''Cartoon Dump'' is an online comedy web series/video
podcast
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created by
Frank Conniff
Frank Conniff Jr. ( ;) is an American writer, actor, comedian and producer, who is best known for his portrayal of TV's Frank on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K''). He is the son of journalist and editor Frank Conniff.
Early work
...
(formerly of ''
Mystery Science Theater 3000
''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on WUCW, KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It then ...
'') and
animation
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historian
Jerry Beck
Jerry Beck (born February 9, 1955) is an American animation historian, author, blogger (person), blogger, and video producer.
Beck wrote or edited several books on classic American animation and classic characters, including ''Looney Tunes and ...
.
A live version was making monthly performances at the
Steve Allen Theater
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The Center for Inquiry is a nonprofit ...
in
Los Angeles
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, California, through late 2018 and ran on the first Mondays of each month at
QED Astoria in
Astoria, New York, starting in January 2008 and continuing through 2018.
However, it is currently on hiatus.
Story and format
Set in a
garbage dump
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, the show is a
parody
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of stereotypical children's TV programming. The host of the show, “Compost Brite” (Erica Doering), despite being constantly cheery, obviously suffers from
depression as well as
anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (AN), often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by Calorie restriction, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin.
Individuals wit ...
. Compost Brite starts each episode with the show’s theme song, a jolly tune played on a
theatre organ
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Theatre organs have horseshoe-shaped arrangements of ...
(however, Compost Brite is seen playing a
guitar
The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...
). Each episode features slightly different lyrics. After this, Compost Brite usually has a brief satirical discussion with the viewers on topics such as nutrition, dry heaves or how mediocrity pays off in the end. Later, one of Compost Brite’s friends, usually “Moodsy the Clinically Depressed Owl” (Conniff) joins in to sing a song or plug some fictional product that is sponsoring the show. This leads into the bulk of each episode, an obscure cartoon from Jerry Beck’s archives.
Episodes
As the episodes have no official titles, they are shown here with the titles of their respective cartoons.
#"Mighty Mister Titan"
#"
The Big World of Little Adam"
#
: "The Vexin' Texan"
#
Captain Fathom
''Captain Fathom'' is an American animated television series produced in 1965 by Cambria Studios. Like Cambria's other productions, ''Clutch Cargo'' and ''Space Angel'', it was produced in Synchro-Vox. At least 26 30-minute episodes, all in col ...
: "Rustlers of the Sea Range"
#"
The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole"
#"
The Adventures of Sir Gee Whiz on the Other Side of the Moon"
References
Links
*{{Official website, http://www.cartoondump.com/
2007 web series debuts
Video podcasts
American animated web series