tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44478171730167332842024-03-05T14:26:19.685-08:00John Kricfalusi Demo ReelJohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447817173016733284.post-68820606381257899722012-06-27T14:46:00.009-07:002012-08-10T17:10:39.548-07:00BOBBY BIGLOAF'S ADVENTURE IN ASS KICKING<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.com/Stussy%20T-Shirts/Commercial/Stussy%20Commercial%20Retake%20jun%2013th%20h264%20Halfsize.mov"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmUv3jyFgXD3ENGxc4svidUCTPeSh9XTPI1pWaPKtjRlfno6rXZIJ9sSKmC513JAHz9tXNbyy6drLr7TK9XIwvcw4Bzhyphenhyphen7ssGvM3HeG1tb7OIoKbBJ9SC3cgAI0pDqozDzWOfBO53qhs/s400/aaa+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758838474702902258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.stussy.com/features/stussy-guest-artist-series-john-k">T SHIRTS ARE HERE!</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">If you like this cartoon, help me make another and get some swell prizes - just like in Sugar Sod Pops! Here' let me pitch it you in person...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1056985656/john-ks-cans-without-labels">John K's "Cans Without Labels" by John Kricfalusi — Kickstarter</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447817173016733284.post-58679656634227702122011-10-05T16:34:00.002-07:002011-10-06T17:16:57.904-07:00The Simpsons Couch Gag<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonthrills.com/superSecret/Simpsons_SD.mov"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4UohKKjypZhXhyV-PYziKEmGKD38LxOjeZRjwvmXqdRxoAbmeodr7uLNLUlyqrMuaCg9Rixnkfb4SVrR5id3Jcy-djGcghHy7C2XWSSwk9sTsH88fCsGNKaaSx7tMoCzwdJQBDYm4nE/s400/Movie+Clipping+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660491992134753426" border="0" /></a>JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447817173016733284.post-45118830476265004222011-10-05T16:34:00.001-07:002011-10-07T16:02:11.150-07:00Adult Swim BumpersClick on the images below to view the videos...<br /><br /><br /><center><u>Funny Animal Runs</u></center><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.com/blog/AdultSwim/FunnayAnimalRuns/FunnyAnimalRuns_H264_halfRez.mov" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IEQ0TMMfdYkt75cxYKRD1jlNHeCAylhrif9Q_QQpB-bv083hqZZ8GIur3nLRuNov5TX0KImI8PfYqglGS9pzvBjfQLIy7xhOt_TdXQHohQmz3wtFWAbe64z0zuaonWDao7w6yKR2T8E/s400/2+beaver+down.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660882137188035474" /></a><br /><br /><center><u>Furries</u></center><div><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.com/blog/AdultSwim/Furries/Furries_H264_halfRez.mov" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAb0figqUdcVOopq_K80V3Alle3Adh7Pxs5Pyck7bz8fjPAsoFYg0ccmRHqGA5VCWD34fiypcFCRvf0THsKMsT7V8YCSOHelDB58OjqOlgxsirqySnRwJxW8Q6-szU6EZtlroSyNVToWg/s400/Furries+master+shot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660882701618242130" /></a><br /><br /><center><u>UPA Kids I</u></center><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.com/blog/AdultSwim/UPA_Kids1/UPAKids_H264_halfRez.mov" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQoTz5xZmmrlxyBaD5yJREYnNdkVJsXfh663tO7Qze6yitkXVJLwwaKUw1HxREHOD5AagXptiI_sLgf1D-NKglfwLy6EN9KTpQ9V8kyWRZBJQoqArdp6_lY4alDcErYMmSA2F3qpyhb0/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660882706705287058" /></a><br /><br /><center><u>UPA kids II</u></center><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.com/blog/AdultSwim/UPA_Kids2/UPAKidsII_H264_halfRez.mov" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAlPpSusnUPFDS0puCfUFL5jsXYLFCCs-XCeoRdM3JrOWn60BEpJIcEdDF-5yj_flBHpMWLpGPJd20jcGhHvtvy0uiBsp9oVgfLO44eywovQjvLQzjk9xlwiF9K_9OxnCXpUgdqTD_wA/s400/3+goofy+drawing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660882712121819138" /></a><br /><br /><center><u>Rubber Hose Anime</u></center><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.com/blog/AdultSwim/RHA/RHA%20Animatic480p.mov" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEm4SoaO9tfASS7Zz03K-JaW9DQMBps4mCMAO17y07yiG2MjQ_vM1QmArqnFjWCA17yj2cFmBb77bTzb_YGMNK3apWy9xAXPAuqBxtQIWcifCodLhFHVpoiOL2AMkg2sfEiqUFn2-soU/s400/RHA_Screenshot_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660502456004747250" border="0" /></a></div>JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447817173016733284.post-75961738392529047412011-10-04T16:38:00.000-07:002011-10-11T17:38:49.657-07:00John K Music Videos<center>Bjork: "I Miss You" (1995)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-P8YePi4yYxI9ZY3dSuRnPnCfXwIrp1yhuapkD5uUS_bnZYOJ1cNnKg_zsM9hQx0oMYd63vHQo39Dhn_PGQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/JohnKreel/musicVideos/bjork.mov.zip" target="blank">BJORK: "I MISS YOU"; hi-rez version for download (32.5mb)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tenacious D: "The Pick of Destiny" (2006), animated intro<br /><a href="http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/THC-pngs_00310-754668.