''Random! Cartoons'' is an American

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that aired on

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. Much like '' Oh Yeah! Cartoons'', it was created by

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and produced by Frederator Studios and

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. It premiered on December 6, 2008, and ended on December 20, 2009.

Production

Series creator

ordered 13 half-hour episodes (39 7-minute segments) for the series, which was originally announced in 2005 as the fourth season of '' Oh Yeah! Cartoons''. Production on the series started in 2005 and ended in 2007. Originally slated to air on

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by the end of 2007, it was later halted for release in 2008 on the separate Nicktoons Network channel. The shorts were first released on air and online individually in January 2007. Unlike ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'', there is no host. On January 10, 2006,

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hosted an advance screening of six shorts as well as a Q&A session with the filmmakers at the Nicktoons Studios in

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. Two of the shorts were selected to become television series and one of the shorts was selected to become a web series. Those shorts were ''Adventure Time'', ''The Bravest Warriors'' and ''Fanboy''. ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

'' began airing as a full-length series on April 5, 2010, on

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. ''The Bravest Warriors'', under the new name '' Bravest Warriors'', began airing on November 8, 2012, on Cartoon Hangover. ''Fanboy'', under the new name '' Fanboy & Chum Chum'', began airing as a full-length series on November 7, 2009, on Nickelodeon.

List of episodes

Legacy

''Random! Cartoons'' is the third Frederator Studios short cartoon shorts "incubator". Frederator has persisted in the tradition of surfacing new talent, characters and series with several cartoon shorts "incubators," including (as of 2016): '' What a Cartoon!'' (

, 1995), ''The Meth Minute 39'' ( Channel Frederator, 2008), ''Random! Cartoons'' (

, 2008), ''

Too Cool! Cartoons ''Too Cool! Cartoons'' is a series of adult animated shorts on the YouTube channel Cartoon Hangover. It was created by Fred Seibert and produced by Frederator Studios. The series premiered on April 4, 2013, with the short ''Our New Electrica ...

'' ( Cartoon Hangover, 2012), and '' GO! Cartoons'' (Cartoon Hangover, 2016).Sony, Channel Frederator Launch Online Animation Incubator, by David Bloom, Deadline Hollywood, November 3, 2014
/ref> These laboratories have spun off notable series like: '' Dexter's Laboratory'', ''

The Powerpuff Girls ''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American Superhero fiction, superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network. The show centers on Blossom ...

'', ''

Johnny Bravo ''Johnny Bravo'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The second of the network's Cartoon Cartoons, it aired from July 14, 1997, to August 27, 2004. The titular Johnny Bravo (voiced by ...

'', '' Cow and Chicken'', ''

Courage the Cowardly Dog ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' is an American animated comedy horror television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Dilworth's animation studio, Stretch Films. The eponymous character is an anxious dog who li ...

'', ''

The Fairly OddParents ''The Fairly OddParents'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two Fairy godmother, fairy godparents named List of The Fai ...

'', ''Nite Fite'', '' Fanboy & Chum Chum'', ''

'', '' Bravest Warriors'', ''Rocket Dog'', and '' Bee and PuppyCat''.

Filmography

* Fred Seibert cartoon shorts filmography

References

External links

Episode list
at the

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