Titmouse, Inc. is an American animation studio that develops and produces animated television programming, feature films, music videos, title sequences, commercials, and short films. The studio opened in 2000, and has offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Melbourne and Vancouver. Some of their productions include Breadwinners and Baby Shark's Big Show! for Nickelodeon, Motorcity for Disney XD, Big Mouth and The Midnight Gospel for Netflix, Metalocalypse, The Venture Bros., Superjail!, Ballmastrz: 9009, Black Dynamite for Adult Swim and Megas XLR and Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart for Cartoon Network, Animaniacs for Warner Bros. Animation and Hulu,[3] Moonbeam City for Comedy Central, Hanazuki: Full of Treasures for Hasbro, Bless the Harts for Fox, and Turbo Fast for DreamWorks Animation Television and Star Trek: Lower Decks for Paramount+.
History[]
Founder and CEO Chris Prynoski began working at MTV in New York on shows such as Daria, Beavis and Butt-Head, and his own creation, Downtown, which was nominated for a primetime Emmy Award.[4] In the early 2000s, Prynoski opened a small T-shirt company with his wife, Shannon Prynoski. However, upon getting more requests for cartoons than for T-shirts, they decided to abandon screen-printing in favor of animation. The Prynoskis moved to California, and opened the revamped Titmouse, Inc., an animation studio. Antonio Canobbio, who had worked with Chris Prynoski at MTV and both Prynoskis at Cartoon Network in L.A., was hired as creative director.[5] Titmouse opened a games division in 2009.[6]
Due to projects like Cartoon Network's Metalocalypse, Superjail! and The Venture Bros. the company expanded and opened a sister studio in New York City in 2010. The California studio later added a wholly owned subsidiary, Robin Redbreast, which was then unionized in order to produce Motorcity for Disney XD.
The company has a YouTube channel, Rug Burn, launched in December 2012 with 6 Point Harness. Rug Burn was launched with a handful of shows.[7]
In April 2016, Titmouse released its first feature-length film, the R-rated Nerdland, which stars Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt.[8]
In October 2020, Titmouse Vancouver became the first animation studio in Canada to join a union. Following a vote that captured 87% of the workforce, 98% of Titmouse Vancouver's workforce voted to join the newly founded Animation Guild IATSE Local 938.[9] In response to this, some said that the issues raised by the workers of Titmouse were the same ones heard "from unrepresented animation workers everywhere" and that the unionization of the Titmouse workers acknowledges the contributions by animation workers to the industry.[10][11][lower-alpha 1]
Filmography[]
Television[]
Title | Year | Notes | Client |
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2002 MTV Movie Awards | 2002 | opening and graphics | MTV |
The Osbournes | main titles (produced for ka-chew!) | ||
Megas XLR | 2004–05 | main titles, additional animation (Season 1 only) | Cartoon Network |
Avatar: The Last Airbender | 2005–08 | main title sequence[12] | Nickelodeon |
Shorty McShorts' Shorts | 2006 | "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing" (animation production) | Disney Channel |
The Amazing Screw-On Head | Pilot | Syfy | |
Metalocalypse | 2006–13 | [13] | Adult Swim |
Class of 3000 | 2007 | digital effects | Cartoon Network |
Let's Fish | pilot | Adult Swim | |
Frank TV | "Frankincense and Myrrh" (animation) | TBS | |
G.I. Joe: Resolute | 2009 | [14] | Adult Swim |
DJ & the Fro | MTV | ||
Attack of the Show! | "Slasher School" shorts[15] | G4 | |
Freaknik: The Musical | 2010 | Adult Swim | |
Black Panther | BET | ||
Mad | 2010–11 | additional animation | Warner Bros. Animation |
Floogals | 2010–19 | Disney Junior | |
Superjail! | 2011–14 | seasons 2–4[13] | Adult Swim |
The Venture Bros. | 2011–18 | seasons 5–7, three specials[13] | |
Black Dynamite | 2011–12 | season 1[3] | |
China, IL | 2011–15 | [13] | |
Major Lazer | 2011 | pilot (unaired/unreleased) | |
