The Amazing Digital Circus (Series)

The Amazing Digital Circus is an Australian-American computer-animated comedy web series created by YouTube animator and composer Gooseworx and produced by independent animation company Glitch Productions. It is the fourth animated series by GLITCH.
==Synopsis==
Six troubled human souls - including timid newcomer and series protagonist Pomni; trouble-making rascal Jax; cheerful optimist Ragatha; emotionally fragile Gangle; moody perfectionist Zooble; and paranoid veteran Kinger - find themselves trapped in the Amazing Digital Circus, a virtual reality game run by a quirky but oblivious artificial intelligence named Caine and his enthusiastic assistant Bubble. Along with the five other souls, Pomni is sent by Caine on a variety of inadvertently relentless and sometimes quite traumatic adventures while trying to maintain her sanity and discover some type of path back to the real world.
==Production==
Gooseworx is an independent animator and musician, having made shorts such as Little Runmo and worked on the music for Hazbin Hotel. While working on the latter, she was recruited by Glitch to work as a showrunner, where she pitched The Amazing Digital Circus."Nah I came up with the idea specifically because Glitch approached me." -gooseworx, 1/27/2024, Tumblr (accessed 2023-04-09)
==Characters==
===Humans:===
* Pomni (voiced by Lizzie Freeman) is the main protagonist of the show. She takes on the form of a jester and has a timid, paranoid, and sensitive personality.
* Jax (voiced by Michael Kovach) is a purple rabbit donning red overalls, typically characterized by his mischievous, impolite, and sarcastic behavior, yet harboring a subtle, tender side.
* Ragatha (voiced by Amanda Hufford) is a rag doll with one eye. Known as "the sweetest little optimist," she consistently seeks the silver lining in every situation as a way to maintain her sanity.
* Gangle (voiced by Marissa Lenti) is composed of ribbons and adorns fragile comedy and tragedy masks that seem to influence her emotional state.
* Zooble (voiced by Ashley Nichols) is a mix-and-match toy that displays a solitary and empathetic nature, balanced by a hot-headed temperament.
* Kinger (voiced by Sean Chiplock) is a king chess piece, being the circus's longest-standing member. He grapples with instability, marked by paranoia and anxiety.
====Abstracted:====
* Kaufmo (voiced by WizardzWizAlso fun fact! I was the voice of Kaufmo. @GooseworxMusic can confirm this. @WizardzWiz, 27/10/2023, X, formerly Twitter. (accessed 2023-11-22)It's true, but we cut all your improv lines out for being too offensive. -@GooseworxMusic, 27/10/2023, X, formerly Twitter. (accessed 2023-11-22)) is the main antagonist of the pilot. Before being abstracted and becoming a bloodthirsty monster, Kaufmo was a friendly clown who seemed to be offended when people didn't find his jokes amusing.
* Queenie is a minor character of the show. She is suspected to be related to Kinger, due to their similar appearance.
===Artificial Intelligence:===
* Caine (Creative Artificial Intelligence Networking Entity)CAINE. Creative Artificial Intelligence Networking Entity (he came up with his own name before deciding it should be an acronym, because he thought it would make him seem more professional) -gooseworx, 30/01/2023, Tumblr. (accessed 2023-11-22) (voiced by Alex Rochon) is an AI that runs the Digital Circus and has the human souls go on adventures to keep their mental state intact.
* Bubble (voiced by Gooseworx) is an AI made by Caine to act as his sidekick.
* The Gloinks are the secondary antagonists of the pilot and possibly longer. They steal items and captured Zooble.
** The Gloink Queen (voiced by Elsie Lovelock) is a major antagonist in the pilot and possibly longer. She sees herself as superior to all, and believes that everybody should be a Gloink, including God.
* Gummigoo (voiced by Jack Hawkins) is the antagonist of the second episode. He and his gang steal syrup from the Candy Canyon Kingdom.
==Episodes:==
*See the episode guide
==Trivia==
*The show is currently set to run for one season consisting of eight episodes.The plan is eight episodes total, one season. -gooseworx, 07/11/2023, Tumblr. (accessed 2023-11-22)
**Although Gooseworx has suggested there could be nine episodes instead of eight.[...] in episode 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. -gooseworx, 21/04/2024, Tumblr. (accessed 2024-05-03)
***However in a tweet about which episode will focus on which character, Gooseworx did confirmed that the episodes are nine. 
*This is the second Glitch show to be created by a non-Australian showrunner (as Gooseworx is an American), the first being Murder Drones, created by American animator Liam Vickers.
**Additionally, this is the first Glitch show to be created by a female showrunner.
*Gooseworx is most well known for having created animations such as Little Runmo, Elaine the Bounty Hunter, Elaine gets Adopted, and Ghost of the Year, as well as the web comic Horde of Heroes.
