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| name = Klasky Csupo, Inc.
| name = Klasky Csupo, Inc.
| logo = [[Image:Klasky Csupo logo.png]]
| logo = [[Image:Klasky Csupo logo.png]]<br><br>[[Image:Klaskycsupologonew.PNG|220px]]
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| genre = [[animation]], [[sitcom]]
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Revision as of 23:07, 30 August 2010

Klasky Csupo, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
Industryanimation, motion pictures, television shows
Genreanimation, sitcom
Founded1982
FounderArlene Klasky
Gabor Csupo
HeadquartersHollywood, Los Angeles
Key people
Terry Thoren, Tracy Kramer, Norton Virgien
ProductsClass-Key Chew-Po Commercials
Number of employees
81
ParentParamount Pictures
Websitewww.klaskycsupo.com

Klasky Csupo, Inc. (Template:Pron-en, KLAS-kee-CHEW-poh) is a multimedia entertainment production company located in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California,[1] founded by artist/producer, Arlene Klasky and animator, Gábor Csupó.[2]

History

Klasky-Csupo was started in 1982[3] in the spare bedroom of a Hollywood apartment where Klasky and Csupo were living while married. Klasky-Csupo's first major work came in 1989, when they became the 'animation house' for the first three seasons of The Simpsons (after which Film Roman took over in 1992). Klasky Csupo was responsible for a Simpsons blooper during the episode "Homer's Odyssey" in which Waylon Smithers was animated with the wrong color and made African American. Klasky-Csupo had already produced the animated pilots for The Simpsons, as sketches on The Tracey Ullman Show.

In 1991, Klasky-Csupo began producing Rugrats, an animated show for Nickelodeon.[4] Their next major series was Duckman for the USA Network. The show revolved around the home life and adventures of a dim-witted and lascivious private detective duck named Eric Duckman. The series ran from 1994 to 1997. During the same time Nickelodeon released Klasky-Csupo's second Nicktoon series, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. During this time Klasky Csupo ended production on Rugrats. However K-C produced three new Rugrats specials between 1995 and 1996. The specials were so successful that the series was revived in 1997.

After Duckman was cancelled in 1997, Klasky-Csupo began producing The Wild Thornberrys for Nickelodeon.[5] The cartoon, premiering in 1998, revolved around a girl who could talk to animals.[6]

On December 23, 1998, CEO Terry Thoren concluded an eleven-month negotiation with Mercedes-Benz and moved the company into the state of the art studio in the heart of Los Angeles. Between the late-1990s and 2000s, Klasky-Csupo began producing new shows Rocket Power, As Told by Ginger, Santo Bugito and Stressed Eric.

In 2001, in honor of the Rugrats 10th Anniversary, Klasky-Csupo released a two-part special entitled, "All Growed Up". The special featured the famous babies as pre-teenagers. It was popular enough that a series based on that special premiered in 2003. The series was put on hiatus in 2006 and officially cancelled in 2008. Several previously unaired in the US episodes aired on Nickelodeon in November 2007 and August 2008. Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys are the only Klasky Csupo shows to have theatrical movies based on themselves.

The company was also active in producing recorded music with the labels "Tone Casualties" and "Casual Tonalities." Gabor Csupo was a good friend of Frank Zappa and occasionally collaborates with Mark Mothersbaugh, who did most of the music for Rugrats. Klasky-Csupo also produced a number of projects in commercial advertising, including a series of direct-to-video features (The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald) for the McDonald's fast food chain.

By 2004, Klasky-Csupo shut down production on most of its shows, including Rugrats and in 2006, shut down production on all their shows except the new pilots they created. After 20 years since The Simpsons animation departured to Film Roman, Klasky Csupo started to have its animation credit in the ending credits of Dexter's Laboratory and Futurama (Rough Draft Korea first, then Film Roman third with the 4th season and on).

In fall 2006, Klasky Csupo announced development of 14 new animated pilots, which will be up for sale at a later date:[7]

  • Ace Bogart, Space Ape
  • Big Babies
  • Commander Bunsworth
  • Ronnie Biddles
  • Chicken Town
  • Grampa and Julie, Shark Hunters (based on the Nick Magazine strip and slated to feature Dustin Hoffman as Grampa)
  • Sugarless
  • Zeek and Leo
  • Wiener Squad
  • Rollin' Rock Starz
  • Twinkle
  • Ricky Z
  • Junkyard Teddies
  • Little Freaks


The animation design in these pilots are in various styles, instead of the typical style that Klasky Csupo was famous for in the 1990s. As of 2010, these cartoons have never been seen yet.

