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{{Short description|American production company}}
'''Lone Sausage''' is an independent production company that produces short animated films.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet the Creators of Dr. Tran|url=http://www.g4tv.com/articles/52402/meet-the-creators-of-dr-tran/|publisher=G4TV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222948/http://www.g4tv.com/articles/52402/meet-the-creators-of-dr-tran/|archive-date=3 March 2016|date=18 October 2005}}</ref> The company was founded in 1998 by [[Breehn Burns]] and Jason Johnson.<ref>{{cite news |first= Dylan |last= Tanner |title= Farting with impunity |url= http://psuvanguard.com/uncategorized/farting-with-impunity/ |publisher= Portland State University Vanguard |date= February 25, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003171601/https://psuvanguard.com/farting-with-impunity/ |archive-date=3 October 2022}}</ref> Their most popular production is the absurdist miniseries entitled ''Dr. Tran''. Lone Sausage's cartoons are distributed primarily via the web through an association with [[Mondo Mini Shows]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Lone Sausage Production Journal |url= http://www.lonesausage.com/journal_archive/2008/jan-may08.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030034436/http://www.lonesausage.com/journal_archive/2008/jan-may08.htm |archive-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> The shorts were released to DVD in 2006 and are frequently shown at touring festivals such as [[Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation]]. Lone Sausage is characterized by their logo of a single sausage served in a small bowl.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A33989B65116A425 |title=Dr. Tran - all episodes - YouTube |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2016-11-26 |archive-date=2016-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419142245/https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A33989B65116A425 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Productions ==
* '''Beyond Grandpa''' (1998)
* '''Super Beyond Grandpa II Turbo''' (1999)
* '''Here Comes Dr. Tran''' (2003)
* '''Roybertito's :60 Second Spot''' (2005)
* '''Dr. Tran's Quiet Log Time''' (2005)
* '''DR. TRAN SUMMER SPLASH''' (2006)
* '''Dr. Tran's Peanut Butter Square Hula Quest''' (2006)
* '''Mr. Tran & The Toy Cack''' (2006)
* '''Dickable Afternoons''' (2006)
* '''The Furious Little Cinnamon Bun''' (2007)
* '''100% ICE''' (2008)
* '''Fruit Hat''' (2009)

===Dr. Tran MAIL===
Dr. Tran MAIL is a series of [[webisode]] shorts where viewers can write in to Dr. Tran and have a cartoon based on their email:
* '''(Intro) Send Letters''' (2009): The voice over haunts Tran once more, forcing him to read fan mail despite the fact that Tran is just learning his ABC's.
* '''(S1, Ep01) Murder List''' (2009)
* '''(S1, Ep02) AIDS''' (2009)
* '''(S1, Ep03) The Specials''' (2009)
* '''(S1, Ep04) Hotel Soap''' (2009)
* '''(S1, Ep05) Time Machine''' (2009)
* '''(S1, Ep06) Keith Cares''' (2009)
* '''(S1, Ep07) Nail to the Gut''' (2010)

==DVD release==
A DVD collection of all of Lone Sausage's films from 1998 to 2006 was released August 3, 2006. The DVD was self-produced and released by Lone Sausage.<ref>{{cite book|last=Levy|first=David B|title=Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive|date=2010|publisher=Allworth Press|isbn=9781581158397|pages=119–120|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4kcK079nGREC&q=%22Lone+Sausage%22+productions&pg=PA167}}</ref>

The special features for '''Dr. Tran: #1 American Icon - The Lone Sausage Collection Vol. I''' include:
* Dr. Tran One-Page Comic Insert
* The Making of Roybertito's Documentary
* The Making of Dr. Tran Documentary
* Creator Commentary for two shorts
* Roybertito Subtitles option
* Dr. Tran Reads Your Fan Mail Short
* Dr. Tran G4tv I.D. Spots
* Beyond Grandpa Short Documentary
* R.I.P. Actual Asian Male Mockumentary
* Dr. Tran Comic-Con Premiere Footage
* Hemorrhoids Commercial Short

In 2004, Lone Sausage released a limited edition DVD "single" of the popular short Here Comes Dr. Tran.

== Showings ==
Lone Sausage's cartoons tour with [[Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation]].

Episodes of Dr. Tran aired on G4's Late Night Peep Show on [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]. The show was originally titled ''Happy Tree Friends and Friends''.

Their short films show up annually at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] with Spike & Mike, and at film festivals such as [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] and [[Annecy]]. Many [[anime]] conventions around the US often have underground screenings of [[Dr. Tran]] shorts as well.

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.lonesausage.com/}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/MondoMedia Mondo Media] on [[YouTube]]
* {{IMDb title|0411478|Here Comes Dr. Tran (2003)}}

[[Category:American flash animated web series]]
[[Category:Film production companies of the United States]]