KLASKY CSUPO

'Klasky Csupo, Inc.' (pronounced "Class-key Chew-po", although commonly mistaken as "Class-key Ka-zoo-po") is a multimedia entertainment production company located in Los Angeles, California, founded by artist/producer Arlene Klasky and master animator Gábor Csupó.

Contents

History

Klasky Csupo productions

Television Shows

Motion Pictures

External links

History

Klasky-Csupo was started in 1982 in the spare bedroom of a Los Angeles apartment where Klasky and Csupo were living while married. Klasky-Csupo's first major work came in 1989, when they became the 'animation house' for the first three seasons of ''The Simpsons'' (after which Film Roman took over in 1992); Klasky-Csupo had already produced the animated pilots for ''The Simpsons'', as sketches on ''The Tracey Ullman Show''.
In 1991, Klasky-Csupo began producing ''Rugrats'', an animated show for Nickelodeon. The cartoon would go on to become the company's calling card.
Their next major series was ''Duckman'' for the USA Network. The show 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.
During the same time Nickelodeon released Klasky-Csupo's second series, ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters''. During this time Klasky Csupo ended production on ''Rugrats''. However K-C produced three new Rugrats specials between 1995 and 1996. The specials were so successful that the series was revived in 1997.
After ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'' and ''Duckman'' were both cancelled in 1997, Klasky-Csupo began producing ''The Wild Thornberrys'' for Nickelodeon. The cartoon, premiering in 1998, revolved around a girl who could talk to animals.
On December 23, 1998, CEO Terry Thoren concluded an eleven-month negotiation with Mercedes-Benz and moved the company into the state of the art studio in the heart of Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street.
Between the late-1990s and 2000s, Klasky-Csupo began producing new shows ''Rocket Power'', ''As Told by Ginger'', ''Santo Bugito'' and ''Stressed Eric''.
In 2001, in honor of the ''Rugrats'' 10th Anniversary, Klasky-Csupo released a two-part special entitled ''"All Growed Up"''. The special featured the famous babies as pre-teenagers. It was so popular, that a series based on that special premiered in 2003, got cancelled in 2006 (which is why it was never highly popular like its original sister show was) and was removed from the Nickelodeon line-up in early 2007. AGU will premere on its sister channel Nicktoons Network on an unknown date.
The company was also active in producing recorded music with the labels "Tone Casualties" and "Casual Tonalities." Gabor Csupo was a good friend of Frank Zappa and occasionally collaborates with Mark Mothersbaugh.
Klasky-Csupo also produced a number of projects in commercial advertising, including a series of direct-to-video features (''The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald'') for the McDonald's fast food chain.
By 2004, Klasky-Csupo shut down production on most of its shows, including ''Rugrats'' and in 2006, shut down production on all their shows except the new pilots they created.
In fall 2006, Klasky Csupo announced development of 14 new animated pilots, which will be up for sale at a later date: [1]

★ ''Ace Bogart, Space Ape''

★ ''Big Babies''

★ ''Commander Bunsworth''

★ ''Ronnie Biddles''

★ ''Chicken Town''

★ ''Grampa and Julie, Shark Hunters'' (based on the Nick Magazine strip and slated to feature Dustin Hoffman as Grampa)

★ ''Sugarless''

★ ''Zeek and Leo''

★ ''Wiener Squad''

★ ''Rollin' Rock Starz''

★ ''Twinkle''

★ ''Ricky Z''

★ ''Junkyard Teddies''

★ ''Little Freaks''
The animation design in these pilots are in various styles, instead of the typical style that Klasky Csupo was famous for in the 1990s.
In 2007, ''Bridge to Terabithia'', the first live-action film directed by Gábor Csupó, was released by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media.

Klasky Csupo productions

Television Shows

★ ''The Simpsons'' (1989-1992 Seasons only)

★ ''Rugrats'' (1991-2004)

★ ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'' (1994-1997)

★ ''Duckman'' (1994-1997)

★ ''Santo Bugito'' (1995)

★ ''The Wild Thornberrys'' (1998-2004)

★ ''Stressed Eric'' (1998 Season only)

★ ''Rocket Power'' (1999-2004)

★ ''What's Inside Heidi's Head?'' (1999 Live action)

★ ''As Told by Ginger'' (2000-2004)

★ ''All Grown Up!'' (2003-2006)

★ ''Angelica and Susie's Pre-School Daze'' (2005)

★ ''Michelle Ghoul Team'' (2007)

★ ''Chicken Town ''(2003) 3D only

★ '' The sims got cauht by helper monster ( 1999 )

Motion Pictures

★ ''The Rugrats Movie'' (1998)

★ ''The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald'' (1998 Direct to video)

★ '' (2000)

★ ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' (2002)

★ ''Rugrats Go Wild!'' (2003)

External links

★ The Klasky Csupo Home Page

★ K-C's Cooltoons Home Page

★ The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for Klasky Csupo Animation

★ Global Tantrum (K-C Mature Animation)

★ Nickelodeon Wiki article