| Random! Cartoons | |
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| Created by | Fred Seibert |
| Theme music composer | The Bunker New York |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (39 segments) |
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| Producer | Kevin Kolde |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Nicktoons |
| Release | December 6, 2008 (2008-12-06) – December 20, 2009 (2009-12-20) |
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Random! Cartoons is an American animated anthology series that aired on Nicktoons. Much like Oh Yeah! Cartoons, it was created by Fred Seibert and produced by Frederator Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It premiered on December 6, 2008, and ended on December 20, 2009.
Production
Series creator Fred Seibert ordered 13 half-hour episodes (39 7-minute segments) for the series, which was originally announced in 2005 as the fourth season of Oh Yeah! Cartoons. Production on the series started in 2005 and ended in 2007. Originally slated to air on Nickelodeon by the end of 2007, it was later halted for release in 2008 on the separate Nicktoons Network channel. The shorts were first released on air and online individually in January 2007.
Unlike Oh Yeah! Cartoons, there is no host. On January 10, 2006, ASIFA-Hollywood hosted an advance screening of six shorts as well as a Q&A session with the filmmakers at the Nicktoons Studios in Burbank, California. Two of the shorts were selected to become television series and one of the shorts was selected to become a web series. Those shorts were Adventure Time, The Bravest Warriors and Fanboy. Adventure Time began airing as a full-length series on April 5, 2010, on Cartoon Network. The Bravest Warriors, under the new name Bravest Warriors, began airing on November 8, 2012, on Cartoon Hangover. Fanboy, under the new name Fanboy & Chum Chum, began airing as a full-length series on November 7, 2009, on Nickelodeon.
List of episodes
| No. | Title | Created by | Cast | Series/Short | Original air date | |
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| 1a | "Solomon Fix" | Doug TenNapel | Rob Paulsen as Solomon Fix John DiMaggio as Mumpy Maurice LaMarche as Klemp Elijah Runcorn as Ned Doug TenNapel as Chipmunk #1 & 2 | Short | December 6, 2008 (2008-12-06) | |
| A teddy bear named Solomon Fix is assigned to protect a child named Ned, only that the child finds him lame. | ||||||
| 1b | "MooBeard the Cow Pirate" | Kyle A. Carrozza | Billy West as MooBeard / Value Guy Erica Luttrell as Sailor Bird / Road Show Announcer Dave "Gruber" Allen as Darkblade of Fire Kyle A. Carrozza as Ungus the Unpleasant / Cow Eating Gentleman | Short | December 6, 2008 (2008-12-06) | |
| Cow pirate MooBeard and his companion Sailor Bird search for the treasure of the lost island of Hookamookapookalap. | ||||||
| 1c | "Two Witch Sisters" | Niki Yang | S. Scott Bullock as Dorothy / Hummingbird Dee Bradley Baker as Carrot / Seymour Candi Milo as Bee Niki Yang as Baby Rabbit | Short | December 6, 2008 (2008-12-06) | |
| Twin witch sisters cause magic-induced havoc at a park. | ||||||
| 2a | "The Finster Finster Show: Store Wars" | Jeff DeGrandis | Billy West as Finster 1 Charlie Adler as Finster 2 Tress MacNeille as Finsters' Mom | Short | December 7, 2008 (2008-12-07) | |
| Two Finsters battle anthropomorphic frozen chickens in the supermarket. | ||||||
