John Kricfalusi (born Michael John Kricfalusi on September 9, 1955 in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada) is an Emmy-nominated Canadian animator, better known as John K. He is creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show and The Ripping Friends animated series, The Goddamn George Liquor Program, the first animated series made using Macromedia Flash, as well as the founder of animation studio Spümcø International. When Kricfalusi didn't completely approve^[1] of one his cartoons, he would credit himself as Raymond Spum.^[2] Chicoutimi is one of the three boroughs (arrondissement in French) of the city of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. ... , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Chicoutimi is one of the three boroughs (arrondissement in French) of the city of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. ... , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595... An Emmy Award. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ren and Stimpy are the eponymous characters of two cartoon television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. ... The Ripping Friends is an American animated television series, created by John Kricfalusi and Jim Smith. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Spümcø International was a North American cartoon animation studio. ...

Career

For many years, Kricfalusi drew low-end studio television cartoons (the best one in Kricfalusi’s opinion was the The Jetsons revival) before being “rescued” around 1985 by director Ralph Bakshi (whom Kricfalusi had worked for before during two brief periods in 1981 and 1983). Kricfalusi and Bakshi were going to make a film called Bobby’s Girl, but that film fell through when Tristar’s president stepped down. Kricfalusi’s first finished project was directing the animation for The Rolling Stones’ 1986 music video of “Harlem Shuffle” ^{[citation needed]}. Kricfalusi’s most famous project under Bakshi was the short-lived but highly influential series Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, based on the classic Terrytoons character. The Bakshi/Kricfalusi interpretation was in many ways more creative than the original, yet also considerably more bizarre. The series aired on CBS, but after two seasons complaints from viewers prompted the network to cancel it. John K. also worked on another cartoon series at the time called Galaxy High, providing character designs for some of the aliens in the series. The Jetsons was a prime-time animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and aired on Sunday nights on ABC from September 23, 1962 to March 3, 1963. ... Ralph Bakshi (October 29, 1938) is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films. ... TriStar Pictures is a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, which is owned by Sony Pictures. ... “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... Template:Needed Harlem Shuffle is an R&B song originally recorded by the duo Bob & Earl in 1963, and covered by Booker T and the MGs, as well as the The Rolling Stones in 1986. ... Mighty Mouse, the signature character of the studio. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... Galaxy High was an American animated series that premiered on September 13, 1986 on CBS and ran for 13 episodes until December 6, 1986. ...

Kricfalusi went on to found his Spümcø International animation studio with partner Jim Smith, creating the controversial Ren & Stimpy Show. Spümcø sold the show to Nickelodeon in 1988, but after several years of battling with the network’s executives over content and missed deadlines^{[citation needed]}, Kricfalusi was ultimately fired from production of the series in 1992, leaving the production of the series in the hands of Nickelodeon and Games Animation. Jim Smith, born in Texas, is an American Animator. ... This article is about the TV channel. ...

In 1996 John Kricfalusi created the first internet cartoon series using Macromedia Flash, The Goddamn George Liquor Program. He followed this up with Weekend Pussy Hunt, the second Flash cartoon. // == Macromedia Flash == ==]] Using Macromedia Flash 8 (bundled in Studio 8) in Windows XP. Maintainer: Adobe Systems (formerly Macromedia) Latest release: 8 / September 30th, 2005 OS: Windows (no native Windows XP Professional x64 Edition support), Mac OS X, Linux (i386 only, via wine [1]) Use: Multimedia Content Creator License: Proprietary Website... George Liquor is a cartoon character created by John Kricfalusi (a. ... Weekend Pussy Hunt was an Internet-only cartoon series created by John Kricfalusi of Spumco for icebox. ...

