>>> EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO LEARN ABOUT COMEDY, I LEARNED WATCHING
WARNER BROTHERS CARTOONS. >> THERE'S A PART OF US THAT'S
FOREVER 12 YEARS OLD. >> I AM A MAN.
>> FOR KIDS IT SEEMS KIND OF ADULT.
>> COMEDIANS MAKE GOOD VOICE ACTORS BECAUSE THEY'VE MADE A
CAREER BEING THEMSELVES. >> THERE'S TREMENDOUSLY FUNNY
LINES IN "TOY STORY". >> THE WRITING, THE VOICE
TALENT, ANIMATION, BOOM.
♪ >>> THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
MOVING CARTOONS THAT REALLY DELIGHTS US.
A CARTOON IS COMEDY COMING TO LIFE.
THAT'S KIND OF INTERESTING AND MAGICAL.
>> THAT'S IT. I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR TOM
FOOLERY. >> THE WILDEST THING YOU CAN
THINK OF IS ACCOMPLISHED JUST BY DRAWING IT.
SO WHETHER IT'S THE SIMPSONS, FAMILY GUY, YOUR IMAGINATION IS
UNLIMITED IN ANIMATION. >> IN ANIMATION, YOU CAN LIKE
HAVE PEOPLE RIPPING APART EACH OTHER'S GUTS.
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. >> ONE THING THAT I LIKE TO SAY
IS THAT LIVE ACTION IS LOW BUDGET ANIMATION.
>> IT CAN BE TAUGHT. >> THE VISUAL JOKES, THE BEST OF
THEM ARE OFTEN IN ANIMATED CARTOONS.
>> IS TO BE BEING NERVOUS, KID. >> HE'S THE MOST GENTLE DENTIST
IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD. >> COMEDY HAS BEEN TO MOVE MORE
AND MORE TOWARDS ANIMATION. >> CARTOONS, IF THEY'RE DONE
RIGHT, CAN CONVEY COMEDY VERY PRECISELY.
AND IF YOU THINK OF IT AND IT'S FUNNY, YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>> ANIMATION AND COMEDY GOES RIGHT BACK TO THE EXTREME
BEGINNING OF FILM. >> AT THE END OF THE '20s, START
OF THE '30s, COMEDY SHORTS WERE VERY POPULAR IN CINEMA.
SO THE BIG STARS WERE PEOPLE LIKE CHARLIE CHAPLIN, BUSTER
KEATON, CARTOONS WERE FILM SHORTS SHOWN IN THEATERS.
EARLY CARTOONS ARE LOADED WITH STARRING CHARACTERS LIKE COCOA
THE CLOWN AND FELIX THE CAT. BUT THEN MICKEY MOUSE COMES
ALONG AND IS CONSIDERED THE FIRST SOUND CARTOON CHARACTER.
♪ >> NOT ONLY DID WALT DISNEY ADD
SOUND WITH THE FIRST MICKEY MOUSE CARTOON, BUT THEY WERE
FUNNY SOUNDS. >> AT THE TIME THERE'S NO
ANIMATION TO LOOK AT BECAUSE NO ONE WAS DOING ANIMATION.
SO THEY LOOKED AT CHAPLIN OR BUSTER
BUSTER KEATON OR LAUREL AND HARDY.
IT WAS ABOUT SILENCE. THAT WAS A GOOD WAY FOR THEM TO
HONE UP ANIMATION SKILLS. >> CHAPLIN SAID MICKEY MOUSE IS
GOING TO PUT ME OUT OF WORK. THE MOUSE COULD DO, MAGICALLY,
ALMOST ANYTHING. >> MEANWHILE, THE STUDIO WAS
THEIR RIVAL. THEY'RE GRITTIER AND DIRTIER AND
A LOT OF WEIRD CHARACTERS. >> IT HAD A TENDENCY TO FEEL
MORE ADULT THAN THE OTHER STUDIOS.
BETTY BOOP HAD THIS GARTER THAT FELL DOWN AND SLIPPED UP.
THERE WAS A SEX COMPONENT TO HER.
WHEN POP EYE AND BLUTO FOUGHT, IT WAS VERY VIOLENT.
>> POPEYE, AS FAR AS ART GOES, IT'S A FUNNY DRAWING.
IT MAKES YOU LAUGH. >> I'LL SQUISH YOUR BRAINS OUT,
YOU BET. >> AND HE WASN'T NASTY OR
VIOLENT OR ANYTHING, IT WAS JUST HE GOT PUT UPON.
HE WAS NOT LOOKING FOR TROUBLE. MEANWHILE, HE COULD KICK
ANYBODY'S BUTT. >> POPEYE CARTOONS HAD A BEAT TO
THEM. YOU CAN ALMOST TELL THEY'RE MADE
WITH A METRONOME GOING BACK AND FORTH.
ALL MOVING WITH THE SAME BEAT. IT WAS FANTASTIC.
THIS IS FLEISCHER IN THE '30s. >> I'M POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN.
>> WALT DISNEY WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS GENUINELY INTERESTED IN
PUSHING THE ENTIRE MEDIUM FORWARD.
>> THERE'S A REASON DISNEY BECAME FAMOUS.
THE QUALITY OF THEIR ANIMATION WAS UNPARALLELED.
IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. >> BY THE LATE 1930s, DISNEY WAS
NOW DOING "SNOW WHITE," THESE ELABORATE FAIRY TALES,
BEAUTIFULLY DONE, SPECTACULAR, THE REST OF THE INDUSTRY IS
TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH DISNEY. BUT SOME STUDIOS LOOKED AT THAT
AND SAID WE'RE GOING TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH.
>> LOONEY TUNES WAS ALL ABOUT GAGS MAKING YOU LAUGH, WHEN THEY
SHOWED THOSE CARTOONS IN MOVIE THEATERS BEFORE A WARNER
BROTHERS MOVIE, THEY WOULD KILL FOR AN AUDIENCE OF ADULTS IN THE
THEATER. >> SHOOT IT LOW.
YOU KEEP OUT OF THIS. HE DOESN'T HAVE TO SHOOT YOU
NOW. >> HE DOES HAVE TO SHOOT ME NOW.
