Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (formerly known as Stoopid Monkey and stylized as Stoop!d Monkey) is an American production company and animation studio, formed by Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, John Harvatine IV, and Eric Towner. It was established in 2011 following the partnership of Stoopid Monkey, which had been founded in 1999, and Buddy Systems Studios. It is one of the producers of the Adult Swim animated television series Robot Chicken and Titan Maximum as well as SuperMansion on the streaming service Crackle and Buddy Thunderstruck on Netflix.
| Formerly | Stoopid Monkey (1999–2013) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Animated series Web series |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people |
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| Website | www |
Filmography
editTelevision series
edit| Show | Network | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Year(s) | Co-production(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robot Chicken | Adult Swim | Seth Green Matthew Senreich |
2005–present | ShadowMachine (seasons 1–5) Sony Pictures Digital (seasons 1–5) Sony Pictures Television (seasons 6–10) Williams Street |
Produced under Stoopid Monkey until 2012, after which the brand is still shown with Stoopid Buddy Studios |
| Titan Maximum | Matthew Senreich Tom Root |
2009 | Tom Is Awesome ShadowMachine Williams Street |
Produced under Stoopid Monkey | |
| SuperMansion | Crackle | Matthew Senreich Zeb Wells |
2015–19 | Moon Shot Entertainment | Stoopid Monkey brand used with Stoopid Buddy Studios |
| Hot Streets | Adult Swim | Brian Wysol | 2016–19 | Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! Williams Street |
First traditional animated series from Stoopid Buddy Stoodios |
| Buddy Thunderstruck | Netflix | Ryan Wiesbrock | 2017 | American Greetings Entertainment | First family-oriented production from Stoopid Buddy Stoodios |
| Crossing Swords | Hulu | John Harvatine IV Tom Root |
2020–21 | Tom Is Awesome Sony Pictures Television |
Buddy System Studios brand used with Stoopid Buddy Studios |
| The Summoner | Syfy | Charlie Hankin | 2021 | [1] | |
| M.O.D.O.K. | Hulu | Jordan Blum Patton Oswalt |
10k Multiverse Cowboy Marvel Television |
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| Ultra City Smiths[2] | AMC | Steve Conrad | AMC Studios | [3] | |
| Santa Inc. | HBO Max | Alexandra Rushfield | Rushfield Productions oh us. Point Grey Pictures Lionsgate Television |
[4] | |
| Duffy & Friends | Disney+ | TBA | TBA | Disney Parks, Experiences and Products | [5] [6] |
| Rhona Who Lives by the River | Emily Kapnek | Piece of Pie Productions 20th Television Animation Disney Television Animation |
[7] | ||
| OMG! Earth! | Adult Swim | John Harvatine IV Eric Towner |
Williams Street | [8] | |
| Micro Mayhem | The Roku Channel | John Harvatine IV | Golem Creations Entertainment One |
[9] | |
| Filthy Animals | Nikolai Haas Simon Haas Carrey O'Donnell Johnny Smith |
Le Train Train | [10] | ||
| Superbago! | TBA | TBA | Sony Pictures Animation | Originally developed as a feature film.[11][12] |
Web series
edit| Network | Show | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Year(s) | Co-production(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | The Stoopid Monkey Show | N/A | 2011–14 | Produced under Stoopid Monkey until 2012, after which the brand is still shown with Stoopid Buddy Studios | |
| Dinosaur Office | 2011–12 | CollegeHumor | |||
| WWE Network | WWE Slam City | WWE | 2014 | WWE | |
| YouTube | The Grand Slams | Denny's | 2014–18 | Denny's | |
| Kre-O Transformers | N/A | 2015 | Hasbro | ||
| Bratz | MGA Entertainment | ||||
| Lego Scooby-Doo | 2015–16 | The Lego Group | |||
| WWE Network | Camp WWE | Seth Green | 2016–2018 | Film Roman WWE |
[13] |
| Instagram YouTube Comedy Central |
Blark and Son | Ben Bayouth Adam Aseraf |
2018–present | ||
| YouTube | Alabama Jackson | Donald Faison | 2022–present | Adeosun Williams Street |
[14] |
Specials
editFeature films
edit| Film | Year(s) | Co-production(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changeland | 2019 | Living Films Karivara Films |
First live-action film from Stoopid Buddy Stoodios. |
| Rabbids | TBA | Ubisoft Film & Television Mandeville Films Lionsgate |
[18] |
Other credits
edit| Show / Film | Year(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mad | 2010–13 | Animation services for the Spy vs. Spy sketches & other features (seasons 1–4) |
| Big Top Scooby-Doo! | 2012 | Main title sequence |
| The Simpsons | 2013–2023 | Couch gag for the episodes "The Fabulous Faker Boy", "The Cad and the Hat" and "The Many Saints of Springfield" |
| The Lego Movie | 2014 | End title sequence |
| Gravity Falls | 2014 | Stop-motion animation for the "Clay Day" segment of the season 2 episode "Little Gift Shop of Horrors" |
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | 2014–19 | Main title sequence for season 1, animated transitions and "Our Twisted Fate" in season 4 |
| Wander Over Yonder | 2015 | H.A.T.E.R.V. commercial for the Season 2 episode "The New Toy". |
| Adam Ruins Everything | 2018 | Animation for the "Re-Animated History" episodes |
| The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Stop-motion sequences for the episode "The Costly Conundrum of the Calamitous Claylossus" and "The Xtreme Xploits of the Xplosive Xmas" | |
