Kid Notorious

★ 8.8 · 2003 · 22m · Animation · Comedy

Kid Notorious is an animated television series that aired for nine weeks on Comedy Central and is currently running on the UK version of Adult Swim. It starred Hollywood film producer Robert Evans as himself. Episode plots were often bizarre and absurdist in nature, featuring Evans as a James Bond type character. Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash also appeared on the show as himself. The show was directed by Pete Michels.

Episodes

▶1. Hip Hop to the GodfatherIt's just another day in the life of Robert Evans. Then, Sharon Stone calls up to say she's dropping out of his film to start a Broadway show called Sharon Stone's Vagina. Evans doesn't think she'll have a chance. Later, Evans gets arrested for crashing into a pilates studio and bribing an officer. In prison, he realizes the potential to revive The Godfather for Broadway, only now with a hip-hop twist starring L.A.'s Crips and Bloods. The backers for Evan's movie are furious now that Sharon Stone is out of the picture and demand their money back. He is able to convince them to stick with him while he brings The Godfather to the stage. They reluctantly agree. Evans vows to open the same night as Sharon Stone's show to drive her out of business. In New York, rehearsals are less that perfect as the Crips and Bloods keep feuding. Evans finally convinces them to cooperate. On opening night, the backers are furious to find that Evans has removed the Italian element from The Godfather and tur ▶2. The F-You SoupWhile entertaining Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch, and Warren Buffet, Evans learns of Slash's ability to make the best soup he's ever tasted. He feels it could be a big hit and finally be able to get him some F-U money. He shops it around to famous chef's Wolfgang Puck and Emeril, both of whom are eager to taste. But when he goes to get them samples, he learns that Tollie Mae has destroyed the only batch remaining. To top it off, the key ingredient--yak's milk--is only available in the mountains of Nepal from the golden yak. In order to obtain the milk, Evans sells a fake movie to a studio to get them to finance the trip to Nepal. Once there, he promises to make the tribal leader the lead star in exchange for the yaks. Unfortunately, the studio boss, Stein, arrives and demands to know the progress of the film. Knowing he's trapped, Evans and the group escape with two golden yaks. Back in Woodland, he holds an opening premiere for the soup. Many people bid for the rights to the soup. Evans ▶3. French Take WoodlandAfter losing his home in a poker game, Evans devises a plan to win it back with help from Slash and a LaToya Jackson look-alike.▶4. Kim Jong Il Must DieWhile trying to get Liam Neeson to do his new movie, Evans is visited by Donald Rumsfeld who enlists him to go to North Korea to assassinate their dictator, Kim Jong Il. Meanwhile, English receives a letter that informs him that he is the last remaining member of his butler class yet to have lost his virginity. Evans and the gang go to North Korea under the pretense of attending a premiere of ""Popeye,"" which just so happens to be Kim Jong Il's favorite movie. There, English is smitten with the popular North Korean actress, Soon Ye. He tells Tollie that she will be his first conquest. That night, Evans attempts to kill Kim Jong Il in his sleep, only to be thwarted my Kim Jong Il. In order to avoid execution, Kim Jong Il makes Evans produce his directorial debut. Evans plans to kill him during a viewing of the dailies, but stops when he sees the talent in Kim Jong Il. English also successfully woos Soon Ye, but his duty to Evans supercedes his relationship with her. It is then he realize ▶5. The Nazi PartyWhen an old friend tells Evans that a well-known businessman is really a renowned Nazi, he joins the local Nazi party to expose him.▶6. Princess SerenaAn estranged husband kidnaps the star of Evans' next movie, Leonardo DiCaprio.▶7. Wedding BellesEvans goes to great lengths to recover his old porno film.▶8. PilotThe Kid is in bed with twin sisters and Puss-Puss the cat. We quickly find out that English is the butler who's worked for Kid for 8 years. We also meet Tollie Mae, the maid. Kid's relaxation is interrupted by 2 CIA agents, who want to enlist Puss-Puss to participate in ""Project Kitty, Part 2"" an operation intent on saving the world. Puss-Puss is less than enthusiastic and runs and hides. While English is searching for Puss-Puss, the cat pushes a bowl off of a cabinet onto English's head. It then swings on a hanging light blinding English with ""DAM"" spray, ties English's shoelaces together tripping him and farts in his face. As it turns out, ""Project Kitty Part 2"" is an operation designed to assassinate Kim-Jong-IL, dictator of North Korea, who happens to be a cat lover. The assassination is to be accomplished with a bomb planted inside of Puss-Puss. Puss-Puss is then flown into North Korea and dropped near the Presidential Palace, where he is captured and taken to Kim-Jong-IL. Meanwhi ▶9. White ChristmasIn what is billed ""as the most subversive x-mas special ever (after Mr.Hankey)"", Kid Notorious has a religious conversion and gives new meaning to the term ""white x-mas"".

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