Mr. Meaty is a teen sitcom created by Jamie Shannon and Jason Hopley. The show centers on two lazy teenage boys, Josh Redgrove and Parker Dinkleman, who work at a fast food restaurant called Mr. Meaty inside a shopping mall as they often encounter supernatural and bizarre situations. The series is set in the fictional town of Scaunchboro, based on Scarborough, Toronto. Mr. Meaty originated as a series of 17 shorts that appeared as interstitials on Nickelodeon in the United States and CBC Television in Canada. A pilot episode featuring material from the shorts aired on December 30, 2005. The series officially premiered on September 22, 2006, and continued to air until May 23, 2009. It ended with a total of two seasons and twenty episodes, three of which are 22-minute specials.
Premise[]
Mr. Meaty centers on a pair of teenage boys working at a fast-food restaurant established in the fictional Scaunchboro Mall: the nerdy, gluttonous, awkward Parker Dinkleman (Jason Hopley) and the charming, popular, but uncaring and self-centered Josh Redgrove (Jamie Shannon). The boys are often placed in bizarre, supernatural or grotesque situations. They are also seen dealing with common teenage situations such as dating and peer pressure.
Characters[]
- Josh Redgrove: (voice by Jamie Shannon) A 16-year-old cashier and employee at Mr. Meaty.
- Parker Dinkleman: (voiced by Jason Hopley) Josh Redgrove's best friend who works as a fry cook. Characters appearance and voice are based on former coworker (William Pawson).
- Edward R. Carney: (voice by Marty Stelnick) He is the original founder and current owner of the Mr. Meaty chain.
- Mr. Wink: The manager with an electric chip on the back of his head, he was once a kind and friendly individual.
- Lizzy: (Alien who only worked there for a short time) She was cleverly disguised as an attractive young woman, being crushed on by both Josh and Parker for a short time.
- Chip 2.6: First seen in Model Employee. He’s a robot, built to be the perfect Mr. Meaty employee.
- Eddie: Parker's pet yeti who only worked at Mr. Meaty's for a little bit, but was shipped back to the Himalayas.