Go! Cartoons Explained

Genre:	Animation
Creator:	Fred Seibert
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Runtime:	5 minutes
Num Episodes:	12
Executive Producer:	Fred Seibert
Producer:	Kevin Kolde Eric Homan
Company:	Frederator Studios Sony Pictures Animation YouTube Studio
Network:	Cartoon Hangover (YouTube)

Go! Cartoons, stylized as GO! Cartoons, is a series of animated shorts produced by Frederator Studios and Sony Pictures Animation. The series premiered on November 7, 2017, with the short The Summoning.^[1] It features 12 shorts, airing on VRV and Cartoon Hangover's YouTube channel.^{[2] [3]} Go! Cartoons is Frederator Studios' sixth cartoon "incubator" series since 1998.^[4]

Description

Go! Cartoons showcases animated shorts and is designed to find "tomorrow’s cartoon hitmakers".^[5] Each cartoon short can act as a pilot, with the most successful cartoons having an opportunity to be produced as a full series on Cartoon Hangover or elsewhere. Several animated television series have started in similar incubator-type formats, including Adventure Time and Bee and PuppyCat.

The project began in 2014 when Frederator Studios and Sony Pictures Animation called for pitches from animators around the world. Twelve five-minute shorts were produced, and one would become a limited series on Cartoon Hangover.^[6] As of September 1, 2023, none of the shorts have become a series.

Filmography

See main article: Frederator cartoon shorts filmography.

See also

• Wow Unlimited Media, a Canadian-American animation organization and Frederator Networks, Inc. holding company.
• Bee and PuppyCat, a cartoon series that started as an animated short from Frederator Studios.

Notes and References

1. News: Sony Animation & Cartoon Hangover Launch 1st Incubator Film 'The Summoning'. Milligan. Mercedes. November 7, 2017. Animation Magazine. November 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109141457/http://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/sony-animation-cartoon-hangover-launch-1st-incubator-film-the-summoning/. November 9, 2017. en-US.
2. Web site: GO! Cartoons. Seibert. Fred. November 1, 2014. frederator.com. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20171027133009/http://frederator.com/go-cartoons/. October 27, 2017. live. October 27, 2017.
3. News: 'The Summoning': First Animated Short from "GO! Cartoons" Sets a High Bar. Trumbore. Dave. November 9, 2017. Collider. November 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109203915/http://collider.com/the-summoning-elyse-castro-go-cartoons-frederator-sony-pictures-animation/. November 9, 2017. en-US.
4. News: Sony, Channel Frederator Launch Online Animation Incubator. Bloom. David. November 3, 2014. Deadline. October 27, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170216072810/http://deadline.com/2014/11/sony-pictures-animation-fred-seibert-cartoon-hangover-incubator-1201271591/. February 16, 2017. live. en-US.
5. Web site: GO! Cartoons from Sony Pictures Animation & Frederator Studios. Seibert. Fred. November 1, 2014. cartoonhangover.com. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127113735/http://cartoonhangover.com/gocartoons/. November 27, 2016. live. October 25, 2017.
6. News: Pitch your animated toon to GO! Cartoons, a new idea incubator with funding from Sony Pictures Animation . Meyers. Dean. November 3, 2014. VizWorld. October 27, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115090829/https://vizworld.com/2014/11/pitch-your-animated-toon-to-go-cartoons-a-new-idea-incubator-with-funding-by-sony-pictures-animation/. November 15, 2014. live. en-US.