CNBC Cartoon Show

CNBC is looking to start a cartoon show based on the comic strip CEO Dad. They’re going to start with one-minute shorts that could evolve into a half-hour show.

“CEO Dad” centers on Frank Pitt, chief executive of a Styrofoam peanut manufacturer in Pennsylvania, who tries to balance work life and home life with his wife, Chloe, 10-year-old son J.D., 7-year-old daughter Grace and dog Taylor. His family believes he’s more focused on work than home life.
“‘CEO Dad’ is the kind of man whose prenup has a noncompete clause,” Stern said. “The irony of the situation is that his family is everything he hopes and dreams it would be if he weren’t in it.”
Stern said he was a workaholic CEO dad himself until a home break-in nearly took his wife’s life and he was held at gunpoint — an act witnessed by his 5-year-old daughter. After that, he became a “comedic evangelist” and set out to bring humor to others’ lives.
“When you lose balance (in your life), the first thing to go is your sense of humor,” he said. “I’m trying to reach all the people who are working too hard to get them to laugh at themselves and find a little bit of healing.”

Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on March 21st, 2007 at 11:16 am

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