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Wednesday, February 1,1995
chaos in toonavision
Cartoon pits cat £ ^
against, dog,
puts wacky *
twist on age old
battle
ByShELLY&LVA
Features Editor
Beware! Cat-and-dog duo
set loose on Monday afternoons!
Disney's Monday Mania has
recently added some-new addi¬
tions to its animated after-toon
programming.
"The Shnookums and Meat
Fiinny Cartoon Show" has hit
the airwaves, causing chaos in
toonavision- But for producers
Bill—\Kopp and Jeff
DeGrandis,"Shnookums and
Meat" is cartoon bliss.
"The ratings are very good,
the show is kicking ass," Kopp
said.
The half-hour comedy show
began airing January 2 assart of
Disney's Monday Mania. The
show is made up of three ani¬
mated skits with unique and,
well, unusual characters.
The ahow begins with the
flipped-out cat-and-dog duo,
aka Shnookums and Meat, who
are always involved in a world-
shattering scrimmage with un¬
lucky fate. I
In one episode, Shnookums
and Meat try to devise a way to
DeGrandis" Kopp
' ' '
get rid of somemeddlesome fleas
before their owners bane them
from the house and condemn
them to a life of backyard dis-'
harmony. They end up creating
a potion which makes the fleas
grow a hundred times bigger,
turning the dynamic duo into
wiping boys for anti-benevolent
bugs.
l~- After a commercial $>reak
audiences can enjoy the adven¬
tures of "Pith Possum: Super-
Dynamic Possum of Tpmor-
row."
The weekly skit takes audi^
ences through the adventures of
Pith Possum who is a lowly tab¬
loid copyboy.
But when trouble arises he
slaps on a cape and mask and
heads off todefend Possum City
with his trusty side^kick
Obediah the Raccoon. \
Pith Possum takes a swipe
at the serious super hero car¬
toons. Episodes such as "Phan¬
tom Mask of the Dark Black",
"Darkness Of Black", "Darkness
ontheEdgeof Black*and "Night
of Darkness" can be found in the
line up.
"We were tired of all the
serious cartoons, 'Batman' in
particular. We thought it was
time to make fun of those seri¬
ous cartoons," Kopp said.
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Meat beats Shnookums in Disney's The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show". , • ,
■—■■—■ ...
We were tired of all the serious cartoons,
'Batman' in particular. We thought it was time to ^
make fun of those serious cartoons.'
*s
—Bill Kopp
Producer & Writer
\
The third skit is a takeoff on
the old 1950 cowboy,
cliffhangers. "Tex Tinstar: The
Bestin the West" shown weekly,
has the hero involved in some
misadventure which always
seems to lead to certain death,
but somehow he manages to
avoid doom. v
He is the Don Quixote of the
American West, he is the Man of
la bad luck. '
The cartoon series is a cre¬
ation from the minds of two
crazy producers whoKa«e a^~
funny as their animated heroes.
Kopp is producer and writer for
the series while De Grandjs is
co-producer and director.
Their sense of humor can be
seen each week through the char¬
acters they created. ! ^N^ J
"There is a definite sense ot
our personality in. the cartoon A
De Grandis said. \
The duo saicf'they write for
themselves, and what makes
them laugh will make the audi- '
ence laugh, but they don't think
about the audience when they
put the cartoon together.
' They are- more concerned
with the final product and the
laughability the cartoon posr
When asked why the duo
chose to create the~cartoon, the
response was like a line from
Shnookums and Meat them¬
selves: "It was either this or work
at the 76 station or get thrown in
jail," Kopp said.
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Orderyour
college ring NOW.
