Cartoon Sushi

''Cartoon Sushi'' is an adult-animation showcase program that aired on MTV from 1997 to 1998. It was developed by Eric Calderon and produced by Nick Litwinko, and was the successor to Liquid Television. The title screen opening was illustrated by ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' creator Danny Antonucci. Each episode featured internationally produced cartoons, along with some original material created for the show.

Animation Weekend

First pilot

# '' The Maxx'' Animation Weekend pilot by Sam Kieth
# ''The Adventures of Ricardo'' (1996) by Corky Quakenbush
# ''Buddy''
# ''A Day in the Life of an Oscillating Fan'' by Neil Michka
# ''Chunk''
# ''Iddy Biddy Beat Boy'' (1993) by Mo Willems
# ''Men Making Meetings''
# ''Angry Cabaret'' by John R. Dilworth
# ''Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions'' (1991) by Henry Selick

Second pilot

# '' The Maxx'' Animation Weekend pilot II by Sam Kieth
# ''The Adventures of Ricardo'' (1996) by Corky Quakenbush
# ''C'mon C'mon''
# ''Another Bad Day for Philip Jenkins'' (1994) by Mo Willems
# ''Excuse Me''
# ''Brickface and Stucco in Last Piece of Chicken''
# ''The Food Mister'' by Neil Michka
# ''Plastic Surgeon''
# ''Joe's Apartment'' (1992) by John Payson
# ''B''
# '' The Brothers Grunt'' - "To Hell with Bing"
# ''Brickface and Stucco in Sizzleans Machine''

Episodes

First episode

# ''Ultracity 6060'' - "No Lip Sync" by Mike deSeve, Dave Hughes, Matt Harrigan
# ''Farcus'' by Gord Coulthart & David Waisglass
# '' Robin'' - "Partying" by Magnus Carlsson
# ''The Many Deaths of Norman Spittal'' - "Balloon Hanging" by Banx
# ''Pull My Finger'' by Jay Hathaway
# ''Science Facts!'' - "Broccoli Has an IQ of 10" by AMPnyc Animation
# ''Penguins: A Documentary'' by Frank Ziegler
# ''Cartoon Girl'' - "My Most Embarrassing Moment" by Heather McAdams & Chris Ligon
# ''Howl'' by Bardel Animation Limited
# ''The Many Deaths of Norman Spittal'' - "Helicopter"
# ''Ultracity 6060'' - "Farting" by Mike deSeve, Dave Hughes, Matt Harrigan
# ''Space War'' by Christy Karacas, co-creator of ''Superjail!''
# ''The Many Deaths of Norman Spittal'' - "Railroad"
# '' Untalkative Bunny'' pilot by Graham Falk

Second episode

# ''Howie Hurls'' - "Abducted" by Webster Colcord
# ''Science Facts!'' - "Dogs Can Not See Color!"
# ''Dirdy Birdy'' (Part 1) by John R. Dilworth, creator of ''Courage the Cowardly Dog''
# ''Voice B Gone'' by David Wasson, creator of ''Time Squad''
# ''Espresso Depresso'' by David Donar
# ''Fluffy'' by Doug Aberle
# ''Stupid for Love'' by Craig Valde
# ''Casting Call'' by Dominic Carola
# ''Science Facts!'' - "Fish Have No Memory"
# ''Robin'' - "Lonely" by Magnus Carlsson
# ''Dirdy Birdy'' (Part 2)

Third episode (Halloween special)

# '' The Sandman'' by Paul Berry
# ''Smile'' by Scott Alexander Storm
# ''Stick Figure Theater'' - "Mister Alfred Hitchcock" by Robin Steele
# '' Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee'' by Lorne Lanning
# ''Mad Doctors of Borneo'' by Webster Colcord
# ''Stick Figure Theater'' - "Night of the Living Dead" by Robin Steele
# '' Season's Greetings'' by Michael Dougherty

