Sunday Pants
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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 already familiar to viewers of Cartoon Network. Notably, History According to Noodle was written by Andy Merrill
, who voiced Brak on The Brak Show
and Cartoon Planet
. Also, the two writers from Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends
, Adam Pava and Tim McKeon, created Weighty Decisions. Also, Soup2Nuts, the animation studio most notable for their cartoons Home Movies
and Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
produced the animation for many of the shorts on the show. This show is one of the few shows playing outside of Adult Swim
with a TV-PG rating. In December 2005 after showing six episodes, Sunday Pants went off air and has not been back since.
These are the shows in no particular order.
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....
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 already familiar to viewers of Cartoon Network. Notably, History According to Noodle was written by Andy Merrill
Andy Merrill
Andy Merrill is a television writer, producer, and voice actor best known for his comedy voice portrayal of the character Brak on Space Ghost: Coast To Coast and Cartoon Planet and other related productions from Cartoon Network utilizing characters from the Space Ghost series...
, who voiced Brak on The Brak Show
The Brak Show
The Brak Show is an animated television series that aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The Brak Show is a spin-off of the animated television series, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and featured recurring characters from Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Cartoon Planet...
and Cartoon Planet
Cartoon Planet
Cartoon Planet is an animated variety show that premiered in 1995 on Superstation TBS, and ran afterward from 1996 to 1997 on Cartoon Network....
. Also, the two writers from Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is an American animated television series created and produced at Cartoon Network Studios by animator Craig McCracken, creator of The Powerpuff Girls. It first premiered on Cartoon Network on August 13, 2004, as a 90-minute television movie, which led to a series...
, Adam Pava and Tim McKeon, created Weighty Decisions. Also, Soup2Nuts, the animation studio most notable for their cartoons Home Movies
Home Movies (TV series)
Home Movies is a dialogue-driven American animated series that originally aired from 1999 to 2004. The plot surrounds eight-year-old Brendon Small , who makes films with his friends Melissa Robbins and Jason Penopolis in his spare time...
and Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is an American animated series that originally ran on Comedy Central from May 28, 1995 to December 24, 1999,–with a final set of three shelved episodes airing in 2002–starring Jonathan Katz, Jon Benjamin, and Laura Silverman...
produced the animation for many of the shorts on the show. This show is one of the few shows playing outside of Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
with a TV-PG rating. In December 2005 after showing six episodes, Sunday Pants went off air and has not been back since.
Summary
Each episode has a theme that the animations follow, such as "Dangerous Situations," "Insatiable Cravings," and "You Can't Get There From Here." The show's content is chosen from a stock of short animation series.These are the shows in no particular order.
- Weighty DecisionsWeighty DecisionsWeighty Decisions was a series of sketches that aired on the Cartoon Network anthology show Sunday Pants. The series combines live-action video with animation, as a man interacts with a Devil and Angel on his shoulders...
–a spoof of the devil/angel conscious bit. Only this time, the devil and angel get into arguments on the job. Interestingly, the voices of the devil and angel are two correspondents from The Daily ShowThe Daily ShowThe Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998...
, Rob CorddryRob CorddryRobert William "Rob" Corddry is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a former correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and for his starring role in the comedy film Hot Tub Time Machine...
and Ed HelmsEd HelmsEdward Paul "Ed" Helms is an American actor and comedian known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as Andy Bernard on the US version of the sitcom/mockumentary The Office and for his role as Dr. Stu Price in The Hangover films.- Early life :Helms was born and raised...
, working uncredited. - The Brothers Pistov–Two Russian dogs clash with each other during random scenarios (ex: getting a squeak toy)
- The Topside Rag–the misadventures of a Brit with ragtimeRagtimeRagtime is an original musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918. Its main characteristic trait is its syncopated, or "ragged," rhythm. It began as dance music in the red-light districts of American cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans years before being published...
background music. - Oogloo & AnjuOogloo & AnjuOogloo & Anju is a short animation created and directed by A. Martian that is part of the Cartoon Network animation showcase Sunday Pants....
–the adventures of a sloth and a bird with 8-bit style music. (click link for full article) - Food Court Diaries –
- Bus Stop Talk–Shorts about 3 kids at a bus stop.
