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On [[September 5]], [[2007]], Frederator Studios released a video on the viral video sites [[YouTube]] and [[MySpace|MySpaceTV]] that featured some of the best [[meme|internet memes]] and internet people from 2005-2007. It was the first episode in the weekly online animated show [http://www.channelfrederator.com/methminute39 The Meth Minute 39]. |
On [[September 5]], [[2007]], Frederator Studios released a video on the viral video sites [[YouTube]] and [[MySpace|MySpaceTV]] that featured some of the best [[meme|internet memes]] and internet people from 2005-2007. It was the first episode in the weekly online animated show [http://www.channelfrederator.com/methminute39 The Meth Minute 39]. |
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when the frederator studios logo is seen on television, someones voice can be heard screaming NURSE! |
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==Television series== |
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Revision as of 01:07, 11 December 2008
Frederator Studios is an independent American animated cartoon studio founded by Fred Seibert in 1997. Its debut production was the television series Oh Yeah! Cartoons, which later spun-off three series: The Fairly OddParents, ChalkZone, and My Life as a Teenage Robot, in addition to 48 original short cartoons by a unique group of creators including the first films by creators like Butch Hartman, Rob Renzetti, Tim Biskup, and Carlos Ramos.
In 2002, Frederator created a joint venture for pre-school cartoons with producer Susan Miller's Mixed Media Group, Inc.
Frederator Studios and Animation Magazine teamed up with the Nicktoons digital cable channel to launch the television series and competition The Nicktoons Film Festival, which débuted October 24, 2004 now known as the Nicktoons Network Animation Festival.
On November 1, 2005, Frederator launched the world's first cartoon podcast[citation needed], named Channel Frederator. This weekly animation network features submitted films from around the world, specifically for distribution on portable video devices such as Sony's Playstation Portable or Apple's iPod. And in February 2006, Frederator's first book (edited by Fred Seibert & Eric Homan) Original Cartoons: the Frederator Studios Postcards 1998-2005 was published by the Easton Studio Press.
In April 2006, Frederator Studios launched ReFrederator, a daily podcast featuring public domain cartoons compatible with portable video devices. This podcast reached the number 1 position in the iTunes Music Store and helped push the Channel Frederator Podcast to 7th place.
In June 25, 2007 Variety article mentioned that Fred Seibert, Kevin Kolde and Eric Gardner had become partners and formed a new studio called Frederator Films, dedicated to creating animated feature films budgeted under $20 million.[1]
In June 2007, Frederator hosted the first ever live "Drinking and Drawing" event. The event was held at Someday Lounge in Portland, Oregon. Bill Plympton and Patrick Smith were among some of the animators that took place in this event along with local animators Brian Larson, Eric Reigert, and Nolan Lorch.
On September 5, 2007, Frederator Studios released a video on the viral video sites YouTube and MySpaceTV that featured some of the best internet memes and internet people from 2005-2007. It was the first episode in the weekly online animated show The Meth Minute 39. when the frederator studios logo is seen on television, someones voice can be heard screaming NURSE!
Television series
- What a Cartoon!/World Premiere Toons (1995-1997)
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998-2001)
- The Fairly OddParents (2001-present)
- ChalkZone (2002-2008)
- My Life as a Teenage Robot (2003-2008)
- The Nicktoons Film Festival (2004-present)
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (2006-present)
- Random! Cartoons (2008-present)
- Note: Matthew's World joined in during the 106th episode.
References
- ^ McNary, Dave. Toon trio starts Frederator. Variety. Mon, Jun. 25, 2007.