Harry Partridge

Harold Andrew "Harry" Partridgehttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/HarryPartridge (born: ), also known as HappyHarryToons, is an English animator, YouTuber, artist, composer, and voice actor. He's known for creating cartoon parodies and shorts usually about pop culture or a certain genre. He's also created his own series called Starbarians and Dr. Bees.
==History==
Harry Partridge was born on August 17, 1985 in Swindon to parents Andy and Marianne Partridge (née Wyborn) along with her sister, Holly Partridge.https://web.archive.org/web/20140825150737/http://kittysneezes.com/2009/06/02/interview-harry-partridge-472/https://www.nts.live/artists/16235-holly-partridge Since Harry was a child, he's been inspired by fantasy, comedy cartoons, such as the Disney films and cartoons from the 1980's, such as The Real Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thundercats, etc.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUcVq0oXB8E&t=144s 
Harry started on Newgrounds in 2004 creating his first animated short, "The Human Snot". But he soon went to YouTube in 2006 creating animations with his first video, "Right in the Lapland!". Harry has a second channel where he draws and animates live on YouTube.
==Animated Series==
===Starbarians===
Starbarians is a space fantasy comedy series created back in 2012. The show stars two barbarians, Killgar and Hogstrong who go out on adventures, killing villains for big bounties. The first episode was released on April 15, 2012 and has since got three episodes with three other shorts. The show is meant to parody space operas and 80's cartoons such as He-Man.
===Dr. Bees===
Dr. Bees is a short comedy series created in 2013 about a useless superhero named Dr. Bees, who helps citizens by releasing dangerous bees. There are currently three episodes, first premiering in May 11. The show is a parody of over the top and cheap superhero cartoons and shows from the 1960's.
===Elder Scrolls shorts===
The Elder Scrolls cartoons are a series of musical shorts on the subject of the adventure, action game, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. His videos usually have a song about a new release or DLC for the game. He initially started the series because he was excited for the new Elder Scrolls game. However, the developers for the game, Bethesda Game Studios have contacted Harry into making more shorts.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUcVq0oXB8E&t=144s The first video was uploaded on February 3, 2011 and there are over six episodes.
==Trivia==
*His father, is a singer-songwriter and was a part of an English rock band called .
*Harry attended the Surrey Institute of Art and Design, University College.https://twitter.com/HappyHarryToons/status/193817694921957376
*Harry tends to work alone on projects, as he feels more creatively free and not told what to do.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUcVq0oXB8E&t=144s
*Harry has a girlfriend, Joyce who helps draw the color, backgrounds, and thumbnails for YouTube and Newgrounds.
*Harry and Joyce are ironically huge fans of YouTuber and artist, Christine Chandler.
**In the Skyrim episode, a Virginian license plate is seen saying Sonichu. This is Christine Chandler's hometown.
*A YouTuber named Shesez has done an episode on Harry Partridge's cartoons, taking an in-depth look as to the techniques Harry uses.
*One of his videos, Saturday Morning Watchmen, has been noticed by the public, including the artist for the Watchmen comics, Dave Gibbons who gave it a positive review.https://www.avclub.com/who-watches-the-80s-watchmen-childrens-cartoon-1798216020
*He was a guest on ZONE TOONS in the series, ZTV News.
*Harry dislikes GoAnimate (now called Vyond) because of its lazy and cost effective animation.
*The short "Irving the Socially Awkward Bee" was based off of a friend's drawing of a bee which Harry thought looked horrible.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m353UIbP5cU
*YouTube Reviewer, BenzaieTV voice acts for the French dub of Dr. Bees.
*His favorite visual artists are Katsuhiro Otomo, Jack Kirby, Alex Ross, Bruce Timm, Richard Williams, George Lucas, Brad Bird, Genndy Tartakovsky, Sam Raimi, etc.https://web.archive.org/web/20140825150737/http://kittysneezes.com/2009/06/02/interview-harry-partridge-472/
*He made voice cameos in Smiling Friends, voicing the Smormu announcer, Grease (one of Salty's mascots, a talking grease puddle), and 3D Squelton.https://twitter.com/HappyHarryToons/status/1482150449977380871 He's also the lead animator for Mip.
==References==
Category:Animation YouTubers
Category:Art YouTubers
Category:Music YouTubers
Category:English YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2006