- Freshman Clowns–a teen dramaTeen dramaA teen drama is a dramatic television series with a major focus on teenage characters. The genre was relatively non-existent for the first 45 years of television; it came into prominence in the early 1990s...
spoof involving clowns. - Animungus- a fractured look at the world of animals. Animungus was conceived and written by Matthew EhlersMatthew EhlersMatthew Ehlers is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.Matthew Ehlers began his professional filmmaking career shortly after graduating USC Cinema with his anti-smoking commercial for the American Cancer Society, "Cancel Your Reservations Now", which was seen in over 52 television...
, designed and directed by Eric Merola and produced by Melissa Johnson and Curious Pictures. Animungus website - Travel Logs–Two dumb and sarcastic logs travel to different cities in the world, commenting on various things they find there, and generally being obnoxious and demanding.
- News Channel Station News US–A parody of the news. Contains the kind of humor found in Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
's 'Fun With Real Audio' segments. - Thadlow's Driving School–shorts about a driving school teacher and the students he works with.
- Flummoxed
- Dr. Lyle Pushkins Guidebook to the Happy Boy–a 1950s style 'educational film' on how to be a 'happy boy'.
- History According to Noodle
- Surely You Joust–a toon made in Macromedia Flash(?) about two jousters.
- Watering Hole–a funny animals bit with wildlife at a 'watering hole' (barBar (establishment)A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...
). Used to be shown as a short animation during commercial breaks on Adult Swim. - Show and Tell–a little boy brings in things or does random things for show and tellShow and tell (education)Show and tell is the process of showing an audience something and telling them about it, predominantly in North America and also popular in Australia. It is usually done in a classroom as an early elementary school technique for teaching young children the skills of public speaking...
, for the sake of attention. - T.I.N.Y. - Team Intense New York is a segment about 3 tiny 2" police officers trying to get the respect of their fellow cops.
- Loving Lovers in Love–a segment that shows a couple making out in public places, playing what they are thinking at the moment (The boy thinks of the making-out while the girl thinks of other things).
- Scissor Kid–A short about a kid who runs with scissors.
- Moonwalk
- Hall of Presidents–Fake 'educational film' about America's presidents.
- The Amazing Adrenalini BrothersThe Amazing Adrenalini BrothersThe Amazing Adrenalini Brothers is a 2D Flash animation series for television. It was commissioned by CITV and Cartoon Network in the UK, YTV and VRAK.TV in Canada and is a co-production between UK studio Pesky and Studio B in Vancouver, British Columbia. The series aired on CITV and for a short...
–Three brothers try to pull off dangerous stunts. Was once featured on NickelodeonNickelodeon (TV channel)Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
. - Monstories - two creatures pull pranks on each other and do other things.
- Periwinkle Around the World– an anthropomorphic duck travels the world.
- Bernard–a polar bear tries to pull off random tasks but ends up failing in the end.
- The Imp–animated comedy about The Imp, a mischievous character, who tries to spread evil with the help of his brother Bob and helpers: Bertrand and Philippe. Black and white computer-generated imageryComputer-generated imageryComputer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...
animation. Created by Andy Fielding. With the voices of Stephen ManganStephen ManganStephen Mangan is an English actor, best known for his roles as Guy Secretan in the television series Green Wing, Dan Moody in I'm Alan Partridge and as Holistic Detective Dirk Gently in the 2010 BBC adaptation of Douglas Adams' book Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, as well as Sean Lincoln...
(The Imp) and Julian Rhind-TuttJulian Rhind-TuttJulian Alistair Rhind-Tutt is an English actor. He is best known for his starring role as "Mac" McCartney in the comedy television series Green Wing, the second series of which finished on Channel 4 in May 2006...
(Bob) (from the Channel 4Channel 4Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
series, Green WingGreen WingGreen Wing is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the sketch show Smack the Pony, led by Victoria Pile, and stars Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan and Julian Rhind-Tutt....
). Country of origin: Scotland (UK). The Imp website - The Great Pinkerton–a small composer tries to finish a symphony.
- Blue Dog Blues–a bit about a Blue Dog. The only one to appear so far shows the dog in a happy collar trying to get his dog treat.
- Jean-Luc & Dondoozat–a zany, unintelligible short about a couple strange creatures pulling off random things. One creature, a tall, skinny, orange creature is attempting to teach at least adequate manners to a short, wild, green creature. Ends with a moral (ex: "Never take off your pants in front of house guests; you'll scare them away")
- Crazy Demands–a sprite comic style short about two random people giving strange requests.
- Captain Linger–a cartoon short created by Stuart Hill and J.J. Sedelmaier about the mishaps of Captain Linger. Was once featured as a short on Adult Swim during commercial breaks.