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The Ripping Friends: The World's Most Manly Men! (Also known as The Ripping Friends) is an American-Canadian adult animated superhero comedy television series, created by John Kricfalusi. The show premiered September 22, 2001 on Fox Kids, but was cancelled in September 2002. Adult Swim later picked up the show. The series occasionally airs in Canada on Teletoon. The series also aired briefly in the United Kingdom on the CNX channel and on ABC in Australia. The show is rated TV-Y7 on Fox Kids and TV-PG on Adult Swim in the United States and C8 to 14+ on Teletoon in Canada. While the edited version of the show received negative reviews, the uncut version of the show generally received positive reviews.