Discussions on the `` Napoleon Dynamite '' animated series began two years ago . `` Mike Scully was already a huge fan of the film , '' writer/director Jared Hess said . Hess : The show is based on the book by Mark Twain and follows the misadventures of an unlikely group of friends who are all named after famous French generals : Napoleon, Dumas, Grouchy, etc.
Discussions on the `` Napoleon Dynamite '' animated series began two years ago . `` Mike Scully was already a huge fan of the film , '' writer/director Jared Hess said . The show is based on the book by Mark Twain and follows the misadventures of an unlikely group of friends who are all named after famous French generals : Napoleon, Dumas, Grouchy, etc.