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This forgotten 2000s adult animated comedy is a heavy inspiration for the Helluva Boss cast
The Helluva Boss cast were inspired by the forgotten (and raunchy) animated comedy Drawn Together
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If you still think cartoons are for kids, then Helluva Boss will ruin that idea in minutes. The animated musical comedy gets raunchy, violent, crude, and very adult. It’s not the type of show you can watch with your kids, unless you want them to learn some new phrases that might get them in trouble at school. Helluva Boss regularly pushes the envelope, and it’s hardly the first cartoon to do so.
The voice actors behind the series were inspired by numerous other adult cartoons, but there’s one forgotten series that stood out from the rest. “Drawn Together is the one that comes to my mind,” Blitzo voice actor Brandon Rogers said at a Helluva Boss spotlight panel at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2026. “Everyone loves South Park, but Drawn Together is like the hidden gem. And the cast for that show is stacked. That one was brilliant.”
“I used to watch South Park and Drawn Together and stuff,” Loona voice actress Erica Lindbeck added.
Drawn Together was an adult animated comedy that ran on Comedy Central from 2004-2007. The series spoofed the reality show trend, and as Rogers mentioned, it had a stacked voice cast, including Tara Strong, Cree Summer, Adam Carolla, and James Arnold Taylor. Nothing was off limits, including necrophilia, sexual assault, people with disabilities, every race and nationality, and every sensitive subject you can imagine. Keep in mind, Rogers is also a writer for Helluva Boss, so if you see the Drawn Together influences in the show, now you know why.
If you’re curious and want to check it out, Drawn Together is currently streaming on Paramount+. Just make sure you put the kids to bed first.
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