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Joe Cartoons is the name of a series of Flash-based online cartoons that was launched in 1997 by creator Joe Shields. Starting as an independent website, Joe Cartoon was previously affiliated with Atom Films, until he once again went independent in 2006.

Noted for their crude humor and tongue-in-cheek violence, Joe Cartoons were among the first widely distributed web-based productions of their kind.^{[citation needed]} Produced in Macromedia's (Adobe's) Flash format, a number of the cartoons are interactive, such as "Gerbil in a Microwave" and "Frog in a Blender".

In April 2006, a collection of 40 Joe Cartoon creations was released on DVD in North America. The cartoons have been recoded to be playable on set-top DVD players. Some DVD-specific content was also created for this release.

[edit] Available Cartoons

The cartoons available from the website as of July 2006 are broken into several categories, structured to highlight and provide easy access to the most popular series or collections.

Thuh Greenfields This is a fifteen part serial cartoon focusing on Jebidiah and Gertrude Greenfield. The Greenfields are two enterprising pot farmers/performance artists who have a truly bizarre sequence of events, involving a legless dog Lump and a giant Gummo.

Superfly This collection of six cartoons focuses on the ubiquitous character Supahfly, arguably the most well known character from any of the Joe Cartoons. Each of these bits places Supahfly in a different situation, most involving drinking or drug use. Supahfly's catch phrase of "Dude, my freakin' head, I'm so wasted!" often comes into play as well

Interactive Toons The header of this category on the website is actually Press & Splode due to the fact that most of these seventeen cartoons involve one or more characters exploding at some point. Each of these cartoons require varying degrees of interaction from the user. Some as simple as clicking a button to move on to the next section, with others having various branching paths depending on the users selections. This is where to find two of Joe's most famous works, Gerbil in a microwave and Frog Blender.

Everything Else This final category groups together twenty-three other Joe Cartoon offerings, illustrating a wide range of topics and art styles that Joe has explored since the website was first created.