Superjail!
2007–2014Adult SwimAnimation
A prison inside a volcano inside another volcano, animated with more detail per frame than the slot required.
Superjail! opens with a main title sequence of 31 seconds.
At 31 seconds, it opens well under the 58-second median for animation sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on Adult Swim in 2007, when Samurai Jack, Squidbillies and 12 oz. Mouse were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
31sFan upload.
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