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/THC-pngs_00310-745363.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/Ten_pencils_011-792305.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/Ten_pencils_011-789657.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k/RzOF3eVnAuI/AAAAAAAAI-s/5v-DyxtiQHE/s1600-h/pickOfDestiny.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k/RzOF3eVnAuI/AAAAAAAAI-s/5v-DyxtiQHE/s400/pickOfDestiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130591588588126946" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/JohnKreel/musicVideos/thc-sd.mov" target="blank">TENACIOUS D: "THE PICK OF DESTINY" intro (4.7mb)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Weird Al: "Close But No Cigar" (2006)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzbRZyGQPfOrWvp2_7WBn_fAqUMrNOBrA8_Sg1r-GUwlhyg-_fZZUUsTwZuxWOO3-vnFzdmLSpQ5a4jO64byg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/JohnKreel/musicVideos/weirdAl.mov.zip" target="blank">WEIRD AL: "CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR"; hi-rez version for download (33.2mb)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ren and Stimpy: "Happy Happy, Joy Joy" (1993)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxm6XKtethw2heXAJtR6breTm78j_XvS4CnP4U1YDh3IE90ENoeKyWSn7EB1JQyCqKuIDiiV_JZ-RG9c4DTXg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/JohnKreel/musicVideos/happyhappyjoyjoy.mov.zip" target="blank">REN & STIMPY: "HAPPY HAPPY, JOY JOY"; hi-rez version for download (20.6mb)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center>***** WARNING: ADULT CONTENT BELOW - NO KIDDIES!!! *****</center><br /><br /><br /><br />Tenacious D: "Classico" (2006)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k/RzOIL-VnAvI/AAAAAAAAI-0/UcCgj86uKhk/s1600-h/ClassicoTitleCard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k/RzOIL-VnAvI/AAAAAAAAI-0/UcCgj86uKhk/s400/ClassicoTitleCard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130594139798700786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4525/2278/1600/Classico_jackAndKyle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4525/2278/320/Classico_jackAndKyle.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4525/2278/1600/Classico_octopus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4525/2278/320/Classico_octopus.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4525/2278/1600/Classico_demon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4525/2278/320/Classico_demon.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tenaciousd.com/classico/" target="blank">CLASSICO ONLINE</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/JohnKreel/musicVideos/Classico.mov.zip" target="blank">TENACIOUS D: "CLASSICO"; hi-rez version for download (12.7mb)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tenacious D: F*ck Her Gently (2001)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k/RzOREOVnAwI/AAAAAAAAI-8/_e85MsSJ-Gs/s1600-h/TenD_fHerGently2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k/RzOREOVnAwI/AAAAAAAAI-8/_e85MsSJ-Gs/s400/TenD_fHerGently2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130603902259364610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/JohnKreel/musicVideos/fhg.swf" target="blank">TENACIOUS D: "F*CK HER GENTLY"</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/JohnKreel/musicVideos/TenD_FckHerGently.mov.zip" target="blank">TENACIOUS D: "F*CK HER GENTLY"; quicktime version for download (12.7mb)</a><br /><br /></center>JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447817173016733284.post-8132788938314083772010-10-20T07:49:00.000-07:002011-11-02T09:48:49.462-07:00OLD Navy Kids<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/blog/spumco/OldNavy/Old%20Navy%20Jeans.mov"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkKuYAKaE0IThTloIEHjMDhrwMnNq-z3r_h49kHMJc7B_k3NMOfG_EcKys8cCkWptEFyJ87n8euPCdc5JRLgXrPS1CO6wu6f1aTnUhJYbKwVVUL2nUIS7bmqglSIIXmkspZVdzBXLkwM/s400/Screen+shot+2011-10-20+at+10.46.24+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665632251629118946" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Note: Video is large, may take a minute or two to load.