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{{short description|American animation studio}} |
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| name = Klasky-Csupo, Inc. |
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| logo = Klasky Csupo logo.svg |
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| logo_caption = Logo used since 1996 |
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| type = [[Private company|Private]] |
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| former_name = Klasky & Csupo (legal name until 1991) |
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1982}} (original)<br>{{start date and age|2012}} (current) |
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| defunct = {{start date and age|2008}} (original) |
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| fate = Dormancy (original) |
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1982|9|30}} |
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| founders = {{Plain list| |
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| founder = [[Arlene Klasky]]<br />[[Gábor Csupó]]<br>Attila Csupo |
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* [[Arlene Klasky]] |
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| location = [[Hollywood]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]<ref>{{cite news|title= Hollywood About to See a Lot More of 'The Rugrats' |work= The Los Angeles Times|date=1999-02-02|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1999/feb/02/business/fi-4067|accessdate=2010-11-10|first=Brad|last=Berton}}</ref> |
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* [[Gábor Csupó]] |
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| key_people = Terry Thoren (CEO, 1994–2006)<br /> Tracy Kramer<br /> Norton Virgien<br />Brandon Scott (Vice President) |
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| industry = [[Animation]], motion pictures, television series |
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| products = ''[[The Simpsons]]''<br />''[[Rugrats]]''<br />''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''<br /> ''[[Duckman]]''<br />''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]''<br />''[[Rocket Power]]''<br />''[[As Told by Ginger]]''<br />''[[The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald]]'' |
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| owner = Arlene Klasky<br>Gábor Csupó |
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| homepage = [http://www.klaskycsupo.com/ www.klaskycsupo.com] |
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| location_city = {{nowrap|1238 North Highland Avenue}}<br />[[Los Angeles]], [[California]]<br />90038<ref>{{cite news |last=Berton |first=Brad |date=1999-02-02 |title= Hollywood About to See a Lot More of 'The Rugrats' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-02-fi-4067-story.html |access-date=2010-11-10}}</ref> |
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'''Klasky Csupo''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|æ|s|k|i|_|ˈ|tʃ|uː|p|oʊ}} {{respell|KLASS|kee|_|CHOO|poh}}) is an American multimedia entertainment production company which specializes in animation and graphic design and located in [[Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>"[http://resources.bnet.com/topic/klasky+csupo+inc..html Klasky Csupo Inc.]" BNET. Retrieved on April 9, 2010.</ref> It was founded by producer [[Arlene Klasky]], animator [[Gábor Csupó]]<ref>{{cite news|title= Rugrats Duo Draws on Shared Vision |publisher= The Los Angeles Times|date=2000-11-17|url= http://articles.latimes.com/2000/nov/17/business/fi-53187|accessdate=2010-08-24 | first=Claudia | last=Eller}}</ref> and their nephew Attila Csupó,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tHtM-I-58Y&feature=related |title=KLASKY CSUPO SIZZLE REEL (2007) |publisher=YouTube |date=2001-08-02 |accessdate=2012-09-26}}</ref> hence the company's name. |
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| key_people = {{Plain list| |
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* Terry Thoren (CEO, 1994–2006) |
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* Tracy Kramer |
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* Norton Virgien |
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* Brandon Scott (vice president) |
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}} |
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| industry = [[Animation]] |
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| products = {{Plainlist| |
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* [[Animated series]] |
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* [[Music video]]s |
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* [[Short film|Animated shorts]] |
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* [[Television advertisement|Animated commercials]] |
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* [[Comic book]]s |
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* [[Live-action|Live-action shows]] |
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* [[Animes]] |
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}} |
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| owners = [[Arlene Klasky]]<br />[[Gábor Csupó]] |
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| homepage = {{url|www.klaskycsupo.com}} |
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'''Klasky-Csupo, Inc.''' ({{IPAc-en|k|l|æ|s|k|i|_|'|tʃ|uː|p|oʊ}} {{Respell|KLAS|kee|_|CHOO|poh}}) is an American [[animation studio]] located in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>"[http://resources.bnet.com/topic/klasky+csupo+inc..html Klasky Csupo Inc.] {{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" BNET. Retrieved on April 9, 2010.</ref> It was founded in 1982 by producer [[Arlene Klasky]] and her then-husband, Hungarian animator [[Gábor Csupó]]<ref>{{cite news|title= Rugrats Duo Draws on Shared Vision |newspaper= The Los Angeles Times|date=2000-11-17|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-17-fi-53187-story.html|access-date=2010-08-24 | first=Claudia | last=Eller}}</ref> (hence the company's name) in a spare room of their apartment and grew to 550 artists, creative workers and staff in an animation facility in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]. |
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During the 1990s and 2000s, they produced and animated era-defining shows for the children's network, [[Nickelodeon]], such as ''[[Rugrats]]'' (which was one of the channel's original animated series, known as [[Nicktoons]]), ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'', ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'', ''[[Rocket Power]]'', ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'', ''[[All Grown Up!]]'', and the U.S. dub of ''[[Poppy Cat (TV series)|Poppy Cat]]''. They also animated the first three seasons of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' for [[20th Century Fox Television]] and [[Gracie Films]], as well as ''[[Duckman]]'' on [[USA Network]]. In 2008, Nickelodeon ended their long-running partnership with Klasky Csupo and its shows ceased production, resulting in the company becoming discontinued for four years. In 2012, the company reopened. In 2018, it began production on [[Rugrats (2021 TV series)|a CGI-animated reboot of ''Rugrats'']], which premiered in 2021 on [[Paramount+]], the streaming service of Nickelodeon and its parent company [[Paramount Global]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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===1982–91: Early years=== |
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Klasky Csupo was started in 1982<ref>{{cite web|title=House of toon style|publisher=''Variety''|url=http://www.klaskycsupo.com/press/varietyinterior.html|accessdate=2008-02-09}}</ref> in the spare bedroom of a [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] apartment where Klasky and Csupo were living while married. |
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=== Early years (1982–1991) === |
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Klasky Csupo was initially distinguished by its work on logo designs, feature film trailers, TV show titles, promos and spot ID's for a wide variety of clients, in the process earning a reputation as the industry's most imaginative and innovative studio. Building on its success, the studio opened its first facility in Hollywood in 1988 at the corner of Fountain and Highland Avenues. The studio soon grew to include six buildings that have become well known in Hollywood — in true Klasky Csupo style, the exterior walls of the buildings are decorated with large murals of its characters. |
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Klasky-Csupo, Inc., got its start in 1982.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=House of toon style|magazine=Variety|url=http://www.klaskycsupo.com/press/varietyinterior.html|access-date=2008-02-09}}</ref> It was founded in the spare bedroom of a [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] apartment where [[Arlene Klasky]] and [[Gábor Csupó]] were living during their marriage. 1 year later, Klasky-Csupo expanded and moved to a new location at 729 Seward Street,<ref name="hqdevelopment/729-Seward">{{cite web |title=729 seward street, hollywood, california |url=http://hqdevelopment.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/729-Seward-Street-Leasing-Brochure.pdf |website=HQ Development |access-date=23 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117085437/http://hqdevelopment.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/729-Seward-Street-Leasing-Brochure.pdf |archive-date=November 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Ed |title=Bob Clampett Studio Building For Sale |url=https://animesuperhero.com/bob-clampett-studio-building-for-sale/ |website=Anime Superhero News |access-date=23 December 2022 |date=7 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |title=Wanna buy Bob Clampett's studio? |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-culture/wanna-buy-bob-clampetts-studio-4802.html |website=Cartoon Brew |access-date=23 December 2022 |date=7 January 2008}}</ref> ([[Bob Clampett]]{{'}}s studio) opening its first facility in Hollywood. |
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Klasky Csupo was initially distinguished by its work on logo designs, commercials, feature film trailers, TV show titles, promos and ident spots for a wide variety of clients, in the process earning a reputation as the industry's most imaginative and innovative studio. Building on its success, the studio left Seward Street to open its second facility in Hollywood in 1988 at the corner of Fountain and Highland Avenues. The studio soon grew to include six buildings that have become well known in Hollywood—in true Klasky Csupo style, the exterior walls of the buildings are decorated with large murals of its characters. |
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The studio's first big break came in 1987 when [[James L. Brooks]] of [[Gracie Films]] hired the studio to produce the title sequence for a new comedy series called ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''. In addition to the main title, Klasky Csupo was given the opportunity to produce a series of [[The Simpsons shorts|one-minute cartoons]] which featured a group of characters called ''[[Simpson family|The Simpsons]]'', created by [[Matt Groening]]. Klasky Csupo produced and animated all 48 shorts, and when it became one of the most popular segments on the show, Fox Television began airing a weekly half-hour series entitled ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Klasky Csupo produced every episode for the first three seasons of the series. The studio shared the 1989–1990, and 1990–1991 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program]], with Gracie Films. |
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The studio's first big break came in 1987 when [[James L. Brooks]] of [[Gracie Films]] commissioned the studio to produce the title sequence for a comedy series titled ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''. In addition to the main title, Klasky Csupo was given the opportunity to produce and animate a new series of [[The Simpsons shorts|one-minute cartoons]] which featured a family called [[Simpson family|the Simpsons]], created by [[Matt Groening]]. Klasky Csupo produced and animated all 48 shorts, and when it became one of the most popular segments on the show, Fox began airing a weekly half-hour series entitled ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Klasky Csupo oversaw and animated every episode of the first three seasons of the series, resulting in the studio sharing the 1989–1990 and 1990–1991 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program]], with Gracie Films. |
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In addition to that, Klasky Csupo produced the hit video "[[Do the Bartman]]". Klasky Csupo animator and colorist Gyorgyi Peluce conceived the idea of ''The Simpsons'' characters having yellow skin, and [[Marge Simpson]] having blue hair, opting for something which "didn't look like ''anything'' that had come before."<ref name=ortved>{{cite book | last=Ortved | first=John| title=[[The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History|Simpsons Confidential: The uncensored, totally unauthorised history of the world's greatest TV show by the people that made it]] | year=2009 |publisher=[[Ebury Press]]|isbn=978-0-09-192729-5 |ref=Ortved|edition=UK|pages=48–49}}</ref><ref name="silverman">{{cite web|author=Cagle, Daryl|url=http://cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/interviews/silverman.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607073449/http://cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/interviews/silverman.asp|archivedate=2008-06-07|title=The David Silverman Interview|accessdate=2011-06-07|publisher=[[MSNBC]]}}</ref><ref name="playboy">{{cite journal |last=Sheff |first=David |authorlink= |title=Matt Groening |journal=Playboy |volume=54 |issue=6 |date=June 2007 |url=http://playboy.com/arts-entertainment/features/matt-groening/matt-groening-01.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013165626/http://playboy.com/arts-entertainment/features/matt-groening/matt-groening-01.html|archivedate=2007-10-13}}</ref> Klasky Csupo was also responsible for an error during the episode "[[Homer's Odyssey (The Simpsons)|Homer's Odyssey]]" in which [[Waylon Smithers]] was animated with the wrong color, and was made [[African American]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves|date=2000-10-21|work=[[TV Guide]]|first=Joe|last=Rhodes}}</ref> |
