Renegade Animation is an American animation studio located in Glendale, California, which currently specializes in Adobe Animate and Toon Boom animation. It was founded by Disney and Warner Bros. animator and director Darrell Van Citters and his business partner Ashley Postlewaite in July 1992 in Burbank, California. The studio previously produced Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi and The Mr. Men Show for Cartoon Network, and The Tom and Jerry Show, Unikitty!, and Tom and Jerry in New York for Warner Bros. Animation.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Flash animation Computer animation |
| Genre | Animation Entertainment |
| Founded | July 1992 |
| Founders | Darrell Van Citters Ashley Postlewaite |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Products | Animation Television programs Commercials |
| Website | www |
History
Renegade Animation initially produced several commercials and animated short films, beginning with the second "Hare Jordan" spot for Nike, which featured Bugs Bunny as his own alter-ego and Michael Jordan as Air Jordan, as well as numerous spots for Cheetos and Kellogg's, among others. In the mid-'90s, they moved into internet cartoons, and produced Will Ryan's Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective.
They have since branched out into television, and are perhaps most well known as the producers of cartoon series Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, The Mr. Men Show and The Tom and Jerry Show, a series featuring Tom and Jerry. They also co-produced the live-action/Traditionally-animated telefilm Re-Animated with Appleday Pictures. Renegade also produced the 2007 direct-to-video Christmas film Christmas Is Here Again based on a story by Robert Zappia, although it since aired in syndication and on Hulu.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Production company(s) | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tomcats | Revolution Studios | Main title sequence | |
| 2006 | Re-Animated | Appleday Pictures | TV film | |
| 2007 | Christmas Is Here Again | Easy to Dream Productions | [1] | |
| 2008 | Elefun & Friends: A Tangled Tale | Hasbro Studios | ||
| 2009 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Relativity Media | animation | |
| 2011 | Chop Kick Panda | Gaiam | [2] | |
| Puss in Boots: A Furry Tale | [3] | |||
| Tappy Toes | [3] | |||
| 2014 | Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers | Warner Bros. Animation | ||
| 2019 | Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | retake consulting | |
| 2022 | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation | End title sequence | |
| Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up! | Warner Bros. Animation | [4] | ||
| Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land | [5] | |||
| 2024 | Fixed | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema Sony Pictures Animation |
Television
| Title | Year(s) | Notes | Client |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliens in the Family | 1996 | main titles | The Jim Henson Company |
| Baby Blues | 2000 | main titles | Warner Bros. Television |
| The Looney Tunes Show | 2001 | main titles, bumpers and credits | Cartoon Network |
| Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | 2004–2006 | ||
| Ben 10 | 2005–2008 | main titles | |
| Random! Cartoons | 2006–2007 | "Mind the Kitty", "The Infinite Goliath", "Bradwurst", "Sugarfoot", "Sparkles and Gloom" | Nickelodeon |
| Slacker Cats | 2007 | animation | ABC Family |
| The Mr. Men Show | 2008–2009 | Chorion | |
| Little Angels | 2010 | Hearst Entertainment, Inc. | |
| Mad | 2010–2013 | additional animation provided by | Warner Bros. Animation |
| The Tom and Jerry Show | 2014–2021 | ||
| Nature Cat | 2014 | unaired pilot episode[6] | Spiffy Pictures |
| Tom and Jerry: A Fundraising Adventure | Children in Need short film | Warner Bros. Animation BBC | |
| Unikitty! | 2017–2020 | Warner Bros. Animation | |
| Tom and Jerry in New York | 2021 | ||
| Ahlan Simsim | 2022 | "Watch, Play, Learn" shorts (with Lightstar Studios) | Sesame Workshop |
| Bossy Bear | 2023–present | Imagine Kids+Family Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
Interactive projects
- Gargoyles (animation; 1995)
- Spider-Man Cartoon Maker (1995)
- X-Men Cartoon Maker (1996)
- Someone's in the Kitchen! (1996)
- 101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor (animation; 1997)
- Microsoft Office 2000 (Links assistant; 1999)
Short films
- Captain Sturdy: "Back in Action!" (Cartoon Network pilot; 2001)
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (unaired pilot) (2002)
- Captain Sturdy: "The Originals" (Adult Swim pilot; 2003)
- A Dairy Tale (animation) (2004)
- Stitch's Great Escape! (animation) (2004)
- Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years (animation) (2005)
- This Pretty Planet (2005)
- Sausage Party (2007)
- Funny Face (short series) (2009)
- Book of Dragons (2D animation) (2011)
- ABCmouse.com (various digital shorts)
- Hardboiled Eggheads (Amazon pilot; 2014)
- DC Super Hero Girls (webseries; season 5) (2018)
- The JoJo and BowBow Show Show (Nickelodeon webseries; 2018)
- SCADstory (animation; 2019)
Commercials
- Nike (1993)[7]
- Golden Crisp (1993–1994)
- Trix Cereal (1993)
- Atari Jaguar (1993)
- Campbell's (1993)
- Pebbles (1994–1995)
- Colgate (1994)
- Esso (1995)
- Pepsi (1995)
- Virginia Lottery (1995)
- Apple Macintosh (1995)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (1995)
- Scrubbing Bubbles (1995)
- Carl's Jr. (1996)
- Kraft Foods Inc. (1996)
- Barq's (1996)
- Taco Bell (1996–1997)
- Honey Smacks (1996–1997)
- Cheetos (1997–2000)
- Trix Yogurt (1997–1999)
- California Prune Board (1997)
- Cartoon Network (1997–1998, 2002)
- Midas (1998)
- McDonald's (1998)
- Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce (1998)
- SpaghettiOs (1998)
- Vlasic Pickles (1999)
- Village Pantry (1999)
- Cheese Nips (2001)
- Target (2001)
- Rice Krispies (2001)[8]
- Dodge (2002)
- Cocoa Puffs (2004–2005)
- H-E-B (2006)
- Prego (2007)
- BulkRegister
- GEICO (2011)
- Wienerschnitzel (2014)
- KITH NYC (2020)
- Etihad Airways (2022)