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Vincent Waller
Vincent Paul Waller (born September 30, 1960) is an American animator, storyboard artist, writer, and technical director. He has worked on several animated television shows and movies, the most notable of which being ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' Initially introduced to series creator John Kricfalusi via an acquaintanceship with Bob Camp, Waller was hired at Spümcø in 1990 to work on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. A prominent storyboarder and layout artist during the series' first season, he was promoted to a director the following year and helmed " Rubber Nipple Salesmen" and " Big Baby Scam" for the second season before departing the show alongside Kricfalusi in 1992. Waller would continue to collaborate with Kricfalusi throughout the following decade, directing "Onward and Upward", the first episode of ''Ren and Stimpy''s short-lived adult-oriented revival, in 2003. Other shows Waller produced and directed shorts for Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. The city had a population of 394,266 in 2020, making it the second-largest city in the county after Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth and the third-largest city in the metropolitan area, after Dallas and Fort Worth. Arlington is the List of United States cities by population, 50th-most populous city in the United States, the List of cities in Texas by population, seventh-most populous city in the state of Texas, and the largest city in the state that is not a county seat. Arlington is home to the University of Texas at Arlington, a major urban research university, the Arlington Assembly plant used by General Motors, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV, Texas Health Resources, Mensa International, and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelodeon Movies
Nickelodeon Movies Inc. is an American Filmmaking, film production company based in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California and owned by Paramount Global. Originally founded in 1995, it serves as both the film production division of Nickelodeon Productions and the family film distribution label of Paramount Pictures. The division has earned numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award, over 13 Saturn Awards nominations, a People's Choice Award and four in-house honors via the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Since its launch, over 40 feature films have been produced for theatrical release and starting in October 2021, the studio has been producing films for streaming on Paramount+ and Netflix. History 1993–95: Nickelodeon/20th Century Fox deal In 1993, Nickelodeon agreed to a two-year contract with 20th Century Fox to make feature films. The joint venture would mostly produce new material, though a Nickelodeon executive did not rule o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evil Con Carne
''Evil Con Carne'' is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network. The series centers on wealthy crime lord Hector Con Carne, who is reduced to his brain and stomach after an assassination attempt and subsequently implanted onto Boskov, a purple Russian bear. Aided by his scientist Major Dr. Ghastly and military leader General Skarr, Hector now oversees criminal organization Evil Con Carne, continuing his quest for world domination. ''Evil Con Carne'' began as a segment on '' Grim & Evil'', from which it was a spin-off, along with sister series '' The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', on August 24, 2001. Although the segments were produced for ''Grim & Evil'', the series aired as a separate series from July 11, 2003, to October 22, 2004, on Cartoon Network. After the show's end, its characters would frequently make cameo appearances in ''Billy & Mandy'', with General Skarr becoming a recurring character. An official series finale, titled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (CN) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the Cartoon Network, Inc., a sub-division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It launched on October 1, 1992. Founded by Betty Cohen (who was also appointed by Ted Turner as the first president of the network), the channel primarily broadcasts animated television series, mostly children's television series, children's programming, ranging from action to animated comedy. It currently runs from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, ET/Pacific Time Zone, PT daily, though the sign-off time varies with holidays and special programming. Cartoon Network primarily targets children aged 6 to 12, while its early morning block Cartoonito (American programming block), Cartoonito is aimed at preschool-aged children, and evening block Adult Swim targets teenagers and young adults aged 13 to 34. , Cartoon Network is available to approximately 66 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oblongs
''The Oblongs'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale. It was Mohawk Productions' first venture into animation. The series premiered on April 1, 2001, on The WB, and was cancelled due to low ratings on May 20, leaving the last five episodes unaired. The remaining episodes were later aired on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim in August 2002, with the series premiering on the network in production order. The series is loosely based on a series of characters introduced in a picture book entitled '' Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children''. Warner Bros. won the bidding for the rights to turn Angus Oblong's characters into a series; Fox and ABC also made unsuccessful bids. The show was produced by Film Roman, Oblong Productions, Jobsite Productions and Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, and the theme song for the series was composed and performed by They Might Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law
''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'' is an American adult animated television sitcom created by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. The first season of ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'' is the first adult animated production to be produced by Cartoon Network Studios. A spin-off of '' Space Ghost Coast to Coast'', the series revolves around Harvey Birdman, originally a superhero from '' Birdman and the Galaxy Trio'', and his new career as an attorney, defending characters who had originally been featured in past Hanna-Barbera cartoons. The pilot first aired as a sneak peek on Cartoon Network on December 30, 2000. The series officially premiered on Adult Swim on September 2, 2001, the night the block launched. It ended on July 22, 2007, with a total of 39 episodes, over the course of four seasons. The entire series has been made available on DVD, and other forms of home media, including on-demand streaming. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SpongeBob SquarePants (season 4)
