Downtown is an American 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 Hensen Leyora Zuberman as Chaka Hensen Marco H. Rodriguez as Fruity Scot Rienecker as Scott ("Goat") Tammy Lang as Jen Hector Fontanez as Matt Aurora Lucia-Levey as Mecca Phoebe Summersquash as Serena Rosanna Plasencia as Leah Episodes 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”. References External links 1990s American adult animated television series 1990s American sitcoms 1999 American television series debuts 1999 American television series endings American adult animated comedy television series American animated sitcoms English-language television shows MTV cartoons Teen animated television series Television series created by George Krstic Television series created by Chris Prynoski Television shows set in New York City