<br /></div>JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447817173016733284.post-74471460151589924392009-03-12T10:50:00.001-07:002009-03-12T11:08:57.833-07:00Article - The Guide - 1997Here's an article about the first Internet cartoon series from 1997.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/Guide-cover-772565.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/Guide-cover-772115.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/Guide-Page-1-751485.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/Guide-Page-1-750430.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/Guide-Page-2-731192.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/Guide-Page-2-730629.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/Guide-Page-3-755337.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/Guide-Page-3-754822.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/Guide-Page-4-721146.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/Guide-Page-4-720628.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/Guide-PAge5-752122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/Guide-PAge5-751619.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447817173016733284.post-91102746684310938292009-03-12T09:26:00.000-07:002009-03-12T09:35:03.555-07:00Oliver McIntyre Recommendation - How I love to work with Creative Executives<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"></span>Oliver McIntyre was the account executive at Raketu who I worked with to create the online ads and presence for<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Raketu<br /><object height="600" width="160"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/JohnKreel/commercials/raketu/raketu-160x600-dec1_buttonWorks.swf"><br /><embed src="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/JohnKreel/commercials/raketu/raketu-160x600-dec1_buttonWorks.swf" height="600" width="160"></embed><br /><br /></object><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"></span>Here is how he described the working relationship<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"><br />Hollywood and the Cartoonist that changed my life:</span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Four months ago we embarked on the task of reinventing the Raketu world. We needed to differentiate the brand and transform it from one that merely offered a great service to one that had a personality. It had to entertain, be engaging and communicate the raft of different services to the very broad 15-75 year old target group. The brand had to be truly global.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">In the ad agency world where I had spent all my life we always started by defining a brand’s USPS before drafting a strategy/positioning. However, Raketu had multiple usp’s and all appealed to different elements of the target audience. Every member of the family has different communication needs and I had to figure out how to show which aspects of Raketu would appeal to each.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">My want was to create a Simpsons type cartoon family online, a family that could show off different elements of the brand/product.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">The brief from my peers was to establish the Raketu family and drive downloads and users ASAP. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Then in mid November 2006 I talked on the phone to this cool guy called John K. The guy didn’t really say a lot during our initial telephone conversations but he was funny, talented and most importantly, he got it. I knew he was “the one” that would help me to develop the Raketu family.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Just before Christmas John came to NYC. Meeting in a café on the corner of 38&8th we started to discuss/develop the family. I didn’t give him a break all day and I remember the guy must have had 20 Diet Cokes throughout the day. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">John suggested creating a mascot, along the lines of Tony The Tiger for Raketu. He came up with Raketeena the space imp. Raketeena lives in the far future and she visits our time to show today’s primitive humans about how this great brand called Raketu can make their lives better. She would explain to each member of the family in a funny way which aspects of Raketu could work for them.