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Craig McCracken

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Cartoonist, creator of THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, FOSTER'S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS, WANDER OVER YONDER, KID COSMIC

Los Angeles

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Joined July 2013

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Craig McCracken

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1 year

@gallerynucleus and I have been digging though my archives to assemble a show of some of my development, production, and comic artwork from all of my series. Come check it out!

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Gallery Nucleus

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Calling all heros, imaginary friends, & intergallactic travelers! Save the date for our upcoming solo exhibition ft. the legendary @CrackMcCraigen - creator of the Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Wander over Yonder, & Kid Cosmic! 🔗

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2 years

Visited an old home today.

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During the height of PPG, CN held a focus group with boys. When they asked the room who watched PPG only one boy raised his hand. They then asked them to close their eyes and put their heads down on the table and asked them again. Who watches PPG? They ALL raised their hands!

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Just reminded that last month was the 21st anniversary of the PPG MOVIE release. Box office was weak. WB distribution told us it was because boys wouldn’t go to see it. It was “a movie for girls.” Even though we knew they were watching the show!

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I’ve been asked this before and it’s absolutely not true. Frankie is the actual human granddaughter of Madame Foster. They just wear similar clothes to visually illustrate their relationship.

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@CrackMcCraigen any chance this might be a thing? I figured if anyone would know…it would be you for sure 😀

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Starting the New Year developing new versions of my old projects at my old home. #powerpuffgirls #FostersHomeforImaginaryFriends #CartoonNetwork

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So excited to partner with an incredible studio to develop new characters & stories for two of my favorite creations! ‘Powerpuff Girls,’ ‘Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends’ Reboots in the Works by Original Creator Craig McCracken via @variety

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‘Powerpuff Girls,’ ‘Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends’ Reboots in the Works by Original Creator...

Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe has begun development work to reboot the classic Cartoon Network series.

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Craig McCracken

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Thank you but it’s not about making it look “cheep.” It’s about creating a sense of rhythm & pacing to make the scene more snappy. Oftentimes full animation softens & muddies the intention of the scene.

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There's no sound here but it's to prove a point. I love how with Kid Cosmic, instead of doing full in-between drawings for each pose, it just cut to the next position, purposely making it look cheap. To me, that's genius and helps sell the idea of this being a living comic.

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Attended the unofficial goodbye to the CN building today. It was great seeing so many friends and colleagues but sad that this inspiring home for creator driven animation is coming to a close.

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For a very brief time Carl Greenblatt and I were developing a Cheese and Fred Fredburger series called Cheeseburger. CN was very interested but we never found the time in our schedules to get it made. It was going to be the weirdest show ever.

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TRAFON(s Backup Account)

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These two dominated an ENTIRE era of Cartoon Network... and what an era it was. Yes.

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In making these shows we never thought in terms of what “universe” the show took place in. We threw in characters from our other shows simply for fun, there was no deeper meaning to any of it.

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@CrackMcCraigen a fan actually gathered these pics. When things like this happen THIS is why they think Dexter’s Laboratory and PPG takes place in the same world… other than the girls fought Mandark’s duck Quackor at one point!

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Craig McCracken

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2009 to 2021

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Our 6 year old daughter drew "her sisters" from memory at school today and I could not be more proud.

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I grew up on Speed Racer but when MTV began rerunning in the early 90’s my roommate @RobRenzetti and I would watch it and die laughing for how unintentionally funny it was. This episode was my loving tribute to it.

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We did a swimming episode and I legitimately thought this was real for a second.

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Lost Dexter's Lab clip In all seriousness, there was a character Jeff Bennett voiced in an early Johnny Bravo episode that sounded just like Dexter's dad, so... off to work I went

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On Dexter’s I put a quote on Genndy’s office door that said “Make the cartoons we thought we watched as kids”

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1 year

There's a vid of Tartakovsky saying that when he started work at CN he had acsess to the og prints of old HB cartoons & he had to stop watching them to keep the illusion from his youth of them being good. He pointed out Hong Kong Phooey specifically

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I have been working in television animation for the past 30 years & two of my most successful projects were not produced under the conditions that artists face today.

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I really love this!

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Wonder Over Yonder 🪕✨

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@Toonforbrains I didn't mention anything about "final days." Perhaps Coco's creator was eventually rescued from the island and Coco simply decided to live there alone. She's an odd bird I wouldn't put it past her.

