What a Cartoon (1995)
What a Cartoon (1995)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Fred Seibert
Creator / Executive Producer
Paul Rudish
Art Direction / Character Designer
Rob Renzetti
Storyboard Artist / Creator / Director / Writer
Al Gmuer
Background Designer
Jim Hickey
Background Designer
Jerry Loveland
Background Designer
Barry Bruce
Storyboard Artist
Ron Fleischer
Creative Director
Barrington Bunce
Storyboard Artist
Margaret Frey
Art Direction
Tony Benedict
Storyboard Artist
Tim Maloney
Background Designer
Deane Taylor
Art Direction
Jason Butler Rote
Storyboard Artist / Creator / Writer
Zac Moncrief
Storyboard Artist / Creator / Director / Writer
Patrick A. Ventura
Creator / Director / Writer
Craig McCracken
Creator / Director / Character Designer / Writer
Genndy Tartakovsky
Creator / Director / Animation Director / Writer
Van Partible
Creator / Director / Writer
Michael Ryan
Creator / Writer
Robert Alvarez
Creator / Director / Writer
Harry McLaughlin
Creator / Writer
Jim Ryan
Creator / Writer
Bill Koepnick
Mix Technician
James Hodson
Mix Technician
Bruno Bozzetto
Creator / Director
John Rice
Creator / Director / Writer
John Kricfalusi
Creative Consultant
Carey Yost
Creator / Layout / Director / Writer
David Feiss
Creator / Director / Story
Jerry Eisenberg
Creator / Director / Writer
Don Jurwich
Creator / Director / Writer
John McIntyre
Creator / Director / Writer
Charlie Bean
Creator / Director / Layout / Writer
John R. Dilworth
Creator / Director / Writer
Don Shank
Creator / Director / Writer
Joe Orrantia
Creator / Director
Achiu So
Creator / Director / Writer
Mike Wellins
Creator / Director / Writer
Christopher Bracher
CG Supervisor
Elizabeth Stonecipher
Creator
Ralph Bakshi
Director / Animation / Writer
Eugene Mattos
Director / Writer
Joseph Barbera
Director / Writer / Story
William Hanna
Director / Writer
Mikhail Aldashin
Director
Davis Doi
Director / Writer
G. Brian Reynolds
Director / Writer
Deborah Cone
Director / Writer
Andy Bialk
Layout
Mike Moon
Layout
Eddie Fitzgerald
Director / Writer
Jon McClenahan
Director
Meinert Hansen
Director / Writer
Joey Ahlbum
Director
Victor Ortado
Director / Writer / Story
Tom Gleason
Supervising Film Editor
Jill Ziegenhagen
Casting Coordinator
Dan Smith
Development Producer
Kris Zimmerman
Casting Director / Recording Supervision
Buzz Potamkin
Executive Producer
Pete Houser
Music Score Producer / Music
Ed Collins
Supervising Sound Editor
Preston Oliver
Recording Supervision
Bodie Chandler
Music Producer
Michael Warner
Sound Editor
Mary Jane Hadley
Animation Supervisor
Martin Crossley
Animation Technical Director
Casey Clayton
Color Designer
Mike Takamoto
Character Designer
Beth Goodwin
Animation Supervisor
Craig Kellman
Character Designer
George Goodchild
Character Designer
Doug Compton
Animation
Jim Stenstrum
Character Designer
Alison Leopold
Animation Supervisor
Michael Rann
Writer
Tex Avery
Characters
Stewart St. John
Teleplay
Spike Brandt
Story
Pilar Menendez
Story
Cynthia Parker
Story
Sam Kieth
Story
George Johnson
Writer
Tony Cervone
Story
Ronnie Schell
Mel (voice)
B.J. Ward
Female Computer / Stanley (voice)
Harvey Korman
O. Ratz / Restaurant Owner (voice)
Marvin Kaplan
Dave D. Fly (voice)
Nancy Dussault
Woman (voice)
Elizabeth Daily
Buttercup (voice)
Cathy Cavadini
Blossom (voice)
Paul Mercier
Dad / Dog (voice)
Allison Moore
Dee-Dee (voice)
Bill Kopp
Yuckie Duck (voice)
Marsha Clark
Dora (voice)
Victor Love
Restaurant Manager (voice)
Earl Kress
Diner Guy (voice)
Henry Corden
Fred (voice)
Jean Vander Pyl
Wilma (voice)
Soleil Moon Frye
Mary (voice)
Maurice LaMarche
Big Fat Boy (voice)
Mae Whitman
Little Girl (voice)
Pat Musick
Grandma (voice)
Faizon Love
Sledgehammer O'Possum (voice)
Larry B. Scott
Dogg (voice)
John Rubinow
George (voice)
Tony Pope
Junior (voice)
Brad Garrett
Harley (voice)
Richard Dumont
Captain Buzz (voice)
Rick Jones
Slide (voice)
Paul Zakaib
Blubnoids (voice)
George Morris
Announcer (voice)
Roberto Frattini
Jof (voice)
Patrick Pinney
Johnny / Human (voice)
Mary Gross
Sally (voice)
Seth MacFarlane
Larry / Steve (voice) / Director / Writer
Lori Alan
Cindy / Loudspeaker Voice (voice)
Hank Azaria
Elmo (voice)
Ken Hudson Campbell
Louie (voice)
Doug James
President (voice)
Pat Fraley
Mad Bomber (voice)
Butch Hartman
Chip (voice) / Storyboard Artist / Creator / Director / Writer
Robert Picardo
Pfish (voice)
Russi Taylor
Baby (voice) / Hard Luck Duck (voice)
Steven A. Calabro
D. Z. (voice)
Nancy Linari
(voice)
Denver Pyle
Podunk Possum (voice)
Mayf Nutter
Major Portions (voice)
Christine Cavanaugh
Dexter (voice) / Boy / Alien Kid #2 (voice)
Kath Soucie
Scarlet / Winona (voice) / Mom / Ms. Physics (voice) / Bubbles / News Reporter / Baby (voice) / Bubbles / Teacher (voice...