<br /><a href="http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2006/12/raketu-roughs-and-pencils-cartoon.html"><br />http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2006/12/raketu-roughs-and-pencils-cartoon.html</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Raketu does so many things that it would take a lot of patience to read through pages of text, so having animated cartoons do the explanations in an entertaining way was the perfect solution for us. Who likes reading manuals? But everyone loves cartoons!</span><br /><a href="http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2006/12/raketu-universal-instant-messaging.html">http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2006/12/raketu-universal-instant-messaging.html</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">The role of the blog campaign was two fold, first to get some brand understanding and awareness here in the US and secondly to test the Raketeena concept. When we first put up the banner, the click through rate went through the roof and so we knew we were on to something hot and we decided to then redesign our website and use John's characters to pitch our products and services.<br /><a href="http://www.raketu.com/en/index.php"><br />http://www.raketu.com/en/index.php</a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">The past two months have been awesome and have had the late night calls, the occasional drama, the constant explanations but I have to say I have really enjoyed working with John and his team. He’s a true pro, and I want to thank him and his team as I think they have done an amazing job.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Sincerely,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Oliver McIntyre,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">VP Marketing, Raketu </span><br /></div><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://voiptelephonyservice.blogspot.com/2007/03/raketus-sexy-new-look-multi-messenger.html">http://voiptelephonyservice.blogspot.com/2007/03/raketus-sexy-new-look-multi-messenger.html</a><br /></span>JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447817173016733284.post-45667916680347433012009-03-12T09:15:00.000-07:002009-03-12T13:53:25.424-07:00Leo Burnett Recommendations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-fkTqQMDtf7_6d_gYZR7x_KSxZKLXxHYjNaAFi3IUBfnNSEOgttbqbqOY8Nmn_HyprqKbyALzhWI47iJrmzAxXFDDlAIw8O6uDc08N5zw-wo5A2TuVJeoB5SRMuKSMpNI79yblmLifH1/s1600-h/georgeliquor_pontiac.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-fkTqQMDtf7_6d_gYZR7x_KSxZKLXxHYjNaAFi3IUBfnNSEOgttbqbqOY8Nmn_HyprqKbyALzhWI47iJrmzAxXFDDlAIw8O6uDc08N5zw-wo5A2TuVJeoB5SRMuKSMpNI79yblmLifH1/s400/georgeliquor_pontiac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182183395055930674" border="0" /></a><br />I did some direct sponsorship work with Leo Burnett and Pontiac, and here's what the executives said about the working relationship:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/LeoBurnett-761765.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/LeoBurnett-761743.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/addressLeo-761561.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 78px;" src="http://www.cartoonthrills.org/demoreel/uploaded_images/addressLeo-761554.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/search/label/Pontiac%20Vibe"><br />PONTIAC VIBE WORK FOR LEO BURNETT</a>JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447817173016733284.post-60371191831613513932007-11-14T19:39:00.000-08:002008-01-25T19:19:52.651-08:00HoytyboyWell I just signed a deal for my pal Steve Williams' commercial house to rep my commercials.<br /><br />Steve is quite well known both as an animator and a director of live action.<br /><br />He was the guy who designed and did the animation for Jurrasic Park.<br /><br />Here is a link to the page they just made for my commercial reel:<br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.hoytyboy.com/Director_John_Kricfalusi/Joins_Hoytyboy.htm"> http://www.hoytyboy.com/Director_John_Kricfalusi/Joins_Hoytyboy.htm</a><br /><br />click around the Hoytyboy site and see lots of great commercials by their crew.<br /></div><br />Thanks Steve, Clint and Emily!JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447817173016733284.post-3571219648618068372007-11-10T13:29:00.001-08:002011-10-03T06:59:49.934-07:00Bio and HistoryJohn <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kricfalusi</span> is the animated cartoon’s modern pioneer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Early Days</span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Kricfalusi</span> started his career during the dark-ages of cartoons. In the 1980’s he worked on such ‘crap’ as he calls it, as The Smurfs, Laverne and Shirley In The Army and other Saturday Morning Cartoons being churned out by the TV animation factories. During this depressing period he and other disgruntled cartoonists developed and pitched his own cartoon creations. His frantic and extremely sweaty pitches terrified network executives.