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So I’m a bit late on posting the October Cartoon of the Month winner, but this one is worth the wait. We had 5 episodes that ran in September, making them eligible for the October prize.
The October Cartoon of the Month prize comes from episode 145 and goes to the cartoon Hot Town by Fabian Dores Pais! Hot Town is a fabulous example of how simple, yet creative and well executed animation can take the cake. I had the chance to ask Fab a few questions about his cartoon and animation in general. Check out his answers below!

What inspired you to create “Hot Town”?

I was inspired by the music  called “Hot Town” by Fess Williams and his Royal Flush Orchestra. I wanted to work in the same way as the old cartoons based on the rhythm. I only listened to the music and some ideas appears in my mind.What techniques did you use to create it, and about how long did it take? [Read more…]

Guess what! It’s time to award September’s Cartoon of the Month prize! As a reminder, the Cartoon of the Month prize goes to the highest viewer-rated film. This means that you, our viewers, choose your favorite films. The winner of the Cartoon of the Month prize gets a $100 extra-special pack of Channel Frederator goodies.

This month, episodes 139, 140, 141 and 142 were eligible. The winner is A Little Sunshine, submitted by Jason Jones, from episode 139.

I’m so excited that A Little Sunshine is our winner. I have such a soft spot in my heart for happy little pencil animations, and this one was particularly cute. I took the time to ask Jason a few questions about his film. Check out his answers below! [Read more…]

I can feel it from here, you guys are EXCITED about the cartoon of the month. Particularly exciting is the fact that, because of the Channel Frederator Awards, we have only ONE episode of new content that aired in June! That means only three cartoons - stiff competition.
Episode 135 aired on Channel Frederator on June 3rd and had three awfully creative cartoons, so voting was SUPER close! Lenny Boudreau, our tireless Drinking & Drawing Boston host brought us the latest in drunken cartoon tomfoolery. From filmmaker, Tomagibo, comes Save the Princess. This creative and hysterical claymation will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Last, but certainly not least, Paul Shih brings us Rainbow Monster - our winner!! This super-cute cartoon has two lessons: 1) You are what you eat. 2) How to poop rainbows. A long-time resident of New Zealand, Paul is famous for his cute characters and his very cool paper cutouts [Read more…]

I was thinking to myself today - “Gee, it’s roundabout time for me to announce June’s Cartoon of the Month winner.” It was then that I realized - “Oh my gosh! I didn’t post the May winner!” With all of the hubbub around the Channel Frederator Awards, the month of May flew by me in a blink. A million apologies, May-winner, on our belated announcement of your Cartoon of the Month prize.
Anyway, the cartoons eligible for the May prize all ran between April 1st and April 29th in Channel Frederator Episodes 126, 127, 128, 129 and 130.
And the winner is… (drumroll)
“Hell Bent for Whiskey”, submitted by The Claeys Bros. Congrats fellas! This epic 15-minute film definitely deserves the recognition. The Claeys Bros. will each receive the highly-coveted “Cartoon of the Month” winners prize pack - $100 worth of special Channel Frederator merchandise.
Speaking of that prize pack, get a glimpse of this hot [Read more…]

It’s time for the Cartoon of the Month prize to go out! I’m excited to announce that Gabe Swarr’s What the Shell?!?! is our April Winner! What the Shell?!?! is a perfect example of what happens when a particular Koopa Trooper gets fed up with Mario’s squashing antics. The results change Mario forever!
Check this funny 8-bit inspired short out in Channel Frederator Episode 124. Or, read the interview that Jeaux Janovsky did with creator Gabe Swarr here. Gabe will receive the prized Channel Frederator Cartoon of the Month prize pack with $100 worth of goodies. Congrats Gabe! - Carrie

Congratulations Carlos Ramos for winning the March Cartoon of the Month for Channel Frederator! Carlos’s short, Twins Crimson is one of the many “Oh Yeah! Cartoons” shorts that Frederator produced with Nickelodeon. This oldie, but goodie, is still going strong with our Channel Frederator Fans.
Twins Crimson rated highest among all of the cartoons to run in February, which included episodes 118, 119, 120 and 121. Head on back to episode 121 to re-watch Twins Crimson. Also check out a great writeup that Fred did about Carlos a while back, here.

Congratulations to Eve Weinberg and Ryan Suffern for winning February’s Cartoon of the Month Award! This very deserving pair will win a special $100 prize pack of super-special Cartoon of the Month Channel Frederator Merchandise. Freewheel features a plethora of musical critters, my favorite being the cello-playing manatees. You can check out the official CF interview by Jeaux Janovsky here, or head back over to episode 117 for another glance at Freewheel. Wish you were one of our amazing award-winners? Well you don’t have a chance unless you submit your cartoons! Click here to submit your own cartoon. - Carrie

Tis gettin’ to be about that time again, folks. As primary fever sweeps across the US, we have our own little primary here at Channel Frederator - the Cartoon of the Month. That’s right, every 15th of the month, you get the chance to have your voice heard.
Click away at those little stars and vote for your favorite Channel Frederator cartoons. February’s Cartoon of the month includes episodes 114, 115, 116 and 117. Click those links, refresh yourself on the episodes, and get clickin’ so you can win your favorite submitter a $100 prize pack of choice, specialized Channel Frederator Merchandise. You can vote once an hour for your favorites up until noon EST on Friday 2/15. - Carrie

We have a winner, folks! I present to you FOT - Champion of the World submitted by Alex Dron. The people have spoken and the decision is made. Alex will receive the awesome Channel Frederator Cartoon of the Month prize-pack, plus the fame and recognition that comes with being a Cartoon of the Month award recipient. Alex, thanks for submitting a great cartoon that our viewers clearly loved and adored. And thanks, viewers, for voting! If you want to know more about Alex, be sure to check out the interview that Jeaux did with him here.
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The clock is ticking, folks, so don’t miss your chance to make your voice heard! We have less than 90 minutes until the voting cutoff for January’s Cartoon of the Month. I just went and checked the stats and it is SUPER CLOSE this time. I’m talking fractions of a point. So go back and review episodes 109, 110, 111 and 112 and tell us which one you love. Your vote really counts! I’ll be checking the polls at noon EST today! - Carrie

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