The first person to be dragged into the world of Fanboy and Chum Chum was line producer Therese Trujillo. Those who’ve been paying close attention to the Fred blogs for the past three years may know Therese is world-famous for her line producing (the as-yet-unaired *cough*) Random! Cartoons. Having survived that Herculean task, she moved over to work on some pilots and development stuff for Nickdelodeon. Now, it was kind of assumed that when the first Random! short got picked up for a series, Therese would be the line producer, making sure the train was on schedule and that folks got paid. That didn’t have to be the case, of course; she could’ve been a disaster. But she wasn’t. In fact, it’s hard to imagine having anyone else in the trenches with Eric – or at least above the trenches yelling at Eric to keep his head down – than Therese. Frederator, Nick, and Eric Robles are all lucky to have her on board. Best of luck, Therese.
Oh, yeah. That monster on the wall is the show’s production schedule. Be glad it’s not part of your life.
You may think working on a cartoon show is all fun and games, but it isn’t. Take, for example, Beardelodeon 2008, the highly competitive contest which kicked off today in the Nick courtyard. Basically, guys (and gals, if you want, I suppose) have two weeks to let the facial hair run amok. Prizes will go to Mr Density, Mr Length, and Mr Babyface [insert your own jokes here]. Michael Caine and Mac Middleton, above, are representing the Fanboy crew. Best of luck, guys. May the follicles be with you. To rest of you, place your bets now.
Random! Cartoons’“Samsquatch” (which Nickelodeon still hasn’t aired, yet *cough*) will be featured in Cartoon on the Bay’s International Showcase screening in April. The showcase “gives a picture of the latest cultural, technological and industrial trends in the field all over the planet, giving special attention to those that seem most innovative. “
Congratulations to Mr Adam Muto and his cast and crew on a job well-done.
As a kid, I use to enjoy hearing the voice of Tennessee Tuxedo(voiced by Don Adams) and Chumley. The cartoon was entertaining for it’s time. Simple but funny. The stories were silly and easy to follow as Tennessee and his pal would make attempts to escape from the zoo and try to obtain odd jobs to fit in to human society. Tennessee and Chumley regularly escaped from the zoo, only to find trouble in the outside world. When faced with more trouble than they could bear, the pair would turn to their friend, a college professor named Phineas J. Whoopee (voiced by Larry Storch, later seen on F Troop). “Mr. Whoopee”, as he was known, was extremely knowledgeable on all subjects, and would frequently lecture the pair on such diverse topics as the physics behind the hot air balloon, to how musicians become popular. His lectures were illustrated and animated on the Three Dimensional Blackboard (3DBB for short) he would retrieve out of an avalanche of junk from his overstuffed hallway closet. At the end of each lecture, Tennessee praised his mentor with the line “Phineas J. Whoopee, you’re the greatest.” The pair would then attempt to use their newly-gained knowledge to get out of the trouble they had created, but would invariably end up in more trouble with Stanley Livingston, who typically punished them by making them scrub pots and pans for six months. They even have a collection of episodes on DVD. Get ‘em HERE!
Aside from the funny antics of the Animaniacs, there were also educational songs from time to time that actually helped with the memorization of facts. The songs covered things like the Presidents of the United States, the 50 states and their capitols, the nations of the world and more.
The show itself was very well animated, and had some great writing. In a time when so many shows are imports and redubs, it would be refreshing to get a show like Animaniacs again.
The boys from Ghostbot - Brad Rau, Roque Ballesteros, and Alan Lau - are down in L.A. from S.F. this week and were nice enough to stop by the Frederator compound this afternoon. You’ve all seen their Flash work, mostly through their Esurance ads. They’re also famous for their past and future contributions to Channel Frederator. Thanks for visiting, guys.