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The New <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jetsons</span></span><br />Hired to train layout artists in Taipei, John took a young crew of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">inbetweeners</span> and tried out a production experiment. He requested audio tapes of the voice recordings for The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Jetsons</span> and played every line for the artists and then customized each pose and expression to match the voice tracks. This was the beginning of a new TV animation production system and characters started to show some life again.<br /><br />John also directed his first TV cartoon episode: High Tech Wreck.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Kricfalusi</span> Teams With <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Bakshi</span> to Develop TV Shows</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3o4BlvTNfs8NZLUHGMVmLjIyMrq4gmSgYNjW9U8a9zoOKGgiygFg2ZzGaHNDm4AL8gsheriVj0wjl6nXzB9uWnWd40vmyG9rjm6SEcLrkdZvIKVjQAd7qEbwrCjTpsx-iz5QFOYhculg/s1600-h/ScreamingHorror.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3o4BlvTNfs8NZLUHGMVmLjIyMrq4gmSgYNjW9U8a9zoOKGgiygFg2ZzGaHNDm4AL8gsheriVj0wjl6nXzB9uWnWd40vmyG9rjm6SEcLrkdZvIKVjQAd7qEbwrCjTpsx-iz5QFOYhculg/s400/ScreamingHorror.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131286983144341122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLY7xqhd1Uk0ahsjGjk-A-sdh_82T-VD4alp2vmh7sPbYhu2SI9EFBsyUvhH5F4Xgrv0y9R2-KBvb7TzRtYUelXwb3gkoZRc-I9LuANRRsMiXG1dCaYhvteF1pS2BVEucA9_DGBgSG_M/s1600-h/RalphPuppetTheatersmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLY7xqhd1Uk0ahsjGjk-A-sdh_82T-VD4alp2vmh7sPbYhu2SI9EFBsyUvhH5F4Xgrv0y9R2-KBvb7TzRtYUelXwb3gkoZRc-I9LuANRRsMiXG1dCaYhvteF1pS2BVEucA9_DGBgSG_M/s400/RalphPuppetTheatersmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131285518560493170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Harlem Shuffle- Rolling Stones Video With <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Bakshi</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Bakshi</span>’s New Adventures Of Mighty Mouse</span><br />Ralph <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Bakshi</span> discovered John in 1987 and hired him to direct CBS’ “<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Bakshi</span>’s Mighty Mouse”.<br />This was the cartoon that started the so-called ‘Creator-Driven’ revolution. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Kricfalusi</span> hired a crew of artists that, like him, were dissatisfied with the formula cartoons they were forced to work on at other studios.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_3OShmhh47iJovEry0ofVsnUQR94XSbIaHA8yDNQy4NRNoOSscKn_qN4-2fXV6E8VEbmzTnhKNIrLGEPKSXeXV2sG7TXOgqdRJ3HoeJ39Z5Ff0-pmLQH0t1Xc8di-RscqX5ffc5_uJI/s1600-h/057_audience.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_3OShmhh47iJovEry0ofVsnUQR94XSbIaHA8yDNQy4NRNoOSscKn_qN4-2fXV6E8VEbmzTnhKNIrLGEPKSXeXV2sG7TXOgqdRJ3HoeJ39Z5Ff0-pmLQH0t1Xc8di-RscqX5ffc5_uJI/s400/057_audience.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110171020808004194" border="0" /></a><br />They made a witty, satirical and wildly imaginative show for CBS that delighted critics and kids alike and immediately influenced the competing studios.<br /><a href="http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2007/09/mighty-mouse-show-episode-2-mightys.html"><br />http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2007/09/mighty-mouse-show-episode-2-mightys.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New TV Cartoon Production System</span><br />John not only revolutionized the style and content of modern cartoons, he created a new production system that allowed it to happen.<br />He first introduced the Director-Unit system for Ralph <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Bakshi</span>’s Mighty Mouse Show, and then went on to refine it for his own <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Spumco</span> studio and The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Ren</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Stimpy</span> Show. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Kricfalusi</span> developed a production system based on the classic cartoon system of the 1940’s but adapted it to the realities of TV production.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Bakshi</span>’s Mighty Mouse became the foundation of not only the creative revolution that followed, but also gave the industry the mechanism that would allow it to happen. It put the artists back in charge for the first time in 30 years. 2 years later, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Ren</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Stimpy</span> debuted and the revolution was in full swing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Ren</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Stimpy</span> Smash Success Sets Trends For Years To Come</span><br />With his landmark 1991 TV series "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Ren</span> & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Stimpy</span>," featuring the demented, wildly anti-social and hilariously inappropriate antics of the two title characters, Canadian-born animator John <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Kricfalusi</span> (b. 1955) kicked modern cartooning in its underpants, starting a myriad of trends: the gross-out subversive cartoon (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Beavis</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Butthead</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Southpark</span>, Sponge Bob), the thick-lined flat retro cartoon (Dexter’s Lab, Fairly Odd Parents etc.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-l_AKY6yFrVoC6_ymmYx13eS-jiCn7EgR24LBHKIqMBluXER9miksA3t0sua0HCK7gxMJ2wv651Pb82pSd4A_0t1uzWk9dMcglPmA-BtkkYa1oW4gek-9CwyN5Sof5jLD2YpbZPIk3BH/s1600-h/kf332.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-l_AKY6yFrVoC6_ymmYx13eS-jiCn7EgR24LBHKIqMBluXER9miksA3t0sua0HCK7gxMJ2wv651Pb82pSd4A_0t1uzWk9dMcglPmA-BtkkYa1oW4gek-9CwyN5Sof5jLD2YpbZPIk3BH/s400/kf332.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065979367824246386" border="0" /></a><a href="http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2007/06/more-stylized-spumco-199091-and-today.html">http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2007/06/more-stylized-spumco-199091-and-today.html</a><br /><br />Every major studio today features styles, looks and humor that are highly influenced by John’s cartoons and ideas.<br /><br />The show also made a fortune for Nickelodeon and enabled them to open their own animation studio.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Consultant For Hanna <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Barbera</span> - Cartoon Network</span><br />When Fred <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Seibert</span> took over the Hanna <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Barbera</span> Studio in the early 90s, he hired John as a consultant. His first question was “Why are old cartoons so great and the new ones suck?”<br />John went on to explain the history of cartoons and pointed out that the classic cartoons, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse and many others began life as short cartoons. Old cartoon directors constantly experimented with new characters in shorts and when certain characters clicked with the audiences, they would then make many more cartoons with their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">newfound</span> stars.<br />Fred said, “Then I’m going to make shorts from now on at Hanna <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">Barbera</span> and see what characters click.”<br /><br />This led to Dexter’s Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">PowerPuff</span> Girls, Ed Edd and Eddy and many more popular Cartoon Network series.<br /><br />All the other studios quickly followed with their own shorts departments.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ranger Smith/ Hanna <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Barbera</span> Parodies</span><br />John started a caricatured revival of classic cartoon characters: Boo Boo Runs Wild, a Day In The Life Of Ranger Smith and other extreme versions of classic Hanna <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Barbera</span> characters.