| 2b | "Adventure Time" | Pendleton Ward | Zack Shada as Penn John DiMaggio as Jake / Ice Clops Paige Moss as Princess Bubblegum John Kassir as Ice King / Fire Element Dee Bradley Baker as Lady Rainicorn / Snow Golem Pendleton Ward as Abraham Lincoln / Old Man | TV series | December 7, 2008 (2008-12-07) | |
| In this precursor to what would become the critically acclaimed full-length series, Finn (known as "Pen" in the short) and Jake battle the Ice King to save Princess Bubblegum. | ||||||
| 2c | "Mind the Kitty" | Anne Walker Farrell | Dee Bradley Baker as the Duck/Tabby Jeff Bennett as Punky Rodger Bumpass as Lemurman Lynne Maclean as Tabby's Mom | Short | December 7, 2008 (2008-12-07) | |
| Three teens have to babysit a psychotic kitten girl. | ||||||
| 3a | "Ivan the Unbearable" | Andrew Dickman | Jeff Doucette as Ivan the Unbearable/Olaf Maurice LaMarche as Bjorn/Working Troll #1 Tress MacNeille as Ma Andrew Dickman as Filthy Viking/Working Troll #2 | Short | December 13, 2008 (2008-12-13) | |
| A clumsy Viking gets hiccups that causes destruction. | ||||||
| 3b | "Boneheads" | Hiroshi Chida | John Kassir as Bone/Soldier Flies Dee Bradley Baker as Roccos/Audrey/Antarctic Bull Snail/Rex Hadley Hudson as Striker (uncredited) | Short | December 13, 2008 (2008-12-13) | |
| Roccos and Bone search for babanas. | ||||||
| 3c | "Tiffany" | Adam Henry | Jessie Flower as Peggy Colleen Villard as Tiffany David Busch as Dad/Jockey/Racetrack Announcer | Short | December 13, 2008 (2008-12-13) | |
| A doll must help her friend overcome a fear of horses. | ||||||
| 4a | "Call Me Bessie!" | Diane Kredensor and Dana Galin | Audrey Wasilewski as Bessie Fred Stoller as Al Dee Bradley Baker as Senor Swampy/Turkey/Dolphins | Short | December 20, 2008 (2008-12-20) | |
| A cow enrolls her elephant friend in a scuba-diving class... but her friend does not want to go! | ||||||
| 4b | "Teapot" | Greg Eagles | Greg Eagles as Teapot/James Brown Clock/Silkbone/Blind Guy/Body Guard Cathy Lewis as Bouche Hilda Boulware as Mother's Voice Chara Hammonds as Video Vixen#1 & 2 deMann as Announcer | Short | December 20, 2008 (2008-12-20) | |
| Two African-American kids that are fans of rap music are going to meet a famous rapper. | ||||||
| 4c | "Hornswiggle" | Jerry Beck | René Auberjonois as Hornswiggle/Apeman #2 Jeff Bennett as Zan-Tar/Apeman #1 Maurice LaMarche as Birdsdorf, Apeman #3 Cheryl Chase as Nurses #1 & 2 | Short | December 20, 2008 (2008-12-20) | |
| A crazy rhino meets his hero, Zantar. He tries to help but physically hurts him. | ||||||
| 5a | "Hero Heights" | Raul Aguirre Jr. and Bill Ho | Jessica DiCicco as Smart Alec/Plasma Tot Annie Mumolo as Strikeout Hynden Walch as Olympia/Ms. Chic Raul Aguirre as Razorklaw Becky Thyre as Electricia Karen Malina White as Mindy 500 | Short | December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27) | |
| In a town where everyone's a superhero, two best friends fight over the new girl in town. | ||||||
| 5b | "Yaki & Yumi" | Aliki Theofilopoulous | André Sogliuzzo as Yaki/Contest Judge Candi Milo as Yumi/Octopus Dude Aliki Theofilopolous as Sweet Little Girl/Fortune Fish/Kid #1 | Short | December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27) | |
| A bat and a dragon participate in a dance competition. | ||||||
| 5c | "Gary Guitar" | Bill Plympton | Lloyd Floyd as Gary Guitar Becky Poole as Vera Violin Stephen Largay as Danny Drum | Short | December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27) | |
| A guitar tries to make the perfect picnic for his girlfriend, a violin. | ||||||
