Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

*Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends*
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Genre	Fantasy; Comedy; Adventure; Animated sitcom;
Created by	Craig McCracken
Developed by	Craig McCracken; Lauren Faust; Mike Moon;
Directed by	Craig McCracken; Rob Renzetti ("Destination: Imagination");
Voices of	Sean Marquette; Keith Ferguson; Phil LaMarr; Tom Kenny; Candi Milo; Grey DeLisle; Tom Kane; Tara Strong; Jeff Bennett; Kevin Michael Richardson;
Theme music composer	James L. Venable
Composers	James L. Venable; Jennifer Kes Remington;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	79 (82 segments + 18 shorts) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Craig McCracken
Producers	Vincent Aniceto (Seasons 3–5); Ryan Slater (Seasons 5–6); Mike Moon (co-producer, Seasons 1–3); Lauren Faust (supervising producer, Seasons 3–4);
Running time	20-23 minutes; 65 minutes (special episodes)
Production company	Cartoon Network Studios
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	August 13, 2004 –; May 3, 2009
Related
	The Powerpuff Girls; Wander Over Yonder; Kid Cosmic;

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios as the network's first show animated primarily with Adobe Flash, which was done in Ireland by Boulder Media. Set in a world in which imaginary friends coexist with humans, it centers on a boy named Mac who is pressured by his mother to abandon his imaginary friend Bloo. After the duo discover an orphanage dedicated to housing abandoned imaginary friends, Bloo moves into the home and is kept from adoption as long as Mac visits him every day at exactly 3:00 PM. The episodes revolve around Mac and Bloo as they interact with other imaginary friends and house staff and live out their day-to-day adventures, often getting caught up in various predicaments.

McCracken conceived the series with his partner Lauren Faust after they adopted two dogs from an animal shelter and applied the concept to imaginary friends. The series first premiered on Cartoon Network on August 13, 2004, as a 90-minute television film. On August 20, it began its normal run of 20-30-minute episodes on the Fridays block. The series finished its run on May 3, 2009, with a total of 6 seasons and 79 episodes. McCracken left Cartoon Network shortly after the series ended.

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends became one of Cartoon Network's most successful original series and received critical acclaim and industry accolades, including 5 Annie Awards and 7 Emmy Awards, winning a total of 12 awards out of 35 nominations. It has since been named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the best Cartoon Network shows and by IGN in their list of best animated series at number 85.

A spin-off was announced on July 18, 2022, produced by Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe with Craig McCracken returning as the creator. The spin-off, aimed at a preschool audience, will feature a new cast of imaginary friends.

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