I DEMAND THAT YOU SHOOT ME NOW. >> THE DUCK SEASON, RABBIT
SEASON EXCHANGE TO THIS DAY, IF I WATCH IT, I LAUGH HYSTERICALLY
BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT'S COMING, BUT WATCHING DAFFY DUCK STEP
INTO IT EVERY SINGLE TIME IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT.
>> NOT AGAIN. >> THE TIMING IN THOSE CARTOONS
IS SO GREAT. AND IT WAS UNIVERSAL COMEDY.
YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW MUCH TO UNDERSTAND WHY BUGS BUNNY AND
ELMER FUD ARE FUNNY. >> KILL THE RABBIT, KILL THE
RABBIT, KILL THE RABBIT. >> KILL THE RABBIT?
>> BUGS BUNNY IS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL COMEDIANS OF ALL
TIME. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYONE
FROM MY GENERATION OF COMEDY WHO DIDN'T LEARN HOW TO TIME A JOKE
FROM BUGS BUNNY. >> OF COURSE YOU REALIZE THIS
MEANS WAR. >> WARNER BROTHERS CAR TOONS, I
THINK THEY GOT PERSONALITIES RIGHT.
YOU HAD SO MANY DIFFERENT STARS, YOU HAD BUGS AND YOU HAD DAFFY
AND YOU HAD ELMER FUD, YOSEMITE SAM, THE ROADRUNNER, THE COYOTE.
THAT'S QUITE A LOT. THEY DID PRETTY GOOD.
>> THE ANIMATED STARS WERE AS BIG AS ANY MOVIE STAR,
CERTAINLY, THAT WE KNEW, AND AS CHILDREN THEY WERE MUCH BIGGER.
>> AUDIENCES COULD RELATE TO THESE CHARACTERS.
>> WE SAW OURSELVES IN MICKEY. HE WAS US.
HE WAS THE SMALL GUY FIGHTING AGAINST THE SYSTEM.
BUGS BUNNY WHO WAS KIND OF A BROOKLYN STREET FIGHTER, THEY
REPRESENTED US. AND USUALLY THE BAD GUYS WERE
THE LANDLORDS, THE BOSS, THE HUNTER, THE PERSON WHO WAS
TAKING AWAY SOMETHING FROM US. AND WE COULD LAUGH AT THEIR
ANTICS. WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO GET BACK.
IT MADE US FEEL BETTER. IT EMPOWERED US.
>> BUGS BUNNY, DAFFY DUCK, WILEY COYOTE, THOSE GUYS TO ME WERE
THE BEST EXECUTORS OF COMEDY EVER, IF YOU'RE STILL LAUGHING
60 YEARS LATER AT A JOKE, THAT'S BRILLIANT.
>>> TELEVISION BECOMES A MAJOR COMPETITOR FOR MOVIES STARTING
IN 1950, BECAUSE OF THE FILM TV STUDIOS STARTING TO SLASH THEIR
BUDGETS. EVERY MAJOR FILM STUDIO HAD AN
ANIMATION DIVISION. SUDDENLY BY THE LATE '50s ALMOST
NONE OF THEM DO. >> YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE LIKE HENNA
AND JOE BARBARA WINNING OSCARS FOR TOM & JERRY CARTOONS,
THEY'RE OUT OF WORK, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO?
THEY PITCHED THE IDEA OF A PRIMETIME ADULT-ORIENTED SITCOM.
>> THE FLINTSTONES, LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT ON TV?
WELL, HERE IT IS. >> THE FLINTSTONES, THAT'S A
KIDS CARTOON, THAT'S NOT FAMILY GUY.
BUT IT WAS IN 1960. LOOK AT THE FIRST TWO SEASONS OF
THE FLINTSTONES, THEY'RE ALL ADULT SITUATIONS.
THE SHOW ITSELF IS A PARODY OF SITCOMS AT THE TIME.
>> DON'T YOU GET IT? THIS PLACE IS A GOLD MINE, IF WE
COULD BUY IT, WE COULD GET RICH AND BE OUR OWN BOSSES.
>> THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. IT'S SURE FIRE.
>> MANY PEOPLE SAY DID YOU COPY THE HONEYMOONERS.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT YOU CAN GIVE ME.
BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE GUYS IN THERE WHICH WERE THE
WINDOW DRESSING. >> OH, BOY, WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO
WALK. >> THE WAY TO SELL A TV SHOW IN
THOSE DAYS WAS TO MAKE IT AS CHEAP AS POSSIBLE.
>> IN LIMITED ANIMATION YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ANIMATE THE FULL
BODY OF THE CHARACTER. YOU'VE GOT MORE LEVELS ON EACH
CHARACTER. THERE'S BACKGROUND, AND THEN
THERE'S THE HEAD AND THE BODY. AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO ANIMATE
THE LIPS ON HIS MOUTH. >> HANNAH BARBERA CARTOONS WERE
NO BONES, LOW BUDGET, BUT IT DIDN'T MATTER BECAUSE THE
DIALOGUE WAS SO SNAPPY AND CLEVER.
>> DID YOU GET YOUR PAPER, DEAR? >> YEAH, AND I'M LUCKY, IT ONLY
COMES ONCE A WEEK. >> ONCE AGAIN, YOU'LL KNOW IT'S
TIME FOR THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE.
>> THE JAY WARD STUDIO DID ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE BECAUSE IT WAS
POPULAR AS ADULTS. IT KEPT WINKING AT ITSELF SAYING
THIS IS A KIDS CARTOON. >> I WONDER WHY THEY'RE SHOOTING
AT US. >> MUST BE FROM A RIVAL NETWORK.
>> THE END OF THE THEATRICAL CARTOON ERA IS KIND OF SAD
BECAUSE THE MONEY WENT AWAY AND THE ENTHUSIASM WENT AWAY WITH IT
AND TV ANIMATION WAS MORE OF A FACTORY BUSINESS THAN AN
INSPIRED BUSINESS. >> HERE COME THE BEARS.
>> BY THE 1970s, THE IDEA OF A CREATOR DRIVEN ANIMATED SERIES
WAS PRETTY MUCH GONE IN GENERAL. THERE WAS MUCH MORE OF AN
EMPHASIS ON ADVERTISING. THERE WAS A BIG GAP ON SATURDAY
MORNINGS. PEOPLE SAID, WELL, WHO'S
WATCHING TV AT THAT TIME? THE ANSWER WAS KIDS.
