Shut Up! Cartoons

Shut Up! Cartoons
Intertitle used in videos
NetworkYouTube
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080p
Ownership
OwnerDefy Media
ParentSmosh
History
LaunchedApril 30, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-30)
ClosedJune 23, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06-23)
Availability
Streaming media
YouTubeShutUpCartoons

Shut Up! Cartoons was a YouTube animation channel project created by the Smosh duo (Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox) and Barry Blumberg that features various animated videos.[1][2][3] Shut Up! Cartoons launched on April 30, 2012, with Do's and Don'ts and ended with the termination of the series Smosh Babies on June 23, 2017.[4][5]

Ownership and production

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The channel was launched as part of YouTube's $100 million "original channel initiative" by Smosh co-creators Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, as well as Barry Blumberg. Blumberg served as the president of the Smosh YouTube channel, as well as Shut Up! Cartoons. Previously, Blumberg served as the executive vice president of Harvey Entertainment,[6] as well as Disney Television Animation chief.[7] At the time of Shut Up! Cartoon's launch, Blumberg was the Head of Content for Alloy Digital,[8] which would become Defy Media via its 2013 merger with Break Media. As such, Defy Media owned Shut Up! Cartoons.[9]

At the channel's launch, Lenora Hume served as its production lead.[7] Later, TeamTO co-founder Corinne Kouper served as head of production on Shut Up! Cartoons.[10]

Content

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The initial teaser trailer featured clips from 11 different shows, with Padilla and Hecox later informing their viewers that there were 18 planned shows in total. The first three cartoons launched by the network included Do's and Don'ts: A Children's Guide to Social Survival, Zombies vs. Ninjas, and Pubertina, a show about an 11-year-old girl going through puberty.[11][12] In May 2012, Smosh launched Krogzilla, a show created by and starring Cory Edwards featuring John O'Hurley, about a shrunken sea monster seeking employment.[13] Snowjacked soon followed, broadcasting on Tuesdays, meeting mixed reception. At the end of the first three cartoons' 10-episode run, they were replaced by Nature Break, Weasel Town, and Oishi High School Battle. Oishi High School Battle, a series starring a 2D animated anime heroine attending a live action high school, spawned a second season and prequel series.[14] Another show was added replacing Krogzilla called Samurai! Daycare. In September 2012, they also launched Politicats to replace Snowjacked. The show that replaced Nature Break is Planets, a reality show about the ten celestial bodies of the Solar System (the eight planets, Pluto, and the Sun).

Weasel Town's replacement, entitled Really Freaking Embarrassing, created by Peter Hannan (Nickelodeon's CatDog) had its first trailer removed from the website, stated as "shocking and disturbing content".[citation needed]

A new trailer was added, with fewer disturbing scenes. In September 2012, the channel launched Oishi Origins, a three-episode prequel to Oishi High School Battle. The show replacing Samurai! Daycare is Icons of Teen, which features both fictional characters (such as Batman and Spock) and real celebrities (such as Oprah Winfrey) as teenagers. Also that week, Oishi Origins was replaced by Teleporting Fat Guy, which is based on a character from previous Smosh videos and explains how he became the Teleporting Fat Guy.

On November 20, 2012, Politicats was replaced by Sub: 3 following a Speed Racer-like character that delivers pizza on a tight time limit, met by mixed reviews. On November 28, the trailer was released for With Zombies created by Matt Clark (the creator of Planets). On November 15, 2013, Do's and Don'ts and Krogzilla received IAWTV nominations for Best Animated Web Series.[15] The second seasons for Do's and Don'ts and Pubertina premiered in April 2014, with Do's and Don'ts ending in April, and Pubertina ending in May.

On June 12, 2013, the paper series Paper Cuts premiered on the channel. The ten episodes featured shot-by-shot re-creations of famous movie scenes and trailers made entirely out of construction paper. On June 23, the Canadian stop motion series Life's a Zoo premiered on the channel.

On June 23, 2017, the channel posted their final video, which was the series finale of Smosh Babies and ceased operations following Anthony’s departure from Smosh.

