Tom kenny provides the voice of peepers in the disney xddisney channel show, wander over yonder. Craig mccracken talks about the laborintensive story. Jan 15, 2009 craig mccracken talks powerpuff girls by steve fritz posted. The original article was written by elizabeth mcconnell. He also voices the iconic spongebob squarepants in the show with the same name and the ice king on pendleton wards critically acclaimed adventure time. In this episode, im having a bit of a chat with the creator of the powerpuff girls and fosters home for imaginary friends, craig mccracken the 10th anniversary of the launch of blossom, bubbles, and buttercups crimefighting adventures has just been celebrated with the dvd release of. Toon zone talkback craig mccracken on powerpuff girls. The grid recently did an interview with animator craig mccracken, husband to lauren faust. Titles of cartoons, tv shows, movies, and video games that craig mccracken has voice directed.
They have also lived in bowling green, oh and columbus, oh plus 2 other locations. Apr 04, 2011 craig mccracken had fortunately left cartoon network in 2009, but by then it was too late. Back then we were all just kids early 20s so it was all about long hours, trying new things, testing ideas and trying to live up to our heroes. Highest rated movies and tv shows with craig mccracken imdb. Craig mccracken is the threedimensional human being who first thought of turning cartoon kindergartners into superpowered crime fighters, and he has written, storyboarded and directed the new episode, which will cap a marathon of past adventures beginning today at 6 a.
So says craig mccracken, the talent behind those emmyaward winning cartoon network series, the powerpuff girls and fosters home for imaginary friends. The powerpuff girls is an american animated television series about three kindergartenaged girls who have superpowers. Jack mcbrayer born on may 27, 1973 is an american comedic actor who gained national recognition for his characters on late night with conan obrien he is best known for portraying kenneth parcell on the television series 30 rock, a role for which he received an emmy nomination in 2009 at the 61st primetime emmy awards. That day, cartoon network will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the debut of craig mccracken s powerpuff girls with an allday marathon. Select this result to view craig d mccracken s phone number, address, and more. Craig mccracken moved on to start making powerpuff girls so i had a new design staff. Craig mccracken bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Craig mccracken, executive producerstory bydirected by. This is the talkback thread for craig mccracken on powerpuff girls rule and cartoonstitute. This interview was taken from the powerpuff girls powerzine. The powerpuff girls is an american superhero animated television series created by animator craig mccracken for cartoon network. Are his influences still relevant to this day and does cartoon network realize the mistake they made. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
So craig, cartoon fans are thrilled to have you back with a new series on the air. Some of his sources of inspiration are japanese anime, super friends 1973, peewees playhouse 1986 and little golden books. Below is a true story that my mum sent me about an incident with her silver bengal, nemo. Im ken plume, and soon youll be listening to a bit of a chat with me, ken plume. Aug 09, 20 about get ready to take off across the galaxy in disney channel s new animated adventure comedy series wander over yonder, created and executiveproduced by twotime emmy awardwin ning animator craig mccracken foster s home for imaginary friends, the powerpuff girls. Im assuming, it wasnt a disneysized animation budget. Mind you, this characterdriven scifi comedy is probably a lot harder than most animated series to pull off. The powerpuff girls 10th anniversary collection the. The powerpuff girls creator craig mccracken answers questions on twitter. Imdbs advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. What were the difficulties in bringing the show to the big screen especially since, im assuming, it wasnt a disneysized animation budget craig mccracken. The powerpuff girls ultimate pop culture wiki fandom. When we had the opportunity to interview mccracken, it was done with one proviso, and that was we also had the.
