Station Zero

Station Zero was a very short-lived animated television series on MTV, airing in 1999 and then quickly disappearing from the airwaves with little fanfare. In a similar format as Beavis And Butthead, the series followed four young black (and one Latino) men, who running a fictional public-access television show called Live from the Bronx, watched hip-hop videos (and the occasional rock video) and provided humorous commentary.

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This work provides examples of:

• Accentuate the Negative: Often used when critiquing music videos and the accompanying music.
• Berserk Button:
  • Don't scare Chino with Da Brat verse in each music video.
  • Don't disrespect Scooter's grandma.

• Black and Nerdy: Scooter, who runs the public-access show's technological aspects.
• Brand X: Averted, as real brands were always featured prominently on the show.
• Break the Cutie: In the episode, Karaz is moved by the Will Smith video.
• Butt Monkeys: The four main characters.
• Caustic Critic: Karaz and Chino
• Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune: The theme song is sung by the main four characters.
• End-of-Series Awareness: In the last episode, camera man Scooter wanders off, with the rest of the cast following him, indicating that the show's writers knew that it would be the finale.
• Fat Best Friend: Karaz
• Four-Man Band
  • The Hero - Chino.
  • The Big Hearted Lancer - Karaz.
  • Kid Appeal Smart Guy - Scooter.
  • Fourth Ranger - DJ Tech.
• Four-Temperament Ensemble:  Chino is Choleric; Karaz is Supine/Sanguine; Scooter is Melancholic; DJ Tech is Phlegmatic.
• Gratuitous Spanish: Often used by Latino character Chino, who is definitely proud of his Latino heritage.
• Kid Appeal Character: Scooter.
• Like an Old Married Couple: Karaz and Chino, who are comparable to Siskel & Ebert.
• Product Placement: Tons of it, right down to the characters wearing real brand-name apparel. Real product names were always used and displayed on the show.
• The Protagonist: Chino
• Roger Rabbit Effect
• Short-Runners: Station Zero was on the air for just a few months and was then never seen or even mentioned again. The show reportedly failed to meet MTV's ratings expectations.
• Show Within a Show: Live from the Bronx, the fictional public-access show that the four main characters run.
• Theme Tune Roll Call: The theme song introduces the four main characters.
• 20 is Unlucky: The show lasted for twenty episodes before being canceled.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: Karaz and Chino