''Random! Cartoons'' is an American
animated
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anthology series
An anthology series is a radio, television, video game or film series that spans different genres and presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a di ...
that aired on
Nicktoons
Nicktoons is a collective name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Viacom, now known as Paramount Global) in their ...
.
Much like ''
Oh Yeah! Cartoons
''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' is an American animated anthology series that aired on Nickelodeon. Created by Fred Seibert, it was produced by Frederator Incorporated and Nickelodeon Animation Studio, running as part of Nickelodeon's Nicktoons lineup. I ...
'', it was created by
Fred Seibert
Frederick (Fred) Seibert (born September 15, 1951) is an American television producer, co-founder of MTV and the CEO of FredFilms, an animation production company based in Burbank, California. His official biography states he has led five (working ...
and produced by
Frederator Incorporated
Frederator Studios is an American animation television production studio which is a division of Frederator Networks, Inc. It was founded by Fred Seibert in 1997 with its first series launching in 1998. (Seibert resigned from Frederator in August ...
and
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Nickelodeon Animation Studio is an American animation studio owned by Paramount Global. It has created many original television programs for Nickelodeon, such as ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''The Fairly OddParents'', ''Rugrats'' and ''Avatar: The ...
. It premiered on December 6, 2008, and ended on December 20, 2009.
Production
Creator
Fred Seibert
Frederick (Fred) Seibert (born September 15, 1951) is an American television producer, co-founder of MTV and the CEO of FredFilms, an animation production company based in Burbank, California. His official biography states he has led five (working ...
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
''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' is an American animated anthology series that aired on Nickelodeon. Created by Fred Seibert, it was produced by Frederator Incorporated and Nickelodeon Animation Studio, running as part of Nickelodeon's Nicktoons lineup. I ...
''. Production on the series started in 2005 and ended in 2007. Originally slated to air on
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
by the end of 2007, it was later halted for release in 2008 on the separate
Nicktoons Network
Nicktoons (formerly Nicktoons Network) is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Media Networks. The channel is geared towards children aged 7 to 11, and broadcasts reruns of original animated series from sister network Nickel ...
channel. The shorts were first released on air and online individually on January 2007.
Unlike ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'', there is no host. On January 10, 2006,
ASIFA-Hollywood
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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
Burbank, California
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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 for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn ( Jeremy Shada) and ...
'' began airing as a full-length series on April 5, 2010, on
Cartoon Network. ''The Bravest Warriors'', under the new name ''
Bravest Warriors
''Bravest Warriors'' is an American-Canadian animated series. Set onwards from the year 3085, it follows four teenage heroes-for-hire as they warp through the universe to save adorable aliens and their worlds using the power of their emotions. It ...
'', began airing on November 8, 2012, on
Cartoon Hangover
Cartoon Hangover is a Frederator internet television channel and adult animation division, part of the YouTube Original Channel Initiative, launched in February 2012.
Frederator produced two animated series exclusively for the Internet: '' Brave ...
. ''Fanboy'', under the new name ''
Fanboy & Chum Chum
''Fanboy & Chum Chum'' is an American computer-animated television series created by Eric Robles for Nickelodeon. It is based on ''Fanboy'', an animated short created by Robles for Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Frederator Studios, which was b ...
'', began airing as a full-length series on November 7, 2009, on Nickelodeon.
List of episodes
Legacy
''Random! Cartoons'' is the third
Frederator Studios
Frederator Studios is an American animation television production studio which is a division of Frederator Networks, Inc. It was founded by Fred Seibert in 1997 with its first series launching in 1998. (Seibert resigned from Frederator in Augu ...
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!
''What a Cartoon!'' (later known as ''The What a Cartoon! Show'' and ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'') is an American animated anthology series created by Fred Seibert for Cartoon Network. The shorts were produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions; by t ...
'' (
Cartoon Network, 1995), ''The Meth Minute 39'' (
Channel Frederator
The Channel Frederator Network is an American animation, video game and pop culture Multi-Channel Network (MCN) founded by cartoon producer and serial media entrepreneur Fred Seibert and managed by Frederator Networks.
After launching Frederato ...
, 2008), ''Random! Cartoons'' (
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
/
Nicktoons
Nicktoons is a collective name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Viacom, now known as Paramount Global) in their ...
, 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 Electrical Mora ...