Fourth episode

# ''Man's Best Friend'' by Benjamin Gluck
# ''Dreamboy'' - "Kung Fu" by Christopher Dante Romano
# ''The Champ'' - "Snapper Bob" by Natterjack Animation Company
# ''The Many Deaths of Norman Spittal'' - "Mountain Hermit" by Banx and Bob Godfrey
# ''Day of the Monkey'' by Carlos Ramos
# ''The Many Deaths of Norman Spittal'' - "Mountain Top Balance"
# ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' - " Charles Manson vs. Marilyn Manson" by Eric Fogel
# ''Dreamboy'' - "Hair" by Christopher Dante Romano
# ''The Many Deaths of Norman Spittal'' - "Bed of Nails"
# ''Robin'' - "Sunglasses" by Magnus Carlsson
# ''Dreamboy'' - "Toilet" by Christopher Dante Romano
# ''Ultracity 6060'' - "Planet Jackson" by Mike deSeve, Dave Hughes, Matt Harrigan

Fifth episode

# ''When Animated Animals Attack'' by Abby Terkuhle and Mike de Seve
# ''Robin'' - "Uncle Harry" by Magnus Carlsson
# ''Call Me Fishmael'' by Steven Dovas
# ''Boris the Dog'' by Cevin Soling
# ''10,000 Feet''
# ''Telekinesis''
# ''King Sticko''
# ''Rip-N-Glide'' by Happy Trails Animation
# ''Fast Driver'' by Nick Gibbons
# ''The Critics''
# ''Smoking'' by Neil Ishimine

Sixth episode

# ''Broccoli's Taxicab Confrontations'' by AMPnyc Animation
# ''The Raven'' by John Fountain
# ''Nanna & Lil' Puss Puss'' - "Common Cents" by Keith Alcorn (DNA Productions)
# ''Genre'' by Don Hertzfeldt
# ''Incident at Palm Beach'' by Karl Staven & Derek Lamb
# ''Dogfishing'' by Joe Byrnes
# ''Billy Ray Shyster's House of Discount Special Effects'' by Paul Kevin Thomason
# ''Robin'' - "The Film Buff" by Magnus Carlsson
# ''Death Wears a Plush Jacket'' by Bob Mendelsohn
# ''Opposing Views'' by John Schnall

Seventh episode

# ''Movie Intro'' by Dan Coulston
# ''Killing Heinz'' by Stefan Eling
# ''Gabola the Great'' by Tim Cheung ( Pacific Data Images)
# ''Robin'' - "Shopping" by Magnus Carlsson
# ''Where's the Bathroom'' by Sy Benlolo
# ''Love Stinks'' by Greg Holfeld
# ''Open Mic Fright'' by David Donar
# ''Fishbar'' - "Episode 1: Evil Babies in Colorado" by Honkworm International
# ''Sex & Violence'' by Bill Plympton
## "The Animal Lover"
## "Doctors Say Carrots Are Good For Eyesight"
# ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' - "Kathie Lee Gifford vs. Howard Stern" by Eric Fogel
# ''The Coolest Water Conditioner in the World'' by Keith Webster

Eighth episode

# ''Beat the Meatles'' by Tim Hatcher and Keith Alcorn (DNA Productions)
# ''Science Facts!'' - "The Mayfly Has a Lifespan of 2 Hours" by Michael Adams, Ted Minoff and Greg Pair
# ''Sex & Violence'' By Bill Plympton
## "A Person with Confused Priorities (Skydiver)"
## "Husband and Wife"
# ''Ultracity 6060'' - "Food Court" by Mike deSeve, Dave Hughes, Matt Harrigan
# ''Ye Ole Woodshop'' by Jesse Schmal
# ''Great True Moments in Rock & Roll History'' - "Jim Morrison" by Xeth Feinberg
# ''Sea Slugs'' by Adam Lane
# ''Sex & Violence''
## "The Cheerleader"
## "Receding Hairline"
## "A Person with Confused Priorities (Driver)"
# ''Performance Art Starring Chainsaw Bob'' by Brandon McKinney
# ''Zerox & Mylar'' by Joel Brinkerhoff
# ''Robin'' - "The Dentist" by Magnus Carlsson
# ''Frogg's Trip to the Sun'' by Keith Webster
# ''Sex & Violence''
## "A Person with Confused Priorities (Sex)"
## "Old Proverb: He Who Laughs Last Laughs Best"