Jim Cummings
Fuzzy / Mayor (voice) / Tad / General / Narrator / Dog (voice) / Trucker / French Chef / Fat Guy / Colonel (voice) / (vo...
Carlos Alazraqui
Casanova (voice)
Mary Kay Bergman
Doris (voice)
Gary Owens
Announcer / Commander (voice)
Roger Rose
Reilly (voice) / Gorilla (voice)
Rob Paulsen
Noof / Yoink / Sgt. Farflung (voice) / Pigeon (voice) / Cook / Cop / Health Inspector / Woman (voice) / Gramps / Alien C...
Tress MacNeille
Sharon / Wife (voice)
Frank Welker
Dino / Saber Tooth Cat (voice) / Pudge (voice) / Dino / Older Baby / Cat Siren (voice) / Stinky / Elmo / Bloo's Owner (v...
Nick Jameson
(voice) / Scientist / Guard Bird / Cop / Dinosaur (voice) / Simon / Cat #1 / Truck Driver (voice)
Michael Bell
Dad (voice)
Mark Hamill
Count (voice)
Charlie Adler
Wimpy Alien / Alien Dad / Terrified Man / Alien Grandpa (voice) / Swamp / King / Newt / Man (voice) / (voice) / Captain ...
Ashley Johnson
Mina (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Johnny Bravo (voice) / Professor / Cop / Anchor Man / Man #1 (voice) / Al (voice) / Chief (voice) / Anchor Man / Police ...
Jess Harnell
Cerberus (voice)
Miles Thompson
Boid (voice) / Creator / Director / Writer
Tom Fahn
Woim (voice)
Chuck McCann
Bossman / Tiny / Skinny Slim (voice)
Candi Milo
Stewardess / Female Eskimo (voice) / Mom (voice) / Poopsie (voice) / Teacher / Timmy (voice)
Gregg Berger
Alien #1 / Alien #2 / Fed / Cop (voice) / Man / Cat #2 (voice) / Bear / Dog / Priest (voice)
Jeannie Elias
Pig #1 / Pig #3 / Cooking Show Host (voice)
Tom Kenny
Godfrey / Lab Geek (voice) / (voice)
T.K. Carter
Sledgehammer O'Possum (voice) / Steve / Santa (voice) / Lion (voice)
Howard Hoffman
Courage / Farmer / Muriel / Mouse / Chicken (voice)
Gary Imhoff
Pizza Boy (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
(voice) / Dad (voice) / Wind-Up Wolf / Big Bad Wolf / Pig #2 (voice)
Brian Cummings
Male Eskimo / Guard / Gater (voice)
Neil Dickson
Alien Leader / Sphinx (voice)
Julienne Davis
President (voice)
Philip Maurice Hayes
Dad (voice) / Tumbleweed Tex (voice)
Mike Milo
Bloo / Scully (voice) / Creator / Director / Writer
Greg Eagles
Fix (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
Flinch / Thugs (voice)
Lala Sloatman
Sophie (voice)
Jeret H. Ochi
Snoot (voice) / Director / Writer / Story
Glenn Shaddix
Doctor (voice)
Derek Webster
Commander (voice)
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 20, 1995
Original NameWhat a Cartoon!
StatusEnded
Seasons3
Episodes82
Running Time7m
Content RatingTV-Y7
Genres
Wiki.
What a Cartoon! (later known as The What a Cartoon! Show and The Cartoon Cartoon Show) is an American animated anthology series created by Fred Seibert for Cartoon Network. The shorts were produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions; by the end of the run, a Cartoon Network Studios production tag was added to some shorts to signal they were original to the network. The project consisted of 48 cartoons, intended to return creative power to animators and artists, by recreating the atmospheres that spawned the iconic cartoon characters of the mid-20th century. Each of the shorts mirrored the structure of a theatrical cartoon, with each film being based on an original storyboard drawn and written by its artist or creator. Three of the cartoons were paired together into a half-hour episode.
What a Cartoon! premiered under the World Premiere Toons title on February 20, 1995. The premiere aired alongside a special episode of Cartoon Network's Space Ghost Coast to Coast called "World Premiere Toon-In", which features interviews with animators Craig McCracken, Pat Ventura, Van Partible, Eugene Mattos, and Genndy Tartakovsky, as well as model Dian Parkinson. During the original run of the shorts, the series was retitled to The What a Cartoon! Show and later to The Cartoon Cartoon Show until the final shorts aired on August 23, 2002.
The series is influential for helping to revive television animation in the 1990s and serving as a launching point for the Cartoon Network animated television series Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel, and The Powerpuff Girls. Once it had several original shorts, those became the first Cartoon Cartoons. Following Fred Seibert's departure in 1997, Sam Register took control of the show in 1998, and by 2000, rebranded it into The Cartoon Cartoon Show, with more Cartoon Network originals being spawned from the showcase, including Sheep in the Big City, Grim & Evil (consisting of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne), Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?, Codename: Kids Next Door, and Megas XLR. From 2005 to 2008, The Cartoon Cartoon Show was revived as a block for reruns of older Cartoon Cartoons that had been phased out by the network.