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SuperHillCool --- SuperHillCool is an American animated series created by Sergio Barbasso, and produced by Sergio Barbasso and Ronnie F. Lee for Tuttipazzi Productions, based in Las Vegas. The series follows the on-the-road adventures of SuperHillCool, a fictional Italian-born rock band consisting of Chuck, Gaetano, Bruce and Skizzo. SuperHillCool goes to the United States for an intense promotional tour. The series are totally devoted to music in all its forms, but with special attention for rock and metal. In the short animated episodes published on YouTube which are named SuperHillCool - The Fu*k’d Up Show, the four insane guys start making a senseless ‘live’ show inside their bus to pay for their gas and the other tour expenses. They interview anyone they meet on their path: from popular bands, actors, sportsmen, items to fictional characters. The interviews always take place in the tour bus while driving, because that’s how the band saves time between a live concert and another. The series made its debut on YouTube on November 18, 2015 with a short episode titled Be Quiet And Drive (just as the song by Deftones). During the first episode Slipknot payed a visit to SuperHillCool as main guests. The episodes are currently entirely made by Sergio Barbasso, who is personally involved in all the long cartoon-making processes: idea, direction, screenwriting, drawings, storyboards, voiceovers, animatics, sound effects and animation.

Overview --- The band's name is a hilarious wordplay of the Italian expression 'Su per il culo', which in English translates to 'Up your ass', a very popular motto still widely used in metal and rock music. Despite the fictional nature of the band, the show is set in real cities and in a real environment. The band members interact with real people, visit real places, eat and drink real products and play their music into real venues. The short episodes created for YouTube, with a variable length of 3 to 5 minutes, are always titled with a song name, chosen among the Barbasso's music tastes. Each episode opens with a funny warning disclaimer and ends up with humorous end credits. Because of the DIY character of this cartoon, Sergio had to find an original solution to fill up the empty space that is normally used to list the professional's names who are involved in the making of an episode. Origins and development --- Sergio Barbasso initially conceived SuperHillCool in 2008, during a really challenging working period in Italy. {1} Always passionate about animated movies and rock music (he also played drums for years in a post rock band in Milan), he decided to merge the two worlds and create several stories from the perspective of an insane rock band that is constantly on tour. He always intended the entire project to be a cartoon, but due to obvious budget issues, he started working to a comic version. He self-produced and released his first comic book on July, 2011. In 2013, together with Ronnie F. Lee, he created a small production company in Las Vegas: Tuttipazzi Productions. He spent over 7 years producing tons of screenplays, drawings and pre-animations for 22-min episodes. In 2015, tired of waiting to have proper finances or some space on TV, he decided to create short webisodes. From the idea to the animation, he made everything by himself, even if he had never animated anything else before.

Episodes --- 'SuperHillCool - The Fuc'k'd Up Show' - Webisodes (2015-present) 1. "Be quiet and Drive" | Written by Sergio Barbasso | Original air date November 18, 2015

2. "Squeeze Me Macaroni" | Written by Sergio Barbasso | Original air date March 29, 2016 Music --- The opening and ending themes are performed by the Italian metal band Destrage. References --- 1.	http://blog.diysco.com/2016/01/21/superhillcool-un-rock-cartoon-dal-cuore-italiano-che-sbarca-a-las-vegas/ '''External Links --- • Official Website (http://www.superhillcool.com)

• Official Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/SuperHillCool)

• Official YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/superhillcool)