Community | 2011–12 | animated sequences in “A Fistful of Paintballs”, “Foosball and Nocturnal Vigiliantism” and “Digital Estate Planning”[16][17] | Sony Pictures Television |
Motorcity | 2012–13 | [18] | Disney XD |
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | 2012–15 | [19] | |
Liquid Television | 2013 | MTV | |
Turbo FAST | 2013–16 | [13] | DreamWorks Animation |
Breadwinners | 2014–16 | Nickelodeon | |
TripTank | "Jerk Chicken" shorts | Comedy Central | |
King Star King | 2014 | series only | Adult Swim |
Hot in Cleveland | "The Animated Episode" | TV Land | |
Kirby Buckets | 2014–17 | animation | Disney XD |
Niko and the Sword of Light | 2015–19 | [5] | Amazon Studios |
Yoyotoki HappyEars | 2015 | pilot | |
Moonbeam City | [20] | Comedy Central | |
TMNT Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past | Nickelodeon | ||
Doble Fried | pilot[21] (unaired/unreleased; co-produced with PFFFR) | Adult Swim | |
Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack | 2016 | animated sequences | TruTV |
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio | Adult Swim | ||
Lazor Wulf | pilot (unaired/unreleased) | ||
Little Big Awesome | 2016–18 | Amazon Studios | |
Son of Zorn | 2016–17 | animation | 20th Television |
Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh | 2016–18 | animation | DreamWorks Animation |
Future-Worm! | animation | Disney XD | |
Comedy Crib | 2016 | intro, transitions, promos | IFC |
Hanazuki: Full of Treasures[22] | 2017–19 | Hasbro Studios | |
The New V.I.P's | 2017 | pilot | Amazon Video |
Uncle Grandpa | "More Director Shorts" | Cartoon Network | |
Halt and Catch Fire | 2017 | Pilgrim gameplay | AMC |
Disjointed | 2017–18 | animated sequences[23] | Warner Bros. Television |
Goldie and Bear | season 2 | Disney Junior | |
Big Mouth | 2017–present | Netflix | |
Project Runway All Stars | 2018 | "Thrown for a Loop by Betty Boop" (animation) | The Weinstein Company |
Ballmastrz: 9009 | 2018–20 | Adult Swim | |
Tigtone | 2018–20 | ||
Trap Universe | 2018 | pilot | |
Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters | "Bubba the Bear" (animation) | TruTV | |
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | 2018–20 | animation | DreamWorks Animation |
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas | 2018 | Netflix | |
Deadly Class | 2019 | animated sequences | Sony Pictures Television Universal Cable Productions |
T.O.T.S.[24] | 2019–present | Disney Junior | |
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart[25] | Cartoon Network | ||
Archibald's Next Big Thing | animation | DreamWorks Animation | |
Bless the Harts | 2019–21 | 20th Television Fox Entertainment | |
Cleopatra in Space | 2019–present | animation | DreamWorks Animation |
The Midnight Gospel[26][27] | 2020 | Netflix | |
Star Trek: Lower Decks | 2020–present | Paramount+ | |
Animaniacs | animation | Warner Bros. Animation Hulu | |
Kinderwood | 2020 | Noggin | |
Baby Shark's Big Show! | 2020–present | animation | Nickelodeon |
The Harper House | 2021 | CBS Eye Animation Productions Paramount+ | |
WandaVision | 2D animated sequences ("Don't Touch That Dial" only) | Marvel Studios Disney+ | |
Loki[28] | 2D animated sequences | Marvel Studios Disney+ | |
Mythic Quest | animated backstory sequence (Special Episode: "Everlight") | Apple TV+ | |
Looney Tunes Cartoons | season 2 | Warner Bros. Animation HBO Max | |
I Heart Arlo[29] | Netflix | ||
Q-Force | |||
Chicago Party Aunt[30] | |||
Devil May Care | TZGZ | ||
Harriet the Spy | 2021–present | Apple TV+ | |
The Legend of Vox Machina | 2022 | animation[31][32][33] | Critical Role Productions |
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | visual and animation development | Marvel Animation Disney Channel | |
Kiff | 2023 | Disney XD | |
Pupstruction | Disney Junior | ||
Pantheon | TBA | AMC | |
Beavis and Butt-Head | animation | Comedy Central |
Feature films[]
Title | Release date | Co-production with | Note |
---|---|---|---|
Freddy Got Fingered | April 20, 2001 | 20th Century Fox Regency Enterprises |
Animated sequence and artwork |
Wonderland | October 3, 2003 | Lionsgate Flirt Pictures Emmett/Furla Films |
"Divee the Loot" sequence |
Sunset Strip | 2012 | animation | |