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In addition, Klasky Csupo produced the hit video "[[Do the Bartman]]". Klasky Csupo animator and colorist "Georgie" Gyorgyi Kovacs Peluce (Kovács Györgyike)<ref name="mubi/hungarian-animation">{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Jennifer Lynde |title=Notebook Primer: Hungarian Animation, 1915–1989 |url=https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/notebook-primer-hungarian-animation-1915-1989 |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=[[MUBI]] |date=November 18, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="legacy/27351850">{{cite news |title=Robert Vincent Peluce Obituary (2004) |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/robert-peluce-obituary?id=27351850 |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=[[Legacy.com]] |agency=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 16, 2004 |archive-url=<!-- https://archive.today/20221223111828/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/robert-peluce-obituary?id=27351850 -->https://web.archive.org/web/20221223111749/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/robert-peluce-obituary?id=27351850 |archive-date=23 December 2022 |location=Los Angeles, CA}}</ref><ref name="google/books=jcJMPiM0tCwC">{{cite book |last1=Ortved |first1=John |title=The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History |date=12 October 2010 |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]] |isbn=978-0-86547-939-5 |page=52 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jcJMPiM0tCwC&dq=Gyorgyi+Peluce&pg=PA52 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="google/books=diKnDBs0wrIC">{{cite book |last1=Sigall |first1=Martha |title=Living Life Inside the Lines: Tales from the Golden Age of Animation |date=2005 |publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-57806-749-7 |page=193 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=diKnDBs0wrIC&dq=Gyorgyi+Peluce&pg=PA193 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="intanibase/11803">{{cite web |title=Gyorgyi Peluce |url=https://www.intanibase.com/iad_artists/artist.aspx?artistID=11803 |website=The Internet Animation Database |access-date=23 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="smithsonianmag/180962482">{{cite news |last1=Ortved |first1=John |title=The Simpson Family Made Its Television Debut 30 Years Ago |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/simpson-family-television-debut-30-years-ago-180962482/ |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=[[Smithsonian Magazine]] |language=en}}</ref> conceived the idea of ''The Simpsons'' characters having yellow skin, and [[Marge Simpson]] having blue hair, opting for something which "didn't look like ''anything'' that had come before."<ref name=ortved>{{cite book|last=Ortved|first=John|title=[[The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History|Simpsons Confidential: The uncensored, totally unauthorised history of the world's greatest TV show by the people that made it]]|year=2009|publisher=[[Ebury Press]]|isbn=978-0-09-192729-5|ref=Ortved|edition=UK|pages=[https://archive.org/details/simpsonsconfiden0000ortv/page/48 48–49]}}</ref><ref name="silverman">{{cite web|author=Cagle, Daryl|url=http://cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/interviews/silverman.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607073449/http://cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/interviews/silverman.asp|archive-date=2008-06-07|title=The David Silverman Interview|access-date=2011-06-07|publisher=[[MSNBC]]}}</ref><ref name="playboy">{{cite journal |last=Sheff |first=David |title=Matt Groening |journal=Playboy |volume=54 |issue=6 |date=June 2007 |url=http://playboy.com/arts-entertainment/features/matt-groening/matt-groening-01.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013165626/http://playboy.com/arts-entertainment/features/matt-groening/matt-groening-01.html|archive-date=2007-10-13}}</ref> Klasky Csupo was also responsible for an error during the episode "[[Homer's Odyssey (The Simpsons)|Homer's Odyssey]]", in which [[Waylon Smithers]] was colorized as black with blue hair.<ref>{{cite news|title=Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves|date=2000-10-21|work=[[TV Guide]]|first=Joe|last=Rhodes}}</ref> |
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In 1992, Gracie Films switched domestic production of ''The Simpsons'' to [[Film Roman]] from 1992-2016.<ref name=switch>{{cite news|author= Bernstein, Sharon|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-21/business/fi-739_1_bart-simpson|title='The Simpsons' Producer Changes Animation Firms|publisher=''Los Angeles Times''|date=1992-01-21|page=18|accessdate=2011-08-24}}</ref> Csupó was "asked [by Gracie Films] if they could bring in their own producer [to oversee the animation production]," but declined, stating "they wanted to tell me how to run my business."<ref name=switch/> Sharon Bernstein of ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that "Gracie executives had been unhappy with the producer Csupo had assigned to ''The Simpsons'' and said the company also hoped to obtain better wages and working conditions for animators at Film Roman."<ref name=switch/> Of the 110 people he employed to animate ''The Simpsons'', Csupó laid off 75.<ref name=switch/> |
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In 1992, Gracie Films switched domestic production of ''The Simpsons'' to [[Film Roman]], which continued until 2016.<ref name=switch>{{cite news|author= Bernstein, Sharon|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-21-fi-739-story.html|title='The Simpsons' Producer Changes Animation Firms|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=1992-01-21|page=18|access-date=2011-08-24}}</ref> Csupó was "asked [by Gracie Films] if they could bring in their own producer [to oversee the animation production]," but declined, stating "they wanted to tell me how to run my business."<ref name=switch/> Sharon Bernstein of ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that "Gracie executives had been unhappy with the producer Csupo had assigned to ''The Simpsons'' and said the company also hoped to obtain better wages and working conditions for animators at Film Roman."<ref name=switch/> Of the 110 people he employed to animate ''The Simpsons'', Csupó laid off 75.<ref name=switch/> |
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===1991–2006: Major success with Nickelodeon=== |
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In 1991, Klasky Csupo began producing ''[[Rugrats]]'', an animated show for [[Nickelodeon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Move over, Bart Simpson|publisher=''Newsweek''|url=http://www.klaskycsupo.com/press/newsweek2.html|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref> Their next major series was ''[[Duckman]]'' for the [[USA Network]]. The show revolved around the home life and adventures of a dim-witted and lascivious private detective duck named Eric Duckman. The series ran from 1994 to 1997. During the same time, Nickelodeon released Klasky Csupo's second Nicktoon series, ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''. During this time, Klasky Csupo ended production on ''Rugrats'' because they thought they were going to be cancelled after all the 65 episodes were aired{{citation needed|reason=The 65 episode rule was Disney|date=June 2016}} (originally, due to the 65 episode rule). However, there were left-over specials because Nickelodeon, instead of cancelling the show, saw potential in the show, and wanted to resume the show's run. The specials were so successful that Nickelodeon, instead of cancelling it, renewed the show for an additional season in 1996, and it aired in 1997. |
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=== Success with animated series (1991–2005) === |
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In 1993, Klasky Csupo worked with popular comedian [[Lily Tomlin]] and her partner Jane Wagner to bring the irascible little girl, Edith Ann, to television in two half-hour animated specials for ABC Television. The first, "A Few Pieces of the Puzzle," aired in January 1994 and received excellent critical acclaim and the second, "Homeless Go Home," aired in May 1994 to even better critical response and ratings. |
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In 1991, Klasky Csupo created ''[[Rugrats]]'', one of the first animated shows for [[Nickelodeon]] - known as "[[Nicktoons]]" - which was inspired by the couple's two sons and the idea of what they would do if they could speak.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Move over, Bart Simpson|magazine=[[Newsweek]]|url=http://www.klaskycsupo.com/press/newsweek2.html|access-date=2008-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jun/09/arlene-klasky-elizabeth-daily-how-we-made-rugrats|title=Creator Arlene Klasky and actor Elizabeth Daily: how we made Rugrats|last=Barnett|first=Laura|date=2015-06-09|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-06-11|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Their next major series was ''[[Duckman]]'' for the [[USA Network]], which revolved around the home life and adventures of a dim-witted and lascivious private detective duck named Eric Duckman. The series ran from 1994 to 1997. During the same time, Nickelodeon released Klasky Csupo's second Nicktoon series, ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''. During this time, Klasky Csupo originally ended production on ''Rugrats'' due to the network's since-outdated 65-episode rule.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugratonline.com/ntshows.htm |title=Meet The Nicktoons Family |publisher=Rugratonline.com |access-date=February 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623150007/http://www.rugratonline.com/ntshows.htm |archive-date=June 23, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> However, when ''Rugrats'' went into syndication, it exploded in popularity with ratings skyrocketing and advertising deals taking off, prompting Nickelodeon and Klasky Csupo to resume production on the series. The show was cited as "a show like ''the Simpsons'', but for children". |
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In 1993, Klasky Csupo worked with comedian [[Lily Tomlin]] and her partner Jane Wagner to bring the irascible little girl, Edith Ann, to television in two half-hour animated specials for ABC. The first, ''A Few Pieces of the Puzzle'', aired in January 1994 and received critical acclaim, and the second, ''Homeless Go Home'', aired in May 1994 to even better response and ratings. |
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In 1995, the studio debuted ''[[Santo Bugito]]'', the first Tex-Mex animated comedy. Created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo, "Santo Bugito" is the story of a tiny town of 64,000,000 insects located on the border of Texas and Mexico. Music-driven and Latin-influenced, the series stars Cheech Marin, Joan Van Ark, Tony Plana, William Sanderson, George Kennedy, Marabina Jaimes, and David Paymer. "Santo Bugito" is highlighted by the music of Mark Mothersbaugh and a distinctive look. |
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In 1995, the studio debuted ''[[Santo Bugito]]'', the first Saturday morning animated comedy on television. Created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo for [[CBS]], ''Santo Bugito'' tells the story of a small town of 64 million insects located on the border of Texas and Mexico. Music-driven and Latin-influenced, the series stars [[Cheech Marin]], [[Joan Van Ark]], [[Tony Plana]], [[William Sanderson]], [[George Kennedy]], Marabina Jaimes, and [[David Paymer]], and is highlighted by a distinctive look and the music of [[Mark Mothersbaugh]], the ''[[Devo]]'' keyboardist who also composed the music of ''Rugrats''. |
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Also that year, Klasky Csupo also established Class-Key Chew-Po with Chris Prynoski & John Andrews to continue the successful commercial animation business that had grown from the company's initial work in main titles and graphics. Class-Key Chew-Po had been an immediate success, building an impressive client list with work for companies like [[1-800-COLLECT]], [[Oscar Mayer]], [[Taco Bell]], [[Kraft Foods|Kraft]], & [[Nickelodeon]]. In 2001, the company founded Ka-Chew, a live-action commercial division. |
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The same year, Klasky Csupo established Klasky Csupo Commercials (rebranded as Class-Key Chew-Po Commercials in 1998), helmed by John Andrews, in order to continue the successful commercial animation business that had grown from the company's initial work in main titles and graphics. Class-Key Chew-Po had been an immediate success, building an impressive client list with work for companies like [[1-800-COLLECT]], [[Oscar Mayer]], [[Taco Bell]], [[Kraft Foods|Kraft]], and Nickelodeon. In 2001, the company founded Ka-Chew!, a live-action commercial division. |
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After ''Duckman'' was cancelled in 1997, Klasky Csupo began producing ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' for Nickelodeon.<ref>{{cite news|title= Nickelodeon Adds to Children's Hours|publisher=''The New York Times''|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02E5DF1638F930A25752C1A961958260&scp=11&sq=Klasky+Csupo&st=nyt|accessdate=2008-02-08 | first=Lawrie | last=Mifflin | date=November 13, 1997}}</ref> The cartoon, premiering in 1998, revolved around a [[Eliza Thornberry|girl]] who could talk to animals.<ref>{{cite news|title=She Can Talk to the Animals (Don't Tell)|publisher=''The New York Times''|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903E1DA123DF933A05754C0A9669C8B63&scp=3&sq=Klasky+Csupo&st=nyt|accessdate=2008-02-08 | first=Laurel | last=Graeber | date=July 30, 2000}}</ref> |
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The company was also active in producing recorded music with the [[record label]]s Tone Casualties and Casual Tonalities. Gabor Csupo was a good friend of [[Frank Zappa]] and occasionally collaborates with Mark Mothersbaugh. After ''Duckman'' and ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters''' were both cancelled in 1997, Klasky Csupo began producing ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' for Nickelodeon, which premiered the following year; the story revolved around a girl named [[Eliza Thornberry]] who could talk to animals.<ref>{{cite news|title=She Can Talk to the Animals (Don't Tell)|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903E1DA123DF933A05754C0A9669C8B63&scp=3&sq=Klasky+Csupo&st=nyt|access-date=2008-02-08 | first=Laurel | last=Graeber | date=July 30, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Nickelodeon Adds to Children's Hours|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02E5DF1638F930A25752C1A961958260&scp=11&sq=Klasky+Csupo&st=nyt|access-date=2008-02-08 | first=Lawrie | last=Mifflin | date=November 13, 1997}}</ref> |
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On December 23, 1998, CEO Terry Thoren concluded an eleven-month negotiation with [[Mercedes-Benz]] and moved the company into the state of the art studio in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]].{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} Between the late-1990s and 2000s, Klasky Csupo began producing new shows ''[[Rocket Power]]'', ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'', and ''[[Stressed Eric]]''. |
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In 1998, Klasky Csupo produced its first feature-length film, ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'', which opened in the United States on November 20, 1998 as the #1 film in the country and grossed $141 million worldwide, becoming the first non-[[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]] animated film to gross over $100 million in the United States. It was then followed by two sequels, ''[[Rugrats in Paris: The Movie]]'' (2000) and ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]'' (2003), the latter of which was a [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] with ''The Wild Thornberrys''. ''The Wild Thornberrys'' later got its own [[The Wild Thornberrys Movie|feature-length film in 2002]]. |
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In 1998, Klasky Csupo redesigned [[McDonald's]] mascot, [[Ronald McDonald]]. The company was commissioned to develop 6 animated videos which was distributed directly to consumers via McDonald's restaurants - 14,000 in the United States and 21,000 worldwide. |
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That same year, Klasky Csupo was commissioned by [[McDonald's]] to develop ''[[The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald]]'', a series of six animated videos featuring the company's mascot, [[Ronald McDonald]], which were distributed directly to consumers via participating McDonald's restaurants on [[VHS]]. On December 23, 1998, CEO Terry Thoren concluded an eleven-month negotiation with the car industry [[Mercedes-Benz]] and moved the company into the state-of-the-art studio in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Klasky Csupo getting ready for a big move|url=https://www.awn.com/news/klasky-csupo-getting-ready-big-move|access-date=2020-09-11|website=Animation World Network|language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2001, in honor of the ''Rugrats'' 10th Anniversary, Klasky Csupo released a two-part special entitled, ''[[All Growed Up]]''. The special featured the famous babies as pre-teenagers.<ref>{{cite news|title= FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; TV's No. 1 Babies Celebrate Their 10th Birthday|work= New York Times|date=July 15, 2001|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/15/tv/for-young-viewers-tv-s-no-1-babies-celebrate-their-10th-birthday.html?scp=25&sq=rugrats&st=cse|accessdate=2010-10-08 | first=Kathryn | last=Shattuck}}</ref> It was popular enough that Nick commissioned a series based on that special, titled ''[[All Grown Up!]]'', which ran from 2003 to 2008. ''Rugrats'' and ''The Wild Thornberrys'' are the only Klasky Csupo shows to have theatrical movies based on themselves. |