Newsarama has an article on their website in which craig mccracken talks about the end of fosters, but perhaps more importantly, we now have episode descriptions for all of the remaining episodes, including the series finale. The show ran for six seasons, all directed by mccracken, and concluded on may 3, 2009. So, first up, please us about how you came up with the idea for wander over yonder craig mccracken. Craig mccracken celebrity profile check out the latest craig mccracken photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Join facebook to connect with craig mccracken and others you may know. Interview with craig mccracken about wander over yonder. 19982005, executive producer screenwriter director, 2009 2004. Craig mccracken simple english wikipedia, the free. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. That day, cartoon network will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the debut of craig mccrackens powerpuff girls with an allday marathon. Oct 26, 2017 we interviewed used frontman bert mccracken about the rock bands extraordinary new studio album the canyon, an 80minute epic inspired by and dedicated to his childhood friend tregen lewis, who.
Next week, ill present part ii in which i interviewed renzetti again in 2009 for use in my book directing animation. Created by animator craig mccracken, the program was produced by hannabarbera until 2001 when cartoon network studios took over production for cartoon network. Heres also a great interview with craig about the powerpuff girls on coldhardflash. Craig better not disappoint me this time if this new show gets picked up by disney. Interview with rebecca sugar cartoon network duration. Lauren faust born july 25, 1974 is an american animator and writer, best known as the creator of the animated series my little pony. Craig mccracken is an american animator, writer, and cartoonist. Craig s deviantart page tons of goodies and sketches to look at. It centers on blossom, bubbles, and buttercup, three kindergartenaged girls with superpowers. Mixed in there were are few quotes about friendship is magic.
Tv animation auteur craig mccracken chats with us about the challenges. Thats said when one of the main guys who put you on the map. Craig mccracken quits the cartoon network and genndy. Craig mccracken had fortunately left cartoon network in 2009, but by then it was too late. May 15, 2017 the show ran for six seasons, all directed by mccracken, and concluded on may 3, 2009. Jun 02, 20 at the start of craig mccracken month, ben t. He pulled over, not to say cease or desist but to buy.
Blossom, bubbles and buttercup save the day once more in 10th anniversary special, the powerpuff girls rule allnew halfhour animated special follows fullday best of ppg marathon dvd boxedset anniversary edition featuring every ppg episode and special in stores jan. The powerpuff girls had already made its run for seven years, successfully injecting mccrackens bellicose ideals into the minds of children worldwide. Over the past couple of decades craig has also written. In honor of the 10th anniversary of the powerpuff girls series, the cast and crew reminisce about the. Craig mccracken quits the cartoon network and genndy tartakovskys visual effects studio the orphanage suspends operations. I started drawing when i was three, characters like underdog and superman. The other thing thats cool, on a design level, is that the girls have a very simple style to them, i believe you called it iconic in an interview before. After briefly considering a career as a comic book illustrator, mccracken. They covered a mix of shows, from fosters home to the new wander over yonder. You worked at cartoon network since the mid1990s until 2009. Jan 15, 2009 with the girls turning ten this year, we spoke with powerpuff girls creator craig mccracken about their start, the early years and more animated shorts. Though more recently craig has been riding herd on disney xds acclaimed animated adventure, wander over yonder.
Craig mccracken talks about his new show for disney ctn. Heres my interview with craig hope you enjoy ken plume. Craig mccracken born march 31, 1971 is an american animator, writer, and cartoonist. After 17 years, your powerpuff girls questions are. Cartoon network pretty much lost one who made there biggest property. He created the cartoon network animated television series the powerpuff girls and fosters home for imaginary friends, as well as wander over yonder for the disney channel. Then i turned seven, and it was all star wars after.
Here is an early interview with mccracken for the cartoon network original series, space ghost. With tom kenny, cathy cavadini, tara strong, elizabeth daily. Looney gives an annoted biography on craig mccracken s life. Craig douglas mccracken born march 31, 1971 is an american animator, responsible for the cartoon network cartoons, the powerpuff girls, as well as fosters home for imaginary friends. These guys helped create the shows i grew up with so this is sad news.