Girl Rising | March 7, 2013 | Vulcan Productions The Documentary Group |
"Egypt" sequence |
Her | December 18, 2013 | Annapurna Pictures | Giant Man Sequence |
Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery | July 10, 2015 | Warner Bros. Animation | title sequence |
Team Hot Wheels: The Skill to Thrill! | August 17, 2015 | Mattel Playground Productions | |
Team Hot Wheels: Build the Epic Race! | October 5, 2015 | ||
Nerdland | December 6, 2016 | Samuel Goldwyn Films AKW Worldwide Pariah |
Theatrical animated feature film |
Father of the Year | July 20, 2018 | Happy Madison Productions | virtual reality sequences |
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | July 27, 2018 | Warner Bros. Animation | animation services |
Next Gen | September 7, 2018 | Baozou Manhua | additional pre-production services |
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm | October 23, 2020 | Four By Two Films Amazon Studios |
animation services |
Arlo the Alligator Boy | April 16, 2021 | Netflix Animation | production services |
Foxy Trotter | TBA | Fairy Dust Bold Films Wild Bunch |
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Short films[]
Title | Year | Client | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club) | 2001 | Redman | music video; animation |
Dirty Little Thing | 2004 | Velvet Revolver | music video; animation |
The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl | 2008 | [35] | |
Heartless | 2009 | The Fray | music video |
Barko | |||
Pinched | 2010 | [36] | |
Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation | Adult Swim | ||
Underworld: Endless War | 2011 | Lakeshore Entertainment | |
Diablo III: Wrath | 2012 | Blizzard Entertainment | [37] |
The Wind | Zac Brown Band | music video | |
Miss Atomic Bomb | The Killers | music video; animation | |
Very Important House | 2015 | Disney Television Animation | |
Team Hot Wheels: Search for the 5th Driver! | Mattel Playground Productions | ||
Space Face | Nickelodeon | ||
Menehunes | |||
Don Vs. Raph | |||
We Strike Hard and Fade Away Into the Night | |||
Toonami Exquisite Corpse | 2017 | Adult Swim | |
Rick and Morty Exquisite Corpse | |||
The Story of O.J. | Jay-Z | music video; character animation | |
Bluehilda | |||
Heroes of the Storm: Obey the Call | Blizzard Entertainment | [38] | |
Imaginary Friend Society: Long Hospital Stays | Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation | ||
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures | 2018–present | Lucasfilm | |
Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham | 2019 | Sony Pictures Animation | |
HBO Backstories | HBO | "Barry" | |
Hallucinate | 2020 | Dua Lipa | music video; character animation |
Yankee and the Brave | Run the Jewels | music video | |
La La La | 2021 | Area21 | music video |
Pogo | |||
Mona Lisa |
Video games[]
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (cinematics; 2007)[39]
- Guitar Hero Aerosmith (intro and outro cinematics; 2008)
- Guitar Hero World Tour (cinematics; 2008)[39]
- Guitar Hero: Metallica (cinematics; 2009)[40]
- Guitar Hero Smash Hits (cinematics; 2009)
- Marvel Heroes (opening cinematic; 2013)
- The Legend of Korra (cinematics; 2014)[41]
- Soundfall (trailer; 2018)
- Indivisible (opening cinematic (Co-animated with Trigger); 2018)
- Speed Brawl (animated launch trailer; 2018)
- Apex Legends ("Stories from the Outlands: A Father's Letter"; 2019)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (teaser; 2019)
Commercials[]
- Budweiser
- Minute Maid
- Nickelodeon
- VH1
- Nokia
- Honda Odyssey
- Cocoa Puffs
- K-Swiss
- League of Legends
- Adult Swim
- Totino's
- Stride
- Schick Hydro
- Domino's Pizza
- Nike
- Visa Inc.
- Clash Royale
- Chobani Gimmies
Notes[]
- ↑ A related union is The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839, formerly named the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists, located in Burbank, California
References[]
- ↑ Titmouse, Inc. - Central Hollywood - 267 visitors. Foursquare.com.
- ↑ About - Titmouse.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andreeva, Nellie (December 20, 2012). Adult Swim's 'Black Dynamite' Renewed For Second Season.