| 6a | "Krunch and the Kid" | Adam Henry | Kevin Michael Richardson as Krunch/Rastamon/Alarm Clock/Announcer Colleen Villard as Skippy/Little Girl/Some Kid Mark Hamill as Frank Karen Henry as Perky Tour Guide | Short | January 3, 2009 (2009-01-03) | |
| A monster named Krunch has trouble performing on a TV show after his pet frog dies. | ||||||
| 6b | "Bradwurst" | Angelo Di Nallo and Jason Plapp | Tom Kenny as Bradwurst/Jerry Raphael Sbarge as Willy Jeff Bennett as Charlie J. P. Manoux as Gus | Short | January 3, 2009 (2009-01-03) | |
| A grumpy sausage sabotages his friends' party. | ||||||
| 6c | "Dr. Froyd's Funny Farm" | Bill Burnett and Jaime Diaz | Robert Cait as Dr. Froyd Nika Futterman as Lulu Candi Milo as Nurse Duckett Charlie Adler as Bossy LeCow/Raging Bullfrog | Short | January 3, 2009 (2009-01-03) | |
| Dr. Froyd needs someone to test out a science experiment, but none of the animals on his funny farm want to! | ||||||
| 7a | "The Bravest Warriors" | Pendleton Ward | Charlie Schlatter as Chris Tara Strong as Beth Dan Finnerty as Wallow Rob Paulsen as Danny Polly Lou Livingston as Slippy Napkins Noah Nelson as Professor Brain Dog 7 | Web series | January 10, 2009 (2009-01-10) | |
| Four human teens, Chris, Beth, Wallow and Danny, save the brain dogs from the tickle monster in outer space. | ||||||
| 7b | "Giovanni and Navarro, The Dangerous Duck Brothers: Saps at the Wheel" | Pat Ventura | Jim MacGeorge as Giovanni Chuck McCann as Navarro Jeff Bennett as Dog | Short | January 10, 2009 (2009-01-10) | |
| Two ducks want to break a dangerous record. | ||||||
| 7c | "Sparkles and Gloom" | Melissa Wolfe and Anne Walker Farrell | Kari Wahlgren as Sparkles/Mom/Leprechaun Jessica DiCicco as Gloom/Fuzzy Animal Kevin Michael Richardson as Dad / Announcer / Zit / Applause Fish Annie Mumolo as Pixie / Little Prince / Munchie | Short | January 10, 2009 (2009-01-10) | |
| Sparkles and Gloom, two daughters of a handsome prince and an evil witch, have their powers switched before the talent show at the Geevil School, the good and evil school, where good and evil are best friends. | ||||||
| 8a | "The Infinite Goliath" | Erik Knutson and Mike Gray | Kevin Michael Richardson as Infinite Goliath/Hondo/Mechaneck Alanna Ubach as Roger/Mrs. Abbott/Samantha S. Scott Bullock as Mr. Abbott/Dr. Carnage/Timmy | Short | January 17, 2009 (2009-01-17) | |
| The Infinite Goliath, a super villain released on parole, moves into a neighborhood. | ||||||
| 8b | "Kyle + Rosemary" | Jun Falkenstein | Wil Wheaton as Kyle/Sir Horace Jentle Phoenix as Rosemary/Lunarella Alexander Polinsky as Harold/Elf Charlie Schlatter as Willy/Gnome/Martin/Dwarf Aliki Theofilopoulous as Crimson | Short | January 17, 2009 (2009-01-17) | |
| A geek and a goth who play MMORPG games must break their shells to be together. | ||||||
| 8c | "Garlic Boy" | John R. Dilworth | Gary Littman as Garlic Boy Gerrianne Raphael as Garlic Boy's Mom Erik Bergmann as Garlic Boy's Dad Betsy Beutler as Parsley Lloyd Floyd as Fungus John R. Dilworth as Twin #1/Twin #2 | Short | January 17, 2009 (2009-01-17) | |
| An anthropomorphic garlic with a healing tonic wants to do good for folks. | ||||||
| 9a | "Flavio" | Mike Milo | Rob Paulsen as Flavio Robert Costanzo as Bossman Stephen Stanton as Mr. Frank John Mariano as Leonardo da Vinci/Mayor | Short | January 24, 2009 (2009-01-24) | |
| An Italian goat wishes to be an inventor. | ||||||
| 9b | "SamSquatch" | Adam Muto | Max Burkholder as SamSquatch Daran Norris as Conrad Conard Dee Bradley Baker as Nessie, Karl, Momsquatch Ja'net DuBois as Mom | Short | January 24, 2009 (2009-01-24) | |
