BURBANK, CA--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - Bento Box Entertainment, the production company founded last year by three prominent animation veterans, announced it has been chosen to produce "Bob's Burgers," the half hour prime time animated series from 20th Century Fox Television with a 13-episode order from the FOX Network.
Created and co-written by Loren Bouchard ("Home Movies"; "Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist"), "Bob's Burgers" is about a guy who runs a burger joint with the help of his tightly wound wife and three unhelpful kids. Showrunners are Bouchard and Jim Dauterive ("King of the Hill"). Bento Box principal Mark McJimsey ("King of the Hill") will be a producer on the project.
About Bento Box Entertainment
Bento Box develops and produces animated and live action series and films as well as interactive and new media properties. In addition to providing a full roster of production capabilities to their studio partners, Bento Box develops its own original projects, capitalizing on the principals' close relationships with artists, writers, and other content creators as well as distribution and funding entities. Partnering to head the firm are Scott Greenberg, former President and Chief Operating Officer of Film Roman, Joel Kuwahara, a veteran producer on "The Simpsons," and Mark McJimsey, longtime producer on "King of the Hill." Bento Box is currently producing "Neighbors from Hell" for 20th Century Fox Television in conjunction with Jeffrey Katzenberg and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., which premieres on TBS this summer.
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