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In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Klasky Csupo began producing two more shows for Nickelodeon: ''[[Rocket Power]]'' and ''[[As Told by Ginger]]''. They also produced the first series of ''[[Stressed Eric]]'', [[BBC Two]]'s first adult-oriented animated series. |
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The company was also active in producing recorded music with the labels "Tone Casualties" and "Casual Tonalities". Gabor Csupo was a good friend of [[Frank Zappa]] and occasionally collaborates with [[Mark Mothersbaugh]], who did most of the music for ''Rugrats''. Klasky Csupo also produced a number of projects in commercial advertising. |
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In 2001, in honor of the tenth anniversary of ''Rugrats'', Klasky Csupo released a two-part [[television special]] entitled ''[[All Growed Up]]'', which featured all of the titular babies as teens.<ref>{{cite news|title= FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; TV's No. 1 Babies Celebrate Their 10th Birthday|work= New York Times|date=July 15, 2001|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/15/tv/for-young-viewers-tv-s-no-1-babies-celebrate-their-10th-birthday.html?scp=25&sq=rugrats&st=cse|access-date=2010-10-08 | first=Kathryn | last=Shattuck}}</ref> It was popular enough that Nick commissioned a series based on that special, titled ''[[All Grown Up!]]'', which ran on the channel from 2003 to 2008. On September 29, 2001, Class-Key Chew-Po signed animation director Chris Prynoski and his company [[Titmouse, Inc.]] for commercial representation. |
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In 2003, Klasky Csupo was then commissioned by [[Cartoon Network]] to direct a music video by the band [[They Might Be Giants]] for their song "Dee Dee and Dexter", which features Japanese-style animation, as a fourth music video for Cartoon Network's ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''. In 2005, the company again did a project for Cartoon Network, when they produced ''Oogloo + Anju'' and ''The Topside Rag'' for ''[[Sunday Pants]]'' under Ka-chew! |
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In 2003, Klasky Csupo and [[Titmouse, Inc.]] were commissioned by [[Cartoon Network]] to produce a [[music video]] by the band [[They Might Be Giants]] for their song "Dee Dee and Dexter", which features characters from ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' drawn by the studio in [[anime]] style. Class-Key Chew-Po Animated Commercials and Broadcast Design were then folded into Ka-Chew! the following year. |
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===2006–12: Decline and obscurity=== |
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Throughout the mid-2000s, Klasky Csupo ceased production on their Nickelodeon shows. Nick executives had become tired with the Klasky Csupo style of animation and soon ended their long-running partnership. In 2006, CEO Terry Thoren departed from the company, and they dissolved the remainder of their 401(k) program, leading them to a period of dormancy and inactivity. |
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Also in 2003, the studio began work on ''The Way the Dead Love'', a theatrical film that was set to adapt seven short stories from German-American writer [[Charles Bukowski]] from a script penned by Bruce Wagner.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Dawtrey |first=Adam |date=2003-05-11 |title=Bukowski's wild life to become toon |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/news/bukowski-s-wild-life-to-become-toon-1117885884/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The film was developed under the studio's Global Tantrum division, with [[Winchester Films]] being tapped to co-produce the film with the studio, as well as providing sales for the film.<ref name=":1" /> It was to be directed by [[Igor Kovalyov]] and Laslo Nosek, with names like [[Radiohead]] and [[Peter Gabriel]] being attached to compose the feature. Slated for a 2006 release,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Mallory |first=Michael |date=2004-07-02 |title=A change of 'toon |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-02-et-mallory2-story.html |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> the year came and went without it. The project was then revived that same year at [[Warner Independent Pictures]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-02-26 |title=Klasky Csupo Forsakes 'Rugrats' Roots to Realize Big Screen Dreams |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/klasky-csupo-forsakes-rugrats-roots-to-realize/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Los Angeles Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> with [[Johnny Depp]] being attached to co-produce and serve as the voice of the film's main character.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Depp Getting Animated About Bukowski |url=https://www.tmz.com/2007/02/13/johnny-depp-getting-animated-about-bukowski/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=TMZ |date=14 February 2007 |language=en}}</ref> Once again, the project was silently scrapped. Had it been completed, the film would have been the first R-rated feature from the studio.<ref name=":2" /> |
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In fall 2006, Klasky Csupo announced development of 28 new animated pilots (which were sold to Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., The N, Noggin, Nicktoons Network, & MTV until that year), which were to be up for sale at a later date, and posted to their YouTube channel in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klaskycsupo.com/news/ |title=Klasky Csupo News |publisher=Klaskycsupo.com |date= |accessdate=2008-10-13}}</ref> The animation designs in these pilots are in various styles, instead of the typical style that Klasky Csupo was famous for in the 1990s. As of 2010, some of the cartoons had yet to be finished.{{Update inline|reason=Are some of these cartoons finished or abandonded 8 years later?|?=yes|date=January 2018}} Gabor Csupo would later post the remains on his YouTube channel. |
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In 2005, the company again worked for Cartoon Network on the shorts ''Oogloo + Anju'', ''Food Court Diaries'', and ''The Topside Rag'' for ''Sunday Pants'' under Ka-Chew!. |
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''Chicken Town'' was picked up as a series by French company [[Ellipsanime]], though Klasky Csupo was not involved with it.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2042864/</ref> |
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=== Decline and closure (2006–2011)=== |
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In April 2011, ka-chew!, Klasky Csupo's commercial division, was absorbed into [[6 Point Harness#6 Point Media|6 Point Media]].<ref>{{cite press release|author1=Six Point Harness|title=John Andrews Partners With Six Point Harness To Launch 6 Point Media|url=http://www.awn.com/news/john-andrews-partners-six-point-harness-launch-6-point-media|publisher=Animation World Network|accessdate=February 25, 2017|date=April 27, 2011}}</ref> |
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In the mid-2000s, Klasky Csupo ceased production on their Nickelodeon shows and their long-running partnership soon ended. In 2006, the longtime CEO of the company, Terry Thoren, left the studio and they dissolved the remainder of their 401(k) program, leading them to a period of dormancy and inactivity. |
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In fall 2006, Klasky Csupo announced the development of 28 new animated cartoon pilots that were to be up for sale at a later date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klaskycsupo.com/news/ |title=Klasky Csupo News |publisher=Klaskycsupo.com |access-date=2008-10-13}}</ref> Each pilot was animated in different designs, instead of the typical style the studio was famous for. As of 2010, some of the cartoons had yet to be finished.{{Update inline|reason=Are some of these cartoons finished or abandonded 8 years later?|?=yes|date=January 2018}} Gabor Csupo would later post the remains of the cartoons on his [[YouTube]] channel. One of the pilots, ''Chicken Town'', was picked up as a series by French company [[Ellipsanime]], though Klasky Csupo was not involved with it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2042864/|title=Chicken Town|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> |
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===2012–present: Resurrection=== |
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In 2012, Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo resurrected the company. Along with Craig Singer, they created “Ollie Mongo”, a digital comic book which is about a story of a teenage skateboarding zombie who lives 200 years in the future.<ref>https://issuu.com/klaskycsupo/docs/olliemongo1</ref> They are currently working on "RoboSplaat!", a web series featuring the character from the 1998 Klasky Csupo logo, which is continuing its use as the main production logo. The web series premiered on December 21, 2016.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/splaat/videos/1383022331729152/</ref> An app based on the web series is also currently in development.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pg/splaat/about/?ref=page_internal</ref> |
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In 2007, Paul Demeyer left Klasky Csupo to found [[Wild Canary Animation|Wild Canary]], taking some of Ka-Chew!'s clients with him. In 2008, Ka-Chew! celebrated its 10th anniversary by expanding its roster of directors,<ref>{{cite web|title=ka-chew! Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary with Expanded Directors Roster|url=https://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/the-wire/ka-chew-celebrates-10-year-anniversary-expanded-directors-roster-599026|publisher=Creative Planet Network|date=February 12, 2008}}</ref> before being absorbed into [[6 Point Harness#6 Point Media|6 Point Media]] in April 2011.<ref>{{cite press release|author1=Six Point Harness|title=John Andrews Partners With Six Point Harness To Launch 6 Point Media|url=http://www.awn.com/news/john-andrews-partners-six-point-harness-launch-6-point-media|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=February 25, 2017|date=April 27, 2011}}</ref> In the same year, the studio released its final film to date, ''[[Immigrants (2008 film)|Immigrants]]'', which was originally produced as an unaired animated series for [[Paramount Network|Spike TV]]. |
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Klasky Csupo are also currently working on some 'top secret projects'.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/splaat/photos/a.412209975477064.102466.404996699531725/1031630863534969/?type=1&theater</ref> |
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=== Return of the company with new projects (2012–present) === |
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On September 2, 2015, it was announced that [[Nickelodeon]] may "seek to experiment with retooled versions of classics" that could include ''Rugrats''.<ref>https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/nickelodeon-classic-tv-rugrats-hey-arnold-1201583856/</ref> The following day, [[The Independent]] announced that ''Rugrats'' 'could soon be back on our screens too'.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/hey-arnold-is-coming-back-and-possibly-rugrats-too-10484293.html</ref> At [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2016, Arlene Klasky stated that she would be willing to work on a revival of the series, along with co-creators Gabor Csupo and Paul Germain.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1536750/could-the-rugrats-return-to-nickelodeon-heres-what-the-creator-says | title=Could The Rugrats Return To Nickelodeon? Here's What The Creator Says | publisher=CinemaBlend | accessdate=4 August 2016 | author=Venable, Nick}}</ref> |
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In 2012, Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo reopened the company after nearly four years of dormancy. Along with Craig Singer, the studio created its first new project in four years, ''Ollie Mongo'', a digital comic book about a teenage skateboarding [[zombie]] who lives 200 years in the future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/klaskycsupo/docs/olliemongo1|title=Ollie Mongo Adventures in the Apocalypse Issue 1|date=15 April 2014 }}</ref> In 2015, the company announced that they were working on ''RoboSplaat!'', a [[web series]] featuring the character with a robotic voice from their 1998 on-screen logo, given the name "Splaat" (currently voiced by [[Greg Cipes]]). The logo featuring him was retired in 2008, but was revived in 2021 along with the premiere of the Rugrats revival; the logo continues to appear on productions from the company. The web series premiered on December 21, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/splaat/videos/1383022331729152/|title=Splaat|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> and an app based on the web series is also currently in development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/splaat/about/?ref=page_internal|title=Splaat|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> That same year, Klasky Csupo also announced that they were working on some "top secret projects".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/splaat/photos/a.412209975477064.102466.404996699531725/1031630863534969/?type=1&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/404996699531725/1031630863534969 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Splaat|website=www.facebook.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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On September 2, 2015, it was announced that Nickelodeon may "seek to experiment with retooled versions of classics" that could include ''Rugrats''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/nickelodeon-classic-tv-rugrats-hey-arnold-1201583856/|title='Rugrats' Revival? Nickelodeon Mulls Return of Classic Shows|first=Brian|last=Steinberg|date=2 September 2015}}</ref> The following day, ''[[The Independent]]'' announced that ''Rugrats'' "could soon be back on our screens too".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/hey-arnold-is-coming-back-and-possibly-rugrats-too-10484293.html|title=Hey Arnold! is coming back, and possibly Rugrats too|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=3 September 2015}}</ref> At [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2016, Arlene Klasky explained that she would be willing to work on a revival of the series along with co-creators Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1536750/could-the-rugrats-return-to-nickelodeon-heres-what-the-creator-says | title=Could The Rugrats Return To Nickelodeon? Here's What The Creator Says | publisher=CinemaBlend | access-date=4 August 2016 | author=Venable, Nick| date=21 July 2016 }}</ref> |
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In July 2016, it was reported that Nickelodeon was in talks with Klasky Csupo and Paul Germain about a possible reboot of ''Rugrats''.<ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1536750/could-the-rugrats-return-to-nickelodeon-heres-what-the-creator-says</ref><ref>http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/rugrats-characters-returning-nickelodeon/</ref> |
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On July 16, 2018, Nickelodeon announced a revival/reboot of ''Rugrats'' consisting of a 26-episode order. Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó would return as executive producers for the revived series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/rugrats-tv-relaunch-movie-1202874434/?sf193778952=1|title='Rugrats' Relaunch Set With Nickelodeon Series, Paramount Movie|date=16 July 2018}}</ref> Using CGI animation rather than traditional hand-drawn animation used in the original series, the new ''[[Rugrats (2021 TV series)|Rugrats]]'' premiered on [[Paramount+]], the streaming service for Nickelodeon parent [[Paramount Global]], on May 27, 2021.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Low|first=Elaine|date=2021-02-24|title='Rugrats' Revival With Original Voice Cast to Debut on Paramount Plus|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/rugrats-revival-paramount-plus-original-cast-1234914459/|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Logos== |
