According to Scully, the animated Napoleon Dynamite “is a work in progress. We’re trying to find out what works and what doesn’t. Our real challenge though is we’re on and off the Fox schedule because of football and awards shows. I hope people stick with it and watch all six episodes. The network ordered seven additional scripts that we’re writing right now. If we’re picked up for a second season then we’ll put them into production. The network is waiting until the show falls into a pattern; they want to see what the ratings numbers will be before they decide on a renewal.

Scully promises the series will contain plenty of nods to the movie: “Napoleon will recreate his (end of the movie) dance – but to different results. We’ll see Pedro at work as class president; on the wall behind him there’s a picture of him with Napoleon, who’s wearing that “Vote for Pedro” t shirt. Even so, the show stands on its own; you can dive in even if you haven’t already seen the movie.”

Unlike the rest of Fox’s other push-the-envelope Sunday night cartoon shows, Scully says “I want Napoleon Dynamite to be hip, cool, funny – and family friendly. When I watched film I didn’t realize it was rated PG, not even PG-13.