Klasky Csupo
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Brief Overview
Klasky Csupo (K C) was started in 1982, and its studio was initially just a spare bedroom on the LA Apartment, which Klasky and Csupo both shared at the time.
Although the company started out by producing a number of projects in commercial advertising, K C's first major work came in 1989, when they became the 'animation house' for the first three seasons of The Simpsons (after which DPS Film Roman took over in 1992); K-C had already produced the animated pilot for The Simpsons, as a sketch on The Tracey Ullman Show.
In 1991, K C began producing an animated show for Nickelodeon, the show, which has made the company famous today: Rugrats.
Their second major series of work, other than Nickelodeon, was Duckman for USA Network; it 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. Also in 1994, the series released Nick's second K-C series, AAAHH!!! Real Monsters!, and at around this time Klasky Csupo had ended production on Rugrats.
During 1995 and 1996 however, K C produced three new Rugrats specials; they were so successful that the whole series was revived in 1997.
After Monsters and Duckman were both cancelled in 1997, K-C began producing The Wild Thornberrys for Nickelodeon. It revolved around a girl who could talk to animals (ala Dr. Doolittle). The series first aired in 1998.
The company is also active in the production of recorded music.
They have also produced a number of projects in commercial advertising, including a series of retail videos for the McDonald's hamburger chain.
After 1998 and into the 2000s, K-C began producing new shows such as Rocket Power, As Told by Ginger, Santo Bugito and Stressed Eric.
In 2001, In honor of the Rugrats 10th Anniversary, K-C released a special entitled "All Growed Up". The special featured the famous babies as pre-teenagers; the special was so popular, that a series based on that special premiered in 2003.
By 2004, Klasky Csupo shut down production on most of its shows, including Rugrats. All Grown Up! is still in production, however
Name Pronounciation and its Logo
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Although the company's official pronounciation is "Class-key Chew-po", many fans think the pronounciation is "Class-key Cu-su-po"; this was the case when the company used a special movie ident of the logo (see below) for The Rugrats Movie in 1998, where an open mouth, with two big blue blinking eyes speaks the words "Klasky-Csupo!" ("Class-key Cu-su-po", and in a robot voice), some white 3-D toy blocks with the words KLASKY CSUPO come spinning out of the mouth. The blocks arrange themselves in configuration of the company logo. Their current logo is an updated version of their original ID that first appeared at the end of the world premiere of Rugrats in 1991. There was an alternate ident (with a different logo) seen in the 2003 movie Rugrats Go Wild!, but shows have continued to use the original 1991 ident.
Series and Movies produced
- The Simpsons (1989)
- Rugrats (1991)
- AAAHH!!! Real Monsters (1994)
- Duckman (1994)
- Santo Bugito (1995)
- Stressed Eric (1998)
- The Rugrats Movie (1998) -- movie
- The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
- Rocket Power (1999)
- As Told by Ginger (2000)
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) -- movie
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) -- movie
- Rugrats Go Wild! (2003)
- All Grown Up! (2003)
External links
- The Klasky Csupo Home Page (http://www.klaskycsupo.com/)
- K-C's Cooltoons Home Page (http://www.cooltoons.com/)
- The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for Klasky Csupo Animation (http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/K/Klasky_Csupo/index.html)
- Global Tantrum (K-C Mature Animation) (http://www.globaltantrum.com/)de:Klasky-Csupo