| A cryptid hunter finds a Bigfoot named SamSquatch. | ||||||
| 9c | "Girls on the Go: First Date" | Aliki Theofilopoulous | Danica McKellar as Kat Frankie Ingrassia as Tess Quinton Flynn as Spencer Applebaum/Spencer Spencerson/Student LaTonya Holmes Aliki Theofilopoulos | Short | January 24, 2009 (2009-01-24) | |
| Katerina Metropolis is a hopeless romantic teenager that daydreams about meeting the perfect boy. But how will she manage after she winds up on the worst date of her life? | ||||||
| 10a | "Victor the Delivery Dog" | Niki Yang | E.G. Daily as Victor/One-Eyed Bird/Co-Worker #1 Jennifer Hale as Victor's Mom/Express Mail/Co-Worker #3 S. Scott Bullock as Gi/Raffe/Co-Worker #2 Fred Tatasciore as Mr. Papier | Short | January 31, 2009 (2009-01-31) | |
| Victor has to make deliveries before dinnertime. | ||||||
| 10b | "The Bronk and Bongo Show: Losing Patients" | Manny Galán and Alan Goodman | Steve Purnick as Bronk/Dinosaur Joel McCrary as Bongo/Skeleton Adam Busch as Jerry/Orderly Jeff Bennett as Patient/Geezer/Workman Manny Galan as Angry Erik Alan Goodman as Ted Strawberry Head | Short | January 31, 2009 (2009-01-31) | |
| Bronk and Bongo are a couple of dogs who are mistaken to be world-famous German doctors in this madcap, zany romp. | ||||||
| 10c | "Thom Cat" | Mike Gray | Jim Meskimen as Thom Cat/Neighbor John/Stumpy Annie Mumolo as Melissa/Rusty/Patch | Short | January 31, 2009 (2009-01-31) | |
| A talking cat (surprising to everyone) helps a troubled girl from a bully. | ||||||
| 11a | "Sugarfoot" | Erik Knutson | Charlie Schlatter as Sugarfoot Dee Bradley Baker as Socko and Delivery Man Jennifer Hale as Ms. Penelope | Short | April 4, 2009 (2009-04-04) | |
| A boy who is a fan of cowboys and dinosaurs goes to a field trip to a museum with both of his interests while dealing with a bully. | ||||||
| 11b | "Dugly Uckling's Treasure Quest" | Guy Vasilovich | John Kassir as Dugly Uckling/Kung Pao Bunny Carlos Alazraqui as Quiggins/Bobblehead James Sie as Narrator/Monkeybutt | Short | April 4, 2009 (2009-04-04) | |
| Dugly Uckling and his ragtag crew are out to solve the mystery of the Golden Bobblehead. Battling their way through the swamp, jungles, and killer mosquitoes, they come to a place where only Dugly's nonsensical logic can save the day. | ||||||
| 11c | "Dr. Dee & BitBoy" | Jun-Kyo Seo, Kong-Yo Kang, and Larry Huber | Phil Nee as Dr. Dee/Bomba Brett Pels as Zero (Bitboy)/Flower Wicky/Shop Owner Jennie Kwan as Myang Myang/Bitgirl/Edu Maurice LaMarche as Pickle Cop/Elecaptain Sam/Dog Catcher Charles Kim as Black Violet Lloyd Sherr as Narrator | Short | April 4, 2009 (2009-04-04) | |
| Two kids and a scientist in a dog suit stop a corporation from creating a donut addiction. | ||||||
| 12a | "Super John Doe Junior" | Lincoln Peirce | Jim Connor as Super John Doe John Zee as Mayor Marc Graue as Anchorman Betsy Foldes as Mom Kimberly Brooks as Super John Doe, Jr. David Shaughnessey as Blimey Sandy Fox as Robin Andy Morris as Evil Butthead | Short | April 11, 2009 (2009-04-11) | |
| The son of a superhero, who has no powers, decided to take his dad's place and fight against his nemesis. | ||||||
| 12b | "6 Monsters" | Fred Seibert and Alan Goodman | Jeff Bennett as Grandpa/Gaillard Chuck McCann as Buck John DiMaggio as Roy Nika Futterman as Cathy Teresa Ganzel as Lulu | Short | April 11, 2009 (2009-04-11) | |
| Adventures of six monsters in middle school presented in different styles of animation (traditional, CGI, Flash, and digital ink and paint). | ||||||