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Though technically your real Birthday is in June and you're actually 31, Happy 24th Birthaversary Day PPG. Excited to be telling stories with you again! @cartoonnetwork @tarastrong @RealEGDaily @CatCavadini @rljtoday @Fyre_flye

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Professor Utonium was always supposed to be sweet & innocent, nothing dark or unethical about him. Though the girls powers & abilities were more than he bargained for & his concern for their safety kept him up at night he loves them with all his heart like any good dad would.

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3 years

@CrackMcCraigen Hi there. I'm doing research for a video. I was wondering about the inspiration for Professor Utonium. Can you tell me if he was meant to be completely sweet and innocent or was there meant to be a sort of unethical bent to his brand of fringe science?

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The incredible Gorillaz art book is out today! Here’s a look at my contribution titled: GANGREEN WITH ENVY. Thanks so much @gorillaz and Jamie, it’s an honor to be included!

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Nice to see my versions of the girls on merch again.

@cartoonnetwork

Cartoon Network

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3 years

Ready to hit Townsville with the new @dmcollection by @SteveAoki 💙💖💚 Shop your favs here 👉 #DimMakCollection #dimak #SteveAoki #PPG #PowerpuffGirls #powerpuffgirls #blossom #buttercup #bubbles #ad

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When CN told us they were opening their own studio they asked Genndy and I to help pick the building and make design suggestions on what we wanted for the interior work spaces. So I can honestly say this is place I felt I helped build. It’s sad to see it go.

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Sadly, this building will no longer be CNS. From what I’ve been told, everyone will be out by August 1. All moving together in a WB building as one animation unit. Farewell CNS as it was.

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Well our daughter’s going to be disappointed. Time to break out the DVDs. @Fyre_flye

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ToonHive

1 year

‘FOSTER’S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS’ is no longer on HBO Max. The movie, ‘DESTINATION: IMAGINATION’ has also left the service.

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I actually boarded this. I have no idea if it’s true, but remember hearing that Nick had a meeting about it at the time.

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Happy Birthday Cartoon Network, thanks for making my cartoon creating dreams a reality!

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2 years

Coming through our official 30th Anniversary party with the 90s throwback drip! ⬛️⬜️ 🥶🔥 Which outfit is your favorite? 🎨: @91uDLCLTWxxJzAz Thanks to our fans for 30 years of laughs, memories, and the love of cartoons...here's to many more! #CN30 #CartoonNetwork #90sfashion

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No that's the whole point. Animation writers only get paid once for writing the script. Where live action writers get paid every time an episode they wrote airs.

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2 years

@CrackMcCraigen Don’t you guys get royalties or stuff like that?

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Still one of my favorites, written and storyboarded by Lou Romano, characters designed by Paul Rudish

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Because some have asked, I do not own any rights to Powerpuff Girls & have zero control over what happens with them. Additionally I have no involvement in the live action PPG series. If your looking for reality based superhero stories told by me, check out #KidCosmic on @netflix

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3 years

Now streaming on @netflix KID COSMIC Season 1!

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The third & final chapter of #KidCosmic premieres today on @netflix . With Kid's story wrapping up here's a bit of the story of how it came to be.

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That they keep using the movie logo for the series.

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2 years

one thing you dislike about The Powerpuff Girls (classic).

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Happy 25th anniversary PPG! When 'The Powerpuff Girls' arrived 25 years ago, a cute, crime-fighting trio took over the world

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When 'The Powerpuff Girls' arrived 25 years ago, a cute, crime-fighting trio took over the world

On the 25th anniversary of its premiere, creator Craig McCracken spoke about 'The Powerpuff Girls' origins and how the animated trio became a pop culture phenomenon.

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Storyboards used to be about 300 pages of 3 panels on paper. There were no voices, no timing, no music, no animation & executives would READ them & trust we would turn it into a cartoon. Today you have to "make it" to get approval to make it.

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@CrackMcCraigen really? how have the conditions changed?

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Thank you Paul Reubens. Thank you for your genius, for opening up the doors for smart, silly, subversive, & sweet entertainment for viewers of all ages. Thank you for the CalArts class ring, for the annual Christmas cards. Thank you for welcoming generations to the playhouse. RIP

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Happy #Disney100 This is the desk where of one of my cartoon heroes, Floyd Gottfredson created the Mickey Mouse comic strip. I worked at Disney for 7 years where I produced the cult hit Wander over Yonder. It was a true honor to be a small part of Disney’s enduring legacy.

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I love it when good things happen to great movies!

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' #SpiderMan : Into the Spider-Verse' wins best animated motion picture #GoldenGlobes

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Check out this “fresh new face” talking about cartoons!