>> IT WAS TELEVISION THAT PUT CARTOONS INTO THE ARENA OR
GHETTO, IF YOU WILL, OF SATURDAY MORNING.
BEFORE TV, CARTOONS WERE FOR EVERYBODY.
THERE'S A STRAITJACKET PUT ON ANIMATION THAT YOU COULDN'T BE
AS FUNNY AS YOU WANTED TO BE, OH, IT'S FOR KIDS AND IT CAN'T
BE THIS INTERESTING. >> DIDN'T ANYONE EVER TELL YOU
IT'S NOT POLITE TO GRAB? >> BY THE '80s, WE WERE INTO
POUND PUPPIES, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, A LOT OF
MERCHANDISING OPPORTUNITIES, BUT THEY WERE SORT OF WAYS TO SELL
PRODUCT RATHER THAN WAYS TO ENTERTAIN OR AMUSE KIDS.
>> EDDY? >> YEAH.
>> BRING IN THE GUYS. >> RALPH BAKSHI WAS A MENTOR,
AND TOGETHER WITH A LOT OF OTHER ANIMATORS, THEY CONSPIRED TO
CREATE CARTOONS AS A VEHICLE FOR COMEDY AND HAVE THEM REFLECT AN
ANIMATOR SENSIBILITY, MAKE THEM FUNNY AND WHACKY FOR THE SAKE OF
FUNNY AND WHACKY. >> CAN MIGHTY MOUSE SAVE THE DAY
FOR NETWORK TELEVISION? >> HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY.
>> THE NEW ADVENTURES OF MIGHTY MOUSE CAME ON AND IT WAS TOTALLY
DISREGARDING THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO, AND
IT WAS LIKE, OH, THERE'S SOMETHING NEW HAPPENING IN
ANIMATION, THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON HERE.
>> THE MIGHTY MOUSE SHOW WAS FAST PACED, FUNNY, SILLY, IT HAD
WEIRD CHARACTERS IN IT, LITTLE SEGMENTS THAT ALMOST MADE NO
SENSE, THE NON SEQUITUR KIND OF HUMOR, NO ONE WAS DOING THAT
KIND OF STUFF AT THE TIME. >> I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MUCH HAIR
SINCE BROOK SHIELDS TRIMMED HER EYEBROWS.
>> THE SERIES HAD CONTROVERSIAL ELEMENTS, ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN
BEING THE SUPPOSED SNIFFING OF COCAINE.
>> I KNOW SOMEONE ELSE LIKE THAT.
>> THERE WAS A FAMOUS EPISODE WHERE MIGHTY MOUSE SNIFFED A
FLOWER, AND BECAME STRONG AND FLIES AWAY.
THIS PREACHER LED A PROTEST SAYING THAT THIS WAS A METAPHOR
FOR COCAINE USE AND THAT THIS CARTOON SHOW SHOULD BE
CANCELLED. AND THE PRESSURE CAMPAIGN
SUCCEEDED. SO THE NETWORK LISTENED TO THIS
GROUP RATHER THAN THE ANIMATORS THEMSELVES WHO SAID THAT WAS
NEVER ON OUR MINDS TO BEGIN WITH.
>> THE ART IS WERE PUSHING, BUT THEY'D GET SHUT DOWN BECAUSE
THEY HAD WHAT THEY CALLED OUTRAGEOUS IDEAS OF SUBVERSION.
THAT'S THE MEAT OF ANY CARTOON. >> THE NEW ADVENTURES OF MIGHTY
MOUSE INSPIRED A NEW GENERATION OF ANIMATORS WHO MADE CARTOONS
THEY WANTED TO MAKE, THAT THEY THOUGHT WERE FUNNY.
>> SPIKE & MIC WASKE WAS A TOURI FILM FESTIVAL.
THEY COLLECTED ANIMATED SHORTS AND THEY HAD THIS ONE COLLECTION
FOR GROWN UPS. >> IT WOULD FEATURE EARLY MIKE
JUDGE CARTOONS. >> OKAY, BUT I'M GOING TO SET
THE BUILDING ON FIRE. >> LUPO, THE BUTCHER, A GORY
CARTOON. SPIKE & MIKE HAD TABOO THINGS
FROM CARTOONS, GORE AND SEX. >> BEFORE THE INTERNET, THEY
WERE CRITICAL, THEY WERE CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH AN
AUDIENCE THAT THEY JUST OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD.
>> ALL OF US WHO ARE WORKING IN THAT BUSINESS, WE WOULD TRY TO
SLIP SOMETHING IN THAT'S FUNNY OR PITCH A SHOW THAT WAS FUNNY.
SO WHEN NEW OPPORTUNITIES CAME ALONG TO WORK ON SOMETHING THAT
WE THOUGHT COULD BLOSSOM INTO ACTUALLY A FUNNY ANIMATED SHOW
WE WERE ALWAYS EAGER TO JUMP AT THAT.
>> THERE WE ARE. >> IT MAY BE AN -- CHANNEL, BUT
THE SIMPSONS ARE ON TV.
>>> I WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THE
VOICE OF LISA. WHEN I SHOWED UP THE AUDITION
PIECE WAS ON THE TABLE AND THERE WAS A PICTURE OF LISA, BUT RIGHT
NEXT TO HER WAS THE PICTURE OF BART.
IT SAID 10 YEARS OLD, UNDERACHIEVER, PROUD OF IT,
TROUBLEMAKER, AND I'M LIKE, OH, MAN, YEAH.
>> EAT MY SHORTS. >> ALL RIGHT, EAT YOUR SHORTS?
>> YOU COULD HAVE LOOKED AT TV GUIDE, ANY ISSUE DURING THE 60s,
AND I WAS WATCHING THAT EPISODE OF THE FLINTSTONES OR THE
JETSONS. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THOSE TV
SHOWS COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. THEY WERE DISAPPOINTING TO ME.