*Gooseworx described the show as I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream with the aesthetic of an I Spy book"[...] I pitched them what can only be described at 'I have No Mouth and I Must Scream' with the aesthetic of an I Spy book. [...]" -Gooseworx, 1/24/2023, YouTube - pinned comment (accessed 2023-03-22). Additionally, the series is inspired by the anime Popee the PerformerThe biggest ones are I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, Popee the Performer, Kid Pix, I Spy, and probably many more I forgot to list. -@GooseworxMusic, 28/01/2023, X, formerly Twitter. (accessed 2023-11-22), The Stanley Parable,"yes [I like Stanley Parable] and yes [My work was inspired by it]" -Gooseworx, 16/10/2023, Tumblr. (accessed 2023-11-22)The Stanley Parable influenced a lot of how I do things. -gooseworx, 15/10/2023, Tumblr. accessed 2023-11-22) early 2000s pre-rendered video games and colored toys from her childhood"IHNMAIMS is obviously a big inspo, but also just a lot of those creepy early 2000s prerendered computer games and colorful kids toys from my childhood. As for music, a lot of bo en, and videogame stuff like Snipperclips." -gooseworx, 03/10/2023, Tumblr. (accessed 2023-11-22).
**Gooseworx later elaborated on the former comparison regarding Caine, noting that "instead of AM being the living embodiment of hate, he's a fun-loving wacky little guy".Digital Circus is very inspired by I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. But instead of AM being a living embodiment of hate, he's a fun-loving wacky little guy. -@GooseworxMusic, 28/01/2023, X, formerly Twitter. (accessed 2023-11-22)
**Another difference between I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream and The Amazing Digital Circus is the number of humans involved. For the former there's 5 humans (4 males and 1 female), while the latter has 6 humans (3 females, 2 males and 1 with an undefined gender).
* The series' soundtrack is inspired by Bo En and her Snipperclips soundtrack.GLITCHX 2023 @ 2:38:20
*Gooseworx was previously asked if she would collaborate with SMG4 on her CuriousCat account, which, at that point, she had been unaware of him.
*The Amazing Digital Circus marks Lizzie Freeman's return to Glitch after a leave of absence in mid-2022, as she freed up her schedule in the meantime.I've decided to step down from the role of Meggy and won't be voicing her for @glitch_prod moving forward. Life & work have been getting busier and we both felt this was the best option. Thanks to everyone on the Glitch team for everything over the last couple of years! (1/2) -@LizzieRFreeman, 28/05/2022, X, formerly Twitter. (accessed 2023-11-22)
*Gooseworx has stated that none of the characters in the show have genitals.Some people seem to think I'm some kind of horny sex-crazed maniac for making all the TADC characters over 20. Just wait until they find out nobody in the digital circus canonically has any genitals... -GooseworxMusic, 31/01/2023, X, formerly Twitter. (accessed 2023-11-22)
*The circus members' designs are all based on forms of entertainment.
**Pomni is based on jesters.
**Ragatha is based on ragdolls.
**Jax is based on cartoons like Looney Tunes, or flexible rubber toys.
**Gangle is based on dramas.
**Kinger is based on chess.
**Zooble is based on mix-and-match toys, like Zolo toys.
**Kaufmo is based on clowns. 
*At first Gooseworx didn't want to reveal any of the ages of the characters, but after being asked nonstop she finally gave in and revealed the ages. 
*From what information the public has been given, the order of the current 6 circus members arriving are as follows:
**Kinger is the first to arrive at the circus and has said to have been there the longestKinger's been in the Digital Circus longer than anyone and he's uhhh…. He’s just… yeah! -@glitch_prod, 15/07/2023, X, formerly Twitter. (accessed 2023-11-22) 
**Next is Ragatha who has been inside the circus the second longest next to KingerRagatha [has been in the circus the 2nd longest] -gooseworx, 09/08/2023, Tumblr. (accessed 2023-11-21) 
**Jax came up with Gangle's name which most likely means that he had to be at the circus before she arrivedGLITCHX 2023 @ 3:02:50
**Finally, Zooble has been confirmed to have spent the shortest amount of time in the circus before Pomni"Zoob [sic] [spent the second shortest amount of time]" -gooseworx, 01/09/2023, Tumblr. (accessed 2023-11-22)
*After the release of the Pilot. Some fans have been asking if Digital Circus was going to made for Kids due to its child friendly background and Caine mentioned that it is made for all ages and things like Profanity are Censored with funny Sound effects. The Creators said that it is planned to be a much darker show due to its horror themes
**While there is no confirmed what is the rating of Digital Circus. It is likely primarily going to be rated M by the ACB and TV-14 by the TV Parental Guidelines due to it’s horror themes. Sometimes lower like PG depending on the Content.
==Videos==
THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS (teaser)
THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS -OFFICIAL TRAILER-
THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS- PILOT
POMNI WAKE UP TIME TO GO ON AN ADVENTURE
UP NEXT ON THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS...
THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS - Ep 2- Candy Carrier Chaos!
== Gallery ==
File:GBhdYKCaQAAR0bm.png|Series' beta logo 1
File:GBhegHqakAAJeC8.jpg|Series' beta logo 2
File:TADC Logo.png|Current Logo
== Notes ==
==References==
es:El Asombroso Circo Digital (serie)
pl:Obłędny Cyfrowy Cyrk (serial)
ru:Удивительный Цифровой Цирк (Сериал)
uk:Дивовижний Цифровий Цирк (серії)
Category:Glitch Productions