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1 year

CNN report on Hanna-Barbera Cartoons along with footage of The Powerpuff Girls pilot (1995)

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@RyanSilberman I pitched 16 originals to Netflix.

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When I first pitched PPG toys I said the figures should come with an action punch feature and hair you could comb. The response I got was "what shelf do we put that on?"

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Rob Renzetti

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My pitch for #mlaatr toys was "Transformers for Girls" Had no idea how misguided that was till I started working with @Fyre_flye on #mlp The toy biz was (still is?) super segregated by gender. There are toys for boys and toys for girls and never the two shall meet.

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In the past 10 years I have watched the demands for quality rise, the trust & faith in talent decline, & the schedules remain mostly the same. It's time for a new deal. #NewDeal4Animation #StoryCraftUnite #EqualPay4EqualPaint

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1 year

Imaginary Children?

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9 months

I still remember the day we were talking about animating the show in Flash with Boulder in Ireland & you said “Yes, as long as we can animate half the shows here in Burbank” I couldn’t believe it! Having the animation crew down the hall was definitely a game changer.

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This series was a game changer for the studio. First series we produced in Flash. We had an incredible flash team that helped mold the software for TV production. It was never meant for that. Craig & Mike were so supportive and the results gave Flash a new respect. 19 years ago!

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3 years

In the mood for joyful cartoony cartoons about the spirt of hate vs the spirt of love in space? Then watch Wander over Yonder now on @disneyplus I am forever proud of this show and am so happy & hopeful that more people will be able to discover it.

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Happy 20th Anniversary PPG, you have literally saved the day for me and my family many, many times! Thank you, @cartoonnetwork @Fyre_flye @tarastrong @CatCavadini @RealEGDaily @rljtoday @RealTomKenny @TomKaneVO

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2 years

@Technomaru1 @Variety I will be involved.

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This is not the pilot but what Disney called a “Next time on.” We had to make this as a way to hint at what “future episodes” might be like. The actual pilot is essentially episode 1 of the series.

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🦜Cande Ciarrocca

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#KidCosmic IT'S SO AWESOMEEE!!!!

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Wow, I didn't think the girls could get even cuter!

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power puff girls!

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The only PPG that is canon in my mind is the PPG that came from my mind.

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@whatonnetflix

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What's Netflix most criminally underrated movie or series?

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3 years

One of my favorite PPG ad campaigns.

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The Art of Powerpuff Girls

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An ad from 2002

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2 months

I STILL do not hate the Rowdyruff Boys.

@TerraTerraCotta

🎃🍉Terra the Cotta @ Return of the True Self🍉🎃

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2 months

Okay I'm sharing this because people should know. The rumor that Craig McCracken hates the rowdyruff boys due to the shippers or just hating them in general is false. He confirms this in a tweet from 2 years ago.

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. @_AlexHirsch Thanks for raising the bar on quality, what you can get away with, & how weird you can be in kids TV. #goodbyegravityfalls

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Craig McCracken

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I once got a pitch on this that had the girls trying on clothes when the hot line rang & instead of saving the day they rolled their eyes & went back to the clothes. I was furious, I told them they were sending a terrible message for everyone who looked up to the girls as heroes.

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This was a brief merchandise line CN launched in 2004 called "Powerpuff Girls Dream in Style"

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Happy #InternationalWomensDay

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Actually it's not her face that's her best feature it's her brain. Sara Bellum = Cerebellum.

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Joshua 🐦

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@TomHamill2 Albeit being a no-face Well, not really. @CrackMcCraigen himself confirmed that they only never showed her face because it's her best physical attribute.

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One of my all time favorite sequences in the entire series!

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Cartoon Network

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1 year

Gumball's collab with the 'Don't Hug Me I'm Scared' team was brilliant 💛❤️ #IYKYK #CartoonNetwork #TheAmazingWorldofGumball #AmazingWorldofGumball #DontHugMeImScared #puppets #DHMIS

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Thank you. It's nice to know people are still discovering #KidCosmic

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4 months

Just finished @CrackMcCraigen ’s “Kids Cosmic” on Netflix. Started it on a whim, ended in tears. 🥲 Probably the best superhero series I’ve ever watched. 👍

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Yeah we used to have these in the lobby at CN. I believe Bloo used to have a paddle ball in his hand.