- ↑ 52nd Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. Television Academy.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Antonio Canobbio (en-US) (July 30, 2020).
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine
- ↑ Six Point Harness and Titmouse launch Rug Burn channel. Animation Magazine (December 7, 2012).
- ↑ NYCC '15: Paul Rudd To Lead Titmouse' First Feature Length Film. Bleeding Cool (October 9, 2015).
- ↑ Amidi, Amid (October 20, 2020). Historic Moment in Canadian Animation: 98% Of Titmouse Vancouver Workers Vote To Unionize (en-US).
- ↑ Larsen, Karin (October 22, 2020). Vancouver animation workers unionize after precedent-setting vote (en-US).
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (October 20, 2020). Titmouse Canada Becomes Country's First TAG Union Toon Shop (en-US).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Futter, Mike (October 17, 2014). "The Legend of Korra: Get a Look at the Animation and Combat of The Legend Of Korra". Game Informer. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Webb, Charles (May 3, 2013). "ECCC 2013: Animation Studio Titmouse Unleashes The 'Disco Destroyer!'". MTV Geek. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Moody, Annemarie (July 29, 2009). "Jeff Katz and Titmouse Animation Team Up in Four Picture Deal". AWN. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ Aaron (October 29, 2009). AOTS and Titmouse Attend Slasher School. Cold Hard Flash.
- ↑ Beck, Jerry (2014-06-20). "Community" goes Anime. Cartoonbrew.com.
- ↑ 2013 Official Selection, film index, Community "Digital Estate Planning". Annecy.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Candace Bailey Goes Behind The Scenes At Titmouse Studios". G4. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Zahed, Ramin (March 6, 2012). "Disney's 'Randy Cunningham' Goes into Production". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Andreeva, Nellie (January 10, 2014). "Comedy Central Greenlights Animated Cop Comedy Series Produced By Rob Lowe & Will Gluck And Voiced By Lowe, Elizabeth Banks, Will Forte & Kate Mara". Deadline. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ↑ Demo Reel 2016.
- ↑ Hasbro: The Next Chapter in Storytelling | License! Global.
- ↑ Watch All The Animated Sequences In The New Netflix Series 'Disjointed'. Cartoon Brew (September 18, 2017).
- ↑ Disney Junior Greenlights Animated Comedy 'T.O.T.S.' For 2019 Premiere (April 11, 2018).
- ↑ Cartoon Network Unveils Adventure Comedies 'Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart' And 'Tig N' Seek' (May 20, 2019).
- ↑ Zahed, Ramin (December 19, 2019). Netflix Nabs New Show from 'Adventure Time' Creator Pen Ward.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.@catsuka (March 16, 2020). "First trailer of Netflix "The..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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- ↑ 'Chicago Party Aunt' Animated Series Ordered at Netflix, Lauren Ash and RuPaul Charles Among Voice Cast (July 27, 2021).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitten, Sarah (March 4, 2019). "Critical Role fans finance Dungeons & Dragons Kickstarter in an hour". CNBC. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ↑ Smash parties, talking vulvas and Big Mouth: inside Titmouse animation studio (en) (2021-03-04).
- ↑ Spangler, Todd (2021-10-08). Critical Role's 'Legend of Vox Machina' Series Premiere Date Set on Amazon Prime Video (en-US).
- ↑ Chris Prynoski Developing 'Foxy Trotter' With Natalie Portman. Cartoon Brew (November 2, 2017).
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- ↑ Obey the Call – Heroes of the Storm.
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Faylor, Chris (March 18, 2009). "Metalocalypse Animators Found Game Studio, Developing Post-apocalyptic Zombie Pirate Game". Shacknews. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
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External links[]
- Official website
- Template:IMDb company
- Sean Cubillas, The 10 Greatest Cartoons Made By Titmouse Studios, According To IMDb, Comic Book Resources
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Industry associations | The Animation Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 839 • ASIFA-Hollywood | |
Awards | Academy Awards • Annie Awards • Daytime Emmy Award • Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards • Primetime Emmy Award | |
History | Silent era • Golden age (World War II) • Television era • Modern era | |
Genres | Animated Infomercial • Animated sitcom • Buddy film • Comedy-drama • Superhero fiction • Western | |
Related topics | American comics (History of American comics • Tijuana bible) • Humorous Phases of Funny Faces • Flash animation | |
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