Shut Up! Cartoons
Shut Up! Cartoons was an animation channel project created by the Smosh duo (Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox) and Barry Blumberg that featured various animated videos.[1][2][3] Shut Up! Cartoons launched on April 30, 2012 with Do's and Don'ts and ceased with the Smosh Babies series finale on June 23, 2017.[4][5]
| Shut Up! Cartoons | |
|---|---|
 Intertitle used in videos | |
| Launched | April 30, 2012 |
| Closed | June 23, 2017 |
| Network | YouTube |
| Owned by | Smosh |
| Picture format | 1080p |
| Slogan | Shut Up, Cartoons! |
| Language | English |
| Streaming media | |
| YouTube | ShutUpCartoons |
Content
The initial teaser trailer featured clips from 11 different shows, with Padilla and Hecox later informing their viewers that there were 18 planned shows in total. The first three cartoons launched by the network included Do's and Don'ts: A Children's Guide to Social Survival, Zombies vs. Ninjas, and Pubertina, a show about an 11-year-old girl going through puberty.[6][7] In May 2012, Smosh launched Krogzilla, a show created by and starring Cory Edwards and featuring John O'Hurley.[8] Snowjacked soon followed, broadcasting on Tuesdays, meeting mixed reception. At the end of the first three cartoons' 10 episode run, they were replaced by Nature Break, Weasel Town, and Oishi High School Battle. Oishi High School Battle spawned a second season.[9] Another show was added replacing Krogzilla called Samurai! Daycare. In September 2012, they also launched Politicats to replace Snowjacked. The show that replaced Nature Break is Planets, a reality show about the ten celestial bodies of the Solar System (the eight planets, Pluto, and the Sun).
Weasel Town's replacement, entitled Really Freaking Embarrassing, created by Peter Hannan (Nickelodeon's CatDog) had its first trailer removed from the website, stated as "shocking and disturbing content".
A new trailer was added, with less disturbing scenes. In September 2012, the channel launched Oishi Origins, a three-episode prequel to Oishi High School Battle. The show replacing Samurai! Daycare is Icons of Teen, which features both fictional characters (such as Batman and Spock) and real celebrities (such as Oprah Winfrey) as teenagers. Also that week, Oishi Origins was replaced by Teleporting Fat Guy, which is based on a character from previous Smosh videos and explains how he became the Teleporting Fat Guy.
On November 20, 2012, Politicats was replaced by Sub: 3 following a Speed Racer-like character that delivers pizza on a tight time limit, met by mixed reviews. On November 28, the trailer was released for With Zombies created by Matt Clark (the creator of Planets). On November 15, 2013, Do's and Don'ts and Krogzilla received IAWTV nominations for Best Animated Web Series.[10] The second seasons for Do's and Don'ts and Pubertina premièred in April 2014, with Do's and Don'ts ending in April, and Pubertina ending in May.
On June 12, 2013, the paper series Paper Cuts premièred on the channel. The ten episodes featured shot-by-shot re-creations of famous movie scenes and trailers made entirely out of construction paper.
On June 23, 2013, the Canadian stop motion series Life's a Zoo premiered on the channel.
On June 23, 2017, the channel posted their final video, which was the series finale of Smosh Babies and ceased operations.
Series
| Show Title | Creator(s) | Debut | Ended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do's and Don'ts | F. Ryan Naumann | April 30, 2012 (Season 1) | July 2, 2012 (Season 1) |
| February 4, 2013 (Season 2) | April 8, 2013 (Season 2) | ||
| Pubertina | Emily Brundige | May 2, 2012 (Season 1) | July 4, 2012 (Season 1) |
| February 20, 2013 (Season 2) | May 22, 2013 (Season 2) | ||
| Zombies vs. Ninjas | Michael Granberry | May 4, 2012 (Season 1) | July 6, 2012 (Season 1) |
| March 22, 2013 (Season 2) | June 28, 2013 (Season 2) | ||
| Krogzilla | Cory Edwards | May 31, 2012 | August 2, 2012 |
| Snowjacked | Kelsy Abbott & John Olsen | June 26, 2012 | August 28, 2012 |
| Nature Break | Mike Hollingsworth | July 9, 2012 | September 10, 2012 |
| Weasel Town | Eric Filipkowski & Nathan Hamill | July 11, 2012 | September 12, 2012 |
| Oishi High School Battle | Dan Dominguez & Joe Gressis | July 13, 2012 (Season 1) | September 14, 2012 (Season 1) |
| December 6, 2013 (Season 2) | February 7, 2014 (Season 2) | ||
| June 20, 2014 (Season 3) | August 22, 2014 (Season 3) | ||