'' (
Cartoon Hangover
Cartoon Hangover is a Frederator internet television channel and adult animation division, part of the YouTube Original Channel Initiative, launched in February 2012.
Frederator produced two animated series exclusively for the Internet: '' Brave ...
, 2012), and ''
GO! Cartoons
''Go! Cartoons'', stylized as ''GO! Cartoons'', is a series of animated shorts produced by Frederator Studios and Sony Pictures Animation. The series premiered on November 7, 2017, with the short ''The Summoning''. It features 12 shorts, airing o ...
'' (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
''Dexter's Laboratory'' is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It follows Dexter, a short, enthusiastic boy-genius with a h ...
'', ''The Powerpuff Girls
''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic T ...
'', ''Johnny Bravo
''Johnny Bravo'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It is the second of the network's Cartoon Cartoons, which aired f ...
'', '' Cow & 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 and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. It was produced by Dilworth's animation studio, Stretch Film ...
'', ''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 godparents named Cosmo and Wanda who grant h ...
'', ''Nite Fite'', ''Fanboy & Chum Chum
''Fanboy & Chum Chum'' is an American computer-animated television series created by Eric Robles for Nickelodeon. It is based on ''Fanboy'', an animated short created by Robles for Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Frederator Studios, which was b ...
'', ''Adventure Time
''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn ( Jeremy Shada) and ...
'', ''Bravest Warriors
''Bravest Warriors'' is an American-Canadian animated series. Set onwards from the year 3085, it follows four teenage heroes-for-hire as they warp through the universe to save adorable aliens and their worlds using the power of their emotions. It ...
'', ''Rocket Dog'', and ''Bee and PuppyCat
''Bee and PuppyCat'' is an American adult animated streaming television series created and written by Natasha Allegri. The series revolves around Bee (voiced by Allyn Rachel), an unemployed woman in her early twenties, who encounters a mysterio ...
''.
Filmography
Fred Seibert cartoon shorts filmography These are the complete filmographies for the cartoon shorts series created by American animation producer Fred Seibert from 1995 through 2022, at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and his animation production companies Frederator Studios and FredFilms.
What A ...
See also
*''Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation is a presentation of Award-winning animated short films, annually touring throughout theaters, film festivals or college campuses in the United States.
Background
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*''Liquid Television
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''
*''Raw Toonage
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''Bonkers'' and ''Marsupilami'' were spun off from this ...
''
*''What a Cartoon!
''What a Cartoon!'' (later known as ''The What a Cartoon! Show'' and ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'') is an American animated anthology series created by Fred Seibert for Cartoon Network. The shorts were produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions; by t ...
''
*''KaBlam!
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''
*''Cartoon Sushi
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''
*''Oh Yeah! Cartoons
''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' is an American animated anthology series that aired on Nickelodeon. Created by Fred Seibert, it was produced by Frederator Incorporated and Nickelodeon Animation Studio, running as part of Nickelodeon's Nicktoons lineup. I ...
''
*''Exposure
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*''Eye Drops
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''
*''VH1 ILL-ustrated
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''
*''Nicktoons Film Festival
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''
*''Short Circutz
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''
*''Funpak''
*''Shorty McShorts' Shorts
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Summary
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''
*''Wedgies
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Wedgies are commonly featured in popular works, either as a form of low comedy or as a beh ...
''
*''The Cartoonstitute
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''
*''Off the Air
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''
*''Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program
''Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program'' is a variety project that was launched in 2012, where people make animated shorts at Nickelodeon Animation Studio for shows to send to Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.
Nick Jr. (known on-air as the Nick Jr. Chann ...
''
*''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 Electrical Mora ...
''
*''Cartoon Network Shorts Department
''Cartoon Network Shorts Department'' is the channel's artist development program for animated pilots that are created at Cartoon Network Studios. It was inaugurated and started in 2013 through online uploading of six titles, on May 21 for a shor ...
''
*''TripTank
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''
*''Disney XD Shortstop
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''
*''Go! Cartoons
''Go! Cartoons'', stylized as ''GO! Cartoons'', is a series of animated shorts produced by Frederator Studios and Sony Pictures Animation. The series premiered on November 7, 2017, with the short ''The Summoning''. It features 12 shorts, airing o ...
''
*''Love, Death & Robots
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''
References
External links
Episode list
at the Internet Movie Database
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Official Hornswiggle site
*
Official Flavio cartoon site
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