Cartoon Dump
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Cartoon Dump is an online comedy series/video podcast
created by Frank Conniff
(formerly of Mystery Science Theater 3000
) and animation
historian Jerry Beck
. Also, a live version is currently making monthly performances at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles
and will premiere in New York City
in January 2008.
, the show is a parody
of stereotypical children's TV programming. The host of the show, “Compost Brite” (Erica Doering), despite being constantly cheery, obviously suffers from depression
as well as anorexia nervosa
. Compost Brite starts each episode with the show’s theme song, a jolly tune played on a theatre organ
(however, Compost Brite is seen playing a guitar). Each episode features slightly different lyrics. After this, Compost Brite usually has a brief satirical discussion with the viewers on topics such as nutrition, dry heaves or how mediocrity pays off in the end. Later one of Compost Brite’s friends, usually “Moodsy the Clinically Depressed Owl” (Conniff) joins in to sing a song or plug some fictional product which is sponsoring the show. This leads into the bulk of each episode, an obscure cartoon from Jerry Beck’s archives.
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
created by Frank Conniff
Frank Conniff
Frank Conniff is a writer and actor who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of TV's Frank on Mystery Science Theater 3000 .-Early work:...
(formerly of Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
) and animation
Traditional animation
Traditional animation, is an animation technique where each frame is drawn by hand...
historian Jerry Beck
Jerry Beck
Jerry Beck is a well-known animation historian, with ten books and numerous articles to his credit. He is also an animation producer, an industry consultant to Warner Bros., and has been an executive with Nickelodeon and Disney....
. Also, a live version is currently making monthly performances at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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and will premiere in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in January 2008.
Story and format
Set in a garbage dumpLandfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
, the show is a parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of stereotypical children's TV programming. The host of the show, “Compost Brite” (Erica Doering), despite being constantly cheery, obviously suffers from depression
Clinical depression
Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...
as well as anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
. Compost Brite starts each episode with the show’s theme song, a jolly tune played on a theatre organ
Theatre organ
A theatre organ is a pipe organ originally designed specifically for imitation of an orchestra. New designs have tended to be around some of the sounds and blends unique to the instrument itself....
(however, Compost Brite is seen playing a guitar). Each episode features slightly different lyrics. After this, Compost Brite usually has a brief satirical discussion with the viewers on topics such as nutrition, dry heaves or how mediocrity pays off in the end. Later one of Compost Brite’s friends, usually “Moodsy the Clinically Depressed Owl” (Conniff) joins in to sing a song or plug some fictional product which is sponsoring the show. This leads into the bulk of each episode, an obscure cartoon from Jerry Beck’s archives.
Episodes
As of November 2007, there have been six episodes of Cartoon Dump. As the episodes have no official titles, they are shown here with the titles of their respective cartoons.- "Mighty Mister Titan"
- "The Big World of Little Adam"
- Bucky and Pepito: "The Vexin' Texan"
- Captain FathomCaptain FathomCaptain Fathom was an animated television series produced in 1965 by Cambria Studios. Like Cambria's other productions, Clutch Cargo and Space Angel, it was produced in Synchro-Vox. 18 30-minute episodes, all in color, were filmed. The episodes could be broken down into 5 6-minute segments in...
: "Rustlers of the Sea Range" - "The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole"
- "The Adventures of Sir Gee Whiz on the Other Side of the Moon"