I SAID SOME DAY IF I HAVE MY OWN TV SHOW I'M GOING TO DO IT
DIFFERENT. >> IN THE '80s THERE WAS A YOUNG
CREW OF ANIMATORS AND A YOUNG CREW OF WRITERS WHO DIDN'T HAVE
PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS OF WHAT ANIMATION SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT
DO. SO THERE WAS A LOT OF BREAKING
OUT OF THE THREE CAMERA SITCOM THAT YOU COULD DO IN ANIMATION,
TO QUOTE MONTY PYTHON, MAKE IT UP AS YOU GO ALONG.
>> IS THERE ANY FRONTAL NUDITY? >> NO, HOMER.
>> THE LINES ON THE SIMPSONS ARE SO SHARP AND I'M SO IMPRESSED
THE VOLUME OF GOOD JOKES AND THE QUALITY OF THE JOKES.
IT WAS A LEGENDARY WRITER'S ROOM, LONG BEFORE I GOT THERE.
>> THIS SUBVERTED THE FAMILY SITCOM.
IN FACT, IT WAS THE MOST REALISTIC PORTRAYAL OF THE
FAMILY, WHICH IS CRAZY BECAUSE IT WAS A CARTOON.
>> THE SIMPSONS IS THE HOTTEST NEW SERIES ON TELEVISION.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE ANIMATED SERIES, IT'S ABOUT A FAMILY JUST
LIKE YOURS. >> WE HAD KIDS BACK TALKING TO
THEIR PARENTS. MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE IN ANIMATED
FORMAT YOU DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE THAT.
>> HERE'S BART SIMPSON THE MOST POPULAR CHARACTER ON TELEVISION
RIGHT NO AND EWEWE TALKED TO THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WHO IS BANNING
BART SIMPSON T-SHIRTS. >> THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY LYING
IN BED AWAKE AT NIGHT SEETHING BECAUSE KIDS FIND SOMETHING
REALLY FUN. IT'S A CONTROVERSY OF THE WEEK.
>> ALL SHE NEEDED WAS FOR THAT BIG SLOB TO SHE HER SOME
RESPECT. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
I HAVE A HISTORY OF MISSING A POINT AT STUFF LIKE THIS.
>> HOMER, YOU GOT IT JUST RIGHT. >> THE REASON THAT SHOW HOLDS
TOGETHER IS THAT IT'S A FAMILY. IT SOUNDS CORNY, BUT IT IS A
FAMILY. THEY DO LOVE EACH OTHER AND
THEY'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE FAMILY UNIT.
THAT'S THE OLDEST STORY THERE IS.
>> IS YOUR MOTHER THERE? NO?
>> GOOD, WELCOME TO OUR SECRET HEADQUARTERS.
DEEP INSIDE THE LOWER INTESTINE OF A SPERM WHALE.
>> OH, GOD, GOD -- >> ANIMATION IS MOST SUCCESSFUL
WHEN IT IS FULLY CREATOR DRIVEN. YOU THEN HAVE JOHN KAY MAKING
REN & STIMPY, PUTTING AN ADULT CARTOON ON A MILD KIDS NETWORK.
ANIMATION HAD NEVER BEEN THAT GROSS, THE BOOGERS.
ANIMATION WASN'T THE SAME AFTER THAT.
>> I PICKED THEM MYSELF. >> IT WAS REALLY DIFFERENT, THE
GAGS WERE DIFFERENT, DRINKING FROM A TOILET BOWL.
THEY BROKE ALL THESE RULES AND YOU WONDER WHY WERE THOSE RULES
IN PLACE? >> REN & STIMPY HAD THIS GREW OF
GREAT ARTISTS AND ANIMATORS, THE MORE THEY COULD DO IT ALL
THEMSELVES THE BETTER THE CARTOON WOULD BE, THEY WERE
ADDING FUNNY ANIMATED TOUCHES AND TWITCHES.
>> REN & STIMPY CREATED A RENAISSANCE OF NEW ANIMATION
WITH DIALOGUE AND VISUAL GAGS AND CHARACTERS AND VOICE ACTORS
THAT WE STILL EXPERIENCE TODAY. >> THIS NEW ERA OF ANIMATION,
CREATOR DRIVEN ANIMATION IS EXPLODING IN THE EARLY '90s.
AND MTV SEES THIS AND GOES, WE NEED SOME WAY TO HARNESS THIS.
>> MAYBE YOU SHOULD STICK YOUR WIENER IN THE BUG ZAPPER.
>> YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA, BUTT
HEAD. >> LET'S GET THIS DOWN HERE.
THERE WE GO. >> BEEVUS AND BUTTHEAD WAS
AMAZING BECAUSE ADULTS DIDN'T GET IT.
>> WHAT IS IT? >> IT'S PART OF THE DUMBING DOWN
OF TELEVISION. SO WHAT THEY DO IS THEY
CELEBRATE UNDERACHIEVEMENT. >> YEAH, AND HE KEEPS SAYING HE
NEEDS TP FOR HIS BUNG HOLE. WHAT THE HELL IS A BUNG HOLE?
>> THOSE SAME FORCES THAT HAD HARASSED JOHN -- WITH THE NEW
ADVENTURES OF MIGHTY MOUSE WERE NOW HARASSING MTV AND MIKE JUDGE
SAYING IT'S A BAD INFLUENCE ON KIDS, NOT REALIZING IT WASN'T AN
INFLUENCE ON THE GENERATION, BUT A REFLECTION OF THE GENERATION.
>> IT WAS GREAT FOR EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS, TWO IMBECILES THAT HAD
NOTHING TO DO ALL DAY. YOU CAN WRITE A LOT ABOUT THAT.
>> HEY, BUTTHEAD CAN I SET THIS DOWN, MY HANDS ARE GETTING
TIRED. >> NO WAY, BE AVIS.
>> THEY'RE ALL SUCCEEDING. IT'S ALL HAPPENING AT THE SAME
TIME THAT CABLE IS TAKING OFF. AND NOW THE STUDIOS WERE WISING
UP. WELL, IF WE GET ONE GREAT NUT TO
RUN A SHOW, AND THEY REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, IT COULD
WORK OUT. >> WE GOT OUT OF SCHOOL.
NO MORE SCHOOL TODAY. WE GOT OUT OF SCHOOL.