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Three logos of this company were used. The original 1990 logo featured dancing graffiti turning into letters as the blocks slide. |
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In April 2022, Gabor Csupo launched an [[NFT]] project titled ''Cosa Monstra''.<ref>{{Cite Twitter profile|CosaMonstraNFT}}</ref> |
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In 1998, the well-known logo was released, over a light purple background filled with TV static, a blob of black ink emerges from the center, soon followed by near purple ink. A hand passes by and drops magazine clippings of eyes and a mouth onto the blob. The mouth says the company name as the white K-C blocks fly out from the mouth. The blocks arrange themselves to form the K-C logo (like before, but refined to match the print logo). After that, the background and the face both disappear, similar to that of a CRT television screen turning off, also turning the "Y" in "KLaSKY" purple, flashing faintly. When the music ends, a lip flapping is heard, a duck honking is next, and finally a Hanna-Barbera styled boing. This logo comes in two versions: a widescreen 16:9 version (for movies) and a fullscreen 4:3 version. |
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== ''RoboSplaat!'' == |
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The 2003 logo features a rooster on top of one of the buildings on a green city skyline. before the rooster wakes up a voice says wake up. The rooster has the eyes which are recycled from the Ink's eyes and crows as the sun brightens and the K-C blocks fly around. The K-C logo appears in a white flash when the rooster is finished crowing it mysteriously explodes. The logo is seen more grungier than in the previous logos. |
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'''''RoboSplaat!''''' is an American animated web series created by [[Arlene Klasky]] for [[YouTube]]. The series is about Splaat, an ink splat, who is voiced by [[Greg Cipes]], who also voiced [[Beast Boy]] from ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' and ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]''. |
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=== ''RoboSplaat!'' characters === |
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The 1998 logo is currently used as the studio's main logo since the studio's re-opening. The character in the logo was given arms and legs and was named "Splaat" and stars in his own web series titled "RoboSplaat" and is voiced by [[Greg Cipes]]. |
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==== Splaat ==== |
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* '''Splaat''' (voiced by [[Greg Cipes]]) is the main character in the series. He is a purple ink splat with two weird yellow rectangles, the upper has blue eyes, while the lower has a mouth with red lips. He wears black long sleeves and red and white sneakers, each with a white shoelace tied. He also appeared in the Klasky Csupo logo, albeit with no limbs, a more realistic look, a robotic voice, and his ink splat is black on a blue background. Prior to 2012, he was commonly referred to as a robot, before it was revealed that he is a "splaat". |
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* '''Digital''' (voiced by [[Debi Derryberry]]) is Splaat's 12-year-old/younger brother. Unlike Splaat, the rectangles are red instead of yellow, his lips are blue instead of red, and wears a black short-sleeved shirt with a white sound shape and grey and white shoes, each with a black shoelace tied. |
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* '''Sergei''' (voiced by [[Cooper Barnes]]) is the father of Splaat and Digital and the husband of Blossom. He is an ink bottle with sea-green eyes and pink lips. He wears purplish black armless sleeves and black shoes. |
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* '''Blossom''' (voiced by [[Candi Milo]]) is the mother of Splaat and Digital, the wife of Sergei, and the only female and legless member of Splaat's family. She is a pair of blue scissors with blue eyes and a weird yellow rectangle that has a mouth with red lips. She wears an orange skirt and gloves. |
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* '''Grandpa''' (voiced by [[Richard Tanner]]) is the grandfather of Splaat and Digital and the father of Sergei. He is a grey ink splat with blue eyes and black eyebrows and wears green glasses, a black suit with a green shirt and a purple necktie, and brown shoes. |
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==Filmography== |
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===Television shows=== |
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| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' |
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| ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' ([[The Simpsons shorts|''The Simpsons'' shorts]]) |
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| [[Matt Groening]] |
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| 1987–1989 |
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| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] |
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| Created by [[Tracey Ullman]] |
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| 1989–1992 |
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| rowspan=2 | [[Gracie Films]] & [[20th Century Fox Television]] |
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| [[Gracie Films]]<br/>[[20th Television Animation]] |
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| Seasons [[The Simpsons (season 1)|1]]–[[The Simpsons (season 4)|4]] only |
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| ''[[Rugrats]]'' (1991) |
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| ''[[The Simpsons]]''<ref>{{cite news|title= The Simpsons' Producer Changes Animation Firms |work= The Los Angeles Times|date=1992-01-21|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-21/business/fi-739_1_bart-simpson|accessdate=2010-11-10|first=Sharon|last=Bernstein}}</ref> |
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| [[Arlene Klasky]]<br/>[[Gábor Csupó]]<br/>[[Paul Germain]] |
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| 1989–present (animated from 1989–1992) |
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| [[Nickelodeon]]/[[Nick Jr.]] |
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| Created by [[Matt Groening]], Seasons 1–3 only. |
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| 1991–2006 |
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| [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]] |
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| ''[[Duckman]]'' |
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| [[Everett Peck]] |
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| 1991–2004 |
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| [[USA Network]] |
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| Created by [[Arlene Klasky]], [[Gábor Csupó]] and [[Paul Germain]] |
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| rowspan=2 | |
| rowspan="2" | 1994–1997 |
||
| Reno & Osborn Productions<br/>[[Paramount Television (original)|Paramount Television]] |
|||
| Based on the comics of the same name |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'' |
| ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'' |
||
| Gábor Csupó<br/>[[Peter Gaffney]] |
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| rowspan=2 | 1994–1997 |
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| Nickelodeon |
|||
| Created by Gábor Csupó and [[Peter Gaffney]] |
|||
| Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[ |
| ''[[Santo Bugito]]'' |
||
| Arlene Klasky<br/>Gábor Csupó |
|||
| Created by [[Everett Peck]], based on his comic book series |
|||
| [[ |
| [[CBS]] |
||
|- |
|||
| ''[[Santo Bugito]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=The rugrats' real mom and dad |publisher=Business Week |date=October 16, 1995 |url=http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1995/b3446111.arc.htm |accessdate=2010-08-28 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207095808/http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1995/b3446111.arc.htm |archivedate=December 7, 2010 |df= }}</ref> |
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| 1995–1996 |
| 1995–1996 |
||
| |
|||
| Created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó |
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| |
|||
| [[CBS]] |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''[[The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald]]'' |
|||
| 1998–2003 |
|||
| Direct-to-video release |
|||
| McDonald's |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' |
| ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' |
||
| Arlene Klasky<br/>Gábor Csupó<br/>[[Steve Pepoon]]<br/>David Silverman<br/>Stephen Sustarsic |
|||
| Nickelodeon |
|||
| 1998–2004 |
| 1998–2004 |
||
| Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
|||
| Created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, [[Steve Pepoon]], [[David Silverman (animator)|David Silverman]] and Stephen Sustaric |
|||
| |
|||
| [[Nickelodeon]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Stressed Eric]]'' |
| ''[[Stressed Eric]]'' |
||
| Carl Gorham |
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| 1998–2000 |
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| [[BBC 2]] (UK)<br/>[[NBC]] (USA, season 1) |
|||
| Created by Carl Gorham, Season 1 only |
|||
| 1998 |
|||
| [[BBC Two]], [[MTV]] |
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| [[Absolutely Productions]]<br/>[[BBC Worldwide]] |
|||
| Season 1 only |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Rocket Power]]'' |
| ''[[Rocket Power]]'' |
||
| Arlene Klasky<br/>Gábor Csupó |
|||
| rowspan="4" | Nickelodeon |
|||
| 1999–2004 |
| 1999–2004 |
||
| rowspan="4" | Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
|||
| Created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó |
|||
| |
|||
| rowspan=4 | [[Nickelodeon]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'' |
| ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'' |
||
| [[Emily Kapnek]] |
|||
| 2000–2006 |
| 2000–2006 |
||
| |
|||
| Created by [[Emily Kapnek]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[All Grown Up!]]'' |
|||
| ''[[All Grown Up!]]''<ref>{{cite news|title= FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Queen of Mean Turns 13: How Unlucky Is That?|work= New York Times|date=2004-08-22|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/22/tv/for-young-viewers-queen-of-mean-turns-13-how-unlucky-is-that.html?scp=23&sq=rugrats&st=cse|accessdate=2010-08-12 | first=Laurel | last=Graeber}}</ref> |
|||
| rowspan="2" | Arlene Klasky<br/>Gábor Csupó<br/>Paul Germain |
|||
| 2003–2008 |
| 2003–2008 |
||
| |
|rowspan="2"| Spin-off of 1991's ''Rugrats'' |
||
|- |
|||
| ''Rugrats Pre-School Daze'' |
|||
| 2005 (UK)<br />2008 (US) |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''[[Rugrats (2021 TV series)|Rugrats]]'' (2021) |
|||
| Arlene Klasky<br/>Gábor Csupó<br/>Paul Germain |
|||
| [[Paramount+]]/Nickelodeon (2021–2023)<br/>[[Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons]] (2024–present) |
|||
| 2021–present |
|||
| Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
|||
| Reboot of the original 1991 series |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Rugrats Pre-School Daze]]'' |
|||
| 2005 (UK)<br>2008 (USA) |
|||
|} |
|} |
||
=== |
===Web series=== |
||
{| class="wikitable sortable" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" |
||
|- |
|||
! Film |
|||
! Title |
|||
! Year(s) |
|||
! Notes |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''[[Klasky Csupo#RoboSplaat!|RoboSplaat!]]'' |
|||
| 2012-2022 |
|||
| Created by Arlene Klasky<br />Company's first web series |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''[[Klasky Csupo#RoboSplaat!|Dear Splaat]]'' |
|||
| 2016 |
|||
| Created by Arlene Klasky<br />Spin-off web series of ''RoboSplaat!'' |
|||
|} |
|||
===Films=== |
|||
{| class="wikitable sortable" |
|||
|- |
|||
! Title |
|||
! Year |
! Year |
||
! Directors |
! Directors |
||
! Notes |
! Notes |
||
! Co- |
! Co-Production |
||
! Box |
! Box Office |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''{{sortname|The|Rugrats Movie}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Rugrats Movie}}'' |
||
| 1998 |
| 1998 |
||
| |
| [[Igor Kovalyov]] and Norton Virgien |
||
| First film made by the studio<br>First animated feature to ever cross the $100 million box office barrier outside of [[Disney]] |
|||
| The 1st ''[[Rugrats]]'' movie. |
|||
| rowspan=4 | [[Nickelodeon Movies]] |
| rowspan=4 | [[Nickelodeon Movies]] & [[Paramount Pictures]] |
||
|$140.9 |
|$140.9 million<ref>{{cite web|title=The Rugrats Movie (1998)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rugratsmovie.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Rugrats in Paris: The Movie]]'' |
| ''[[Rugrats in Paris: The Movie]]'' |
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| {{sortname|Stig|Bergqvist|nolink=1}} and Paul Demeyer |
| {{sortname|Stig|Bergqvist|nolink=1}} and Paul Demeyer |
||
| |
| |
||
|$103.3 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rugratsinparis.htm| |
|$103.3 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rugratsinparis.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''{{sortname|The|Wild Thornberrys Movie}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Wild Thornberrys Movie}}'' |
||
| 2002 |
| 2002 |
||
| {{sortname|Cathy|Malkasian|nolink=1}} and Jeff McGrath |
| {{sortname|Cathy|Malkasian|nolink=1}} and Jeff McGrath |
||
| Nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] for "[[Father and Daughter]]" by [[Paul Simon]] |
|||
| The 1st ''[[The Wild Thornberrys|Wild Thornberrys]]'' movie |
|||
|$60.7 million<ref>{{cite web|title=The Wild Thornberrys (2002)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wildthornberrys.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> |
|||
Nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] for "[[Father and Daughter]]" by [[Paul Simon]] |
|||
|$60.7 million<ref>{{cite web|title=The Wild Thornberrys (2002)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wildthornberrys.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref> |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]'' |
| ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]'' |
||
| 2003 |
| 2003 |
||
| {{sortname|John|Eng|nolink=1}} and Norton Virgien |
| {{sortname|John|Eng|nolink=1}} and Norton Virgien |
||
| |
| Crossover with ''[[Rugrats]]'' & ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' |
||
| $55.4 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Rugrats Go Wild (2003)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rugratsgowild.htm| |
| $55.4 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Rugrats Go Wild (2003)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rugratsgowild.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> |
||
|- |
|||
| ''[[Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film)|Bridge to Terabithia]]'' |
|||
| 2007 |
|||
| rowspan=2 | {{sortname|Gábor|Csupó|sort=Csupo Gabor|nolink=1}} |
|||
| Live-action movie (uncredited) |
|||
| [[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[Walden Media]] |
|||
|$137.6 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Bridge to Terabithia (2007)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bridgetoterabithia.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref> |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Immigrants (2008 film)|Immigrants]]'' |
| ''[[Immigrants (2008 film)|Immigrants]]'' |
||
| 2008 |
| 2008 |
||
|{{sortname|Gábor|Csupó|sort=Csupo Gabor|nolink=1}} |
|||
| Adult-oriented film |
|||
