#canadian animation

[volleypearlfan]

Canadian Cartoons Are Great

Today, the popular cartoon YouTuber Saberspark uploaded a video talking about the infamous “fart episode” of the 2023 Total Drama series. The comments were filled with hatred and generalizations towards Canadian animation. These terrible comments are not the fault of Saberspark, but it is true that the “big users” in the cartoon community are (mostly) Americans who spread myths and stereotypes about Canadian cartoons. This has bothered me and a few others for quite a while, so here, I’m going to prove why Canadian animation is great, actually, and dispel common misconceptions

All Canadian cartoons are about fart jokes - if you say stuff like this, you clearly have never seen a Canadian cartoon outside of Total Drama and Johnny Test. That’s like if I said “all anime is naughty tentacles” or “all American cartoons are about anvils falling on your head.” And don’t act like your precious USA cartoons and anime are exempt from toilet humor. One example of an anime with toilet humor is Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt - their first episode was about a monster made out of shit. And we all know about the gross out cartoons such as Ren and Stimpy.

Canadian cartoons are cheaply mass-produced because of CanCon - No. What CanCon ACTUALLY states is that a certain percentage of content on a Canadian channel has to be Canadian-made. The policy is about supporting Canadian art, not “mass-producing” cartoons, since this applies to ALL Canadian TV and radio content, animated or otherwise.

Now, let me tell you some reasons why Canadian animation is actually great

Some of your childhood shows, such as Arthur, Franklin, and Little Bear are Canadian in origin.

Some of the most acclaimed cartoons within the cartoon community, such as Ed Edd n Eddy and MLP:FIM, were both animated in Canada and had voice actors from there (same talent pool, in fact - Vancouver)

Inspector Gadget and the Beetlejuice animated series helped keep good animation afloat during the 80s. In a decade full of uninspired and insipid cartoons, these were two of the highlights.

Canada is still a great place to outsource animation, as proven with the works of Nelvana, Mercury Filmworks, Jam Filled, and countless others.

If you grew up without cable, you probably watched PBS Kids and/or Qubo a lot. Guess what - lots of the shows on both of those channels were Canadian. For example: the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch: Timothy Goes to School, Seven Little Monsters, Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse - these shows are all Canadian! Qubo was also home to Jane and the Dragon, Jacob Two Two, Babar, Spliced, etc - they’re all Canadian too.

Because Canada’s censors are far more lax compared to American ones, Canada has made huge strides in teen and adult animation. Such shows include Total Drama, 6teen, Detentionaire, Undergrads, Producing Parker, etc as well as the movie Heavy Metal.

Also because of the lax censors, Canadian cartoons had positive LGBTQ representation far before the United States did. One episode of 6teen has a character stating “I’m gay,” and in Braceface, the main character assists her gay friend in finding a boyfriend. Unsurprisingly, these episodes never aired in the US.

6teen also dealt with periods before Turning Red, Baymax, and Molly McGee did it (again, the episode was banned in the US).

Finally, here are a few Canadian cartoons I recommend, and where to watch them:

Cybersix (it was a Canadian and Japanese co-production). The whole thing is on TMS’ YouTube channel.

Redwall is on Pluto, and there are episodes of it on YouTube courtesy of Treehouse Direct

Toad Patrol (unfortunately you’re gonna have to resort to low quality YouTube uploads)

Silverwing - again, the complete series is on YouTube

Detentionaire- On Tubi and Pluto!

Ruby Gloom is a great show if you like cute gothic stuff; it too is on Tubi and Pluto

The Adventures of Sam and Max: Freelance Police - on Tubi

One of my favorites, The Raccoons. Basically the Canadian equivalent to The Simpsons, and with a banger ending song. The show’s production company has uploaded episodes of it for free on YouTube.

The original Clone High was animated by the legendary Nelvana (if you’re wondering, the new season is not outsourced to Canada 😔) It is on Paramount Plus and HBO Max

Undergrads - yet again on YouTube, in low quality unfortunately. Like Clone High, it was on MTV.

I also recommend watching some short films from the National Film Board of Canada. My personal favorite is the Log Driver’s Waltz.

Tl;dr - American cartoons are not bad because of Allen Gregory, anime is not bad because of Pupa, and Canadian cartoons are not bad because of Johnny Test or fart jokes.

[noamsussman]

Though this is slightly older news now, I'm happy to announce that my wife Ali Kellner and I opened an animation studio! Check out our work and follow us on instagram

Homework Studio

Homework Studio Instagram

We specialize in motion and animation for advertising, film and tv!

[ignushi]

i loved Sagwa growing up, silly fan art for Lunar New Year 🥮🧧

[nocandnc]

I interrupt my irregularly scheduled content to bring you...

