Oogloo & Anju
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Oogloo & Anju is a short animation created and directed by A. Martian (a.k.a. Ariel Martian) that is part of the Cartoon Network
animation showcase Sunday Pants
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"Oogloo & Anju" follows the adventures of two characters: Oogloo, a sloth, and Anju, Oogloo's large-eyed bird friend.
The style of the "Oogloo & Anju" cartoons recalls the animation of the 1920s and '30s. They are in black and white and there is little dialogue, except for the opening narration and the occasional vocalization from one of the two main characters. The music is also reminiscent of the '20s and 30s, although it is composed and played on sound chips mined from old Commodore 64
computers by New York musician and composer J. Walter Hawkes. The animation is done by Songgu Kwon, Birgit Rathsmann, Dan Bigelow and Ariel Martian. Songgu Kwon is also the voice of Anju. Nick Balaban, a composer and the voice of Mr. Salt on Blue's Clues
(for which Hawkes was also a composer), voices Oogloo.
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
animation showcase Sunday Pants
Sunday Pants
Sunday Pants is a half-hour long show on Cartoon Network featuring a collection of very short animated productions. Sunday Pants was compared to older Cartoon Network shows like What-A-Cartoon! and World Premiere Toons. The animations come from a wide range of writers and directors, some of them...
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"Oogloo & Anju" follows the adventures of two characters: Oogloo, a sloth, and Anju, Oogloo's large-eyed bird friend.
The style of the "Oogloo & Anju" cartoons recalls the animation of the 1920s and '30s. They are in black and white and there is little dialogue, except for the opening narration and the occasional vocalization from one of the two main characters. The music is also reminiscent of the '20s and 30s, although it is composed and played on sound chips mined from old Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
computers by New York musician and composer J. Walter Hawkes. The animation is done by Songgu Kwon, Birgit Rathsmann, Dan Bigelow and Ariel Martian. Songgu Kwon is also the voice of Anju. Nick Balaban, a composer and the voice of Mr. Salt on Blue's Clues
Blue's Clues
Blue's Clues is an American children's television show airing on the Nickelodeon family of channels. The show premiered on September 8, 1996 and airs on Nick Jr. and other channels, although production of new episodes ceased by 2006. Versions of the show have been produced in other countries,...
(for which Hawkes was also a composer), voices Oogloo.
Episode list
Source: A. Martian's Oogloo & Anju webpage.- "Ice-Cream Fish" -- in which the characters discover the perils of deep sea fishing for Ice Cream Fish, a jellyfish that looks and presumably tastes like ice creamIce creamIce cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
. - "Insatiable Craving" -- in which Oogloo teasingly denies Anju a sample of his ice cream, resulting in extreme retribution.
- "Rubber Tree" -- in which Oogloo wants to trick Anju into eating rubber tree leaves which he hopes will result in Anju becoming a rubber ball. Anju turns the tables.
- "Amazing Universal Remote" -- Anju buys a remote control that can control anything.
- "Magic Cookies"