The Zara & Erika Show

The Zara & Erika Show is an American adult animated sitcom originally created by Chris Lester for Adult Mall that aired from July 25th, 2014 to March 30th, 2015. The series revolves around the lives of the Dawson sisters, Zara, Erika and Annabelle.

It aired for 20 episodes and continued to rerun in a re-edited 19-episode format for syndication.

Premise
The series revolves around the daily lives of two Dawson sisters, Erika and Zara. Their sister, Annabelle occasionally tags along with them.

Influences
According to TV Tropes, this show had scenes that are influenced from popular shows like South Park, Regular Show and Inuyasha. The show even used characters from the Inuyasha franchise.

Episodes
Main article: List of The Zara and Erika show episodes

All of the episodes of The Zara and Erika Show last 4 to 5 minutes (with a few notable exceptions). 20 episodes have been completed and broadcast ("Beach Girls" was banned from Adult Mall after 2018). The first episode aired on July 25th, 2014. The nineteenth and final episode, titled "Hurting's Fair" aired on March 30th, 2015.

Ratings
The Zara and Erika Show hit the #1 spot on Adult Mall's list of programs. Fans everywhere enjoyed the pilot and Adult Mall made eighteen more episodes with good reception. The ratings are even higher.

Critical reception
The Zara and Erika Show received critical acclaim from fans and critics. Toon Magazine at first did not like the way the show was animated when it aired in 2014. The following year, Adult Mall improved the animation quality and it has much better reviews. Critics complained that some episodes have ripped off episodes from Regular Show and Family Guy. But for fans of the series, it was a great way to watch the misadventures of the Dawson sisters when they're not grounded.

Home media
Five episodes of the show entered the public domain, and they were released on low-budget home video compilations.

On April 10th, 2019, to tie in with the recently-released Zara & Erika: The Hawaiian Adventure, this show was announced for an official DVD release. Only 16 episodes were released under "Zara and Erika: The Television Collection". It was released on DVD on April 19th, 2019 with unfortunately poor reviews, stating that the set used old transfers which have been sharpened and had its colors changed.

The poor ratings of the "Television Collection" prompted Funlight Entertainment to make a new DVD of the show using new transfers, as announced recently in December 2019.