Klasky Csupo

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Klasky Csupo, Inc. (pronounced Klass-key Chew-po) is an American multimedia entertainment production company located in Los Angeles, California, founded by artist/producer Arlene Klasky and master animator Gabor Csupo.

Contents

1 Brief Overview
2 Name Pronunciation and its logo
3 Klasky Csupo productions

3.1 Series
3.2 Full length

4 External links

Brief Overview

Klasky Csupo (K-C) was started in 1982, in a studio that was initially just a spare bedroom. The two were in a Los Angeles apartment, where Arlene and Gabor lived while they were married.

The company started out producing a number of Garfield specials, eventually animating the Garfield and Friends saturday morning cartoon. K C's first major work came in 1989, when they became the 'animation house' for the first three seasons of The Simpsons (after which Film Roman took over in 1992); K-C had already produced the animated pilot for The Simpsons, as a sketch on The Tracey Ullman Show.

In 1991, K-C began producing Rugrats, an animated show for Nickelodeon, which has made the company famous.

Their next major series was Duckman for the USA Network. The show revolved around the home life and adventures of a dim-witted and lascivious private detective duck named Eric Duckman. The series ran from 1994 to 1997.

During the same time Nickelodeon released Klasky Csupo's second series, AAAHH!!! Real Monsters!. During this time Klasky Csupo ended production on Rugrats. However K C produced three new Rugrats specials between 1995 and 1996. The specials were so successful that the series was revived in 1997.

After Monsters and Duckman were both cancelled in 1997, K-C began producing The Wild Thornberrys for Nickelodeon. The cartoon revolved around a girl who could talk to animals, premiering in 1998.

The company is also active producing recorded music, Gabor Csupo being a good friend of Frank Zappa and occasionally collaborating with Mark Mothersbaugh.

Klasky Csupo has also produced a number of projects in commercial advertising, including a series of direct-to-video features (The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald) for the McDonald's fast food chain.

Between 1998 and 2000s, K-C began producing new shows Rocket Power, As Told by Ginger, Santo Bugito and Stressed Eric.

In 2001, in honor of the Rugrats 10th Anniversary, K-C released a two-part special entitled "All Growed Up". The special featured the famous babies as pre-teenagers. The special was so popular, that a series based on that special premiered in 2003.

By 2004, Klasky Csupo shut down production on most of its shows, including Rugrats but is still producing All Grown Up!.

In 2005, Klasky Cuspo's store called it quits on December 1.

Name Pronunciation and its logo

The original Klasky Csupo "Graffiti" ident (1991).

The current Klasky Csupo ident (1998).

Although the company's official pronunciation is "Class-key Chew-po", many fans have thought the pronunciation is "Class-key Cu-su-po", the pronounciation used when the company introduced its current ident of the logo (see below), debuting in The Rugrats Movie (1998).

It begins when an open mouth, with two big blue blinking eyes, spoke the words Klasky-Csupo pronouncing it 'class-key cu-su-po' in a robotic voice). It ended with white 3-D toy blocks spinning out of its mouth spelling KLASKY CSUPO.

The current logo is an updated version of their original ID that first appeared at the end of the world premiere of Rugrats in 1991. There was an alternate ident with a different logo seen in the 2003 movie Rugrats Go Wild!.

Duckman used a sped-up version of the original 1991 ident, with a variation in music.

Klasky Csupo productions

Series

The Simpsons (1989-1992)
Rugrats (1991)
AAAHH!!! Real Monsters (1994-1998)
Duckman (1994)
Santo Bugito (1995)
The Wild Thornberrys (1997-2004)
Stressed Eric (1998-2000)
Rocket Power (1999-2004)
What's Inside Heidi's Head? (1999) -- live action
As Told by Ginger (2000-2004)
All Grown Up! (2003-Present)

Full length

The Rugrats Movie (1998)
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald (1998) -- direct to video
(2000)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
Rugrats Go Wild! (2003)

External links

[The Klasky Csupo Home Page]
[K-C's Cooltoons Home Page]
The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for [Klasky Csupo Animation]
[Global Tantrum (K-C Mature Animation)]
[Nickelodeon Wiki article]
[The Simpsons: Hit and Run]

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