Variety reports that ex-Walt Disney Company head Michael Eisner isn’t giving up the cartoon biz. Eisner’s investment firm recently formed Tornante Animation, which created a stop motion animated comedy series called “Glenn Martin DDS”. Eisner partnered with Eric Fogel, creator of “Celebrity Deathmatch” to create the designs for “Glenn”. Nickelodeon’s Nick at Nite have ordered 20 episodes of the new show about a road-tripping dentist and his family.

Eisner brought “Glenn Martin” to Nick at Nite after reading how Nickelodeon was readjusting the evening programming service to target young families (Daily Variety, May 6). For an exec so identified with Disney, Eisner’s decision to take “Glenn Martin” to Nick may be unusual, but Eisner said the channel was a better fit.

“It’s not a Disney Channel show,” Eisner said. “This show is not a fit with ‘Hannah Montana,’ it’s not a tween show. I always thought that animation should be made for adults, and then you get the kids automatically.It’s not to say this couldn’t have worked on some Disney properties, but I read that article, about how they’re moving more older-appeal shows earlier in the evening on Nickelodeon, and knew there would be a great flow of kids coming in to this as well.”