>> OH, YOU GUYS, MY EYES. >> IF YOU HAVEN'T YET HEARD
ABOUT SOUTH PARK, YOU'RE ABOUT TO.
CRITICS HAVE PRAISED THE SHOW AS BRILLIANTLY FUNNY, BUT MANY SEE
ONLY A LEWD, OFFENSIVE CARTOON UNSUITABLE FOR CHILDREN.
>> IT WAS THE NEXT STEP IN THE EVOLUTION OF ANIMATION.
THE SIMPSONS OPENED THE DOOR, AND SOUTH PARK KICKED THE DOOR
DOWN. >> CHILDREN, I'M GLAD YOU'RE
HERE. I CALL THEM CHEFS CHOCOLATE --
>> THESE ARE GOOD. I LOVE YOUR SALTED CHOCOLATE --
>> THEY PUSHED THE CULTURE, CHALLENGED THE CULTURE.
I THINK ADULTS CONNECTED TO IT BECAUSE OF THAT REASON.
THEY APPRECIATED THE SATIRE AND HOW IT ATTACKED CERTAIN
INSTITUTIONS. >> OH, YEAH, BECAUSE IT WAS A
CARTOON. YOU PUT YOUR DEFENSES DOWN.
>> IT'S VERY DISRESPECTFUL, AND ANIMATION IS A GREAT WAY TO
REALLY TURN THE DISRESPECT INTO A WHOLE WORLD.
>> DON'T BOTHER WITH NEW GHOST BUSTERS, NOT FUNNY, CHICKS
RUINED IT. CAN WE GET ICE CREAM NOW?
I WANT TO GET THE TASTE OF ASS OUT OF MY MOUTH.
>> THEY HAVE NO FEAR OF BOUNDARIES.
>> THEY ADDRESS SO MANY THINGS SO SMARTLY, AND THERE'S A LOT OF
POO, POO, FART JOKES IN THERE, BUT PEOPLE DON'T CONSIDER IT
WHEN THEY CONSIDER SMART ANIMATION COMEDY.
>> THIS WEEK "SOUTH PARK" HAS GONE OUT ON SYNDICATION.
IT'S AMAZING. LOOK HOW MUCH THEY HAVE TO CUT
OUT. TO WATCH THE FIRST SEASON, THEY
DON'T CUT ANYTHING OUT. >> IT'S VERY INTERESTING TO ME
HOW ENDURING SOME OF THOSE SHOWS ARE.
THAT'S UNUSUAL FOR TV SHOWS TO BE ON THIS LONG, GUYS,
ESPECIALLY COMEDIES. >> THAT'S A CARTOON, MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE WATCH IT, HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF THERE'S A CARTOON ON
TELEVISION THAT MADE FUN OF JEWS ALL THE TIME, HUH?
>>> HOW DO YOU -- PLEASED TO
MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE. HELLO.
>> ANIMATION IS OFTEN DRIVEN BY DISTINCTIVE GREAT VOICES, AND
THOSE VOICES CONTRIBUTED AS MUCH AS ANYTHING TO THE PERSONALITIES
AND THE SUCCESS OF THOSE CHARACTERS.
>> I HAVE TO CREATE A VOICE FOR EACH CHARACTER.
THEY SHOW ME THE CHARACTER, AND BUGS I COULD SEE WAS A TOUGH
LITTLE STINKER, AND I THOUGHT, WHICH IS THE TOUGHEST VOICE IN
THIS COUNTRY, EITHER BROOKLYN OR THE BRONX?
>> SO I PUT THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER, DOC.
WHAT'S UP, DOC? >> NOBLANK WAS AN UNBELIEVABLE
ACTOR. EVERY ONE OF THOSE CHARACTERS
HAD A SOUL AND A PERSONALITY AND A HISTORY.
HE WASN'T LIKE A WITTY COLLECTION OF VOICES.
>> VOICE ACTING ISN'T AS EASY AS WE THINK IT IS.
YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FACE NOW SO YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR VOICE TO
CONVEY THE COMEDY. >> ONCE YOU CREATE A VOICE YOU
NEVER FORGET IT. >> PORKY PIG WILL COME ALONG,
SUFFERING SUCCOTASH. I SAW A PUTTY CAT.
>> HE LED THE WAY FOR GUYS LIKE ME.
>> SEAL OF APPROVAL, ONLY FIND IT ON PRODUCTS WHICH MEET THE
HIGH PERSONAL STANDARDS OF CRUSTY THE CLOWN.
>> THE VOICE TALENT ON THE SIMPSONS IS A POINT OF
INSPIRATION, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GREAT FROM THE VOICE
ACTING THAT YOU CAN MINE FOR PERFORMANCES, HOW YOU'RE GOING
TO DIRECT THE SHOTS, AND OVERALL THE LOOK OF THE CHARACTERS GET
INSPIRED BY THE VOCAL CHOICES. >> YOU ALMOST START DRAWING
CHARACTERS FOR THE VOICE PERSON YOU HAVE IN MIND.
PEOPLE LIKE TRESS McNEIL AND BILLY WEST.
>> I LOOKED AT THESE CHARACTERS AND THOUGHT LONG AND HARD BEFORE
I OPENED MY MOUTH. PHILLIP JAY FRYE.
>> SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY. >> DR. ZOIDBERG HAD ALL THIS
COOL MEAT HANGING ON HIS FACE. I THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE AN
IMPEDIMENT. >> HERE I COME.
>> FROM THE SIMPSONS, I LOVED DOING AGNES SKINNER, IT'S A
VOICE EASY FOR ME TO DO, I'M GOING TO BE HER ONE DAY VERY
SOON. AND DOT, OF COURSE IS THE ONE
SISTER, SHE'S THE CUTE ONE. >> THAT MAKES ME FEEL ALL KIND
OF WARM AND SQUISHY. EITHER THAT OR I NEED TO WEAR
DIAPERS. >> ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SIT
BACK AND LET THEM DO THEIR THING.
>> BUT NEVER DUPLICATE -- GENIE OF THE LAMP.
>> THAT'S ROBIN WILLIAMS, OF COURSE, AS THE VOICE AND
INSPIRATION OF THE GENIE IN THE BOTTLE IN ALADDIN, HE'S THE REAL
STAR OF THE MOVIE, AN EXTRAORDINARY PRESSERFORMANCE, T
PERFECT MELDING OF A TALENT AND ART FORM.
