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Tyler Perry's Madea Brings Her 'Tude to a 'Toon

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Tyler Perry as Medea courtesy Lions Gate
This Madea doesn't rest. Tyler Perry will create, write and executive-produce a series of half-hours presenting his Mabel "Madea" Simmons alter ego as an animated truth-teller. The untitled project ("Tyler Perry's Untitled Project"?) would wind up on a network, on DVD, or both.

Perry's objective is to take Madea, whose frank ways were born in a stage play before being fashioned into a series of box-office hits (the next of which hits theaters next month), and make her more kid-friendly. "I wanted to do something more appropriate, and this seems to be it," he tells the Reporter.


Posted by TV Guide News
Feb 19, 2008 8:58 AM
I love Madea so I'll look forward to this.
Posted by lonewriter
Feb 19, 2008 12:34 PM
It can't be worse than House of Payne. There must not have been any other contenders at the Image awards for that show to have won anything. And I'm a huge Tyler Perry fan.
Posted by mdjones
Feb 19, 2008 1:16 PM
Medea is a riot. I would watch the animated show.
Posted by lizzybelle
Feb 19, 2008 1:40 PM
Madea is hilarious but house of payne is pretty horrendous. It's not funny and proliferates a lot of negative stereotypes...not a good look for Tyler P. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOUSE OF PAYNE WON AN IMAGE AWARD - How in the world? Why? It's terrible! But animated madea should be fun to watch.
Feb 19, 2008 2:58 PM
Tyler Perry has single-handedly done more to set back the progress of African-Americans than any entertainer since the days of Amos and Andy. He is an embarrassment to intelligent people of any race. I shudder to think that children will now be the targets of his mintrelsy. He is a disgrace.
Posted by DaMess
Feb 20, 2008 4:56 AM
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