Downtown (1999 TV series)

Downtown is an American adult animated series and sitcom on MTV on urban life, based on interviews with real people. The show, created by Chris Prynoski, follows a diverse and multiracial cast who live in New York City, and presents their everyday lives. In 2000, Downtown was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for the episode "Before and After".

Downtown aired 13 episodes from August to November 1999.

Cast

 * Gregory Gilmore as Alex Henson, a nerdy 24-year-old virgin and Chaka's older brother. He harbors a crush on goth girl, Serena.
 * Leyora Zuberman as Chaka Henson, Alex's rebellious 17-year-old younger sister.
 * Marco H. Rodriguez as Fruity, an Afro-Latino ladies' man who has a crush on Chaka.
 * Scot Rienecker as Scott ("Goat"), Alex and Jen's stoner friend.
 * Tammy Lang as Jen, Alex's chubby, sarcastic Asian-American best friend.
 * Hector Fontanez as Matt, Fruity's artsy best friend.
 * Aurora Lucia-Levey as Mecca, an African-American hopeless romantic and Chaka's best friend.
 * Phoebe Summersquash as Serena, a resident goth girl, and Alex's love interest.
 * Rosanna Plasencia as Leah, Jen's promiscuous roommate.

Reception
Sarah Nechamkin of Interview called Downtown "the best piece of discarded treasure to come out of the glorious trove of '90s MTV". In a retrospective review for Vulture, Greta Rainbow called it a "feat of naturalistic dialogue", describing the series as a "hyperspecific time capsule".