ROBIN WILLIAMS IS AN ANIMATED CHARACTER.
>> HE WASN'T JUST READING THE SCRIPT WITH HIS FUNNY VOICES, HE
WAS WINGING IT, HE WAS IMPROVISING.
AND THEY KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO USE SOME OF THAT.
THIS GENIE IS GOING TO BE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WATCH ROBIN
WILLIAMS ON STAGE. >> CONCLUDE LOOK AT THOSE FANGS.
I COULD HAVE BEEN A CONTENDER. >> I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT ROBIN
WILLIAMS WAS LIKE AS THAT GENIE. IT IS DEFINITELY ROBIN'S DEAL TO
AD LIB. >> THIS OPENED UP A DOOR FOR
PUTTING ACTORS IN ANIMATION. >> YOU WEREN'T THE REAL BUZZ
LIGHT YEAR, YOU'RE AN ACTION FIGURE.
YOU ARE A CHILD'S PLAY THING. >> YOU ARE A SAD, STRANGE LITTLE
MAN, AND YOU HAVE MY PITY. FAREWELL.
>> THEY TRIED A DISK JOCKEY VOICE.
VERY SELF-AWARE, AND HE WAS ALSO VERY CONFIDENT, AND I WENT A
LITTLE DUMBER. IT'S FILLED WITH BRA VAUVADO, HE
GOT NOTHING BUT HEART, BUT HE IS ALSO OBLIVIOUS.
>> VOICE ACTING, THE VALUE ON IT HAS CHANGED COMPLETELY.
IT USED TO BE ABOUT A GUY LIKE MEL BLANK WHO COULD DO MULTIPLE
VOICES, NOW YOU HIRE AN ACTOR TO DO ONE VOICE, AND IT'S USUALLY
THEIRS. >> NOW MY EVIL POWER WILL BE
UNLIMITED, YOU FEEL ME? >> I CAN FEEL YOU.
>> COMEDIANS HAVE AN INHERENT UNDERSTANDING OF TIMING AND THEY
UNDERSTAND IMPROV MORE SO THAN A TRADITIONAL ACTOR.
>> THE JOKE DELIVERS. WHEN YOU PUT THEM IN A BOOTH,
THEY KNOW HOW TO HIT THE PUNCHLINE.
>> WITH SOMEBODY LIKE MIKE MYERS, HE ALWAYS DID CHARACTERS.
AND SO HE WAS BORN TO DO ANIMATION.
>> I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY HUSBAND, "SHREK."
>> WELL, IT'S EASY TO SEE WHERE FIONA GETS HER GOOD LOOKS FROM.
>> WORKING WITHOUT PROPS IS SOMETHING I WAS VERY, VERY USED
TO. I NEVER SAW EDDY MURPHY OR
ANTONIO BANDERAS THE WHOLE TIME. YOU'RE USED TO MAKING SOMETHING
OUT OF NOTHING. >> WE CAN STAY UP LATE, SWAPPING
MANLY STORIES AND IN THE MORNING I'M MAKING WAFFLES.
>> EDDY MURPHY'S VOICE ITSELF SOUNDS FUNNY, BUT HE CAN ALSO DO
VOICES. >> KEEP OUR PEOPLE DOWN, BUT WE
CAN USE IT TO KEEP THOSE SAME PEOPLE FROM STEALING YOUR
GO-CART. >> AND VOICEOVER FOR ANIMATED
COMEDY, YOU NEED PEOPLE WHO CAN EMOTE THROUGH THEIR VOICE.
AND STANDUPS ARE SOME OF THE BEST VOICE EMOTERS.
>> COMEDIANS ARE VERY IN TOUCH WITH HOW THEY COME ACROSS.
THAT SKILL LENDS ITSELF TO VOICE ACTING.
>> THE MANATEE IS ENDANGERED, AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE IT'S
OUT OF SHAPE. DOESN'T A MANATEE LOOK LIKE A
GUEST ON THE RICKIE LAKE SHOW. >> WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO IS GET
YOURSELF AN EDUCATION AND A JOB. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING
TO TALK ABOUT. YOU'RE FAT, YOU GOT TO GO TO
WEIGHT WATCHERS. I HAVE A LAYER OF BLUBBER TO --
>> HE WOULD INTERVIEW COMEDIANS IN SQUIGLE VISION.
>> I THOUGHT THE MANATEE WAS SUCH A WEIRD ANIMAL, AND SO I
CAME UP WITH SOME JOKES AND I HAD THIS VOICE THAT WENT WITH
IT. IT LENT ITSELF TO THIS DR. CATS
BIT. >> THERE WAS SOME BITS THAT WERE
VISUAL, IN FACT, I THOUGHT THE ANIMATION WAS COMPETING WITH
JOKES. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO REALIZE
THAT WE WERE A TEAM. PEOPLE ASKED, HOW DO YOU GET
INTO VOICE ACTING? HE SAYS DO 15 YEARS OF STANDUP
COMEDY. THEY'RE THE GREATEST VOICE
ACTORS IN THE WORLD IF THEY'RE WILLING TO LONE US THEIR VOICE
AND ALL THE YEARS OF WISDOM CONTAINED IN THAT VOICE, YOU'RE
GOING TO GET THE GREAT VOICE ALMOST BY DEFINITION.
>> YOU'LL FINGER ANYTHING WITH A PULSE.
>> THE SLOGAN IS THERE'S FINGERS ON THE PULSE
>>> TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT A SPECIAL FEATURE TAKING
YOU INSIDE THE WORLD OF THE ARTISTS AND THE FUNNY MEN WHO
CREATE THE MODERN TV CARTOON. >> A TRULY GREAT ANIMATED SHOW
IS EVERYTHING COMING TOGETHER PERFECTLY.
THE VOICES, MUSIC AND ANIMATION, TIMING, THE DIRECTING, EDITING,
EVERYTHING. >> WE, AS STUDENTS OF THE
MASTERS, ALWAYS WANT TO EMULATE THESE GREAT ANIMATORS OF THE
PAST. >> ONCE WE HAVE A DRAWING, WE
PUT DOWN THE DRAWING, TALK TO THE ANIMATOR, THEN WE HAVE TO
DECIDE HOW THE CHARACTERS DIFFER IN TERMS OF THEIR POSTURES, BY
THE WAY THEY STAND, WHO ARE THEY?