| Final film to date |
|||
| [[Warner Bros.]] |
|||
| Hungaricom |
|||
|$0.1 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) (2008)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fIMMIGRANTSLAD01&country=HU&wk=2008W44&id=_fIMMIGRANTSLAD01&p=.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref> |
|||
| $0.1 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) (2008)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fIMMIGRANTSLAD01&country=HU&wk=2008W44&id=_fIMMIGRANTSLAD01&p=.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> |
|||
|} |
|||
=== Pilots === |
|||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: auto style="width:80%; table-layout: fixed" |
|||
! style="width:20%;"| Pilot |
|||
! style="width:20%;"| Creator(s) |
|||
! style="width:10%;"| Year(s) |
|||
! style="width:20%;"| Co-production(s) |
|||
! style="width:30%;" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Kevin's Kitchen'' |
|||
| [[Arlene Klasky]] |
|||
| 1995 |
|||
| |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Hogsters'' |
|||
| Arlene Klasky<br/>[[Gábor Csupó]] |
|||
| 1998 |
|||
| |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''The Carmichaels'' |
|||
| Arlene Klasky<br/>Gábor Csupó |
|||
| 1999 |
|||
| rowspan="2" | [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]] |
|||
| Planned spin-off of ''[[Rugrats]]''. Later remade as ''[[A Rugrats Kwanzaa]]'' special. |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Psyko Ferret'' |
|||
| Atul Rao<br/>Kim Saltarski<br/>Greg van Riel<br/>Karen Krenis<br/>Brian Strause<br/>[[Emily Kapnek]]<br/>[[Paul Greenberg (voice actor)|Paul Greenberg]] |
|||
| 2001 |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Citizen Tony'' |
|||
| Gábor Csupó |
|||
| rowspan="2" | 2003 |
|||
| rowspan="2" | [[Global Tantrum]]<br/>[[The New TNN]] |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Stinky Pierre'' |
|||
| [[Everett Peck]] |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Bench Pressly'' |
|||
| Sean Abley<br/>John Eng<br/>[[Ahmet Zappa]] |
|||
| rowspan="3" | 2004 |
|||
| Global Tantrum<br/>[[Spike TV]] |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''What's Cooking?'' |
|||
| Arlene Klasky |
|||
| Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''You Animal'' |
|||
| Bruce Wagner |
|||
| Global Tantrum<br/>Spike TV |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Chicken Town'' |
|||
| Niko Meulemans |
|||
| rowspan="9" | 2005 |
|||
| rowspan="7" | Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
|||
| CGI |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Commander Bunsworth'' |
|||
| [[Aglaia Mortcheva]] |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Junkyard Teddies'' |
|||
| Arlene Klasky |
|||
| rowspan="2" | CGI |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Rollin' Rock Starz'' |
|||
| Gábor Csupó |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''SCHMUTZ'' |
|||
| James Proimos & David Hale |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Wiener Squad'' |
|||
| rowspan="2" | Niko Meulemans |
|||
| rowspan="3" | CGI |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Zeek & Leo'' |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Sugarless'' |
|||
| Erin Ehrlich |
|||
| [[The N]] |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Twinkle'' |
|||
| Dora Nagy |
|||
| [[Nick Jr. Productions]] |
|||
| Planned first preschool animated series produced by the company |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Big Babies'' |
|||
| rowspan="3" | Arlene Klasky |
|||
| rowspan="8" | 2006 |
|||
| rowspan="8" | Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Eggheads'' |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Ricky Z'' |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Ace Bogart: Space Ape'' |
|||
| Neal Sopata |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Grampa and Julie: Shark Hunters'' |
|||
| Jef Czekaj |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Little Freaks'' |
|||
| Erin Ehrlich |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Ronnie Biddles'' |
|||
| John Matta<br/>Ken Daly |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''My Stupid Cat'' |
|||
| Everett Peck |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|} |
|} |
||
===Other=== |
===Other projects=== |
||
{| class="wikitable sortable" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" |
||
|- |
|||
! Title |
! Title |
||
! Year |
! Year(s) |
||
! |
! Notes |
||
! Client |
|||
! class="unsortable" | Made For |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' |
|||
| 1987–1989 |
|||
| animated sequences |
|||
| [[Gracie Films]]<br>[[20th Century Fox Television]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[21 Jump Street]]'' |
| ''[[21 Jump Street]]'' |
||
| 1987 |
| rowspan=2 | 1987 |
||
| main title |
| main title |
||
| [[Stephen J. Cannell]] Productions |
| [[Stephen J. Cannell]] Productions |
||
|- |
|||
| ''[[Eddie Murphy Raw]]'' |
|||
| trailer |
|||
| [[Paramount Pictures]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark]]'' |
| ''[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark]]'' |
||
| rowspan= |
| rowspan=3 | 1988 |
||
| rowspan= |
| rowspan=2 | title sequence |
||
| [[NBC Productions]] |
| [[NBC Productions]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
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| Landmark Films |
| Landmark Films |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[ |
| ''[[Technological Threat]]'' |
||
| test camera |
|||
| rowspan=6 | 1989 |
|||
| [[ |
| [[Kroyer Films]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[ |
| ''[[Brotherhood of the Rose]]'' |
||
| rowspan= |
| rowspan=8 | 1989 |
||
| title sequence |
|||
| [[NBC Productions]] |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Stereotypes'' |
|||
| composite animation photography |
|||
| Laurien Productions<br>[[Soviet Peace Committee]] |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''[[Anything but Love]]'' |
|||
| rowspan=3 | main titles |
|||
| [[20th Century Fox Television]] |
| [[20th Century Fox Television]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Quantum Leap]]'' |
| ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' |
||
| [[Universal Television]] |
| [[Universal Television]] |
||
|- |
|||
| ''[[Booker (TV series)|Booker]]'' |
|||
| [[Stephen J. Cannell]] Productions |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers]]'' |
| ''[[Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers]]'' |
||
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| [[Compass International Pictures|Trancas International]] |
| [[Compass International Pictures|Trancas International]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| |
| "[[Shadrach (Beastie Boys song)|Shadrach]]" |
||
| music video |
| music video |
||
| [[Beastie Boys]] |
| [[Beastie Boys]] |
||
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| title sequence |
| title sequence |
||
| [[Universal Pictures]] |
| [[Universal Pictures]] |
||
|- |
|||
| ''[[Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day#TV adaption|Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day]]'' |
|||
| 1990 |
|||
| Television special<br>Based on the book by [[Judith Viorst]] |
|||
| [[HBO]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Sesame Street]]'' |
| ''[[Sesame Street]]'' |
||
| 1990–1991 |
|||
| 1990–1992 |
|||
| |
| six shorts plus ''[[Monster in the Mirror]]'' |
||
| [[Children's Television Workshop]] |
| [[Sesame Workshop|Children's Television Workshop]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[In Living Color]]'' |
| ''[[In Living Color]]'' |
||
| 1990–1993 |
|||
| 1990–1994 |
|||
| main titles |
| main titles |
||
| [[20th |
| [[20th Television]] |
||
|- |
|||
| ''[[Northern Exposure]]'' |
|||
| rowspan=2 | 1990 |
|||
| "Aurora Borealis: A Fairy Tale for Big People" (Aurora Borealis effect) |
|||
| [[Universal Television]] |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''[[HBO Storybook Musicals]]'' |
|||
| "[[Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day#TV adaption|Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day]]" |
|||
| [[HBO]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| |
| "[[Rumor and Sigh|I Feel So Good]]" |
||
| rowspan=2 | 1991 |
| rowspan=2 | 1991 |
||
| music video |
| music video |
||
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| [[Disney Educational Productions]] |
| [[Disney Educational Productions]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| |
| "[[Whatzupwitu]]" |
||
| rowspan=2 |1993 |
| rowspan=2 |1993 |
||
| music video |
| music video |
||
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|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Edith Ann]]: Homeless Go Home'' (television special) |
| ''[[Edith Ann]]: Homeless Go Home'' (television special) |
||
| 1994 |
| rowspan=2 |1994 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| '' |
| ''Magic Theatre'' |
||
| game design and animation |
|||
| 1995–2000 |
|||
| Instinct Corporation<br />[[Knowledge Adventure]] |
|||
| Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoons |
|||
|- |
|||
| [[Warner Bros. Television]] |
|||
| ''Bird in the Window'' |
|||
| 1996 |
|||
| short film |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Clueless (TV series)|Clueless]]'' |
| ''[[Clueless (TV series)|Clueless]]'' |
||
| 1996–1999 |
| 1996–1999 |
||
| rowspan=2 | main titles |
| rowspan=2 | main titles |
||
| [[Paramount Television]] |
| [[Paramount Television (original)|Paramount Television]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[Kelly Kelly (TV series)|Kelly Kelly]]'' |
| ''[[Kelly Kelly (TV series)|Kelly Kelly]]'' |
||
| 1998 |
| 1998 |
||
| [[Warner Bros. Television]] |
| [[Warner Bros. Television]] |
||
|- |
|||
| ''[[The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald]]'' |
|||
| 1998–2003 |
|||
| Direct-to-video series |
|||
| [[McDonald's]] |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Snowden's Raggedy Ann & Andy Holiday Show'' |
|||
| 1998 |
|||
| animation |
|||
| [[Target Corporation|Target]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''What's Inside Heidi's Head?'' |
| ''What's Inside Heidi's Head?'' |
||
| 1999 |
| 1999 |
||
| Created by Nancye Ferguson and [[Mark Mothersbaugh]]<br />Company's first live-action series. |
| Created by Nancye Ferguson and [[Mark Mothersbaugh]]<br />Company's first live-action series. |
||
| [[Nick Jr.|Noggin]] |
| [[Nick Jr. Channel|Noggin]] |
||
|- |
|||
| "[[Beautiful Creature|Don't Rush Me]]" |
|||
| rowspan="3" | 2000 |
|||
| music video |
|||
| [[Juliana Hatfield]] |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''Flying Nansen'' |
|||
| short film |
|||
| |
|||
|- |
|||
| ''[[Disney's One Saturday Morning]]'' |
|||
| opening and bumpers |
|||
| [[Walt Disney Television]] |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[The Wayne Brady Show]]'' |
| ''[[The Wayne Brady Show]]'' |
||
| 2001 |
| rowspan="2" | 2001 |
||
| main titles |
| rowspan="6" | main titles |
||
| [[Buena Vista Television]] |
| [[Buena Vista Television]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| ''[[The |
| ''[[The Ellen Show]]'' |
||
| [[CBS Productions]] |
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| ''[[The Anna Nicole Show]]'' |
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| [[E!]] |
| [[E!]] |
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| ''[[The Osbournes]]'' |
| ''[[The Osbournes]]'' |
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| [[MTV]] |
| [[MTV]] |
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| ''[[Girls Behaving Badly]]'' |
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| [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] |
| [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] |
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| ''[[Punk'd]]'' |
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| 2003, 2006 |
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| rowspan=2 | 2003 |
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| [[MTV]] |
| [[MTV]] |
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| '' |
| ''Cartoon Network Groovies'' |
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| 2003 |
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| Directed by Klasky Csupo.<br>Music video featuring ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''.<br>Song by [[They Might Be Giants]]. |
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| "Dee Dee and Dexter" (with [[Titmouse, Inc.]]) |
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| [[Cartoon Network]] |
| [[Cartoon Network]] |
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| ''[[The Ashlee Simpson Show]]'' |
| ''[[The Ashlee Simpson Show]]'' |
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| 2004 |
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| [[MTV]] |
| [[MTV]] |
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| "[[Dirty Little Thing]]" |
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| ''[[The Princes of Malibu]]'' (main titles) |
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| music video (with Titmouse, Inc.) |
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| rowspan=4 | 2005 |
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| [[Velvet Revolver]] |
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| ''[[The Princes of Malibu]]'' |
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| rowspan=5 | 2005 |
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| GRB Entertainment |
| GRB Entertainment |
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| ''[[Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List]]'' |
| ''[[Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List]]'' |
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| [[Bravo (US TV network)|Bravo]] |
| [[Bravo (US TV network)|Bravo]] |
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| '' |
| ''Sunday Pants'' |
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| ''Oogloo + Anju'', ''Food Court Diaries'', and ''The Topside Rag'' |
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| [[Cartoon Network]] |
| [[Cartoon Network]] |
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|- |
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| ''[[Passions]]'' |
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| ''[[Passions]]'' (animated scenes)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ready Hankies for ka-chew! Animation on NBC Soap Opera|url=http://www.awn.com/news/ready-hankies-ka-chew-animation-nbc-soap-opera|publisher=Animation World Network|accessdate=February 14, 2017}}</ref> |
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| [[NBCUniversal]] |
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| [[NBC Universal Television Studio]] |
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| ''[[PBS Kids]] Big Big Friend Day'' |
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| ''[[This Film Is Not Yet Rated]]'' (title sequence and animation) |
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| interstitial animation |
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| [[PBS Kids]] |
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| ''The Daly Planet'' |
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| rowspan=2 | 2006 |
| rowspan=2 | 2006 |
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| [[Golf Channel]] |
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| ''[[This Film Is Not Yet Rated]]'' |
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| title sequence and animation |
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| [[BBC Films]] |
| [[BBC Films]] |
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| ''[[The Simple Life]]'' |
| ''[[The Simple Life]]'' |
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| 2006–2007 |
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| [[20th Century Fox Television]] |
| [[20th Century Fox Television]] |
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| ''[[Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film)|Bridge to Terabithia]]'' |
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| ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' (main titles and "Damien Sands" animated scene) |
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| 2007 |
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| creature designs |