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Father Of Internet and Flash Cartoons</span><br />After revolutionizing TV cartoons, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Kricfalusi</span> followed up by introducing and popularizing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">internet</span> cartoons in 1997 with The Goddamn George Liquor Program and developed the techniques for Flash animation that are used at practically every studio today.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Ripping Friends</span><br />John’s <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Spumco</span> studio produced a low-budget kid series that has aired for years on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">Teletoon</span>. It is a very popular show with Canadian kids.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Adult Party Cartoon</span><br />Spike TV contacted John in 2002 and urged him to make an extreme version of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">Ren</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">Stimpy</span>.<br /><br />Along the way, John suggested to Spike that they should license the Ultimate Fighting Championship and make a reality show based on the fighters. This became Spike’s most popular show and helped to further popularize the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">UFC</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Commercials</span><br />John has created characters for popular and award winning commercials for Old Navy, Nike, NBC and many other major brands, both for TV and Internet.<br /><div><a href="http://www.hoytyboy.com/directors/Director_John_K/Director_Page_John_K.htm">http://www.hoytyboy.com/directors/Director_John_K/Director_Page_John_K.htm</a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Music Videos</span><br />Popular Musicians have asked John to make animated videos for their songs.<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">Bjork</span>, Weird Al and Tenacious D have made popular videos with John.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Toys</span><br />John produced some high quality toys of his own characters and The Three Stooges. He has also made t shirts, comic books and other merchandise using his characters.<br /><br /><a href="http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2006/03/john-k-package-design.html">http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2006/03/john-k-package-design.html</a><br /><br />Recently, John has animated <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">interstitials</span> in various styles for Adult Swim:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS68_pFXz_42Dv4QiGO28NN3HVB2CKFX5wFKmdDb5zSuTuIVPwoMi5TbuwruDNdSzXmgbjI9J0b16vT_6hqL0jrP-lv_baPBe-uSiNtR4xdDdnu3SSYG-B0x0ZTyddjcfBL2gyBBSjLc/s1600/25.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS68_pFXz_42Dv4QiGO28NN3HVB2CKFX5wFKmdDb5zSuTuIVPwoMi5TbuwruDNdSzXmgbjI9J0b16vT_6hqL0jrP-lv_baPBe-uSiNtR4xdDdnu3SSYG-B0x0ZTyddjcfBL2gyBBSjLc/s400/25.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643709979083311586" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoRz66ThCxtX_NEzZ2lHOG9rYs7p-NdcIdPKZ6Uu9xKnWbZfeAeVxo1UzLrfX0b8jNZDc4dW9PfvlmxLUWO5f0b7GIUkWB1fR7gQWqbytzF2nrYqy2biBadNhPakjwp9g-qZ6H07PiWE/s1600/1079.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoRz66ThCxtX_NEzZ2lHOG9rYs7p-NdcIdPKZ6Uu9xKnWbZfeAeVxo1UzLrfX0b8jNZDc4dW9PfvlmxLUWO5f0b7GIUkWB1fR7gQWqbytzF2nrYqy2biBadNhPakjwp9g-qZ6H07PiWE/s320/1079.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626003974476753362" border="0" /></a><img style="cursor: -moz-zoom-in; width: 522px; height: 288px;" alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuG5vOHh9Ts5FPBTHgNOfz5jsuqtCTEJH-p6r9du9Y51XqZ_BQMRIaKCpuyIebHUP89GGEJZDbrp8oBDOa_sAI031qQJD5Z0BrB-C5xriDKa21WKKndIxs4vrhixX61i25H0xiMa6Gz0/s1600/2+bimbo+with+stars.jpg" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuG5vOHh9Ts5FPBTHgNOfz5jsuqtCTEJH-p6r9du9Y51XqZ_BQMRIaKCpuyIebHUP89GGEJZDbrp8oBDOa_sAI031qQJD5Z0BrB-C5xriDKa21WKKndIxs4vrhixX61i25H0xiMa6Gz0/s1600/2+bimbo+with+stars.jpg" /><br />and recently animated a Simpsons Couch Gag<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOr291yQMyNomMuB1T_y82KOq2KvlY7Zq6mqNOIzSWjLBJXEcwuqKWLX_hnzefN6zMTYkG_X9B_-Z_W1zWROUF84CDMHDN-iXQDLOlAdfOhXzn4Qff6l1Lcqho6N4t1wAP3mG_U_lRUE/s1600/1simpsonsframegrab.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOr291yQMyNomMuB1T_y82KOq2KvlY7Zq6mqNOIzSWjLBJXEcwuqKWLX_hnzefN6zMTYkG_X9B_-Z_W1zWROUF84CDMHDN-iXQDLOlAdfOhXzn4Qff6l1Lcqho6N4t1wAP3mG_U_lRUE/s400/1simpsonsframegrab.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659015055231102786" border="0" /></a>JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.com4