Bateman 365 is a project initiated by

Scott Bateman Scott Bateman (born January 30, 1964) is an American filmmaker, author, animator, and cartoonist. He graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1986. Filmography * ''Scott Bateman Presents Scott Bateman Presents'' (TV series, Plum TV, 2 ...

in August 2005 to emulate the idea presented by the 24 Hour Animation Contest on the scale of one year. It utilizes a number of characters Bateman developed for his syndicated

political cartoons A political cartoon, a form of editorial cartoon, is a cartoon graphic with caricatures of public figures, expressing the artist's opinion. An artist who writes and draws such images is known as an editorial cartoonist. They typically combine ...

and other works, as well as snippets from life in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

and audio commentaries from third parties.

Recurring characters (usually voiced by Scott Bateman)

*Blind Mango Jehosophat: a satirization of

Blind Willie McTell Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier; May 5, 1898 – August 19, 1959) was a Piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of Piedmont bl ...

and

Blind Lemon Jefferson Lemon Henry "Blind Lemon" Jefferson (September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929)Some sources indicate Jefferson was born on October 26, 1894. was an American blues and gospel singer-songwriter and musician. He was one of the most popular blues sing ...

. *Bobo the Bear: a "cute",

nihilistic Nihilism (; ) is a philosophy, or family of views within philosophy, that rejects generally accepted or fundamental aspects of human existence, such as objective truth, knowledge, morality, values, or meaning of life, meaning. The term was pop ...

bear. *Bob the Damn Bunny: a

lewd Lascivious behavior is sexual behavior or conduct that is considered crude and offensive, or contrary to local moral or other standards of appropriate behavior. In this sense "lascivious" is similar in meaning to "lewd", "indecent", "lecherous", ...

bunny rabbit. *Scurvy Steve, Pirate Accountant

Real life voices and subject sources

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

: a number of speeches by Bush are satirized. * Colleen AF Venable *

Laura Krafft Laura Krafft is a comedic writer and actress. An ImprovOlympic and Second City alum, she is a former staff writer for ''The Colbert Report''. Writing assignments *''Call Me Kat'' (2021) *''The Colbert Report'' (2006-2008) Bust Magazine Columnis ...

*Terry Bain

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