Napoleon Dynamite: The Animated Series Comic-Con Clips

In 2004, a small little indie film about an eccentric high schooler who knows how to blend a tiger with a lion became that year's sleeper hit. Years later, the cult classic has become an animated series which is likely to follow the film 's success. I'm talking about Napoleon Dynamite, and yes, I'm excited as much as you are. Maybe this should've been done about five or six years ago, but hey, better late than never, right? The trailer for the comedy was released a few months back and now Fox has released exclusive clips from Comic-Con.

Check 'em out!

Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess, who created the film and characters, are the executive producers as well as Mike Scully (The Simpsons). The show premieres midseason 2012. Here's the synopsis:

NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (Heder) is a 16-year-old boy convinced – for no apparent reason – that he is destined for greatness and blessed with unlimited “sweet abilities.” He spends his days practicing ninja moves, drawing ligers, soul dancing and bragging about his “girlfriend in Oklahoma” whom nobody has ever seen. Napoleon’s brother, KIP (Ruell), is an unemployed 32-year-old who lives at home and believes he would be an amazing catch for any girl who would respond to his online come-ons. The Dynamite brothers live with GRANDMA (Martin), a crusty woman who can often be found four-wheeling with her lady friends at the local sand dunes. Napoleon’s allies include PEDRO (Ramirez), his unflappable best friend who has recently been elected class president; and DEB (Majorino), an incredibly sweet girl who sees the good in Napoleon and dreams of someday being his wife. Napoleon’s UNCLE RICO (Gries) lives out of an orange custom van, where he obsesses over his botched high school football career and dreams up ways to become rich and famous. Then there’s REX KWON DO (Bader), a self-proclaimed martial-arts master who runs the local dojo.