Random! Cartoons
| Random! Cartoons | |
|---|---|
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| Genre |
Comedy Variety |
| Created by | Fred Seibert |
| Starring | Various voice actors |
| Composer(s) | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 (39 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Fred Seibert Larry Huber |
| Producer(s) |
Kevin Kolde Therese Trujillo (line producer) |
| Running time | 30 minutes (7 minutes per segment) |
| Production company(s) |
Frederator Incorporated Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nicktoons |
| Original run | December 6, 2008 – August 14, 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Oh Yeah! Cartoons |
| Followed by | Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program |
| Related shows |
Fanboy & Chum Chum Adventure Time Bravest Warriors |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Random! Cartoons is a Nicktoons animation showcase. Like Oh Yeah! Cartoons, it was created by Fred Seibert and produced by Frederator Incorporated[1] and Nickelodeon Animation Studio for Nicktoons, and was the fourth of their cartoon "laboratories".[2] It was premiered on December 6, 2008 and ended on August 14, 2009. The series aired in reruns on Nicktoons until September 1, 2014.
Description
Creator Fred Seibert[3] ordered thirteen full-length episodes (39 seven minute shorts) for the show, which is also known as Oh Yeah! Cartoons fourth season.[4]
Unlike Oh Yeah!, there is no host. On January 10, 2006, ASIFA-Hollywood hosted an advance screening of six shorts as well as a question and answer session with the filmmakers at the Nicktoons Studios in Burbank, California. Two of the shorts were selected to become television series and one of the shorts was selected to become a web series. Those shorts were Adventure Time, The Bravest Warriors, and Fanboy. Adventure Time began airing as a full-length series on April 5, 2010 on Cartoon Network.[5] The Bravest Warriors, under the new name Bravest Warriors, began airing on November 8, 2012 on Cartoon Hangover.[6] Fanboy, under the new name Fanboy & Chum Chum, began airing as a full-length series on November 7, 2009 on Nickelodeon.
In late March 2013, the show returned to a daytime airing slot at 10:00–11:00 am after only being aired two times a month at 5:00 am for a long time on Nicktoons.
List of shorts
| Prod. no. | Segment | Creator | Original airdate | Synopsis | Cast | Series/Short |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Solomon Fix" | Doug TenNapel | December 6, 2008 | A teddy bear named Solomon Fix is assigned to protect a child named Ned, only that the child finds him lame. | Rob Paulsen as Soloman Fix John DiMaggio Maurice LaMarche | Short |
| "MooBeard: The Cow Pirate" | Kyle A. Carrozza | December 6, 2008 | Moobeard with his companion searches the treasure of the lost island of Hookamookapookalat. | Billy West as Moobeard | Short | |
| "Two Witch Sisters" | Niki Yang | December 6, 2008 | Twin witch sisters are causing magic-induced havoc at a park. | S. Scott Bullock as Dorothy Dee Bradley Baker as Carrot Candi Milo Niki Yang | Short | |
| 2 | "The Finster Finster Show!: Store Wars" | Jeff DeGrandis | December 7, 2008 | Two Finsters battle anthrophomorphic frozen chickens in the supermarket. | Billy West as Finster 1 Charlie Adler as Finster 2 Tress MacNeille as Finsters' Mom | Short |
| "Adventure Time" | Pendleton Ward | December 7, 2008 | In this precursor to the popular full-length series, Finn (known as "Penn" in the short) and Jake battle the Ice King to save Princess Bubblegum. | Zack Shada as Penn John DiMaggio as Jake Paige Moss as Princess Bubblegum John Kassir as Ice King | TV Series | |
| "Mind the Kitty" | Anne Walker | December 7, 2008 | Three teens have to babysit a psychotic kitten girl. | Dee Bradley Baker as the Duck/Tabby Jeff Bennett as Punky Rodger Bumpass as Lemurman Lynne Maclean as Tabby's Mom | Short | |
| 3 | "Ivan the Unbearable" | Andrew Dickman | December 13, 2008 | A clumsy Viking gets hiccups that causes destruction. | Short | |