♪ >> CHUCK JONES' CHARACTER
ANIMATIONS, THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS IN CARTOONS LIKE
FEED THE KITTY WHERE THE BIG BULLDOG IS PROTECTING THE LITTLE
KITTEN. THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, THAT'S
ALL CHUCK, LITERALLY HIS DRAWINGS ON THE SCREEN.
CHUCK JONES, WHO IS A GREAT MASTER, TIMER OF THE HELD -- YOU
KNOW, THE EYES THAT GO -- WHICH I JUST LEARN A LOT FROM THAT.
WE KNEW WE WERE IN A CARTOON WHEN YOU WATCHED A TEX AVERY
CARTOON. >> VISUALLY, AND VERBALLY, I
WOULD PLAY TO THE AUDIENCE AN AWFUL LOT.
>> THAT WASN'T IN THE SCRIPT. >> I WANTED THEM AWARE THAT THEY
WERE OUT THERE, THAT I KNEW THEY WERE OUT THERE.
>> TEX AVERY IS KNOWN MOSTLY FOR HIS OUTRAGEOUS OR ZANY TYPES OF
ANIMATION. HIS SENSIBILITY IS TO PUSH THE
BOUNDARIES OF THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
>> I'VE ALWAYS LIKED EXTRA JOKES, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY,
AND CARTOON WORLD IS A LAND OF EXTRA JOKES.
CLASSIC TEX AVERY JOKE I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN WAS BASED ON HOW
PEOPLE VIEWED MOVIES IN THE THEATERS.
THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FILM.
HEY, YOU OUT THERE, GET THAT HAIR OUT OF HERE.
>> THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF ANIMATION.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT YOU WANT ANIMATION TO BE USED FOR, TO DO
AND SEE THINGS THAT YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
AND CAN'T BE SHOWN IN LIVE ACTION.
>> THE TAPE YOU'RE WATCHING IS JUST A TASTE OF THE CARTOON
NETWORK, AN APPETIZER, A MERE MORSEL OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
FROM THE FIRST AND ONLY 24 HOUR CARTOON NETWORK.
>> CARTOON NETWORK WAS OWNED BY TURNER BROADCASTING WHO NOW
OWNED THE HANNABARBERA LIBRARY. THEY OWNED THE RIGHTS TO ALL
THESE CHARACTERS. >> BASICALLY, YOU HAVE A GROUP
OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING IN PROGRAMMING ON AIR MAKING
COMMERCIALS, CLEARLY VERY INSPIRED BY ALL OF THAT WARNER
BROTHERS LIBRARY. WE'RE LIKE, WOULDN'T IT BE FUN
IF WE MADE SOMETHING LIKE OURSELVES.
>> WOW, SPACE GHOST MAN, CRACK A WINDOW, WILL YOU?
>> I WOULD BE VIOLENTLY SUCKED INTO SPACE.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD TUNE IN?
>> SPACE GHOST IS THE TURNING POINT.
IT'S A SURREAL, LATE NIGHT TV SHOW THAT IS UNAPOLOGETICALLY
ADULT, USING KIDS CARTOONS. >> NOW, A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT
WORKED ON THAT SHOW TODAY ARE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS OF ADULT
SWIM. >> ALL KIDS OUT OF THE POOL FOR
ADULT SWIM. >> THEY BRANDED A BLOCK OF TIME
ON THE NETWORK THAT WOULD JUST BE FOR PROGRAMS AIMED AT ADULTS.
>> THEY SATIRIZED TRULY TERRIBLE CARTOONS AND MADE IT SEA LAB
2021, DUBBED OVER THE OLD ANIMATION, AND HAD THEM SAYING
RIDICULOUS WEIRD AND PREPOSTEROUS THINGS.
>> IT'S LIKE A KOALA BEAR CRAPPED A RAINBOW IN MY BRAIN.
>> THE WHOLE THING WAS KEEP IT AS ABSOLUTELY CHEAP AS POSSIBLE.
KEEP IT CLEAN, WHAT CAN YOU DO? JUST GET WEIRD.
>> SMOKEY. >> YEAH, KID.
>> HOW DID YOU GET YOUR NAME? >> WELL --
>> SMOKEY, YOU ALWAYS GOT THE BEST WEED.
>> HELLO, LITTLE PAW. >> ADULTS NOT ONLY PROVIDED
CERTAIN -- VISIONS, BUT THE MOST PURE VERSION OF AN -- DIVISION.
>> OH, MAN, WHY DIDN'T WE THINK TO BRING NO GUNS?
>> ADULT SWIM IS FEARLESS. THEY FIND VOICES THAT ARE
NORMALLY NORMALLY MARGINALIZED ON THE
MARRIAGE NETWORK. THEY'RE FINDING THESE
COUNTERCULTURAL VOICES AND GIVING THEM A PLATFORM.
DOING THINGS TRADITIONAL NETWORKS ARE AFRAID TO DO.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU. >> COOL.
>> ARE YOU A SIMULATION? ARE YOU A SIMULATION?
>> NO, >> YOU'RE A GOOD KID.
>> OH MY GOD. >> WITH ANIMATION, YOU CAN DO
ANY JOKE YOU WANT. YOU CAN HAVE THE CHARACTERS BE A
BIT MEANER. YOU CAN HAVE THE JOKES POP A BIT
MORE BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY NOT REAL.
IT'S ANIMATION AND SO THERE IS MORE WIGGLE ROOM.
>> SORRY, HONEY. >> YEAH, WE'LL BRING YOU A
PRESENT. >> OH, BLOW ME.
>> WHY? YOU COULDN'T FEEL IT.
>> WHAT ANIMATION ALLOWS YOU TO DO IS TO BE ANONYMOUS IN YOUR
ASSAULT ON OTHER PEOPLE. >> TWO WEEKS IN PRISON, TRUMPED
UP CHARGES. THAT TRIAL WAS A TOTAL SHAM.