| Samurai! Daycare | Mike Blum | August 9, 2012 | October 11, 2012 |
| Politicats | SunnyBoy | September 4, 2012 | November 6, 2012 |
| Planets | Matt Clark | September 17, 2012 (Season 1) | November 19, 2012 (Season 1) |
| May 27, 2013 (Season 2) | July 29, 2013 (Season 2) | ||
| October 28, 2013 (Season 3) | December 30, 2013 (Season 3) | ||
| Really Freaking Embarrassing | Peter Hannan | September 19, 2012 | November 21, 2012 |
| Oishi Origins | Dan Dominguez & Joe Gressis | September 28, 2012 | October 12, 2012 |
| Icons of Teen | Brian Wysol | October 18, 2012 | December 20, 2012 |
| Teleporting Fat Guy | Anthony Padilla & Ian Hecox | October 19, 2012 (Season 1) | December 21, 2012 (Season 1) |
| April 4, 2014 (Season 2) | June 6, 2014 (Season 2) | ||
| October 31, 2014 (Season 3) | January 2, 2015 (Season 3) | ||
| Sub: 3 | Prudence Fenton & Peter Hastings | November 20, 2012 | January 22, 2013 |
| With Zombies | Matt Clark | December 5, 2012 | February 6, 2013 |
| Paper Cuts | Travis Betz | June 12, 2013 | October 16, 2013 |
| Life's a Zoo | Andrew Horne | June 23, 2013 | November 3, 2013 |
| Just Shut Up | Anthony Padilla & Ian Hecox | July 13, 2013 | November 23, 2013 |
| Smosh Babies | August 12, 2013 (season 1) | October 14, 2013 (season 1) | |
| January 13, 2014 (season 2) | March 21, 2014 (season 2) | ||
| January 23, 2015 (season 3) | June 26, 2015 (season 3) | ||
| January 22, 2016 (season 4) | June 24, 2016 (season 4) | ||
| January 20, 2017 (season 5) | June 23, 2017 (season 5) | ||
| Munroe | Brian Wysol | November 13, 2013 | January 15, 2014 |
| Otaku Taco Truck | SunnyBoy | February 17, 2014 | April 21, 2014 |
| 16-Bit High | Brett Weiner | March 8, 2014 | August 3, 2014 |
| Alfred and Poe | Chris Bennett | May 5, 2014 | July 7, 2014 |
| Money & Cash | Joel H. Cohen | August 4, 2014 | October 6, 2014 |
| Überdude | Jeremy Diamond | February 13, 2015 | June 5, 2015 |
| Maganzo | Brian Wysol | June 19, 2015 | July 17, 2015 |
| Super Smosh | Chris Bennett | July 24, 2015 (season 1) | November 25, 2015 (season 1) |
| July 22, 2016 (season 2) | December 23, 2016 (season 2) | ||
| Staff of Gelroth | Brian Wysol | July 31, 2015 | August 14, 2015 |
| Crazy Cabbies | September 2, 2015 | October 21, 2015 | |
| Scream Engine IV | October 5, 2015 | December 14, 2015 |
Legacy
Several creators who worked with Shut Up! Cartoons have gone on to create their own series or worked on other successful shows, including Mike Hollingsworth (creator of Nature Break, who went on to become the supervising director for BoJack Horseman), Brian Wysol (creator of Icons of Teen and Munroe, who went on to create Hot Streets), Emily Brundige (creator of Pubertina, who went on to develop Harvey Street Kids) and Daniel Dominguez (co-creator of Oishi High School Battle, who went on to work as a writer for various shows like The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants).
References
- Matthew Manarino (April 27, 2012). "SMOSH TALKS WITH US ABOUT SHUT UP! CARTOONS". NewMediaRockStars. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- Mike Shields (June 11, 2012). "Zombie Apocalypse Spreads to YouTube Alloy Digital's new channel Shut Up Cartoons generates 20 million views in 5 weeks". Adweek. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- Todd Kushigemachi (April 13, 2012). "YouTube toon channel loads up on series". Variety. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- "SMOSH Set to Launch YouTube Original Content Channel Shut Up! Cartoons April 30 With Stellar Roster of Irreverent Creators". MSNBC. April 13, 2012. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- Jennifer Wolfe (April 13, 2012). "Shut Up! Cartoons Launches April 30". Animation World Network. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- Richard Verrier (April 3, 2012). "New animated series to debut on online channel Shut Up! Cartoons". LA Times. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- "New Animated Web-series, Pubertina, Coming to YouTube". PaulFraserMusic. April 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- Mercedes Milligan (2012-06-04). "Shut Up! Cartoons Debuts 'Krogzilla'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- Gutelle, Sam (December 6, 2013). "Heads Will Explode As 'Oishi High School Battle' Returns". Tubefilter. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- http://iawtvawards.org/portfolio/best-animated-web-series-2017