television (the work of Hanna-Barbera ,  Filmation , and other TV animation studios) and later  the Internet  ( web cartoons ). Some recent examples are; Spongebob Squarepants  (USA, 1999–present),  The Fairly OddParents  (USA, 2001–present) and  Invader Zim  (USA, 2001–2002, 2006). Rotoscoping  is a technique, patented by  Max Fleischer  in 1917, where animators