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mike

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Going to be a work in progress restoring this but its going to be worth it. This is a sample piece that was used to make larger scale pieces for the cartoon network building years ago... i dont have much info on it but it came from all the way from california! @CrackMcCraigen

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People are asking what characters will appear in the PPG reboot & my answer is that we really don’t know. We are currently brainstorming a pilot story that could set up a new series but without knowing what we get greenlit for it’s impossible to say who will or won’t appear.

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I little insight into my new @netflix project KID COSMIC, my creative process, as well as a sneak peek at Tuna Sandwich the Precognitive Cat.

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Happy 3rd anniversary #KidCosmic ! Here’s my 7 year old’s 1st attempt at drawing Kid.

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This is great!

@lukozuki

(ง •̀_•́)ง luvinhas

3 years

Dexter's Laboratory Opening REANIMATED! Original version by Genndy Tartakovsky @CartoonBrasil @cartoonnetwork @_KevinEdilson

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Though my birthday isn't for a few weeks I am absolutely floored by #WanderOverYonder Art Director, Alex Kirwan's early B-Day present. A hand crafted vintage wood jointed Wander figure!

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We’re on @netflix and We’re in SPAAAAAACE!!!!

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Thanks so much Alex, it was because of you & your generation of creators forcing the networks to see the benefits of serialized story telling in TV animation that allowed us old guys to explore the path you forged. Thanks for being a part of this.

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@CrackMcCraigen @netflix WOW I just watched Episode 1 & there is so much pure love of animation craft in every frame! Reminds me of being in that desolate desert outpost on McBean Pkwy & dreaming of changing the world. Congrats Craig to you and the team for raising the bar yet again! 🛸 🏜 #KidCosmic

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Thank you Steve. Thank you for creating such a wonderful world for all of us to spend time in. A world filled with unbridled silliness, optimism, humor & friendship. Your creativity, talent, & spirit has left a positive & lasting impression on the world.

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Nickelodeon

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💛 We are sad to share the news of the passing of Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants. Today, we are observing a moment of silence to honor his life and work. 💛

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This is cool but why cut the “The” from the title and logo?

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@PowerpuffB23 Proof:

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Nimona shape shifts into a phoenix and rises from the ashes! Congrats @Gingerhazing

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Nimona’s always been a spunky little story that just wouldn’t stop. She’s a fighter…but she’s also got some really awesome people fighting for her. I am excited out of my mind to announce that THE NIMONA MOVIE IS ALIVE…coming at you in 2023 from Annapurna and Netflix 🤘

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I wanted to do a PPG episode where Joker (the animated series version) came to Townsville & The Mayor was so starstruck with a famous villain in town he wouldn’t let the Girls stop him. WB said no when we asked.

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@CrackMcCraigen was there ever a crossover episode you wanted to write for one of your series but never got the chance to?

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I think I still have a bunch of these somewhere.

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The Art of Powerpuff Girls

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A promotional flipbook from the What a Cartoon era

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It's one thing to win an Emmy but being able to receive it from your friend and collaborator makes it that much more meaningful. Thanks so much @TheEmmys #ChildrensEmmys #KidCosmic #WanderOverYonder

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Lots of cartoon talent in the streets of Burbank today!

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Brian A. Miller

10 months

I couldn’t be there today. But so nice see all the people that came out. It’s only a building. It’s the people that make it - and here they are! 😊

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#Cuphead ’s cup runneth over with pure, joyful, cartoony goodness! I am loving every single beautiful frame of it. Also it gives me hope for the future of classic cartoons to hear my five year daughter describe it as “new and different!”

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Netflix Family

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Ready to be singing THE CUPHEAD SHOW! theme song all weekend 🎶

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3 years

CN opened the contest up to all ages & let the fans pick the winner without knowing the context of the drawing in the story. Because this had to look like a little kids drawing I picked another contestant for the one prof finds & we used the actual fans winner in the newspaper.

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@CrackMcCraigen Question: I understand the drawing at the wanted poster in the PPG movie was from a winner from a contest CN had (it was at the web site at the time) Who did the drawing Prof. finds in the house? Some says it was from the contest too, but the credits suggest not.

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Before we produced #KidCosmic at @netflix we added an over the credits scene to the pilot in the case it ended up on broadcast TV. I always loved this joke, happy to finally be able to share it. Storyboard/Animatic by Justin Nichols.

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@Fyre_flye ’s and my 6 year old daughter recently saw The Black Cube episode of #WanderOverYonder and wanted him to be happy so she created The Rainbow Sphere of Love to be his companion.