The fourth season of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from May 6, 2005, to July 24, 2007, and contained 20 half-hour episodes. The series chronicles the misadventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg, while writer Paul Tibbitt acted as the supervising producer and showrunner. The show underwent a hiatus on television as Hillenburg halted the production in 2002 to work on the film adaptation of the series, ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie''. Once the film was finalized and the previous season had completed broadcast on television, Hillenburg wanted to end the show, but the success of the series led to more episodes. Paul Tibbitt would take over Hillenburg's position as showrunner and began working on a fourth season for broadc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1)
The first season of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from May 1, 1999, to March 3, 2001, and consists of 20 half-hour episodes. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The show features the voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Carolyn Lawrence, Mary Jo Catlett, and Lori Alan. Among the first guest stars to appear on the show were Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway voicing the superhero characters of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively. Hillenburg initially conceived the show in 1994 and began to work on it shortly after the cancellation of '' Rocko's Modern Life'' in 1996. Banks 2004, p. 10 To voice the character of SpongeBob, Hillenburg approached Tom Kenny, who had worked with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Nickelodeon Animation Studio Inc. (also known as Nickelodeon Animation Studios or Nick Animation and credited as Nickelodeon Productions on-screen) is an American animation studio owned by Paramount Global through the Nickelodeon Group. It has created many original animated television programs for Nickelodeon, Nicktoons (American TV channel), Nicktoons, and Nick Jr. Channel, Nick Jr., such as ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''The Fairly OddParents'', ''Rugrats'', ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', and ''The Loud House'', among various others. Since the 2010s, the studio has also produced its own series based on preexisting intellectual property, IP purchased by Paramount Global, such as ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and ''Winx Club''. In November 2019, Nickelodeon Animation Studio signed a multiple-year output deal for Netflix, which will include producing content, in both new and preexisting IP, for the streaming platform, while also doing so for Paramount+. The studio was founded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Pursel
Richard Dale Pursel (born September 17, 1964) is an American television writer, screenwriter and storyboard artist. He is known for his work on Nickelodeon's television series ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. Career Pursel was born in Milford, Michigan and was childhood best friends with Matt Wayne. After graduating from Milford High School (Michigan), Milford High School in 1982, both intended to pursue a career in art. Pursel did odd jobs in his twenties, such as being a production assistant in music videos, fetching items for Prince (musician), Prince, supervising staff at a school for the blind and farming in Israel. Pursel first entered the animation industry by being recommended by future co-worker Eddie Fitzgerald to work on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' at Warner Bros. Animation. He was hired in 1992 as John Kricfalusi's assistant at Spümcø and worked on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. He was quickly promoted to writer during the second season due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Smith (animator)
James Carl Smith (né Jobb; October 8, 1954 – May 2, 2025) was an American animator and musician. He worked on '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' with his long-time working partner John Kricfalusi. Smith later briefly worked on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', and then along with Kricfalusi, Bob Camp and Lynne Naylor he founded Spümcø, where he co-developed ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (from which he departed in 1992 alongside Kricfalusi) in 1991 and ''The Ripping Friends'' in 2001. He was notable for remaining faithful to Kricfalusi, having refused to join Games Animation (though he worked on ''The X's'' after its rebranding to Nickelodeon Animation Studio), working with Kricfalusi on his projects amid other work until '' Cans Without Labels'' (2017). Smith composed and played the guitar for the ''Ren & Stimpy'' music theme intro, performing alongside production assistant Scott Huml and co-worker Chris Reccardi. Smith died of a heart attack on May 2, 2025, at the age of 70. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Look!
''Hey Look!'' is a series of one-page comic book fillers by American cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman, produced between 1946 and 1949 for Timely Comics. Overview ''Hey Look!'' is one of the few projects on which Kurtzman handled all of the writing and art chores. The series starred an unnamed "big guy" and "little guy". While the pages showed the budding talent of the young Kurtzman, the genius he would display later was not evident in the early strips. According to Kurtzman, "the first was horrible alongside the last". Publication history Harvey Kurtzman had been making crossword puzzles for publisher Martin Goodman in the 1940s. A distant relative of Goodman's, Stan Lee, worked as an editor for Goodman's Timely Comics (a precursor to Marvel Comics). He offered Kurtzman work doing one-page fillers. Lee gave the strip its title. Kurtzman produced 150 of the strips between 1946 and 1949. In 1991, underground cartoonist Denis Kitchen's Kitchen Sink Press published a volume reprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