Since then, Kricfalusi has worked on various projects including some web-based cartoons, Björk and Tenacious D music videos, some Yogi Bear cartoons (including Boo-Boo and the Man, A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith and Boo Boo Runs Wild), two Jetsons cartoons (Father & Son Day and The Best Son), and the short-lived FOX Kids TV series The Ripping Friends. Most recently he has written, directed, and starred in a new Ren & Stimpy show, entitled Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon produced for Spike TV, a network which has allowed the animator much more freedom to work with the lewd and bizarre themes that make his art distinctive. Most of the stories were based on fan ideas and original scripts that were rejected by Nickelodeon during the show's original run. After only three of six episodes aired, the show was also canceled because the network censors found it too much by even their own standards. Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon was released on DVD including three episodes that never aired. Kricfalusi hoped its success would guarantee a straight-to-DVD Ren and Stimpy series so he could avoid the problem of censors. This article is about the musician. ... Tenacious D, or The D as they are known by their fans,[1] is an American rock band duo composed of musician/actors Kyle Gass and Jack Black. ... Yogi Bear Yogi Bear is a fictional anthropomorphic bear who appears in animated cartoons created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... Boo-Boo and the Man is a short cartoon starring Boo-Boo Bear, the beloved sidekick of Yogi Bear. ... A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith is a cartoon featuring Ranger Smith from Yogi Bear. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article discusses Fox Kids in United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ...

Kricfalusi provides several audio commentaries in Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volumes 2 and 3 (DVD sets of classic Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons) and appears in some of the bonus featurettes as well. Typically, Kricfalusi does commentary on the Bob Clampett cartoons, whom Kricfalusi often praises for his fast-paced and nutty style. John refused to do any more commentaries after volume 3 because of artistic integrity. He disapproved of the method of restoration for the cartoons through DVNR (Digital Video Noise Reduction), which tends to erase parts of the artwork, and the over saturation of the colors. The Looney Tunes Golden Collection is a yearly series of four-disc DVD box sets from Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... Merrie Melodies end title Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. ... Robert Emerson Bob Clampett (May 8, 1913–May 4, 1984) was an American animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ...

On February 13, 2006 Kricfalusi started his own weblog, All Kinds of Stuff. His blog is known for his wealth of knowledge about animation history and for frequent criticisms of modern animated shows, sometimes provoking lengthy disputations with animation professionals and students alike. is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A weblog (now more commonly known as a blog) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally, but not always, in reverse chronological order). ...

In September 2006, his animated music video for “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “Close But No Cigar”^[3] from the album Straight Outta Lynwood was featured on the DVD side of the DualDisc album. The song is about a man who ends relationships with women who have one minor flaw he cannot get past. The video features John K’s animated cat, Cigarettes. He also animated a THX logo parody for Tenacious D’s movie The Pick of Destiny, as well as music videos for their songs “Classico” and "Fuck Her Gently". Currently, he is doing flash animation for Raketu, an online instant messenger service. Also in 2006, he served as an art director for a segment for Class of 3000 entitled “Life Without Music.” This article is about the musician himself. ... Singles from Straight Outta Lynwood Released: August 21, 2006 Released: September 12, 2006 Released: September 26, 2006 Released: March 19, 2007 Straight Outta Lynwood is the twelfth album by Weird Al Yankovic. ... DualDisc is a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5. ... Class of 3000 is an American Comedy animated television series on Cartoon Network that is created, executive produced by and stars André 3000 of the hip-hop group OutKast as superstar and music teacher Sunny Bridges, set at Atlanta, Georgias Westley School of Performing Arts. ...

Personal life

John Kricfalusi has been known to be a big fan of music, such as Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and Dean Martin among others. “Sinatra” redirects here. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti, June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian American singer, film actor, and comedian. ...

Kricfalusi claims his heroes are Bob Clampett, Chuck Jones and Frank Sinatra. Chuck Jones in 1976 Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. ...

See also

• George Liquor and Jimmy, The Hapless Idiot Boy
• Wild Cartoon Kingdom
• Sheridan College

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References

1. ^ Interview with Chris Savino - X Magazine.
2. ^ John Kricfalusi. IMDB.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
3. ^ Music Video

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External links

• John Kricfalusi at the Internet Movie Database
• All Kinds of Stuff: John K.’s Blog
• John K. on Myspace

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Raketu

• Raketu Home Page

Interviews and Articles

• 04/2000: Jason Chimera’s interview with John K.
• 08/2003: Nick Digilio’s interview (WGN Radio in Chicago) with John K.
• 08/2006: John K. Gets Cartoony at L.A. Gallery
• 04/2007: John K's Guide to Surviving the End of Television
• 06/2007: The Onion AV Club
• John K’s blog, containing his "Animation School" lessons.[1]