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2 years

Animation writers are paid only a FRACTION of what live action writers are - & get absolutely NONE of the residuals that keep you afloat between gigs. The work is just as challenging, takes just as much time, talent, & skill. Please share and show your support! #NewDeal4Animation

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.Using the name Sara Bellum for the smartest person in Townsville was intentional, the fact that her side view resembled a cerebellum was not.

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Anjali.

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Did anyone else realise that Miss Sara Bellum LOOKS like a fucking CEREBELLUM

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@TheCartoonBase Sorry not in production quite yet. We are just starting the long development process.

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3 years

Kid Cosmic in NYC! Feb 2 on @netflix

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2 years

It’s an especially special feeling to have your child laugh at your jokes.

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Lauren Faust and Furious

2 years

Watching #FostersHomeforImaginaryFriends for the first time in years with our kid. We did a good job. High five, Foster's crew!

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Thank you but don’t forget my latest series #KidCosmic on @netflix

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Osmosis Jones Rules Est 2003 (Justin Thomas)

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Happy 50th Birthday To @CrackMcCraigen ! The Creator Of The Powerpuff Girls, Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends, And My Favorite, Wander Over Yonder. #CraigMcCracken @CatCavadini @tarastrong @RealEGDaily @jhaletweets @rljtoday @GreyDeLisle @phillamarr @candimilo @Themidnightvoic

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#KidCosmic receives two @AnnieAwards nominations! BEST TV CHARACTER DESIGN BEST TV STORYBOARDING Congratulations to the crew and all the other @netflix nominees.

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@ilyas_abukr @JayLeRey @sandygrains @Anjalaaay @utprekshaa I wish I could say I was that clever but no, that’s just a coincidence. Good observation though! Her neck extending past her hair was never supposed to be seen like that. Her head was originally off screen but when aspect ratios of TVs changed you could now see the whole frame.

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3 years

.Wander available over yonder on Hulu!

@DisneySchedules

Disney Schedule Archive

@DisneySchedules

3 years

Wander Over Yonder (Seasons 1 and 2) will be available on Hulu beginning December 1. It has yet to be available on Disney+.

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I actually did 6 weeks of Daily and Sunday Foster's strips. I hope to get them all out there someday. This is one of the Sunday strips.

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Del

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@CrackMcCraigen @gallerynucleus I vaguely remember a blog post (or maybe here) about the Foster's comic strip. Did it ever get to a point of having any strips fully written/conceived, or was it solely just a concept

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7 out of 10 of them are not that good at being heroes.

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💫StardustNova✨

@StardustNova27

3 years

Craig McCracken has a thing for heroes. #PowerpuffGirls #FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends #WanderOverYonder #KidCosmic #CraigMcCracken

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Today is Day Four of the Animation Guild negotiations. To show solidarity with animation workers, please quote tweet with your favorite GIF from any cartoon plus the hashtag #NewDeal4Animation

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Since it’s #BatmanDay here’s some random bats done awhile back! #BatmanDay2022

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Merry Christmas kid Dana, ol’ man McCracken loves this early Christmas present!

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Drawn by @Fyre_flye

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✨𝗔𝘀𝘂𝗸𝗮✨(ft. final sem)

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I'm actually so obsessed with this PPG drawing tutorial from a PPG Children's Book because they make it look so easy when in reality I am fighting for my life whenever I try to draw their eyes

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@Toonforbrains No worries. It is a dark origin story, that's for sure.

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Thank you for all the birthday wishes but mostly thank you for watching the shows all these years. The more you watch the more I get to make! Here's 50 year old me drawing me at 50.

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I prefer Genndy’s term, “controlled animation” over “limited animation.”

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Céline Heijnen

3 years

@CrackMcCraigen I think 'cheap' is the wrong word to describe it. It makes it sound negative and I'm absolutely sure that's not what Toonhead meant. I also adore the Kid Cosmic animation style! I think 'Limited animation?' could be a better description? But correct me if I'm wrong!

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Back in my day storyboards were three panels on this thing called paper. The executives had to read them like comic strips and trust that once animated it would become a funny cartoon or a great film.

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Shannon Tindle

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This might sound crazy, but some really great films were made before folks felt pressured to animate their storyboards.

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Watching Easter specials with my daughter and realizing that Hallelujah Jones from “Easter Bunny is Coming to Town” must have been a unconscious inspiration for Wander over Yonder.

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@RyanSilberman Because no one is really buying originals these days they only want pre-existing IPs. So having created a couple of those I opened up to revisiting them.

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More #KidCosmic coming to @netflix ! S2 premieres Sept 7. Check out the trailer here.

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