
Norman B. Jr
Global Mobile Sitcom: Combining subscriptions, merchandising and advertising revenue
About
Norman B. Jr is a virtual friend living in a humorous, 20 second animated sitcom targeted to global, enthusiastic social media cell phone users between the ages of 13-35. The 20 second episodes are visual, featuring few if any words to circumvent language barriers. The Norman B. Jr character is the principal of the series however amorphic Norman shares the spotlight with his precocious pet Chihuahua, Pepito, who is quite the “ladies man” with females all over the world. All characters are stick figures and like all sitcoms, there are supporting cast members created to highlight a different facet of Norman’s naiveté. Friends of Norman can subscribe to the library of episodes, purchase merchandise on site and in app, and guest star in an episode. Product placement advertising exists within the episodes as part of the storyline.