WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Comedy Central, a unit of Viacom Inc.'s (VIA, VIA.B) MTV Networks, Saturday announced the launch of 'Futurama Head-In-A-Jar Creator' App. The company released the free app. along with Matt Groening, creator of the Emmy-Award-winning series 'Futurama', an animated science fiction situation comedy.
Comedy said the free app is now available for download on iPhone and iPod Touch. The free App allows fans to design their own Head-In-A-Jar, a popular recurring feature of the show.
'The 'Head-In-A-Jar' App is an interactive playground for fans,' said Michele Ganeless, president, Comedy Central. 'The new App truly celebrates the show and gives fans a great place to enter and experience the world of 'Futurama.'
The new App is loaded with a wealth of features. The 'Head-In-A-Jar Creator' feature allows users to jump into the animated world of 'Futurama' and create their own customized character.
Further, 'The Head Museum' is an innovative feature that allows fans to create customized exhibits of all their Head creations. Users can also share these Exhibits on Facebook and Twitter.
'Futurama,' created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen, is a Curiosity Company production in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television. Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is the animation studio.
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