Hammy (TV series)

Hammy is the American animated television series created by Garfield creator, Jim Davis. The series centers on the adventures of an anthropomorphic yellow raccoon named Hammy as well as his friends: the mouse Leslie, and the neurotic dog Bob P. Flea. It is set in the fictional town of O-Town, and is laden with adult humor, including double entendre, innuendo, and satirical social commentary.

The series premiered in 1998 on cable network Nickelodeon. The series' original run consisted of 52 episodes over three seasons that were broadcast from 1998 to 2000. In 2002, Warner Bros. acquired the series, retooling it with several creative changes, thus renaming it 'Brand Spanking New! Hammy', and airing it for three years on Kids' WB lineup. It became a top-rated show, inspiring various books, merchandise, a live musical stage show, and a theatrical feature, Hammy's 1st Movie, released before the series' conclusion in 2005.

Premise
The show focuses on the daily life of Hammy, a fun-loving and spirited yellow raccoon, and his best friends: Leslie, a mouse who is the more intellectual sort and Pugsy, a clumsy and fun-loving dog who often uses drastic measures when solving problems.

Hammy lives with his grumpy, but kindhearted teacher Branch, his father Robin and his brother Chad in the fictional town of O-Town. Each episode focuses on the daily-life situations and problems that Hammy and his friends encounter, and their everyday adventures and life experiences as kids.

Main characters

 * Hammy (voiced by Tom Kenny)
 * Leslie (voiced by Billy West)
 * Bob (voiced by Jim Cummings)
 * Branch (voiced by John P. Finnegan)
 * Mike (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) - The main antagonist of the series. He is the Bob's brother and sometimes the arch-rival.

Films
A theatrical feature-length film, Hammy's 1st Movie was released on January 9, 2004, before production on the television show ceased. During this time, meet-and-greet costumed versions of Hammy and Leslie were seen in Warner Bros. Studios. The characters have been retired, but sometimes make appearances. Its sequel, Hammy 2: Movie, was released on November 4, 2005.

Home video release
Paramount Pictures released a series of Hammy videos between 1999 and 2001. Warner Home Video released four videos of Hammy in 2003; each collection featured three episodes.

In 2008, Nickelodeon partnered with Amazon.com to allow new and old programming to be made available on DVD through CreateSpace. As part of the deal, Amazon.com is responsible for producing the discs (on one time burnable media) on-demand as well as cover and disc art. Seasons 3 and 4 of Hammy were released on DVD on December 8, 2009, and December 22, 2009, respectively.

Season 3 was supposed to be released as a complete season, but Nickelodeon was unable to locate two episodes from the final Nickelodeon season of the show, and opted to rename the DVD release Hammy: The Best of Season 3.

All Nickelodeon episodes including the two that are missing from the season 3 DVD, are available from video on demand services such as iTunes Store, PlayStation Network, Zune Marketplace.