| The Predator Holiday Special | Stop-motion-animated short film | |
| Woke | 2020–2022 | Puppets and animation services |
| The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! | 2022 | Production Services for short "Plopsie and Friends" |
| The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | Rotoscoping animation | |
| The Muppets Mayhem | 2023 | Stop-motion sequences for the episode "Track 5: Break on Through" |
| Doc McStuffins: The Doc & Bella Are In! | [19][20] | |
| Mickey's Christmas Tales | [21][22] |
Production logos
editEvery episode of Robot Chicken from seasons 1–4 displays one of many still Stoopid Monkey production logos following the credits; each depicts a cartoon monkey performing an obviously foolish or life-threatening activity or the aftermath of suicide as an irritated Seth Green is heard saying, "Stupid monkey." Each Stoopid Monkey card was drawn by artist and actor Adam Talbott. [citation needed] All of them except for the first part of "Book of Corrine" have the name with an exclamation point replacing the "I" in a jumbled white font surrounded by a thick black border, as well as a smaller white border around that, and Talbott's signature somewhere on the logo. On Titan Maximum and early episodes of Robot Chicken's fifth season, the logo is the monkey's shining silver head smiling with the shining Stoopid Monkey text below it. On later episodes of Robot Chicken from season 5 onward, the logo returned to a similar concept as the first, but the titular monkey was redesigned to be cuter, despite in season 7 a still variant showcasing only the company logo was used.
References
edit- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 31, 2020). "Syfy's TZGZ Orders 'The Summoner' Animated Series From Charlie Hankin & Stoopid Buddy Stoodios". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020.
- ^ Porter, Rick (April 1, 2021). "AMC Animated Series 'Ultra City Smiths' Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (September 14, 2020). "AMC Greenlights Stop-Mo Dramedy 'Mega City Smiths' from Steve Conrad, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios".
- ^ Turchiano, Danielle (November 10, 2021). "Santa Inc' Sets December Premiere on HBO Max, Reveals Full Cast and First-Look Photos (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Newsdesk, Laughing Place Disney (2022-09-11). "Duffy & Friends Getting Stop-Motion Animated Series on Disney+". LaughingPlace.com. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "#TBT to one of our beary favorite projects 🐻 Did you know? The "puppets" we use for Duffy and his friends aren't actually puppets at all".
- ^ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (November 16, 2021). "Karen Gillan To Star In Emily Kapnek's Rhona Who Lives By The River Animated Musical Series With Danny Elfman In Works At Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Heroes. "Justin Michael – HVE". Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (February 21, 2020). "Quibi Greenlights Stop-Motion Animated Series 'Micro Mayhem' From Stoopid Buddy Stoodios & eOne".
- ^ Porter, Rick (April 14, 2020). "Rashida Jones, 'Robot Chicken' Producers Team for Quibi Animated Comedy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ McNary, Dave (July 9, 2014). "Sony Pictures Animation Developing 'Superbago'". Variety. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ Hopewell, John (June 12, 2019). "Sony Pictures Animation Links to Tencent, Sets New 'Boondocks,' Tartakovsky Duo". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ "WWE Network partners with Seth Green, Jerry Springer and Jeff Tremaine on three new original series". www.wwe.com.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (2021-05-19). "Adult Swim To Produce Digital Short Series Based On Its Hit Shows Including 'Rick And Morty'". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "'Tis the Season for Festive Holiday Programming on ABC". Disney General Entertainment Content (Press release). October 24, 2022.
- ^ "Top preschool brand Disney Junior makes major new series, specials and cast announcements at 'Disney Junior & friends playdate' event at Disney California Adventure Park". Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ "FOX ORDERS ALL-NEW, STOP-MOTION HOLIDAY SPECIAL FROM STOOPID BUDDY STOODIOS". FOX 26 Medford. January 8, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-12-12). "Lionsgate Closes Pic Rights On Ubisoft Video Game Series 'Rabbids' With Mandeville To Produce; Todd Strauss-Schulson In Talks To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ "Alyssa Sapire Tapped To Lead Content for Leading Global Preschool Brand Disney Junior". Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Top preschool brand Disney Junior makes major new series, specials and cast announcements at 'Disney Junior & friends playdate' event at Disney California Adventure Park". Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ "Disney Junior Brings Holiday Cheer to Kids and Families With Festive Programming Premiering Throughout the Season". Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ "'Mickey's Christmas Tales' Is About To Be Your Kids' Favorite New Holiday Special". Romper. 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-03.