Series

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Show Title Creator(s) Debut Ended
Do's and Don'ts F. Ryan Naumann April 30, 2012 (Season 1) July 2, 2012 (Season 1)
February 4, 2013 (Season 2) April 8, 2013 (Season 2)
Pubertina Emily Brundige May 2, 2012 (Season 1) July 4, 2012 (Season 1)
February 20, 2013 (Season 2) May 22, 2013 (Season 2)
Zombies vs. Ninjas Michael Granberry May 4, 2012 (Season 1) July 6, 2012 (Season 1)
March 22, 2013 (Season 2) June 28, 2013 (Season 2)
Krogzilla Cory Edwards May 31, 2012 August 2, 2012
Snowjacked Kelsy Abbott & John Olsen June 26, 2012 August 28, 2012
Nature Break Mike Hollingsworth July 9, 2012 September 10, 2012
Weasel Town Eric Filipkowski & Nathan Hamill July 11, 2012 September 12, 2012
Oishi High School Battle Dan Dominguez & Joe Gressis July 13, 2012 (Season 1) September 14, 2012 (Season 1)
December 6, 2013 (Season 2) February 7, 2014 (Season 2)
June 20, 2014 (Season 3) August 22, 2014 (Season 3)
Samurai! Daycare Mike Blum August 9, 2012 October 11, 2012
Politicats SunnyBoy September 4, 2012 November 6, 2012
Planets Matt Clark September 17, 2012 (Season 1) November 19, 2012 (Season 1)
May 27, 2013 (Season 2) July 29, 2013 (Season 2)
October 28, 2013 (Season 3) December 30, 2013 (Season 3)
Really Freaking Embarrassing Peter Hannan September 19, 2012 November 21, 2012
Oishi Origins Dan Dominguez & Joe Gressis September 28, 2012 October 12, 2012
Icons of Teen Brian Wysol October 18, 2012 December 20, 2012
Teleporting Fat Guy Anthony Padilla & Ian Hecox October 19, 2012 (Season 1) December 21, 2012 (Season 1)
April 4, 2014 (Season 2) June 6, 2014 (Season 2)
October 31, 2014 (Season 3) January 2, 2015 (Season 3)
Sub: 3 Prudence Fenton & Peter Hastings November 20, 2012 January 22, 2013
With Zombies Matt Clark December 5, 2012 February 6, 2013
Paper Cuts Travis Betz June 12, 2013 October 16, 2013
Life's a Zoo[a] Andrew Horne June 23, 2013 November 3, 2013
Just Shut Up Anthony Padilla & Ian Hecox July 13, 2013 November 23, 2013
Smosh Babies August 12, 2013 (season 1) October 14, 2013 (season 1)
January 13, 2014 (season 2) March 21, 2014 (season 2)
January 23, 2015 (season 3) June 26, 2015 (season 3)
January 22, 2016 (season 4) June 24, 2016 (season 4)
January 20, 2017 (season 5) June 23, 2017 (season 5)
Munroe Brian Wysol November 13, 2013 January 15, 2014
Otaku Taco Truck SunnyBoy February 17, 2014 April 21, 2014
16-Bit High Brett Weiner March 8, 2014 August 3, 2014
Alfred and Poe Chris Bennett May 5, 2014 July 7, 2014
Money & Cash Joel H. Cohen August 4, 2014 October 6, 2014
Überdude Jeremy Diamond February 13, 2015 June 5, 2015
Maganzo Brian Wysol June 19, 2015 July 17, 2015
Super Smosh Chris Bennett July 24, 2015 (season 1) November 25, 2015 (season 1)
July 22, 2016 (season 2) December 23, 2016 (season 2)
Staff of Gelroth Brian Wysol July 31, 2015 August 14, 2015
Crazy Cabbies September 2, 2015 October 21, 2015
Scream Engine IV[b] Harriss and Matt[16] October 5, 2015 December 14, 2015
God Squad Nicholas Kempt November 4, 2015 December 16, 2015
An Okay Place to Eat Andrew Racho December 21, 2015 January 4, 2016
ABC wid da Mob December 30, 2015 February 17, 2016
Blood Red February 24, 2016 April 13, 2016

Legacy

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Several creators who worked with Shut Up! Cartoons have gone on to create their own series or worked on other successful shows, including Mike Hollingsworth (creator of Nature Break, who went on to become the supervising director for BoJack Horseman and serves as an executive producer for Inside Job), Brian Wysol (creator of Icons of Teen, Munroe, Maganzo and Staff of Gelroth, who went on to create Hot Streets), Emily Brundige (creator of Pubertina, who went on to develop Harvey Street Kids and serves as a writer in various animated shows like Unikitty! and Amphibia) and Daniel Dominguez (co-creator of Oishi High School Battle, who went on to work as a writer for various shows like The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants).

Notes

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a.^ Originally created by Cuppa Coffee Studios in 2008 for Teletoon in Canada. Shut Up! Cartoons obtained the rights to the series, but it has been deleted from the YouTube channel.
b.^ Originally created by Harriss and Matt in 2008 and published to Super Deluxe. Shut Up! Cartoons gained the rights to the series following the revival of Super Deluxe in 2015.

References

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  1. ^ Matthew Manarino (April 27, 2012). "SMOSH TALKS WITH US ABOUT SHUT UP! CARTOONS". NewMediaRockStars. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  2. ^ Mike Shields (June 11, 2012). "Zombie Apocalypse Spreads to YouTube Alloy Digital's new channel Shut Up Cartoons generates 20 million views in 5 weeks". Adweek. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  3. ^ Todd Kushigemachi (April 13, 2012). "YouTube toon channel loads up on series". Variety. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  4. ^ "SMOSH Set to Launch YouTube Original Content Channel Shut Up! Cartoons April 30 With Stellar Roster of Irreverent Creators". MSNBC. April 13, 2012. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  5. ^ Jennifer Wolfe (April 13, 2012). "Shut Up! Cartoons Launches April 30". Animation World Network. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  6. ^ M., Ju-osh (December 7, 2013). "Barry Blumberg Discusses His Internet Smash "Shut Up! Cartoons"". IndieWire. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Dickson, Jeremy (April 16, 2012). "Smosh's Shut Up! Cartoons goes live on YouTube". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  8. ^ Gutelle, Sam (August 22, 2013). "YouTube Millionaires: "Smosh Voice" Gets Animated On Shut Up! Cartoons". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  9. ^ Whitlock, Jesse (June 15, 2017). "Smosh co-founder exits YouTube channel". Television Business International. Informa. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Paoli-Lebailly, Pascale (June 5, 2014). "Toon execs work towards a European Women in Animation group". Television Business International. Informa. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  11. ^ Richard Verrier (April 3, 2012). "New animated series to debut on online channel Shut Up! Cartoons". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  12. ^ "New Animated Web-series, Pubertina, Coming to YouTube". PaulFraserMusic. April 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  13. ^ Mercedes Milligan (2012-06-04). "Shut Up! Cartoons Debuts 'Krogzilla'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  14. ^ Gutelle, Sam (December 6, 2013). "Heads Will Explode As 'Oishi High School Battle' Returns". Tubefilter. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  15. ^ http://iawtvawards.org/portfolio/best-animated-web-series-2017 [dead link]
  16. ^ "The Scream Engine IV Series of Funny Videos on SuperDeluxe.com". 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2 January 2021.