, JOSTENS
Your Jostens repr esentath/e will '
be at Kennel Bookstore on the x-
tbfowing days:
Date: Jaq. 30 -Feb. 3 -v '■Main Level
Time: 10:00 a.m. »to 4:00 p.m. 278-4268
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| Title | 1995_02 The Daily Collegian February 1995 |
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| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1995 |
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| Title | February 1, 1995, Page 6 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1995 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | Wednesday, February 1,1995 chaos in toonavision Cartoon pits cat £ ^ against, dog, puts wacky * twist on age old battle ByShELLY&LVA Features Editor Beware! Cat-and-dog duo set loose on Monday afternoons! Disney's Monday Mania has recently added some-new addi¬ tions to its animated after-toon programming. "The Shnookums and Meat Fiinny Cartoon Show" has hit the airwaves, causing chaos in toonavision- But for producers Bill—\Kopp and Jeff DeGrandis,"Shnookums and Meat" is cartoon bliss. "The ratings are very good, the show is kicking ass," Kopp said. The half-hour comedy show began airing January 2 assart of Disney's Monday Mania. The show is made up of three ani¬ mated skits with unique and, well, unusual characters. The ahow begins with the flipped-out cat-and-dog duo, aka Shnookums and Meat, who are always involved in a world- shattering scrimmage with un¬ lucky fate. I In one episode, Shnookums and Meat try to devise a way to DeGrandis" Kopp ' ' ' get rid of somemeddlesome fleas before their owners bane them from the house and condemn them to a life of backyard dis-' harmony. They end up creating a potion which makes the fleas grow a hundred times bigger, turning the dynamic duo into wiping boys for anti-benevolent bugs. l~- After a commercial $>reak audiences can enjoy the adven¬ tures of "Pith Possum: Super- Dynamic Possum of Tpmor- row." The weekly skit takes audi^ ences through the adventures of Pith Possum who is a lowly tab¬ loid copyboy. But when trouble arises he slaps on a cape and mask and heads off todefend Possum City with his trusty side^kick Obediah the Raccoon. \ Pith Possum takes a swipe at the serious super hero car¬ toons. Episodes such as "Phan¬ tom Mask of the Dark Black", "Darkness Of Black", "Darkness ontheEdgeof Black*and "Night of Darkness" can be found in the line up. "We were tired of all the serious cartoons, 'Batman' in particular. We thought it was time to make fun of those seri¬ ous cartoons," Kopp said. H|i_ 4^(fe ■^Mk ^E^^jJT.3 "K^^cyjL ^^pp*^^ / ■ / " "^ > - ^H I J \^w^ VH ^H^^l ^V 1 ^^ ^ Courtesy of Disney Meat beats Shnookums in Disney's The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show". , • , ■—■■—■ ... We were tired of all the serious cartoons, 'Batman' in particular. We thought it was time to ^ make fun of those serious cartoons.' *s —Bill Kopp Producer & Writer \ The third skit is a takeoff on the old 1950 cowboy, cliffhangers. "Tex Tinstar: The Bestin the West" shown weekly, has the hero involved in some misadventure which always seems to lead to certain death, but somehow he manages to avoid doom. v He is the Don Quixote of the American West, he is the Man of la bad luck. ' The cartoon series is a cre¬ ation from the minds of two crazy producers whoKa«e a^~ funny as their animated heroes. Kopp is producer and writer for the series while De Grandjs is co-producer and director. Their sense of humor can be seen each week through the char¬ acters they created. ! ^N^ J "There is a definite sense ot our personality in. the cartoon A De Grandis said. \ The duo saicf'they write for themselves, and what makes them laugh will make the audi- ' ence laugh, but they don't think about the audience when they put the cartoon together. ' They are- more concerned with the final product and the laughability the cartoon posr When asked why the duo chose to create the~cartoon, the response was like a line from Shnookums and Meat them¬ selves: "It was either this or work at the 76 station or get thrown in jail," Kopp said. Kennel Bookstore Orderyour college ring NOW. , JOSTENS Your Jostens repr esentath/e will ' be at Kennel Bookstore on the x- tbfowing days: Date: Jaq. 30 -Feb. 3 -v '■Main Level Time: 10:00 a.m. »to 4:00 p.m. 278-4268 S Looking for a GE class? Economics Has OperT GE Classes From Dawn \ i Econ 40 645-800 Tue-Tfi Till Night ^ Econ 25 1810-2100 Tue Econ 50 1810-2100 Th ■ ,j i .\ V ' "A |
