Soup2Nuts

Soup2Nuts (sometimes referred to as Soup2Nuts Studios, and formerly part of Tom Snyder Productions) was an American animation studio founded by Tom Snyder. The studio is known for its animated comedy series, its use of Squigglevision, a technique of animation that reuses frames to make the animation look more kinetic, and for its style of improvisation in voice acting.
==History==
Tom Snyder, a teacher at Shady Hill School, began designing computer programs in the 1970s to enhance his 4th to 8th grade classes' learning environments. In 1980, Jere Dykema, the parent of one of Snyder's Shady Hill students, gave Snyder $30,000 to establish Computer Learning Connection (later renamed Tom Snyder Productions) for a 30% equity stake. Dykema also loaned CLC $100,000, which they paid back.
Tom Snyder Productions created and produced its first TV show, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist in 1995 for Comedy Central. On February 23, 1996, the company announced it would be acquired by Torstar Corporation for more than $10 million. Torstar would provide Tom Snyder with additional cash to expand its education and television operations.  Later, the company created and produced Home Movies which aired originally on UPN, but after cancellation, continued on Adult Swim. In 2001, Snyder's television division was renamed Soup2Nuts, named after the company's involvement in the production of programs from beginning to end. Soup2Nuts also produced shorts, book adaptations, commercials, and interactive online series. Tom Snyder Productions and Soup2Nuts were purchased by Scholastic Corporation on December 21, 2001. Tom Snyder Productions continued to develop educational products under Scholastic.
Soup2Nuts began work on WordGirl, a superhero educational show for PBS Kids, in 2007. It had won numerous national awards including Best Direction for an Animated Children's Program and Outstanding Writing in Animation.
==Productions==
===Video games===
*Personk (1978)
*The Search Series (1980)
*Snooper Troops: Case #1: The Granite Point Ghost (1982)
*Snooper Troops: Case #2: The Case of the Disappearing Dolphin (1982)
*In Search of the Most Amazing Thing (1983)
*Agent USA (1984)
*Run for the Money (video game)|Run for the Money (1984)
*American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation (1986)
*Sub Mission (1986)
*Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams (1988)
*Lane Mastodon vs. the Blubbermen (1988)
*Decisions, Decisions (1988)
*ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle (1988)
*ZorkQuest: The Crystal of Doom (1989)
*Fizz & Martina (1992)
*Math Mysteries (2000)
*Science Seekers (2000)
===Animation===
Title 	Creator 	Co-produced by 	Year(s) 	Network
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist 	Jonathan KatzTom Snyder 	HBO Downtown Productions 	1995–1999; 2002 	Comedy Central
How Do You Spell God? ("The Tale of the Watch" sequence) 	 	 	1996 	HBO
Science Court 	Tom Snyder 	Burns & Burns Productions 	1997–2000 	ABC
Cosby ("A Very Nice Dance" and "War Stories" animated sequences)	 	 	1999 	CBS
Home Movies 	Brendon SmallLoren Bouchard 	Burns & Burns Productions 	1999; 2001–2004 	UPN; Adult Swim
The Dick & Paula Celebrity Special 	Tom Snyder 	FX Productions 	1999–2000 	FX
The Lewis Lectures 	Tom Snyder 	 	2000; released in 2002 	Adult Swim
Pops! An Animated Musical Adventure (pilot) 	Candy Altman 	Altman/Mugar Productions 	2001 	WGBH-TV
Watering Hole (interstitial series) 	 	Williams Street 	2002 	Adult Swim
Hey Monie! 	Dorothea Gillim 	 	2003 	OxygenBET
Fridays (Show & Tell segments) 	Various 	 	2004 	Cartoon Network
O'Grady 	Tom SnyderCarl W. AdamsHolly Schlesinger	Noggin, LLC 	2004–2006 	Noggin (The N)
Time Warp Trio 	Jon Sciezska 	WGBH Boston 	2005–2006 	NBCDiscovery Kids
Sunday Pants (Thadlow's Driving School segments) 	Sven GordonStuart Hill 	 	2005 	Cartoon Network
WordGirl 	Dorothea Gillim 	Scholastic Media 	2007–2015 	PBS Kids Go!
Weston Woods (various shorts) 	Various 	Weston Woods 	2009–2015 	PBS Kids Go!
Assy McGee 	Matt HarriganCarl W. Adams 	Williams Street 	2006–2007 (Season 1 only)	Adult Swim
Between the Lions (animated sequences) 	 	WGBH-TVSirius Thinking 	2009–2010 	PBS Kids Go!
SciGirls (replaced by Curious Media) 	Twin Cities PBS 	Twin Cities PBS 	2010–2015 	PBS Kids Go!
Chuck Vanderchuck's Something Something Explosion 	 	 	2011–2015 	pbskidsgo.org
Sesame Street ("4307" and "4504" animated sequences) 	Joan Ganz CooneyLloyd Morrisett 	Sesame Workshop 	2012, 2014 	PBS Kids
Astroblast! 	Bob KolarDeborah Forte 	Scholastic Media 	2014–2015 	SproutNBC
The Magic School Bus Rides Again 	 	Scholastic MediaNickelodeon Animation Studios	2017-2021 	Paramount+Nickelodeon
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants 	 	Scholastic MediaNickelodeon Animation Studios	2018-2020 	Paramount+Nickelodeon