icebox Animation was an

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company founded in 1999 by Jonathan Collier,

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, Rob LaZebnik, Scott Rupp, Tal Vigderson, The founders stated that the company was created to capitalize on the inherent "freedom of the medium" which they felt stifled creativity of writers due to the confining restrictions of the studio system and traditional media. The most noteworthy online animation creations of the company are the controversial

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Mr. Wong and

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. Many of the founders such as Rob LaZebnik and Jonathan Collier have written and continue to contribute to and write for shows as ''

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'' in traditional media. The company has paired with

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in a number of shows. The original Icebox.com shut down in February 2001 after the company failed to secure additional operating capital. It was reported Icebox.com had been spending upwards of $1.4 million a month prior to its demise. Later in 2001, the site was re-established as Icebox 2.0,

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after several company founders bought the assets of the failed original venture, including the icebox.com

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. The scope of the new company was greatly scaled down from its predecessor. Many of the animated shorts on the new site were viewable only on a pay-per-view basis. The

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feature has since been removed, although many episodes of '' Mr. Wong Senior House and Twisted'' are not viewable on the site, instead Mr.Wong only available for purchase on

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. Currently, most of the content from the website is now available via the official

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channel, called Icebox. On June 5, 2018, Icebox.com moved their website to Icebox.tv. The website is currently offline. ''Dogs Playing Poker'', a show based on Icebox's series ''Poker Night'', premiered as a series of shorts on

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on January 9, 2021.

Animated series

* Mr. Wong *Meet the Millers * Hard Drinkin' Lincoln *Poker Night *The Elvis and Jack Nicklaus Mysteries *The Adventures of Jesus and His Brothers *Garbage Island *Hidden Celebrity Webcam *Supermodels *Twisted *Midge And Buck *Heaven *Senior House * Starship Regulars *Navy Bear *Superhero Roommate * Zombie College *

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: Rock 'N' Roll Dad

Film

* Queer Duck: The Movie

References

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External links

Official Website
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