Renegade Animation is an American

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located in Glendale, California which currently specializes in

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animation. It was founded by

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and

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animator and director

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and his business partner Ashley Postelwaite in July 1992 in Burbank, California. The studio previously produced ''

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'' for Cartoon Network, ''

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'' for

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and '' The Tom and Jerry Show'' and ''

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'' for Warner Bros. Animation and is currently working on ''

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'' for

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History

Renegade Animation initially produced several commercials and animated short films, beginning with the second "Hare Jordan" spot for Nike, which featured Bugs Bunny as his own alter-ego and Michael Jordan as Air Jordan, as well as numerous spots for

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and Kellogg's, among others. In the mid-'90s, they moved into internet cartoons, and produced

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's '' Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective''. They have since branched out into

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, and are perhaps most well known as the producers of cartoon series ''

'', ''

'' and '' The Tom and Jerry Show'', a series featuring

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. They also co-produced the

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/ Traditionally-animated

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'' Re-Animated'' with Appleday Pictures. Renegade also produced the 2007 direct-to-video Christmas film '' Christmas Is Here Again'' based on a story by Robert Zappia, although it since aired in syndication and on Hulu.

Filmography

Films

Television

Interactive projects

* '' Gargoyles'' (animation; 1995) * ''

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'' (1995) * '' X-Men Cartoon Maker'' (1996) * ''Someone's in the Kitchen!'' (1996) * '' 101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor'' (animation; 1997) *

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(Links assistant; 1999)

Short films

* ''Captain Sturdy: "Back in Action!"'' ( Cartoon Network pilot; 2001) * ''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' (unaired pilot) (2002) * ''Captain Sturdy: "The Originals"'' (

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pilot; 2003) * '' A Dairy Tale'' (animation) (2004) * '' Stitch's Great Escape!'' (animation) (2004) * '' Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years'' (animation) (2005) * '' This Pretty Planet'' (2005) * ''Sausage Party'' (2007) * ''Funny Face'' (short series) (2009) * '' Book of Dragons'' (2D animation) (2011) * ABCmouse.com (various digital shorts) * ''Hardboiled Eggheads'' (

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pilot; 2014) * '' DC Super Hero Girls'' (webseries; season 5) (2018) * ''The JoJo and BowBow Show Show'' (

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webseries; 2018) * '' SCADstory'' (animation; 2019)

Commercials

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(1993) *

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(1993–1994) * Trix (1993) *

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(1993) * Campbell's (1993) * Pebbles (1994–1995) * Colgate (1994) * Esso (1995) *

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(1995) * Virginia Lottery (1995) *

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(1995) *

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(1995) * Scrubbing Bubbles (1995) *

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(1996) * Kraft Foods Inc. (1996) *

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(1996) *

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(1996–1997) *

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(1996–1997) *

(1997–2000) * Trix (yogurt) (1997–1999) * California Prune Board (1997) * Cartoon Network (1997–1998, 2002) *

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(1998) *

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Singapore (1998) * Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce (1998) * SpaghettiOs (1998) * Vlasic Pickles (1999) * Village Pantry (1999) *

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(2001) * Target (2001) * Rice Krispies (2001) * Dodge (2002) * Cocoa Puffs (2004–2005) *

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(2006) * Prego (2007) * BulkRegister * GEICO (2011) *

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(2014) * KITH NYC (2020) * Etihad Airways (2022)

References

External links

Official website
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