The name craig mccracken may not be familiar, but any cartoon fan is well acquainted with his creations the powerpuff girls. Craig mccracken runs the beyond the last man blog dedicated to world football writing and imagery from the second half of the 20th century. Craig mccracken talks about his new show for disney youtube. Thanks to steve fritz for the interview in question and thanks to craig mccracken for the info. Craig mccracken born march 31, 1971 is an american animator. Craig mccrackens phone number, email, address spokeo. Craig is related to loren n mccracken and matthew kelly mccracken as well as 3 additional people. Comic book legends revealed is now part of the larger legends revealed series. Its hard to believe that craig mccracken s powerpuff girls turn fifteen years old this month. So, during the late 1990s, craig mccracken debuted the powerpuff girls the greatest enemy of these superpowered tots was mojo jojo, a talking mad scientist chimp. Jan 22, 2009 craig s deviantart page tons of goodies and sketches to look at. Ill put the descriptions in spoiler tags in the event that somebody. Cnn shorts interview with craig mccracken, show creator space ghost coast to coast world premiere toon in raw interview with craig from world premiere toon in season two.
The average craig mccracken is around 58 years of age with around 50% falling in to the age group of 4160. About get ready to take off across the galaxy in disney channel s new animated adventure comedy series wander over yonder, created and executiveproduced by twotime emmy awardwin ning animator craig mccracken foster s home for imaginary friends, the powerpuff girls. The best result we found for your search is craig d mccracken age 50s in powell, oh. Born in charleroi, pennsylvania his family moved to whitter, california after mccracken s father died when he was seven. Also, because i was trying to teach myself how to make cartoons on season 1, i had a lot of ridged rules about how we could and couldnt do things. Outstanding animated program for programming one hour or more 2009. View 3 images of craig mccracken s characters from his voice acting career. Disneys wander over yonder ot craig mccrackens new. Behind the scenes of fosters home for imaginary friends. Does that mean cartoon network will never be cartoon network again. Friendship is magic for hasbro, as well as for working frequently with her husband craig mccracken. He also voiced the mayor and the narrator on the powerpuff girls and eduardo on fosters home for imaginary friends, two other shows created by. She thought it could be a good short for one of my animations as its funny and includes a cat and fish.
Find craig mccrackens phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Craig mccracken cropped the collective animation archive. Craig mccracken has been interested in drawing and animation since the age of three. The powerpuff girls movie interviews tv miniseries. Craig mccracken talks about the laborintensive story process. The show was produced by hannabarbera productions in its first four seasons, and by cartoon network studios in its final two seasons.
Craig mccracken born march 31, 1971 is an american animator, writer and creator of the powerpuff girls franchise filmography. Jan 19, 2009 craig mccracken is the threedimensional human being who first thought of turning cartoon kindergartners into superpowered crime fighters, and he has written, storyboarded and directed the new episode, which will cap a marathon of past adventures beginning today at 6 a. Craig mccracken talks powerpuff girls by steve fritz. He created the cartoon network animated television series the powerpuff girls and fosters h. Craig mccracken talks powerpuff girls by steve fritz posted. Rob renzetti part i one day in 2003, nickelodeon ran a marathon of their newish series my life as a teenage robot, which was created by rob renzetti and had its origin as a short in frederators oh yeah. When the series premiered on cartoon network on november 18, 1998, it was the highest rated. Infobox television fosters home for imaginary friends is an american animated television series created and produced at cartoon network studios and boulder media by animator craig mccracken. Craig mccracken voice director behind the voice actors. This is an interview with craig mccracken, the mastermind behind the powerpuff girls and of course, fosters home for imaginary friends, from animation insider unfortunately the link to the interview has died. Basically, it was just keeping the tone and the feel of the show. Dl what have your learned from cn creators genndy tartakovsky and craig mccracken.
Craig mccracken creator of powerpuff girls and fosters home for imaginary friends craig mccracken, writer. Born in charleroi, pennsylvania his family moved to whitter, california after mccracken. Craig mccracken phone, address, background info whitepages. In april 2008, he became executive producer of a new cartoon network. Disneys wander over yonder ot craig mccrackens new show. Was born mar 31, 1971 charleroi, pennsylvania, usa. Craig was fun to work with and always full of genuinely unique ideas.
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