• Media Life, Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:30 AM

"Mr. Meaty," Nickelodeon's latest kids' show has already upset some vegetarians. Online petitions have been springing up since the September premiere demanding cancellation of the program, about a pair of puppets who work at a mall restaurant and sell sandwiches like Fillet-O-Seal. Though animal lovers are irate, the kids are happy. It is already a hit with kids 2-11, ranking in the top 11 on cable and broadcast its first two weeks. Nickelodeon first put some shorts on its broadband site, TurboNick, and they were such a success that the network asked series creators Jamie Shannon and Jason Hopley to do a half-hour series. Heavy on gross-out gags involving meat and snot, Shannon and Hopley say the series is intended as a spoof of the fast-food industry and not a slight to vegetarians.

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