| "Boneheads" | Hadley Hudson | December 13, 2008 | Roccos and Bone search for babanas. | Short | ||
| "Tiffany" | Adam Henry | December 13, 2008 | A doll must help her friend overcome a fear of horses. | Short | ||
| 4 | "Call Me Bessie!" | Diane Kredensor and Dana Galin | December 20, 2008 | A cow enrolls her friend in a scuba-diving class...but her friend does not want to go! | Short | |
| "Teapot" | Greg Eagles | December 20, 2008 | Two African-American kids that are fans of rap music are going to meet a famous rapper. | Greg Eagles | Short | |
| "Hornswiggle" | Jerry Beck | December 20, 2008 | Jeff Bennett Maurice LaMarche | Short | ||
| 5 | "Hero Heights" | Raul Aguirre Jr. and Bill Ho | December 27, 2008 | In a town where everyone's a superhero, two best friends fight over the new girl in town. | Short | |
| "Yaki & Yumi" | Aliki Theofilopoulous | December 27, 2008 | A bat and a dragon participate in a dance competition. | Candi Milo as Yumi | Short | |
| "Gary Guitar" | Bill Plympton | December 27, 2008 | A guitar tries to make the perfect picnic for his girlfriend, a violin. | Short | ||
| 6 | "Krunch and the Kid" | Adam Henry | January 3, 2009 | Kevin Michael Richardson as Krunch Colleen O'Shaughnessey | Short | |
| "Bradwurst" | Angelo di Nallo and Jason Plapp | January 3, 2009 | A grumpy sausage sabotages his friends' party. | Tom Kenny as Bradwurst | Short | |
| "Dr. Froyd's Funny Farm" | Bill Burnett and Jaime Diaz | January 3, 2009 | Dr. Froyd needs someone to test out a science experiment, but none of the animals on his funny farm want to! | Nika Futterman as Lulu Candi Milo Charlie Adler | Short | |
| 7 | "The Bravest Warriors" | Pendleton Ward | January 10, 2009 | Four human teens, Chris, Beth, Wallo, and Danny, save the brain dogs from the tickle monster in outer space. | Charlie Schlatter as Chris Tara Strong as Beth Dan Finnerty as Wallo Rob Paulsen as Danny Polly Lou Livingston as Hi-Five Alien | Series,(web) |
| "Giovanni and Navarro: The Dangerous Duck Brothers" | Pat Ventura | January 10, 2009 | Two ducks want to break a dangerous record. | Short | ||
| "Sparkles and Gloom" | Melissa Wolfe and Anne Walker | January 10, 2009 | Sparkles and Gloom, two daughters of handsome prince and an evil witch, have their powers switched before the talent show at the Geevil School, where good and evil are best friends. | Kari Wahlgren as Sparkles Jessica DiCicco as Gloom | Short | |
| 8 | "The Infinite Goliath" | Mike Gray and Erik Knutson | January 17, 2009 | A super villain on parole moves into a neighborhood. | Kevin Michael Richardson as Infinity Goliath Darran Norris | Short |
| "Kyle + Rosemary" | Jun Falkenstein | January 17, 2009 | A geek and a goth who play MMORPG games must break their shells to be together. | Short | ||
| "Garlic Boy" | John R. Dilworth | January 17, 2009 | A garlic with a healing tonic wants to do good for folks. | Short | ||
| 9 | "Flavio" | Mike Milo | January 24, 2009 | An Italian goat wishes to be an inventor. | Rob Paulsen as Flavio | Short |
| "SamSquatch" | Adam Muto | January 24, 2009 | A cryptid hunter finds a Bigfoot named SamSquatch. | Daran Norris | Short | |
| "Girls on the GO!: First Date" | Aliki Theofilopoulous | January 24, 2009 | Short | |||
| 10 | "Victor the Delivery Dog" | Niki Yang | January 31, 2009 | Victor has to make deliveries before dinnertime. | Short | |
| "The Bronk and Bongo Show: Losing Patients" | Manny Galán and Alan Goodman | January 31, 2009 | Short | |||
| "Thom Cat" | Mike Gray | January 31, 2009 | A talking cat (surprising to everyone) helps a troubled girl from a bully. | Short | ||
| 11 | "Sugarfoot" | Erik Knutson | April 4, 2009 | A boy whose a fan of cowboys and dinosaurs goes to a field trip to a museum with both of his interests while dealing with a bully. | Charlie Schlatter as Sugarfoot Dee Bradley Baker as Socko and Delivery Man Jennifer Hale as Ms. Penelope | Short |