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| [[Walden Media]] |
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| ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' |
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| main titles and "Damien Sands" animated scene |
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| [[Warner Bros. Television]] |
| [[Warner Bros. Television]] |
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| ''Los Campeones de la Lucha Libre'' |
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| ''[[Noodle and Doodle]]'' (''Doggity's'') |
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| 2008 |
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| recording studio |
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| FWAK! Animation |
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| ''[[Noodle and Doodle]]'' |
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| 2010 |
| 2010 |
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| ''Doggity's'' |
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| [[PBS Kids Sprout]] |
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| ''[[The LeBrons]]'' |
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| 2011 |
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| sound recording (season 1) |
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| Believe Entertainment Group<br />Spring Hill Productions |
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| ''Ollie Mongo: Adventures in the Apocalypse'' |
| ''Ollie Mongo: Adventures in the Apocalypse'' |
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| 2012 |
| 2012 |
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| Created by Arlene Klasky and Craig Singer.<br />Company's first print-related series/comic book. |
| Created by Arlene Klasky and Craig Singer.<br />Company's first print-related series/comic book. |
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| ''[[Guardians of Oz]]'' |
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| 2016–present |
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| Created by Arlene Klasky.<br />Company's first web series. |
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| rowspan=4 | [[Ánima Estudios]] |
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| [[YouTube]] |
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| ''[[Top Cat Begins]]'' |
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===Commercials=== |
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*[[1-800-COLLECT]] (1994)<ref name=kccommercials>{{cite web|url=http://www.klaskycsupo.com/data/comm2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980704142222/http://www.klaskycsupo.com/data/comm2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1998-07-04|title=Klasky Csupo Commercials}}</ref> |
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*[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1987) |
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*[[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] (2003, 2005) |
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*[[Acclaim Entertainment]] (1991, 1993) |
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*[[Aflac]] |
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*[[AirTouch]] (1990s) |
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*[[American Electric Power]] (2009) |
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*[[Anheuser-Busch]] (PSA; 1990s) |
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*[[Aquapod]] (2006) |
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*[[Animax]] (2000) |
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*[[ArcLight Cinemas]] (2002) |
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*[[Bandai]] (2009) |
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*[[Boddingtons Brewery]] (1999) |
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*[[Georgia-Pacific|Brawny]] |
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*''[[Bridezillas]]'' (2006) |
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*[[Budweiser]] (2001) |
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*[[Burger King]] (1990, 1998, 2004) |
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*[[Butterfinger]] (1988, 1991) |
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*[[California State Lottery]] (1990s) |
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*[[Callaway Golf Company]] |
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*[[Campbell Soup Company]] (2004-2007) |
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*[[CareerBuilder]] (2008) |
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*[[Cartoon Network]] (''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]'' promo) |
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*[[CBS]] (1990s) |
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*[[Central DuPage Hospital]] |
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*[[Chicago Tribune]] (late 1990s) |
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*[[Children's Health (health care system)|Children's Health]] |
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*[[Chili's]] (1995) |
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*[[Chuck E. Cheese's]] (1997-2008) |
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*[[Cinnamon Toast Crunch]] (1990s) |
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*[[Clearasil]] (1994) |
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*[[The Coca-Cola Company]] (1988, 1995) |
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*[[Pebbles (cereal)|Cocoa Pebbles]] (1999) |
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*[[Cocoa Puffs]] (1995, 2000) |
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*[[Digital Entertainment Network]] (2000) |
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*[[Disney Channel]] (''[[Herbie: Fully Loaded]]'' ID; 2005) |
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*[[DoubleTree]] (1990s) |
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*[[E!]] (''[[Herbie: Fully Loaded]]'' ID; 2005) |
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*[[EarthLink]] (2000) |
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*Easton (2004) |
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*[[Eggland's Best]] (mid-1990s) |
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*[[Eggo]] Waf-Fulls (2002) |
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*''[[Entertainment Tonight|Entertainment This Week]]'' (1988) |
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*[[ESPN]] |
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*[[Farmers Insurance]] (1990s) |
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*[[Furby|Find Furby]] (1999) |
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*[[First Hawaiian Bank]] (1990s) |
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*[[Fox Video]] (1995) |
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*[[Fox Sports 2|Fuel TV]] (2006) |
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*Fun Cuisine (2006) |
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*[[G4 (American TV network)|G4]] |
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*[[Go-Gurt]] (2008) |
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*[[Goldfish (cracker)|Goldfish]] (2005-2006) |
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*[[Hallmark Cards]] (2005) |
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*[[Head & Shoulders|Head and Shoulders]] (1999) |
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*[[The Hershey Company]] (1990s) |
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*[[Hertz Global Holdings|Hertz]] (2008) |
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*[[Hilton Hotels]] (1990s) |
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*[[Hasbro]] (1999-2000) |
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*[[Honda]] (2000) |
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*[[Jell-O]] (1990s) |
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*[[Joy (dishwashing liquid)|Joy]] (2003-2004) |
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*[[Kashi (company)|Kashi]] |
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*[[KCOP]] (1982) |
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*[[Keebler]] (2004) |
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*[[Kidz Bop]] (2005-2008) |
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*[[Kmart (United States)|Kmart]] (1982) |
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*[[Kraft Foods]] ([[Kraft Macaroni and Cheese|1997]], 2004) |
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*[[Lakeshore Entertainment]] (1997) |
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*[[Lands' End]] |
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*[[Levi's 501]] |
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*[[Lipton]] |
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*[[Lunchables]] (1995-1996) |
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*LunchMakers (1997) |
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*[[M&M's]] (2003) |
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*[[Mattel]] ([[See 'n Say|1990s]], 2003, [[My Scene|2005]]) |
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*[[Mazda]] (1990s) |
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*[[McDonald's]] (1997-1999, 2009) |
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*[[Mentos]] (2003) |
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*[[Mercury Villager]] (1998) |
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*[[MGA Entertainment]] ([[Bratz|2002-2004]], 2007) |
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*[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM/UA]] ("Action '88" showreel; 1988) |
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*[[Milky Way (chocolate bar)|Milky Way]] (1990s) |
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*[[Milton Bradley Company|Milton Bradley]] (1990s) |
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*Mimi's Cafe |
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*[[Minute Maid]] (2004) |
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*Mississippi State Department of Health (2006) |
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*[[The Movie Channel]] (1993) |
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*[[Mucinex]] (2004-2007) |
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*[[Mylan]] EpiPen |
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*[[Nabisco]] (2000) |
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*[[National Amusements]] (1995) |
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*[[NBC]] (1990-1991) |
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*[[Newport Beach Film Festival]] (2006) |
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*[[Nickelodeon]] (1999-2000, 2005–2007) |
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*[[Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons]] (2003) |
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*[[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]] (1999) |
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*[[Pop Tarts]] Pastry Swirls (2000) |
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*[[Powerade]] (1990s) |
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*[[Proximus]] (2009) |
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*[[Radio Disney]] (2005) |
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*Radio Vision (1989) |
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*[[Red Vines]] (2009) |
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*Rose Laser Medical Center (1989) |
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*[[Samsung Telecommunications]] (2008) |
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*[[San Diego Wild Animal Park]] (2000) |
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*[[SeaWorld]] (1990s) |
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*[[Sega]] (1990s) |
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*[[Shoe Carnival]] (2009) |
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*[[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] (1990s) |
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*[[Sony]] Digital (1994) |
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*[[Spike TV]] |
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*Sun Tan City |
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*Sweet Peppers Deli (2008) |
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*[[Taco Bell]] (1995-1996) |
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*[[TNT (American TV network)|TNT Wild World of Shorts!]] (1991) |
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*[[Tombstone (pizza)|Tombstone Pizza]] (early 2000s) |
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*[[Toy Biz]] (2000) |
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*[[Toyota]] (2007) |
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*[[Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach]] (1990) |
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*[[United States Postal Service]] (training film; mid-1990s) |
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*[[Urban Outfitters]] (2006) |
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*''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' (1991) |
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*[[WSRB]] |
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*[[Zapf Creation]] (2007) |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]] |
* [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]] |
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* [[The Curiosity Company]] |
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* [[Film Roman]] |
* [[Film Roman]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [https://archive.today/20121206035945/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/K/Klasky_Csupo/index.html Klasky Csupo] at the [[Big Cartoon DataBase]] |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoDACzEM-P0 Nick Animation Podcast, Episode 4: Arlene Klasky] (Hector Navarro, moderator). Published June 3, 2016; listened June 4, 2016. |
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* [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/K/Klasky_Csupo/index.html Klasky Csupo] at the [[Big Cartoon DataBase]] |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoDACzEM-P0 Nick Animation Podcast, Episode 4: Arlene Klasky] (Hector Navarro, moderator). Published June 3, 2016; listened June 4, 2016. |
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Latest revision as of 01:17, 7 January 2025
Formerly | Klasky & Csupo (legal name until 1991) |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Animation |
Founded | 1982 2012 (current) | (original)
Founders | |
Defunct | 2008 | (original)
Fate | Dormancy (original) |
Headquarters | |
Key people |
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Products | |
Owners | Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó |
Website | www |
Klasky-Csupo, Inc. (/klæski ˈtʃuːpoʊ/ KLAS-kee CHOO-poh) is an American animation studio located in Los Angeles, California.[2] It was founded in 1982 by producer Arlene Klasky and her then-husband, Hungarian animator Gábor Csupó[3] (hence the company's name) in a spare room of their apartment and grew to 550 artists, creative workers and staff in an animation facility in Hollywood.
During the 1990s and 2000s, they produced and animated era-defining shows for the children's network, Nickelodeon, such as Rugrats (which was one of the channel's original animated series, known as Nicktoons), Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, As Told by Ginger, All Grown Up!, and the U.S. dub of Poppy Cat. They also animated the first three seasons of The Simpsons for 20th Century Fox Television and Gracie Films, as well as Duckman on USA Network. In 2008, Nickelodeon ended their long-running partnership with Klasky Csupo and its shows ceased production, resulting in the company becoming discontinued for four years. In 2012, the company reopened. In 2018, it began production on a CGI-animated reboot of Rugrats, which premiered in 2021 on Paramount+, the streaming service of Nickelodeon and its parent company Paramount Global.