| 12c | "Ratz-A-Fratz" | Jim Wyatt and Karl Toerge | Jess Harnell as Crank/Man at Cookie Nook June Foray as Mall Walker/Old Man #1/Man at Garbage Can Debi Derryberry as Pop Singer/Teen at Cookie Nook Scott Fresina as Urban Jim Wyatt as Cyrus Don Cameron as Swuawk/Old Man #2 | Short | April 11, 2009 (2009-04-11) | |
| Three hungry rats must escape a security guard. | ||||||
| 13a | "Lance & Zoopie: Squirly Town" | Doug TenNapel | Stephen Root as Lance Bobcat Goldthwait as Zoopie Keone Young as Flashback Lance & Zoopie | Short | August 16, 2009 (2009-08-16) | |
| A sly hyperactive squirrel takes his germaphobe strait-laced friend on an adventure to clear his aching head. | ||||||
| 13b | "Fanboy" | Eric Robles | David Hornsby as Fanboy Nancy Cartwright as Chum-Chum Don LaFontaine as Announcer Jeff Bennett as Fanman, Lenny Kevin Michael Richardson as The Ice Monster | TV series | November 28, 2009 (2009-11-28) | |
| Two kids in superhero costumes purchase their favorite drink and end up creating an ice monster. | ||||||
| 13c | "HandyCat: Bees-ness As Usual" | Russ Harris and G. Brian Reynolds | Rob Paulsen as Handycat/Drillbit June Foray as Woman | Short | December 20, 2009 (2009-12-20) | |
| On their first day on the job, a handyman feline and his dog try to get rid of some pesky bees in hoping for a second job. | ||||||
Legacy
Random! Cartoons is the third Frederator Studios short cartoon shorts "incubator". Frederator has persisted in the tradition of surfacing new talent, characters and series with several cartoon shorts "incubators," including (as of 2016): What a Cartoon! (Cartoon Network, 1995), The Meth Minute 39 (Channel Frederator, 2008), Random! Cartoons (Nickelodeon/Nicktoons, 2008), Too Cool! Cartoons (Cartoon Hangover, 2012), and GO! Cartoons (Cartoon Hangover, 2016). These laboratories have spun off notable series like: Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Fairly OddParents, Nite Fite, Fanboy & Chum Chum, Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors, Rocket Dog, and Bee and PuppyCat.
Filmography
See also
- Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation
- Liquid Television
- Raw Toonage
- What a Cartoon!
- KaBlam!
- Cartoon Sushi
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons
- Exposure
- Eye Drops
- VH1 ILL-ustrated
- Nicktoons Film Festival
- Short Circutz
- Funpak
- Shorty McShorts' Shorts
- Wedgies
- The Cartoonstitute
- Off the Air
- Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program
- Too Cool! Cartoons
- Cartoon Network Shorts Department
- TripTank
- Disney XD Shortstop
- Go! Cartoons
- Love, Death & Robots
References
- Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 489. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- Frederator Studios Flickr | Fred Seibert's Blog | Frederator Postcards Series 6.12
- DeMott, Rick (April 5, 2005). "Oh Yeah Cartoons! Returns To Nickelodeon - Animation World Network". Animation World Network. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- Cartoon Network Premieres “Adventure Time with Finn & Jake” on April 5, 2010 Frederator.com March 1, 2010
- Cartoon Hangover November 8, 2012
- The Meth Minute 39 on YouTube
- Sony, Channel Frederator Launch Online Animation Incubator, by David Bloom, Deadline Hollywood, November 3, 2014
External links
- Episode list at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Hornswiggle site
- Official Kyle+Rosemary site
- Random! Cartoons at IMDb
- Official Flavio cartoon site
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