Crime Time

Crime Time is a series of animated shorts produced by Future Thought Productions, produced by Jay Zaveri and Steve Kasper, and directed by Nassos Vakalis.

Premise

Shifty (The Criminal) perpetrates crimes from the sublime to the ridiculous – and never quite pulls them off, resulting in hilarious consequences. It is rendered in a graphic style reminiscent of classic UPA shorts.

Crime Time gives the viewer a brief but comical look at the irony of crime. Taking on the spirit of old-world cartoons, the series uses sight gags and pacing to bring about a comedic scenario. Produced in a combination of Flash and CGI animation, the creators utilize classic elements of storytelling to give this series a unique personality. The series, which consists of shorts varying in length from 90 to 180 seconds, introduces a comic anti-hero character Shifty (The Criminal) who seems to always be just moments away from successfully beating the system only to have his plans derailed by some unforeseeable circumstance.

Characters

Shifty – The show's main villain protagonist in the series.

The Fat Cop – An unnamed overweight police officer. He partners up with The Skinny Cop.

Lance the Skinny Cop - A thin police officer and the partner of The Fat Cop.

Female Robber – A female robber who is Shifty's one-time girlfriend who only appears in The Girlfriend episode.

Episodes

# Electro-Phobia
# The Bank Robbery
# Paint Job
# Statue
# The Getaway
# The Painting
# Under Control
# The Gift
# The Car Robbery
# Laundry
# Night Job
# Parking Meter
# The Treasure
# Masked Ball
# Midnight Lover
# Tracer
# The Red Dye
# Drive Thru
# Wish Pond
# Subway
# Gooooal
# Cleaning up
# Monkey Business
# Sleepwalker
# Lost Cat
# Vending Machine
# Cruiseship
# Fitting Room
# No Strings Attached
# Way Out West
# At the Movies
# Pharaohs Revenge
# Going Batty
# Grin and Bear It!
# All That Glitters is Gold
# At The Circus
# The Hiker
# The Black Pearl
# The Baby
# The Genie
# The Barber
# The Bridge
# The Birthday Cake
# The Transport
# The Buffet
# The Dollar Bill
# The Musician
# Minus Zero
# The Golden Nugget
# Tips
# The Paparazzi
# The Party
# Shifty the Cyclist
# The Horse Race
# The Diver
# UP, Up and Away
# Bum Steer
# Shifty Skywalker
# The Masked Destroyer
# I Smell a Rat
# Pizza
# The Camper
# Public Restrooms
# The Dog Walker
# The Great Jump
# Gopher Broke
# A Clean Sweep
# Spaced Out
# Backyard Trouble
# Easy Come Easy Go
# The Fur Coats
# Gardening
# The Hitch Hiker
# The Mountain Climber
# The Valet
# The Spa Treatment
# Slope, Slope
# The Funeral
# The Map
# The Talented Ant
# The ATM
# The Scrap Metal
# Car Racing
# Snap Shot
# The Jackpot
# The Hypnotist
# The Pilot
# The Bus Driver
# Area 51
# The Jeweler
# The Chariot Driver
# The Girlfriend
# Halloween Ghosts
# Hot Air
# Ancestors
# A Knights Tale
# Oils Well that Ends Well
# Rodeo Show
# A Looney Tribute
# Private Property
# Monster Truck
# Window Washer
# Royal Jewels
# The Clean Getaway
# The Break In
# First Impressions
# Robin Hoodwinked
# The Dummy
# Mans Best Friend
# Out of Sight
# One Hell of a Day
# Spooked
# Batteries not Included
# The Pirate
# The Fall Guy
# The Prize
# The Airport
# Have a Blast
# Sweet Dreams
# RobotFly 4000

See also

*List of Indian animated television series

References

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External links

Crime Time
at IMDb

Cartoon Network (Indian TV channel) original programming
Indian flash animated television series
2008 Indian television series debuts
2009 Indian television series endings
Indian children's animated comedy television series