History
[edit]Early years (1982–1991)
[edit]Klasky-Csupo, Inc., got its start in 1982.[4] It was founded in the spare bedroom of a Hollywood apartment where Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó were living during their marriage. 1 year later, Klasky-Csupo expanded and moved to a new location at 729 Seward Street,[5][6][7] (Bob Clampett's studio) opening its first facility in Hollywood.
Klasky Csupo was initially distinguished by its work on logo designs, commercials, feature film trailers, TV show titles, promos and ident spots for a wide variety of clients, in the process earning a reputation as the industry's most imaginative and innovative studio. Building on its success, the studio left Seward Street to open its second facility in Hollywood in 1988 at the corner of Fountain and Highland Avenues. The studio soon grew to include six buildings that have become well known in Hollywood—in true Klasky Csupo style, the exterior walls of the buildings are decorated with large murals of its characters.
The studio's first big break came in 1987 when James L. Brooks of Gracie Films commissioned the studio to produce the title sequence for a comedy series titled The Tracey Ullman Show. In addition to the main title, Klasky Csupo was given the opportunity to produce and animate a new series of one-minute cartoons which featured a family called the Simpsons, created by Matt Groening. Klasky Csupo produced and animated all 48 shorts, and when it became one of the most popular segments on the show, Fox began airing a weekly half-hour series entitled The Simpsons. Klasky Csupo oversaw and animated every episode of the first three seasons of the series, resulting in the studio sharing the 1989–1990 and 1990–1991 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, with Gracie Films.
In addition, Klasky Csupo produced the hit video "Do the Bartman". Klasky Csupo animator and colorist "Georgie" Gyorgyi Kovacs Peluce (Kovács Györgyike)[8][9][10][11][12][13] conceived the idea of The Simpsons characters having yellow skin, and Marge Simpson having blue hair, opting for something which "didn't look like anything that had come before."[14][15][16] Klasky Csupo was also responsible for an error during the episode "Homer's Odyssey", in which Waylon Smithers was colorized as black with blue hair.[17]
In 1992, Gracie Films switched domestic production of The Simpsons to Film Roman, which continued until 2016.[18] Csupó was "asked [by Gracie Films] if they could bring in their own producer [to oversee the animation production]," but declined, stating "they wanted to tell me how to run my business."[18] Sharon Bernstein of The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Gracie executives had been unhappy with the producer Csupo had assigned to The Simpsons and said the company also hoped to obtain better wages and working conditions for animators at Film Roman."[18] Of the 110 people he employed to animate The Simpsons, Csupó laid off 75.[18]
Success with animated series (1991–2005)
[edit]In 1991, Klasky Csupo created Rugrats, one of the first animated shows for Nickelodeon - known as "Nicktoons" - which was inspired by the couple's two sons and the idea of what they would do if they could speak.[19][20] Their next major series was Duckman for the USA Network, which revolved around the home life and adventures of a dim-witted and lascivious private detective duck named Eric Duckman. The series ran from 1994 to 1997. During the same time, Nickelodeon released Klasky Csupo's second Nicktoon series, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. During this time, Klasky Csupo originally ended production on Rugrats due to the network's since-outdated 65-episode rule.[21] However, when Rugrats went into syndication, it exploded in popularity with ratings skyrocketing and advertising deals taking off, prompting Nickelodeon and Klasky Csupo to resume production on the series. The show was cited as "a show like the Simpsons, but for children".
In 1993, Klasky Csupo worked with comedian Lily Tomlin and her partner Jane Wagner to bring the irascible little girl, Edith Ann, to television in two half-hour animated specials for ABC. The first, A Few Pieces of the Puzzle, aired in January 1994 and received critical acclaim, and the second, Homeless Go Home, aired in May 1994 to even better response and ratings.
In 1995, the studio debuted Santo Bugito, the first Saturday morning animated comedy on television. Created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo for CBS, Santo Bugito tells the story of a small town of 64 million insects located on the border of Texas and Mexico. Music-driven and Latin-influenced, the series stars Cheech Marin, Joan Van Ark, Tony Plana, William Sanderson, George Kennedy, Marabina Jaimes, and David Paymer, and is highlighted by a distinctive look and the music of Mark Mothersbaugh, the Devo keyboardist who also composed the music of Rugrats.
The same year, Klasky Csupo established Klasky Csupo Commercials (rebranded as Class-Key Chew-Po Commercials in 1998), helmed by John Andrews, in order to continue the successful commercial animation business that had grown from the company's initial work in main titles and graphics. Class-Key Chew-Po had been an immediate success, building an impressive client list with work for companies like 1-800-COLLECT, Oscar Mayer, Taco Bell, Kraft, and Nickelodeon. In 2001, the company founded Ka-Chew!, a live-action commercial division.
The company was also active in producing recorded music with the record labels Tone Casualties and Casual Tonalities. Gabor Csupo was a good friend of Frank Zappa and occasionally collaborates with Mark Mothersbaugh. After Duckman and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters' were both cancelled in 1997, Klasky Csupo began producing The Wild Thornberrys for Nickelodeon, which premiered the following year; the story revolved around a girl named Eliza Thornberry who could talk to animals.[22][23]
In 1998, Klasky Csupo produced its first feature-length film, The Rugrats Movie, which opened in the United States on November 20, 1998 as the #1 film in the country and grossed $141 million worldwide, becoming the first non-Disney animated film to gross over $100 million in the United States. It was then followed by two sequels, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) and Rugrats Go Wild (2003), the latter of which was a crossover with The Wild Thornberrys. The Wild Thornberrys later got its own feature-length film in 2002.
That same year, Klasky Csupo was commissioned by McDonald's to develop The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald, a series of six animated videos featuring the company's mascot, Ronald McDonald, which were distributed directly to consumers via participating McDonald's restaurants on VHS. On December 23, 1998, CEO Terry Thoren concluded an eleven-month negotiation with the car industry Mercedes-Benz and moved the company into the state-of-the-art studio in Los Angeles.[24]
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Klasky Csupo began producing two more shows for Nickelodeon: Rocket Power and As Told by Ginger. They also produced the first series of Stressed Eric, BBC Two's first adult-oriented animated series.
In 2001, in honor of the tenth anniversary of Rugrats, Klasky Csupo released a two-part television special entitled All Growed Up, which featured all of the titular babies as teens.[25] It was popular enough that Nick commissioned a series based on that special, titled All Grown Up!, which ran on the channel from 2003 to 2008. On September 29, 2001, Class-Key Chew-Po signed animation director Chris Prynoski and his company Titmouse, Inc. for commercial representation.
In 2003, Klasky Csupo and Titmouse, Inc. were commissioned by Cartoon Network to produce a music video by the band They Might Be Giants for their song "Dee Dee and Dexter", which features characters from Dexter's Laboratory drawn by the studio in anime style. Class-Key Chew-Po Animated Commercials and Broadcast Design were then folded into Ka-Chew! the following year.
Also in 2003, the studio began work on The Way the Dead Love, a theatrical film that was set to adapt seven short stories from German-American writer Charles Bukowski from a script penned by Bruce Wagner.[26] The film was developed under the studio's Global Tantrum division, with Winchester Films being tapped to co-produce the film with the studio, as well as providing sales for the film.[26] It was to be directed by Igor Kovalyov and Laslo Nosek, with names like Radiohead and Peter Gabriel being attached to compose the feature. Slated for a 2006 release,[27] the year came and went without it. The project was then revived that same year at Warner Independent Pictures,[28] with Johnny Depp being attached to co-produce and serve as the voice of the film's main character.[29] Once again, the project was silently scrapped. Had it been completed, the film would have been the first R-rated feature from the studio.[27]
In 2005, the company again worked for Cartoon Network on the shorts Oogloo + Anju, Food Court Diaries, and The Topside Rag for Sunday Pants under Ka-Chew!.
Decline and closure (2006–2011)
[edit]In the mid-2000s, Klasky Csupo ceased production on their Nickelodeon shows and their long-running partnership soon ended. In 2006, the longtime CEO of the company, Terry Thoren, left the studio and they dissolved the remainder of their 401(k) program, leading them to a period of dormancy and inactivity.
In fall 2006, Klasky Csupo announced the development of 28 new animated cartoon pilots that were to be up for sale at a later date.[30] Each pilot was animated in different designs, instead of the typical style the studio was famous for. As of 2010, some of the cartoons had yet to be finished.[needs update?] Gabor Csupo would later post the remains of the cartoons on his YouTube channel. One of the pilots, Chicken Town, was picked up as a series by French company Ellipsanime, though Klasky Csupo was not involved with it.[31]
In 2007, Paul Demeyer left Klasky Csupo to found Wild Canary, taking some of Ka-Chew!'s clients with him. In 2008, Ka-Chew! celebrated its 10th anniversary by expanding its roster of directors,[32] before being absorbed into 6 Point Media in April 2011.[33] In the same year, the studio released its final film to date, Immigrants, which was originally produced as an unaired animated series for Spike TV.
Return of the company with new projects (2012–present)
[edit]In 2012, Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo reopened the company after nearly four years of dormancy. Along with Craig Singer, the studio created its first new project in four years, Ollie Mongo, a digital comic book about a teenage skateboarding zombie who lives 200 years in the future.[34] In 2015, the company announced that they were working on RoboSplaat!, a web series featuring the character with a robotic voice from their 1998 on-screen logo, given the name "Splaat" (currently voiced by Greg Cipes). The logo featuring him was retired in 2008, but was revived in 2021 along with the premiere of the Rugrats revival; the logo continues to appear on productions from the company. The web series premiered on December 21, 2016[35] and an app based on the web series is also currently in development.[36] That same year, Klasky Csupo also announced that they were working on some "top secret projects".[37]
On September 2, 2015, it was announced that Nickelodeon may "seek to experiment with retooled versions of classics" that could include Rugrats.[38] The following day, The Independent announced that Rugrats "could soon be back on our screens too".[39] At San Diego Comic-Con in 2016, Arlene Klasky explained that she would be willing to work on a revival of the series along with co-creators Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain.[40]
On July 16, 2018, Nickelodeon announced a revival/reboot of Rugrats consisting of a 26-episode order. Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó would return as executive producers for the revived series.[41] Using CGI animation rather than traditional hand-drawn animation used in the original series, the new Rugrats premiered on Paramount+, the streaming service for Nickelodeon parent Paramount Global, on May 27, 2021.[42]
In April 2022, Gabor Csupo launched an NFT project titled Cosa Monstra.[43]
RoboSplaat!
[edit]RoboSplaat! is an American animated web series created by Arlene Klasky for YouTube. The series is about Splaat, an ink splat, who is voiced by Greg Cipes, who also voiced Beast Boy from Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!.
RoboSplaat! characters
[edit]Splaat
[edit]- Splaat (voiced by Greg Cipes) is the main character in the series. He is a purple ink splat with two weird yellow rectangles, the upper has blue eyes, while the lower has a mouth with red lips. He wears black long sleeves and red and white sneakers, each with a white shoelace tied. He also appeared in the Klasky Csupo logo, albeit with no limbs, a more realistic look, a robotic voice, and his ink splat is black on a blue background. Prior to 2012, he was commonly referred to as a robot, before it was revealed that he is a "splaat".
Splaat's family
[edit]- Digital (voiced by Debi Derryberry) is Splaat's 12-year-old/younger brother. Unlike Splaat, the rectangles are red instead of yellow, his lips are blue instead of red, and wears a black short-sleeved shirt with a white sound shape and grey and white shoes, each with a black shoelace tied.
- Sergei (voiced by Cooper Barnes) is the father of Splaat and Digital and the husband of Blossom. He is an ink bottle with sea-green eyes and pink lips. He wears purplish black armless sleeves and black shoes.
- Blossom (voiced by Candi Milo) is the mother of Splaat and Digital, the wife of Sergei, and the only female and legless member of Splaat's family. She is a pair of blue scissors with blue eyes and a weird yellow rectangle that has a mouth with red lips. She wears an orange skirt and gloves.
- Grandpa (voiced by Richard Tanner) is the grandfather of Splaat and Digital and the father of Sergei. He is a grey ink splat with blue eyes and black eyebrows and wears green glasses, a black suit with a green shirt and a purple necktie, and brown shoes.