The saga of Felixx becoming a DILF...?

Okay okay so there's this incredibly stupid show that's only on Adult Swim Canada (and Stack TV) called

Psi Cops

that's basically a paranormal buddy cop comedy - like Archer + X Files + Supernatural + Smiling Friends + The Office - and I'm Canadian so for better or worse I'm able to watch it... and it's just ridiculous and ugly and terrible which makes it perfect actually and despite the crude humor it's also weirdly wholesome like??? But anyways. I don't necessarily recommend the show because its so fucking. I mean. Just look at it. BUT. If you like adult animation and paranormal tag team shenanigans then I won't tell you to not watch it I guessssss

[tootern2345]

From a November 1997 issue of Animation Magazine

[dengekiboys]

Inspector Gadget (2015): "The Truth Is Under There"

[arconinternet]

¿Illusion? (Video, 1975)

You can watch it here.

[supermikeyworks]

It was the same voice actor all along (15)

[radargrind2091]

Polly, Shani, and Lila - Group Icons from Polly Pocket Season 1

-Polly Pocket (c) Mattel Animation and WildBrain Entertainment

[sixteen6stars]

Could you please draw Coach Konkout passing the torch of his coaching job to Victor ?

Victor: am sorry coach, i should have never over taken your job as the coach of the swimming team or given the guys false hope for winning... Mabey i should just leave

Konkout: no stay Victor!, dont apologize for this, you given these boys so much more then i ever could on my own, you given them faith in there abilities victor, you brode back a sense of enthusiasm i havent seen in a lone pine highschool team sense... Well ever!!! And with swimming of all things, am more of a traditional coach, i work better with ball sports or running based ones and being the coach of all lone pine highs sports teams is stressful and overwhelming and often or not i give them what they want to hear instead of what they need and at some point you godda let people come in to take the torge when your at the end of your abilities and if anyone is good enough to take over lone Pines swim team it should be you Victor, am sorry about what i said earlyr, Now get out there and give those boys and the audience what they came here to see a team of lone pine getting there first ever Tiebreaker coach corpus

Victor: "sniff" thanks mr konkout i will not disappoint you (crashs fingers and gose inside the swimming tournament hall)

[brokentelevision]

MOTORCYCLES ARE EVERYWHERE - An Animated Short

[Artist's statement under the cut]

Howdy! I am an interdisciplinary artist who takes narrative inspiration from lived experiences whilst adding a twist of the strange and macabre. “Motorcycles are Everywhere” Is a short, 40-second animation that follows the point of view of a negligent driver’s near-miss traffic collision whilst performing an illegal U-turn on the streets of downtown Toronto, and its resulting roadside altercation with an eldritch motorcyclist. This short is inspired by the experiences of both myself as well as my partner, a passionate biker who takes his safety, as well as mine whilst I am riding with him, very seriously, and doesn't shy away from a more vigilante approach to interacting with his fellow motorists. Since we spend most of our free time cruising the GTA and touring longer distances via motorcycle, we have become painfully aware of the shortcomings of our fellow motorists, as well as gained familiarity with many different “driving climates” across different regions in North America; and in this field research, we have come to the conclusion that the worst drivers in North America are based right here in southern Ontario. Using hand-drawn animation techniques, I hope to provide insight into a problem often experienced by riders in a confrontational, yet joking manner

It is common knowledge amongst riders that they are oftentimes invisible to cars- through no fault of their own; many motorists simply are not as aware of their surroundings as they should be, and bikes have both the unfortunate visibility of a pedestrian along with the swiftness of a car. To counter this, many motorcyclists have taken matters into their own hands by placing signs in areas of heavy traffic with slogans such as “Watch for motorcycles”, “Look twice, save a life”, and my favourite, “Motorcycles are everywhere”, a delightfully ominous highway billboard I witnessed whilst making my way towards the Sturgis rally in South Dakota with my partner. These signs are meant to encourage drivers to check their surroundings more thoroughly, because the last thing a motorcyclist wants to hear when they have been in an accident is “sorry, I didn’t see you!”

[delicategardenerbear]

Could someone help me with fancasting a Rock & rule reboot

so I posted an fancast on mycast involving Rock & Rule but I was having trouble but I have Tom Kenny as Uncle Mikey and Jemaine Clement as Mok Swagger so any help would be appreciated

[rps-addicted]

Yo wassup, Moville Mysteries community

[nigeltheshark]

Jimmy Falcone/McDougal from Fugget About It (2022)

[dengekiboys]

Total Dramarama: "Soother or Later"

[yukibluth]

Kevin Spencer but dog