Too Cool! Cartoons
| Too Cool! Cartoons | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Adult Animation |
| Created by | Fred Seibert |
| Starring | Various voice actors |
| Country of origin | United States Sweden Israel Japan Spain Germany South Korea Thailand New Zealand Canada India Ireland Indonesia Malaysia Singapore |
| Original language | Various |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Fred Seibert |
| Production company | Frederator Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | April 4, 2013 – August 28, 2014 |
Too Cool! Cartoons is a series of animated shorts on the YouTube channel Cartoon Hangover. It was created by Fred Seibert and produced by Frederator Studios.[1] The series premiered on April 4, 2013, with the short Our New Electrical Morals.[2]
Description
Too Cool! Cartoons showcases animated shorts.[3][4] The series is Frederator's fifth cartoon incubator, in which animators have their work shown on Frederator's YouTube channel Cartoon Hangover.[5][6]
Too Cool! Cartoons has been a multi-national effort, with creators and artists in England,[7] Australia,[8] Greece, South Korea, Scotland, Japan, Canada, Sweden, and the United States.[3][9]
List of Episodes
| Episode | Title | Creator | Director | Air Date | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Our New Electrical Morals | Mike Rosenthal | Kenny Pittenger | April 4, 2013 | Fred Tatasciore, Johnny Hawkes, Audrey Wasilewski, Kari Wahlgren |
| 102 | Rocket Dog | Mel Roach | Mel Roach | May 2, 2013 | Mel Roach, Josh Lawson, Steven Blum, Kari Wahlgren |
| 103 | Ace Discovery | Tom Gran & Martin Woolley | Tom Gran & Martin Woolley | May 30, 2013 | Ako Mitchell, Hugo Harold-Harrison, Eric Meyers, Doireann Ní Chorragáin, Martin Woolley |
| 104 | Bee and PuppyCat: Part 1 | Natasha Allegri | Larry Leichliter | July 11, 2013 | Allyn Rachel, Kent Osborne, Tom Kenny |
| 105 | Bee and PuppyCat: Part 2 | Natasha Allegri | Larry Leichliter | August 9, 2013 | Allyn Rachel, Frank Gibson, Marina Sirtis |
| 106 | Doctor Lollipop | Kelly Martin | Aliki Grafft | September 12, 2013 | Chris Diamantopoulos, Dee Baker, Rose McGowan, Jason Marsden, Travis Willingham |
| 107 | Dead End | Hamish Steele | Mel Roach | June 26, 2014 | Zack Pearlman, Cameron Goodman, Stefan Marks, Maria Bamford |
| 108 | Chainsaw Richard | Christopher Reineman | Tom King | July 17, 2014 | Tyler Merna, Ashly Burch, Eric Bauza, River Jordan |
| 109 | Manly | Jesse Moynihan & Justin Moynihan | Jesse Moynihan & Justin Moynihan | July 31, 2014 | Jill Bartlett, Joey Richter, Steve Agee, Roger Craig Smith |
| 110 | SpaceBear | Andy Helms | Dave Ferguson | August 14, 2014 | Rodger Bumpass, Christopher Curry, Ogie Banks, Josh Keaton |
| 111 | Blackford Manor | Jiwook Kim | Jiwook Kim | August 28, 2014 | Ashly Burch, Martin Rayner, Billy West |
Reception
Laura Beck of Jezebel called Bee and PuppyCat "adorable and hilarious," and Meredith Woemer of io9 wrote, "This might be the first cartoon webseries we didn't want to end."[10][11] The two-part short led to a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a full season; the campaign was successfully funded, raising $872,133 in November 2013 to go toward producing nine original new episodes of the series.[12]
Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Manly was "psychedelic and melancholy," and Susana Polo of The Mary Sue called the short "weird and awesome."[3][13]
Legacy
Frederator Studios has persisted in the tradition of surfacing new talent, characters, and series with several cartoon shorts "incubators," including (as of 2015) What A Cartoon! (Cartoon Network, 1995), Oh Yeah! Cartoons (Nickelodeon, 1998), The Meth Minute 39 (Channel Frederator, 2008),[14] Random! Cartoons (Nickelodeon/Nicktoons, 2008), and GO! Cartoons (Cartoon Hangover, 2016).[15] These laboratories have spun off notable series like Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo, Cow & Chicken, Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Fairly OddParents, ChalkZone, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Nite Fite, Fanboy & Chum Chum, Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors, Rocket Dog, and Bee and PuppyCat.
References
- ^ Frederator Official Site
- ^ Presley, Alison (10 April 2013). "GREAT TUMBLR BOOK SEARCH: WINNERS ANNOUNCED!". Chronicle Books. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Lloyd, Robert (1 August 2014). "Critic's Pick TV Picks: 'Altman,' 'Poirot,' Cartoon Hangover shorts, 'The Killing'". LA Times Online. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ "Ace Discovery" Press Kit
- ^ Blabber, John (11 April 2013). "Exclusive Interview: Michael Rosenthal Creator of Our New Electrical Morals on @CartoonHangover". BubbleBlabber. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Patel, Sahil (31 July 2014). "'Adventure Time' Crew Members Debut 'Manly' Short on Cartoon Hangover (Video)". The Video Ink. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Martin Woolley Interview – Co-creator of Ace Discovery". Show Me The Animation. Wonky Films. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Drinking With Rocket Dog Animators
- ^ Brody, Larry (13 November 2012). "2 Words to Rule Them All: "Cartoon Hangover"". Larry Brody's TVWriter.com. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Beck, Laura (11 July 2013). "Bee and PuppyCat Is an Adorable and Hilarious New Animated Series". Jezebel. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Woemer, Meredith (8 August 2013). "If you don't like Bee and PuppyCat, you are dead inside". io9. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Cartoon Hangover staff (15 October 2013). "Bee and PuppyCat: The Series". Kickstarter. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Polo, Susana (1 August 2014). "Cartoon Hangover's Manly is Weird and Awesome, Watch her First Adventure Here". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ The Meth Minute 39 on YouTube
- ^ Sony, Channel Frederator Launch Online Animation Incubator, by David Bloom, Deadline Hollywood, November 3, 2014