The Chiodo Brothers (Stephen, Charles & Edward Chiodo; ; born in

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(raised in Deer Park)

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, are an American trio of sibling special effects artists, specializing in clay modeling, creature creation, stop motion and animatronics. Known for their film '' Killer Klowns from Outer Space'' and creating puppets and effects for films such as '' Critters'', ''

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'', and '' Team America: World Police'', the Chiodo brothers created the

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sequence for the Large Marge scene from ''

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,'' and the stop-motion elements in the North Pole scenes from ''

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''. They also created the mouse dioramas featured in the 2010 film ''

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'', as well as the stop-motion Stone Age creatures in the

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ads from the mid-90s and were puppeteers on ''

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''. In addition, they produced a puppet segment for the episode of ''

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'', " The Fight Before Christmas" (2010). The band

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was originally named "The Chiodos Bros." after them, before modifying their title slightly. Their studio has made

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segments for five episodes of ''The Simpsons'': * A parody of ''

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'' for "

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" (2001). * Parodies of

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and ''

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'' for

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" (2003). * A couch gag featuring

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for "

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" (2005). * A parody of ''

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'' for " Angry Dad: The Movie" (2011). * A nightmare sequence parodying ''Davey and Goliath'' for "

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" (2012). On August 23, 2019, it was announced that the Chiodo Brothers were developing a stop-motion animated television special adaptation of the 2006 book ''Alien Xmas'', written by Stephen Chiodo and Jim Strain, for

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with executive producer

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. The adaptation, also titled '' Alien Xmas'', was released on Netflix on November 20, 2020.

Credited special effects

* '' Flicks'' (1983) – character masks * '' Critters'' (1986) – critter designer and supervisor * ''

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'' (1986, TV series; 1 episode) – models and effects * ''

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-6000 SUX commercial'' (1987, movie) * '' Critters 2'' (1988) – design and supervision: Chiodo Brothers Production, Inc * ''

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'' (1988) – Clay Animation: Chiodo Bros. Production * ''

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'' (1988, TV series; 1 episode) – monster creator * ''

Critters 3 ''Critters 3'' is a 1991 American science fiction comedy horror direct-to-video film and the third installment of the '' Critters'' series, directed by Kristine Peterson. The film stars Aimee Brooks, John Calvin, Katherine Cortez, Don Keith Op ...

'' (1991) – design and supervision: critters crew * '' Rubin and Ed'' (1991) – creator: Simon the Cat * ''

'' (1991) – creature effects designer * ''

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'' (1992) – design and supervision: critters crew * ''Zombie Dinos from Planet Zeltoid'' (1992) - special effects: dinosaur characters * ''Crash the Curiousaurus BC Weekend Special' (1995) – special effects: Curiousaurus puppet costume costume * '' Masked Rider'' (1996) – special effects: Ferbus puppet and Maggot costumes * ''

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'' (1996) – stop motion animation: Chiodo Bros * '' Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'' (1997) – special effects: Lerigot, Yara, Bethel, Elgar, Rygog, Maligore puppets * '' Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation'' (1997-1998) – special effects: Turtles, puppets * '' The Mr. Potato Head Show'' (1998–1999; 13 episodes) – puppet fabrication * ''

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'' (1999) – creature effects * '' Demon Island'' (2002) – creature effects * ''

'' (2003) – stop motion animation supervisor: Chiodo Bros * '' Team America: World Police'' (2004) – puppet supervisor * '' The Bite-Sized Adventures of Sam Sandwich'' (2012, TV series) – lead puppet fabricator * ''

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

'' (2013, Short) – special effects * ''

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'' (2014) – creature designIMDb.com 2020 - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0158014/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#special_effects * '' Marcel the Shell With Shoes On'' (2021) - stop motion animation

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