just thought it would be interesting to kind of put a spin on the whole animated family sitcom and just make him kind of a crappy superhero.
To that point, was there any sort of struggle as to whether you should make it as specific to Australia as it is? It's part of what makes the show so special, but was it hard to get that by some people? When it comes to the references, and the love for superhero culture, that probably comes more from Dan and Benji. They're fans of that stuff more than I am. I guess I bring something different - a satire of superhero stuff, too, but also the Australiana and the grounded aspects. I think that's why it's good collaboration; we kind of have different sensibilities, but also similar ones in some senses. It helps in making a show that's as ambitious as this.
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