>> I KNEW WE WERE IN TROUBLE THE MINUTE I SAW THE JURY.
AT LEAST THEY ARE A JURY OF OUR PEERS.
>> I DON'T THINK THEY SEE IT THAT WAY.
>> IF YOU CAST "FAMILY GUY" AND "SOUTH PARK" AND "THE SIMPSONS"
WITH THE SAME PEOPLE, YOU COULDN'T.
SETH MCELDERRYFARLAND IS MAKING EVERY WEEK.
WE'LL TAKE IT FROM AN ANIMATED CHARACTER BUT NOT A REAL PERSON.
>> NOT EVERY JEWISH PERSON IS GOOD WITH MONEY.
>> NOT THE RETARDED ONES BUT WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?
SHOCK VALUE? JEEZ CLEVELAND, THERE'S EDGY AND THEN THERE'S OFFENSIVE. GOOD DAY SIR.
>>> SOME BOX OFFICE GOLD, THE UNMISTAKABLE MINIONS RAKED IN
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE U. S. AND CANADA.
THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST OPENINGS EVER.
>> YOU LOOK AT THE FULL ROSTER OF FEATURE FILMS PUT OUT BY
MAJOR STUDIOS. YOU'RE REALLY PAYING ATTENTION
AND SEE THE BIG MONEY IS GOING TO ANIMATED FEATURES.
>> BE COOL. THIS WAVE HAS TO CRASH.
>> YOU'RE ALL ALIVE AND LOOKING AT ME WITH YOUR GLOVE AND YOUR
LITTLE SHOES. >> SEEING THE MOVIES THAT ARE
COMING OUT NOW AND I AM IN AWE. THE LEVEL OF CRAFT SEEMS TO
HIGH. >> THE BRIGHTEST COMEDY I'VE
SEEN THIS YEAR, LAST TEN YEARS ARE THE ANIMATED MOVIES.
>> GUYS, I THINK WE'RE ABOUT TO CRASH INTO THE SUN.
>> YEAH, BUT IT'S GOING TO LOOK GOOD.
>> ANIMATED COMEDY COULDN'T BE MORE POPULAR THAN TODAY.
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT WITH THE LEG GOE
LEGO CARTOON. >> THE REASON ANIMATION IS A
HUGE DEAL, BECAUSE IF YOU ONLY MADE 30 EPISODES, YOU CAN
REWATCH THE EPISODES 1,000 TIMES.
IT'S ONLY GOING TO KEEP GOING AND THERE ARE ONLY GOING TO BE
MORE BIG SHOWS. >> YOU HAVE A LOT OF ANIMATION
NOW COMING ONLINE, WHICH IS ANOTHER AVENUE FOR IT BECAUSE IT
COULD BE PRODUCED WITH MUCH GREATER SPEED THAN IT ONCE WAS.
>> CARL, I WATCHED YOU FIRE A INTO THE CAPTAIN'S FACE.
>> THE FACT THERE ARE 700 DIFFERENT OUTLETS AND YOUTUBE,
YOU CAN REALIZE YOUR DREAM PRECISELY AND IF IT'S A GOOD
ONE, PEOPLE WILL PAY ATTENTION. >> I'LL MAKE SHORT WORK OF THAT
CRIME, FOR MY NAME ISN'T SENIOR AND IT IS.
>> WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE THE FRUIT THAT BEARS BECAUSE YOU
WANT TO ATTRACT UNIQUE MINDS TO ANIMATION TO KEEP IT FLUSHED
WITH NEW IDEAS. >> THERE IS A LOT OF YOUNG
PEOPLE THAT ARE INSPIRED BY THE GENERATION AND THEY HEARD ABOUT
THE PASSION FOR ANIMATION THAT THE CREATORS OF SHOWS LIKE THAT
HAD. THEY WOULD HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT
BOB AND AVERY. FOR THAT REASON NOW, THERE IS A
WHOLE GENERATION OF AN MAYAMATOR AND HAVE A COMBINATION OF RETRO
AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> ONE SHOULD TAKE GREAT CARE IN UNPACKING THE FLAGGINGRAGILE
COMPONENTS. ITEMS CAN SHIFT DURING SHIPPING.
>> WITH THE NEW VERSION OF MICKEY MOUSE, IT'S A COMBINATION
OF THE OLD CLASSIC DISNEY STYLE THAT WE LOVE AND A MODERN
SENSIBILITY. SENSIBILITY.
>> FINALLY, PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO LIKE ANIMATION EVEN IF THEY
ARE NOT UNDER 10. THEY ARE TEENAGERS AND YOUNG
ADULTS AND OLD ADULTS THAT ARE REALLY ENJOYING CARTOON NETWORK
AND ADULT SWIM. >> ONE OF THE BIGGEST SHOWS ON
TELEVISION RIGHT NOW IS "RICK AND MOORE TYRTY."
PEOPLE CAN REALLY MAKE THESE AMAZING INTERESTING CHOSES THAT
DO WELL ENOUGH TO MAKE MORE OF THEM SO WE'RE REALLY SEEING
FASCINATING STUFF RIGHT NOW. >> THE POSSIBILITIES ARE
ENDLESS. THE TECHNOLOGY IS IMPROVING.
WE'RE GETTING QUICKER TURNAROUNDS.
>> YEAH. >> IT CAN BE INCREDIBLE.
>> YOU READY, KEITH? >> I'M READY, KENNY.
>> I THINK THE FUTURE OF ANIMATION IS BRIGHT.
>> I'M GOING TO TELL MY DAD YOU SWORE AT ME.
HE'S A COP. >> THEN HE CAN SOLVE YOUR MURDER
YOU NOSEY -- >> NO.
>> THERE IS MORE INVENTIVE TALENT AND GIVING US A SHOW AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. >> WHAT ABOUT THIS?
>> I BROUGHT YOU FLOWERS. >> I THINK I WOULD DO THE HOMER
SIMPSON. >> SUNSET, THANK GOD THERE IS
ONLY ONE OF THESE A DAY. >> WE'VE BEEN LOOKING TO DO A
PROJECT TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME.
>> HELLO NURSE. >> WHY DON'T YOU EAT NUTS AND
BURIES. BURIES.