Filmography
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Television series
[edit]Show | Creator(s) | Network(s) | Year(s) | Co-production(s) | Notes |
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The Simpsons | Matt Groening | Fox | 1989–1992 | Gracie Films 20th Television Animation |
Seasons 1–4 only |
Rugrats (1991) | Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó Paul Germain |
Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. | 1991–2006 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | |
Duckman | Everett Peck | USA Network | 1994–1997 | Reno & Osborn Productions Paramount Television |
Based on the comics of the same name |
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Gábor Csupó Peter Gaffney |
Nickelodeon | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | ||
Santo Bugito | Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó |
CBS | 1995–1996 | ||
The Wild Thornberrys | Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó Steve Pepoon David Silverman Stephen Sustarsic |
Nickelodeon | 1998–2004 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | |
Stressed Eric | Carl Gorham | BBC 2 (UK) NBC (USA, season 1) |
1998 | Absolutely Productions BBC Worldwide |
Season 1 only |
Rocket Power | Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó |
Nickelodeon | 1999–2004 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | |
As Told by Ginger | Emily Kapnek | 2000–2006 | |||
All Grown Up! | Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó Paul Germain |
2003–2008 | Spin-off of 1991's Rugrats | ||
Rugrats Pre-School Daze | 2005 (UK) 2008 (US) | ||||
Rugrats (2021) | Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó Paul Germain |
Paramount+/Nickelodeon (2021–2023) Nicktoons (2024–present) |
2021–present | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | Reboot of the original 1991 series |
Web series
[edit]Title | Year(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|
RoboSplaat! | 2012-2022 | Created by Arlene Klasky Company's first web series |
Dear Splaat | 2016 | Created by Arlene Klasky Spin-off web series of RoboSplaat! |
Films
[edit]Title | Year | Directors | Notes | Co-Production | Box Office |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Rugrats Movie | 1998 | Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien | First film made by the studio First animated feature to ever cross the $100 million box office barrier outside of Disney |
Nickelodeon Movies & Paramount Pictures | $140.9 million[44] |
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | 2000 | Stig Bergqvist and Paul Demeyer | $103.3 million[45] | ||
The Wild Thornberrys Movie | 2002 | Cathy Malkasian and Jeff McGrath | Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Father and Daughter" by Paul Simon | $60.7 million[46] | |
Rugrats Go Wild | 2003 | John Eng and Norton Virgien | Crossover with Rugrats & The Wild Thornberrys | $55.4 million[47] | |
Immigrants | 2008 | Gábor Csupó | Final film to date | Hungaricom | $0.1 million[48] |
Pilots
[edit]Pilot | Creator(s) | Year(s) | Co-production(s) | Notes |
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Kevin's Kitchen | Arlene Klasky | 1995 | ||
Hogsters | Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó |
1998 | ||
The Carmichaels | Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó |
1999 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | Planned spin-off of Rugrats. Later remade as A Rugrats Kwanzaa special. |
Psyko Ferret | Atul Rao Kim Saltarski Greg van Riel Karen Krenis Brian Strause Emily Kapnek Paul Greenberg |
2001 | ||
Citizen Tony | Gábor Csupó | 2003 | Global Tantrum The New TNN |
|
Stinky Pierre | Everett Peck | |||
Bench Pressly | Sean Abley John Eng Ahmet Zappa |
2004 | Global Tantrum Spike TV |
|
What's Cooking? | Arlene Klasky | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | ||
You Animal | Bruce Wagner | Global Tantrum Spike TV |
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Chicken Town | Niko Meulemans | 2005 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | CGI |
Commander Bunsworth | Aglaia Mortcheva | |||
Junkyard Teddies | Arlene Klasky | CGI | ||
Rollin' Rock Starz | Gábor Csupó | |||
SCHMUTZ | James Proimos & David Hale | |||
Wiener Squad | Niko Meulemans | CGI | ||
Zeek & Leo | ||||
Sugarless | Erin Ehrlich | The N | ||
Twinkle | Dora Nagy | Nick Jr. Productions | Planned first preschool animated series produced by the company | |
Big Babies | Arlene Klasky | 2006 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | |
Eggheads | ||||
Ricky Z | ||||
Ace Bogart: Space Ape | Neal Sopata | |||
Grampa and Julie: Shark Hunters | Jef Czekaj | |||
Little Freaks | Erin Ehrlich | |||
Ronnie Biddles | John Matta Ken Daly |
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My Stupid Cat | Everett Peck |
Other projects
[edit]Title | Year(s) | Notes | Client |
---|---|---|---|
The Tracey Ullman Show | 1987–1989 | animated sequences | Gracie Films 20th Century Fox Television |
21 Jump Street | 1987 | main title | Stephen J. Cannell Productions |
Eddie Murphy Raw | trailer | Paramount Pictures | |
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark | 1988 | title sequence | NBC Productions |
Mortuary Academy | Landmark Films | ||
Technological Threat | test camera | Kroyer Films | |
Brotherhood of the Rose | 1989 | title sequence | NBC Productions |
Stereotypes | composite animation photography | Laurien Productions Soviet Peace Committee | |
Anything but Love | main titles | 20th Century Fox Television | |
Quantum Leap | Universal Television | ||
Booker | Stephen J. Cannell Productions | ||
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | title sequence | Trancas International | |
"Shadrach" | music video | Beastie Boys | |
Shocker | title sequence | Universal Pictures | |
Sesame Street | 1990–1991 | six shorts plus Monster in the Mirror | Children's Television Workshop |
In Living Color | 1990–1993 | main titles | 20th Television |
Northern Exposure | 1990 | "Aurora Borealis: A Fairy Tale for Big People" (Aurora Borealis effect) | Universal Television |
HBO Storybook Musicals | "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" | HBO | |
"I Feel So Good" | 1991 | music video | Richard Thompson |
Roc | main titles | HBO Independent Productions | |
Man Trouble | 1992 | title sequence | 20th Century Fox |
Mo' Money | Columbia Pictures | ||
Great Scott! | main titles | Castle Rock Entertainment | |
Recycle Rex | Designed and created by David Cutler | Disney Educational Productions | |
"Whatzupwitu" | 1993 | music video | Eddie Murphy |
Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle (television special) | Created by Lilly Tomlin | ABC | |
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home (television special) | 1994 | ||
Magic Theatre | game design and animation | Instinct Corporation Knowledge Adventure | |
Bird in the Window | 1996 | short film | |
Clueless | 1996–1999 | main titles | Paramount Television |
Kelly Kelly | 1998 | Warner Bros. Television | |
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald | 1998–2003 | Direct-to-video series | McDonald's |
Snowden's Raggedy Ann & Andy Holiday Show | 1998 | animation | Target |
What's Inside Heidi's Head? | 1999 | Created by Nancye Ferguson and Mark Mothersbaugh Company's first live-action series. |
Noggin |
"Don't Rush Me" | 2000 | music video | Juliana Hatfield |
Flying Nansen | short film | ||
Disney's One Saturday Morning | opening and bumpers | Walt Disney Television | |
The Wayne Brady Show | 2001 | main titles | Buena Vista Television |
The Ellen Show | CBS Productions | ||
The Anna Nicole Show | 2002 | E! | |
The Osbournes | MTV | ||
Girls Behaving Badly | Oxygen | ||
Punk'd | 2003, 2006 | MTV | |
Cartoon Network Groovies | 2003 | "Dee Dee and Dexter" (with Titmouse, Inc.) | Cartoon Network |
The Ashlee Simpson Show | 2004 | main titles | MTV |
"Dirty Little Thing" | music video (with Titmouse, Inc.) | Velvet Revolver | |
The Princes of Malibu | 2005 | main titles | GRB Entertainment |
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Bravo | ||
Sunday Pants | Oogloo + Anju, Food Court Diaries, and The Topside Rag | Cartoon Network | |
Passions | animated scenes[49] | NBC Universal Television Studio | |
PBS Kids Big Big Friend Day | interstitial animation | PBS Kids | |
The Daly Planet | 2006 | main titles | Golf Channel |
This Film Is Not Yet Rated | title sequence and animation | BBC Films | |
The Simple Life | 2006–2007 | main titles | 20th Century Fox Television |
Bridge to Terabithia | 2007 | creature designs | Walden Media |
Nip/Tuck | main titles and "Damien Sands" animated scene | Warner Bros. Television | |
Los Campeones de la Lucha Libre | 2008 | recording studio | FWAK! Animation |
Noodle and Doodle | 2010 | Doggity's | PBS Kids Sprout |
The LeBrons | 2011 | sound recording (season 1) | Believe Entertainment Group Spring Hill Productions |
Ollie Mongo: Adventures in the Apocalypse | 2012 | Created by Arlene Klasky and Craig Singer. Company's first print-related series/comic book. |
|
Guardians of Oz | 2015 | recording studio | Ánima Estudios |
Top Cat Begins | |||
Legend Quest | 2017 | ||
Monster Island |
Commercials
[edit]- 1-800-COLLECT (1994)[50]
- ABC (1987)
- ABC Family (2003, 2005)
- Acclaim Entertainment (1991, 1993)
- Aflac
- AirTouch (1990s)
- American Electric Power (2009)
- Anheuser-Busch (PSA; 1990s)
- Aquapod (2006)
- Animax (2000)
- ArcLight Cinemas (2002)
- Bandai (2009)
- Boddingtons Brewery (1999)
- Brawny
- Bridezillas (2006)
- Budweiser (2001)
- Burger King (1990, 1998, 2004)
- Butterfinger (1988, 1991)
- California State Lottery (1990s)
- Callaway Golf Company
- Campbell Soup Company (2004-2007)
- CareerBuilder (2008)
- Cartoon Network (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi promo)
- CBS (1990s)
- Central DuPage Hospital
- Chicago Tribune (late 1990s)
- Children's Health
- Chili's (1995)
- Chuck E. Cheese's (1997-2008)
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch (1990s)
- Clearasil (1994)
- The Coca-Cola Company (1988, 1995)
- Cocoa Pebbles (1999)
- Cocoa Puffs (1995, 2000)
- Digital Entertainment Network (2000)
- Disney Channel (Herbie: Fully Loaded ID; 2005)
- DoubleTree (1990s)
- E! (Herbie: Fully Loaded ID; 2005)
- EarthLink (2000)
- Easton (2004)
- Eggland's Best (mid-1990s)
- Eggo Waf-Fulls (2002)
- Entertainment This Week (1988)
- ESPN
- Farmers Insurance (1990s)
- Find Furby (1999)
- First Hawaiian Bank (1990s)
- Fox Video (1995)
- Fuel TV (2006)
- Fun Cuisine (2006)
- G4
- Go-Gurt (2008)
- Goldfish (2005-2006)
- Hallmark Cards (2005)
- Head and Shoulders (1999)
- The Hershey Company (1990s)
- Hertz (2008)
- Hilton Hotels (1990s)
- Hasbro (1999-2000)
- Honda (2000)
- Jell-O (1990s)
- Joy (2003-2004)
- Kashi
- KCOP (1982)
- Keebler (2004)
- Kidz Bop (2005-2008)
- Kmart (1982)
- Kraft Foods (1997, 2004)
- Lakeshore Entertainment (1997)
- Lands' End
- Levi's 501
- Lipton
- Lunchables (1995-1996)
- LunchMakers (1997)
- M&M's (2003)
- Mattel (1990s, 2003, 2005)
- Mazda (1990s)
- McDonald's (1997-1999, 2009)
- Mentos (2003)
- Mercury Villager (1998)
- MGA Entertainment (2002-2004, 2007)
- MGM/UA ("Action '88" showreel; 1988)
- Milky Way (1990s)
- Milton Bradley (1990s)
- Mimi's Cafe
- Minute Maid (2004)
- Mississippi State Department of Health (2006)
- The Movie Channel (1993)
- Mucinex (2004-2007)
- Mylan EpiPen
- Nabisco (2000)
- National Amusements (1995)
- NBC (1990-1991)
- Newport Beach Film Festival (2006)
- Nickelodeon (1999-2000, 2005–2007)
- Nicktoons (2003)
- Noggin (1999)
- Pop Tarts Pastry Swirls (2000)
- Powerade (1990s)
- Proximus (2009)
- Radio Disney (2005)
- Radio Vision (1989)
- Red Vines (2009)
- Rose Laser Medical Center (1989)
- Samsung Telecommunications (2008)
- San Diego Wild Animal Park (2000)
- SeaWorld (1990s)
- Sega (1990s)
- Shoe Carnival (2009)
- Six Flags Magic Mountain (1990s)
- Sony Digital (1994)
- Spike TV
- Sun Tan City
- Sweet Peppers Deli (2008)
- Taco Bell (1995-1996)
- TNT Wild World of Shorts! (1991)
- Tombstone Pizza (early 2000s)
- Toy Biz (2000)
- Toyota (2007)
- Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (1990)
- United States Postal Service (training film; mid-1990s)
- Urban Outfitters (2006)
- Wheel of Fortune (1991)
- WSRB
- Zapf Creation (2007)
See also
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Klasky Csupo at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Nick Animation Podcast, Episode 4: Arlene Klasky (Hector Navarro, moderator). Published June 3, 2016; listened June 4, 2016.
- Klasky Csupo
- American companies established in 1982
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