Klasky Csupo productions

Television shows
Title Original run Created by Produced by
The Simpsons 1987–1992 Created by Matt Groening.
Animation studio on the original shorts, and first 61 episodes only. 		Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox
Rugrats 1991–2004 Created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain. Nickelodeon
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 1994–1998 Created by Gábor Csupó and Peter Gaffney. Nickelodeon
Duckman 1994–1997 Created by Everett Peck. Paramount Network Television (now CBS Television Distribution)
Santo Bugito[8] 1995–1996 Developed by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó. Klasky Csupo
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald 1998–2003 Direct-to-video Klasky Csupo
The Wild Thornberrys 1998–1999; 2000–2004 Created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, Steve Peppon, David Silverman and Stephen Sustaric. Nickelodeon
Stressed Eric 1998–2000 Developed by Absolutely Productions.
First season only 		Absolutely Productions
Rocket Power 1999–2004 Created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó Nickelodeon
What's Inside Heidi's Head? 1999 Created by Nancye Ferguson and Mark Mothersbaugh.
Company's first live-action series. 		Nickelodeon
As Told by Ginger 2000–2006 Created by Emily Kapnek.
Several episodes aired in the United States. 		Nickelodeon
All Grown Up![9] 2003–2008 Created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó.
Spin-off of Rugrats. 		Nickelodeon
Motion pictures
Year Film Release date Directors
1998 The Rugrats Movie November 20, 1998 Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien
2000 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie November 17, 2000 Stig Bergqvist and Paul Demeyer
2002 The Wild Thornberrys Movie December 20, 2002 Cathy Malkasian and Jeff McGrath
2003 Rugrats Go Wild June 13, 2003 John Eng and Norton Virgien
2008 Immigrants (a.k.a. L.A. Dolce Vita) October 30, 2008 Gábor Csupó

Logos

File:Klasky-Csupo 1991.jpg
1st logo
On a white background with shapes that change frequently, squares are sliding to the left. One has cubic shapes forming a K, a shoe forming an L, an orange fuzzy shape forming a lowercase A, a lizard turning into an S, a bull turning into another K, and an acrobat jumping and turning into a Y, all of which occur at a very fast pace. The next five squares have a scribble writing the stenciled "CSUPO" on them (in Helvetica). After this, the logo is zoomed out so the boxes are arranged with "KLaSKY" on top of "CSUPO". "INC" appears next to "CSUPO", letter by letter. The logo turns black and white while the Y turns purple a second later. This logo appeared on Rugrats and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. It also aired on earlier episodes of The Wild Thornberrys, Stressed Eric in series 1 and Duckman.
File:Klasky-Csupo 1998.jpg
2nd logo
Also known as the "SSF," or "Super Scary Face." Over a purple background, a blob of black ink emerges from the center, soon followed by blue ink. A hand passes by and drops magazine clippings of eyes and a mouth onto the blob. The mouth says the company name as white blocks fly out from the mouth. The blocks arrange themselves to form the company's logo. After that, two black blocks quickly slide from the top and bottom of the screen (covering up both the background and the face, but not the blocks), and that also turns the "Y" in "KLaSKY" purple. This logo was first seen on The Rugrats Movie, and appeared on early airings of the SpongeBob episode "Wet Painters/The Krusty Krab Training Video" due to an editing error. It also appeared on All Grown Up!, Rocket Power and As Told by Ginger, newer episodes of Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, and the newer version of The Wild Thornberrys Movie.
File:Klasky-Csupo 2003.jpg
3rd logo
On a green city skyline, a rooster's silhouette is on one of the buildings. The sun rises, and the rooster wakes up and opens its eyes. It yells "WAAAAAAKE UUUUUUUP!!!" as the blocks in the Klasky Csupo logo float around. When the rooster is finished screaming, the sun brightens, as the rooster mysteriously disappears, and the Klasky Csupo logo appears in the center. This is the current logo, seen on Rugrats Go Wild and the final season of Rugrats and other shows and movies and also One Episode of ChalkZone. Either this or another logo will appear hence KC is making pilots for Nick.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Klasky Csupo Inc." BNET. Retrieved on April 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Rugrats Duo Draws on Shared Vision". LA Times. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  3. ^ "House of toon style". Variety. Retrieved 2008-02-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Move over, Bart Simpson". Newsweek. Retrieved 2008-02-08. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Mifflin, Lawrie (November 13, 1997). "Nickelodeon Adds to Children's Hours". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-08. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Graeber, Laurel (July 30, 2000). "She Can Talk to the Animals (Don't Tell)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-08. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Klasky Csupo News". Klaskycsupo.com. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
  8. ^ "THE RUGRATS' REAL MOM AND DAD". Business Week. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  9. ^ "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Queen of Mean Turns 13: How Unlucky Is That?". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-12.

External links

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