Ninth episode

# ''Nanna & Lil' Puss Puss'' - "One Ration Under God" by Keith Alcorn (DNA Productions)
# ''Great True Moments in Rock & Roll History'' by Xeth Feinberg
## Guy who needs to urinate invents the Pogo
## Monkees fans boo Jimi Hendrix off the stage
# ''Sex & Violence'' by Bill Plympton
## "The Lost Key"
## "Rollerblading"
## "The Beachcomber"
## "A Serious Alarm Clock"
## "Very Sexy Shoes"
## "What Are These People Doing?..."
## "After 30 Some Parts of the Body Continue to Grow"
## "A Dip in the Pool"
## "The New Extreme Sport..."
# ''Cartoon Girl'' - "Nothing I Like Better" by Heather McAdams and Chris Ligon
# ''Lily & Jim'' by Don Hertzfeldt

Tenth episode

# ''Ultracity 6060'' - "Bleep" written by Ben Gruber
# ''Great True Moments in Rock & Roll History'' - "Elvis Meets Nixon" by Xeth Feinberg
# ''Chunks of Life'' - "Rent" by Mike Mitchell and Chris Cole
# ''The Organization'' by Xeth Feinberg
# ''Fishbar'' - "Episode 2: The Swedish Connection"
# ''Love's Rich Bounty'' by Chris Garrison
# ''Cartoon Girl'' - "You Know You're Broke" by Heather McAdams and Chris Ligon
# ''Ultracity 6060'' - "Ouch My Eyes" written by Ben Gruber
# ''Walking Around'' by Cesar Cabañas

Eleventh episode

# ''Dream Date'' by Tom Megalis
# ''Soda Pop Head'' by Tom Megalis
# ''Pariah The Red Man'' by Kevin Richards
# ''Nanna & Lil' Puss Puss'' - "Who Calcutta The Cheese" by Keith Alcorn (DNA Productions)
# ''A Brief History Of Cinema'' by Tim Cargioli
# ''Awkward Stage'' by Jesse Schmal
# ''Burglar Alarm'' by Tom Megalis
# ''Elevator Guy'' by Tom Megalis

Unknown Shorts

# ''Stroid '56'' by Happy Trails Animation
# ''Cartoon Girl'' - "If I Was Single"
# ''Lou and Costa's Burglar Welcome Mat'' by Michael C. Schwab
# ''The Hippo'' by Susan Hurd

Special: A Special 1/2 Hour with Robin and Ben...

# ''Drafted''
# ''The Bums''
# ''Plastic Surgery''
# ''Party with a Chair''
# ''Frogman''
# ''The Record Company''
# ''Mooning''

by Magnus Carlsson

Special: Bill Plympton Shorts

# ''They Say When You Sneeze Your Heart Stops So What Would Happen If...''
# ''Elvis''
# ''After 30 Some Parts of the Body Continue to Grow''
# ''The Truck''
# ''The Toilet''
# ''What Are These People Doing?...''
# ''The Date''
# ''Bad Camouflage''
# ''Husband and Wife''
# ''The Traffic Light''
# ''A Dip in the Pool''
# ''Why We Laugh''
# ''The Lost Key''

References

External links

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1990s American adult animated television series
1990s American anthology television series
1990s American variety television series
1997 American television series debuts
1998 American television series endings
1990s Canadian adult animated television series
1990s Canadian anthology television series
1990s Canadian variety television series
1997 Canadian television series debuts
1998 Canadian television series endings
American adult animation anthology series
American adult animated comedy television series
Canadian adult animated anthology television series
Canadian adult animated comedy television series
MTV cartoons
DNA Productions television series
A.k.a. Cartoon
Television series created by Danny Antonucci