Sheila E

Sheila E at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala.

Avenue E was founded by award winning producers Steve and Sheila Conner. The idea for Avenue E came about while Steve and Sheila were shopping for their friend's five year old son. They came to realize that there were no fun and positive shows designed for younger children. Steve and Sheila set out to change all of that. They created Avenue E in response to the lack of positive programming out there for little kids. The first installment of Avenue E is Snow Jam, a 30-minute episode that is available on DVD. Snow Jam is about a little boy named Butch who desperately wants it to snow. No one around him believes it's going to snow, not his mischievous sister Whiz, or his smart aleck friend Birdseye. Butch can't give up so he comes up with a wild plan to make it snow. Butch does everything he can to make his dreams come true, and we follow him on this imagination filled journey.

It s a typical day in the work life of five employees of the low-end electronics chain, Electri-City. Bound by the constraints of suburban life, the mile of the strip mall and tedium - they, like everybody else, dream of something more. Meet Glenn, the harmlessly deluded store manager who loves his job and believes that his disinterested employees can be motivated with team building exercises. Life is status quo until he becomes intoxicated with the new manager of Sheila s Fabric making him quickly unravel Kyle is happy to follow his father s life as he is being groomed to take over the Electri-City empire . But then he is captivated by Melissa and she starts to shake things up Rick, a former high school basketball star, temporarily works at the store, while he is pursing a career in acting . Still living at home, he is not afraid to take dates back to his place, who are then treated to breakfast in the morning with his mother. Avi has come to the U.S. to execute his life plan. He has a great job and is preparing for his arranged marriage. When he discovers that the fianc e that he has never met is drop dead gorgeous - he is filled with self doubt and decides to turn all of his efforts into making a stellar impression . Then there is Jeff who coasts through life by doing as little as possible. Not the brightest bulb in the box, he gets himself in trouble with electricity experiments and playing around with his friends wife As their stories interweave, egos clash and their tolerance is tested, the crew finds that friendships comes first and some dreams are not just not worth chasing.

The Strip is a character-driven comedy dissecting the lives of five employees of a low-end electronics chain, Electri-City. The ensemble of colorful, yet grounded, characters takes us deeper into the monotonous world of working at a strip mall. Bound by the constraints of suburban life and a mile of strip mall, they, like everybody else, dream of something more. Glenn worked his way to manager by the age of 33 and in turn takes his job a little too seriously. He motivates his disinterested employees with childish team building exercises, content with his life until he becomes intoxicated with the new manager of Sheila s Fabric. Torn between his urges and his stagnant relationship with his wife, Glenn s life quickly starts to unravel. His wife cheats on him with an employee and he loses the only job he has ever known, sending him to rock bottom. Kyle s career path has been well planned by his father. He is being groomed to run Electri-City. Kyle struggles with his father arranging his life, but he desperately wants to make him proud. It is these conflicting mentalities that keep Kyle moving in circles and prevent him from growing up. He begins to see how stagnant and arranged his life is when he is captivated by Melissa. Rick, a former high school basketball star, temporarily works at the store, while he is pursing a career in acting. Becoming an actor is his sad attempt at reclaiming his glory days. The harder he tries to make people love him, the lonelier he becomes. Ricks continuing failures as an actor help him accept his place at Electri-City. Avi has come to the U.S. to execute his life plan. He has the job he desires and now he is preparing for his arranged marriage. When he discovers how beautiful his fianc e is he begins to fill himself with self-doubt. He then goes through great lengths to make a good impression on his future wife that he has never met. Jeff coasts through life by doing as little as possible. Having recently been dumped by h