| "Dugly Uckling's Treasure Quest" | Guy Vasilovich | April 4, 2009 | Short | |||
| "Dr. Dee & BitBoy" | Jun-Kyo Seo, Kong-Yo Kang, and Larry Huber | April 4, 2009 | Two kids and a scientist in a dog suit stop a corporation from creating a donut addiction. | Short | ||
| 12 | "Super John Doe Junior" | Lincoln Peirce | April 11, 2009 | A superhero loses his powers but one of his fans gets them instead. | Jim Connor as Super John Doe John Zee as Mayor Marc Graue as Anchorman Betsy Foldes as Moma Kimberly Brooks as Super John Doe, Jr. David Shaughnessey as Blimey Sandy Fox as Robin Andy Morris as Evil Butthead | Short |
| "6 Monsters" | Fred Seibert and Alan Goodman | April 11, 2009 | Adventures of six monsters in high school presented in different styles of animation. | Jeff Bennett as Grandpa/Gaillard Chuck McCann as Buck John DiMaggio as Roy Nika Futterman as Cathy Teresa Ganzel as Lulu | Short | |
| "Ratz-A-Fratz" | Jim Wyatt and Karl Toerge | April 11, 2009 | Three hungry rats must escape a security guard. | Jess Harnell as Crank/Man at Cookie Nook June Foray as Mall Walker/Old Man #1/Man at Garbage Can Debi Derryberry as Pop Singer/Teen at Cookie Nook Scott Fresina as Urban Jim Wyatt as Cyrus Don Cameron as Swuawk/Old Man #2 | Short | |
| 13 | "Lance & Zoopie: Squirly Town" | Doug TenNapel | August 14, 2009 | A sly hyperactice squirrel takes his germaphobe straight laced friend on an adventure to clear his aching head. | Stephen Root as Lance Bobcat Goldthwait as Zoopie Keone Young as Flashback Lance & Zoopie | Short |
| "Fanboy" | Eric Robles | August 14, 2009 | In this precursor to the popular full-length series, Fanboy and Chum Chum buy their first Frosty Freezy Freeze. | David Hornsby as Fanboy Nancy Cartwright as Chum Chum Don LaFontaine as Announcer Jeff Bennett as Fanman/Lenny Kevin Michael Richardson as Ice Monster | TV Series | |
| "HandyCat: Bees-nees As Usual" | Russ Harris and G. Brian Reynolds | August 14, 2009 | On there first day on the job, a handyman feline and his dog try to get rid of some pesky bees in hoping for a second job. | Rob Paulsen as Handycat/Drillbit June Foray as Woman | Short | |
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),[7] Too Cool! Cartoons (Cartoon Hangover, 2012), and GO! Cartoons (Cartoon Hangover, 2016).[8] 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, Nite Fite, Fanboy & Chum Chum, Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors, Rocket Dog, and Bee and PuppyCat.
See also
- Nicktoons Film Festival: The television series and competition.
- List of Oh Yeah! Cartoons episodes: A complete list of episodes of the television series.
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons: The original Oh Yeah! Cartoons.
- What a Cartoon! Show: The series competitor created by Cartoon Network in 1995.
- KaBlam!: The original competitor of Oh Yeah! Cartoons, airing two years prior to its premiere.
- Shorty McShort's Shorts: A Disney Channel Original Series of shorts for Disney Channel in 2006.
References
- ↑ Frederator TV Series
- ↑ Frederator TV Series @ frederator.com
- ↑ Frederator Studios Flickr | Fred Seibert's Blog | Frederator Postcards Series 6.12
- ↑ It's official. April 5, 2005
- ↑ Cartoon Network Premieres “Adventure Time with Finn & Jake” on April 5, 2010 Frederator.com March 1, 2010
- ↑ Cartoon Hangover November 8, 2012
- ↑ The Meth Minute 39 on YouTube
- ↑ Sony, Channel Frederator Launch Online Animation Incubator, by David Bloom, Deadline Hollywood, November 3, 2014
External links
- Post on Frederator's blog announcing the series' name
- Random Cartoons production blog
- Information on the advance screening
- Episode list at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Hornswiggle site
- Official Mind the Kitty site
- Official MooBeard the Cow Pirate site
- Official Kyle+Rosemary site
- Random! Cartoons at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Flavio cartoon site
- Adventure Time's Promotion Landing Page on Cartoon Network
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