“Wander over Yonder didn’t last long because not enough people watched it, so the ratings dropped and it was canceled.”
To that, I responded, “To clarify, not enough people watched S1, since it was canceled one week before S2 premiered. I WILL find out everything about S3, I mean, if I have to schedule a lunch with you and your family or anyone who’s helped you with that pitch back in early 2015.”
The drop in ratings might make you feel bitter towards not just the higher-ups, but the people who have Disney XD but never bothered to tune in. (I’m talking to you, hardcore fans of GF and SvtFoE who never tuned in.)
Look, we’re all bummed WOY didn’t get as much love and attention as Phineas and Ferb, Gravity Falls, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, and DuckTales did, but moping about it won’t do us any good.
We got closure for previously unfinished shows like Samurai Jack and Hey Arnold. Once Kid Cosmic is done, we can get closure for WOY, too!
There's something about the Powerpuff Girls episode "Meet the Beat-Alls" that makes me curious to know. As some of you may remember, that episode was a parody episode of The Beatles, and had a lot of references to them. One of them of course included Mojo Jojo hanging out with a female monkey that looked sort of like John Lennon's wife Yoko. It's been a couple of years since I've watched it.
I'm guessing that McCracken is a huge Beatles fan, which is why that episode was made. And it's also the reason why Ringo Starr did the music video for the 2014 CGI special. Is that true? Is he really into them? Again I'm just wondering to make sure I'm not sounding like I having random thoughts in my head or something.
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Earlier today, Craig McCracken’s long-awaited new cartoon titled «Kid Cosmic» finally came out on Netflix, and quite a few people who helped him make «Wander Over Yonder» participated in its creation as well!
You can find it here:
https://www.netflix.com/title/80244340
I highly encourage you to check it out and spread the word, because doing so will not only make it more likely for other people to discover the new show, but Craig’s older cartoons too, including Wander Over Yonder, thus making it more well-known and giving it a chance to be renewed for the 3rd and final season, just like its creator and the other people who worked on it have always wanted.
Of course, having said that, Kid Cosmic is its own, separate project, deserving to be treated as such, and it’s worth watching, if for no other reason than the fact that it was created by a person with a lot of experience in the animation industry who has been known to make great shows in the past.
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In other news, Craig McCracken created an Instagram account! According to his Tweet about it (https://twitter.com/CrackMcCraigen/status/1356336480273145856), he plans to post art and various other things from his cartoons (possibly including WOY) on there, so feel free to give him a follow!
https://www.instagram.com/cmcccartoons/
I need confirmation from you guys. Wasn't it Lauren Faust who was the creator of Powerpuff Girls? Apparently it is now Craig McCracken who is married to Lauren Faust. I have not heard of him and I have seen Powerpuff Girls premier recognizing Lauren Faust instead... I don't recognize his name at all and I was a big fan of cartoons along the same styles, like Dexter's lab from Tartkavsky, or My Life as a Teenage Robot from Rob Renzetti. What is your thoughts?
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How do you feel about the upcoming reboot of the PPG franchise? The animation style and character design looks drastically different this time around, and I was wondering if you were in any way an influence to these decisions?
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When making the Whoopass Girls, what was your original inspiration? Why triplets? Why little girls? Any specific esoteric reason for their names?
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What was your favorite episode of PPG and why? Was it fun to write? What pop culture references were in it that you'd like people to know?
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Was there ever an episode of PPG that never saw the light of day? Do you ever wish it had?
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Was it hard pitching the idea of PPG to Cartoon Network or whoever it is that was responsible for its airing?
Thank you! You made my childhood awesome. I gleefully just purchased the 10th anniversary box set of PPG, and am having a blast reliving and noticing things I didn't as a kid. You rock!!
EDIT: Whoops, so I guess Genndy Tarkovsky was responsible for Samurai Jack. Thanks, /u/sadeaglesfan, /u/dezzmonathon, and my buddy on the book of faces.
Also, front page! Wow! Mr. McCracken, the people of Townsville hath spoken. Please pick up the hotline.
EDIT 2: Genndy Tartakovsky's AMA because people are also interested in him and forget that there is a search bar on the right.
As the title says, I am related to the creator of Powerpuff Girls! If I remember correctly, I was told he is my uncle. I never met him in my visit to my Birth Dad's side of the family (I don't live with my birth parents, but I have a good connection with them), but during the visit, we went to a McDonalds and there was Powerpuff Girls toys in the happymeals, and that was when my Birth Dad told me about my connection to Craig McCracken. I googled it, and everything checked out! Even though I am not that interested in Powerpuff Girls (not the style of cartoon I like watching), I just wanted to tell some PowerPuff Girls fans.
I saw an image not too long ago about how all kids show animators are related and /or connected to each other. It’s really cool how every popular kids show is connected. So it got me thinking, who was the first?
