"One of the cartoons, Prometheus and Bob, was a real pleasure for us. That came out of nowhere." -Robert Mittenthal, co-creator of KaBlam! ("Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons!")
"Yes. A studio in Brooklyn did the whole thing, and it just knocked us out when we saw it. We were thrilled to put it in the show and make it a regular--one of the only regulars for almost the full run of the show." -Chris Viscardi, co-creator of KaBlam! ("Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons!")
Prometheus and Bob was a claymation segment on KaBlam!. In the segments, an alien named Prometheus befriended a caveman named Bob and educated him on how to live in modern society, while recording the educating with tapes.
Characters
- Prometheus
- Bob
- Monkey
- Prometheus's Superior
- Prometheus's Robots
Episodes
- Art
- Bowling
- Clothing
- Wheel
- Music
- Fishing
- Bridge
- Shelter
- Cooking
- Kite
- Pottery
- Furniture
- Boxing
- Milking
- Canoe
- İce Skating
- Leverage
- Trapping
- Spear
- Farming
- Breakfast
- Construction
- Hammock
- Ball
- Bob's Birthday
- Toilet
- Treehouse
- Bed
- Robot
- Television
- Arctic
- Laundry
- Glue
- Dating
- Exercise
- IQ Test
- Magnetism
- Softball
- Evolution Chamber
- Pet
- Tape #1
Trivia
- A live-action film was planned, but failed due to lack of interest.
- In the episode "Hurts So Good," a Henry and June segment features footage of Prometheus, Bob, and the Monkey singing along with Loopy from Life with Loopy, the cast of Action League Now!, Sniz and Fondue, and the Henry and June cast during the "Staples" song at the episode's end.
- One of the segments is ranked #61 during the "Top 100 Greatest Moments In Nicktoon History".
- Each segment (with some variations, as seen below) is introduced as "900,000 years ago, an alien videotaped his attempts to educate a caveman. The Prometheus and Bob tapes."
- There is a long version as well, with the announcer saying "What you are about to see is top secret. It is a video tape recorded 900,000 years ago by an alien using a remote controlled camera. It shows his attempts to educate a caveman. They have been codenamed the Prometheus and Bob tapes."
- In "Evolution Chamber" (tape 677), a variant is used with the announcer saying "900,000 years ago, an alien got sick of trying to educate a caveman. He created a machine that would transform his unevolved student into an intelligent modern man. The Prometheus and Bob tapes."
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