Rough Draft Studios

Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is an American animation production studio based in Glendale, California, with a second studio in Glendale and its sister studio Rough Draft Korea located in Seoul, South Korea. The studio was founded in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California by Gregg Vanzo in 1991.
Rough Draft Studios and its divisions have produced specials, commercials and direct-to-video work for companies such as Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, Fox Television Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, MTV Animation, Film Roman, and Disney Television Animation.
==Founding==
Rough Draft Studios was founded in a Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California garage by Gregg and Nikki Vanzo. While working on The Ren & Stimpy Show, Nikki approached John Kricfalusi, creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show, about taking the animation to Korea. Nikki founded and runs Rough Draft Korea.
==Growth in business==
After working on The Ren & Stimpy Show, many other shows requested the assistance of Rough Draft Korea in animation and ink & paint. In 1992, Rough Draft Studios began producing animation for The Simpsons and then for Beavis and Butt-Head in 1993. Also in 1993, Gregg's brother Scott Vanzo was brought on board. Rough Draft Korea quickly built a strong portfolio in the animation business with shows like their first series The Maxx in 1995, which was nominated for an Annie Award. Claudia Katz, who had joined Rough Draft Studios in 1994 to produce The Maxx, and Rich Moore, joining in 1995 after having worked with Gregg on The Simpsons, completed the core of a Rough Draft Studios which would help "drive the cartoon boom of the late ‘90s". It was also in 1995 that Rough Draft Studios moved to Glendale, California.
==Technology==
Rough Draft Studios is known for its blending of 2-D with computer animation, or non-photorealistic rendering which it first used on The Maxx and further utilized with Futurama and The Simpsons Movie.
==Filmography==
===Rough Draft Studios===
Most projects produced by Rough Draft Studios are animated overseas by Rough Draft Korea.
====TV series====
Show 	Year(s) 	Client 	Notes
1990s 	1990s 	1990s 	1990s
The Maxx 	1995 	MTV Animation 	
Futurama 	1999–2003; 2008–2013; 2023–present	The Curiosity CompanyFox Television Animation 	
Sonic Underground 	1999-2000 	Nelvana 	Unaired pilot episode only
2000s 	2000s 	2000s 	2000s
Baby Blues 	2000 	Warner Bros. Animation 	
Star Wars: Clone Wars	2003–2005 	Lucasfilm20th Century Fox Television Animation	
Drawn Together 	2004–2007 	Double-Hemm ProductionsComedy Partners 	
Sit Down Shut Up! 	2009 	Adelaide ProductionsSony Pictures Television 	
2010s 	2010s 	2010s 	2010s
Good Vibes 	2011 	Rough House6 Point Harness 	"Pilot"
Napoleon Dynamite 	2012 	20th Century Fox Television 	
Full English 	2012 	Two Brothers Pictures 	
Clash-a-Rama 	2014–present 	Tolerable EntertainmentSupercell 	
Tarantula 	2017 	Rough HouseSolid BrassStudio T 	
Disenchantment 	2018–present 	The ULULU CompanyParamount+ 	
====Films/specials====
Title 	Year 	Client 	Notes
1990s 	1990s	1990s 	1990s
The Thief and the Cobbler 	1992 	The Completion Bond Company	ink-and-paint
RoboCop 3 	1993 	Orion Pictures 	"Johnny Rehab" commercial animation
2000s 	2000s	2000s 	2000s
Duck Dodgers: Attack of the Drones 	2003 	Warner Bros. Animation 	theatrical short
The Whizzard of Ow 	2003 	Warner Bros. Animation 	theatrical short
Futurama: Bender's Big Score 	2007 	20th Century Fox
The Curiosity Company	direct-to-video
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs	2008 	20th Century Fox
The Curiosity Company	direct-to-video
Futurama: Bender's Game 	2008 	20th Century Fox
The Curiosity Company	direct-to-video
The Pink Panther 2 	2009 	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Warner Bros. Pictures	opening title sequence only
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder 	2009 	20th Century Fox
The Curiosity Company	direct-to-video
2010s 	2010s	2010s 	2010s
How Murray Saved Christmas 	2014 	Universal Television 	TV special
====Other====
*The Simpsons - "Deep, Deep Trouble" music video (overseas animation provided by Anivision)
*MADtv - Spy vs. Spy shorts (overseas animation provided by Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Co., Ltd.)
*2003 Wendy's "Go Wild" commercial starring the Looney Tunes characters, promoting Looney Tunes: Back in Action
*59th Primetime Emmy Awards - Brian and Stewie Griffin opening number
*Gravity Falls - "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls" ShackTron CG animation
*Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow
*DuckTales - "Moonvasion!" (additional animation)
*Xbox Summer Digital Event at E3 2017 - Sonic The Hedgehog: Dudes Vs. Evil Animated Segments (produced for Sega and Microsoft)
*Xbox Summer Digital Event 2020 - Sonic The Hedgehog: Dudes Vs. Evil and OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Animated Segments (produced for Sega and Microsoft)
*Xbox Summer Digital Event at E3 2021 - Sonic The Hedgehog: Dudes Vs. Evil and OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Animated Segments (produced for Sega and Microsoft)
===Rough Draft Korea===
Rough Draft Korea, RDS' sister studio based in South Korea, has produced animation for the following series, features and specials:
====TV series====
Show 	Year(s) 	Client 	Client 	Notes
1990s 	1990s 	1990s 	1990s 	1990s
The Ren & Stimpy Show 	1992–1995 	Spümcø/Games Animation 	Spümcø/Games Animation 	
The Simpsons 	1992–present 	Gracie Films/Fox Television Animation 	Gracie Films/Fox Television Animation 	season 4–present
Beavis and Butt-Head 	1993–1997;
2011 	MTV Animation 	MTV Animation 	
Gabriel Garza 	1993-2002; 2018-Present	Universal Television 	Universal Television 	
Benjamin Blümchen 	1993 	Kiddinx 	Kiddinx 	
The Critic 	1994–1995 	TriStar Television 	TriStar Television 	
The Brothers Grunt 	1994–1995 	A.k.a. Cartoon 	A.k.a. Cartoon 	
Timon & Pumbaa 	1995 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	8 shorts
Eek! Stravaganza 	1995 	Film Roman 	Film Roman 	Klutter! segments only
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat 	1995–1996 	Film Roman/Universal Television 	Film Roman/Universal Television 	
The Nanny 	1995 	TriStar Television 	TriStar Television 	"Oy to the World"
Rocko's Modern Life 	1996 	Games Animation 	Games Animation 	"Fatal Contraption" and season 4 only
Dexter's Laboratory 	1996–1999; 2001–2003 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Pinky and the Brain 	1996–1998 	Warner Bros. Animation 	Warner Bros. Animation 	
Jumanji 	1996 	Adelaide Productions 	Adelaide Productions 	6 episodes of season 1
What a Cartoon! 	1996–1997 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	"Buy One, Get One Free*", "The Zoonatiks, in Home Sweet Home"
King of the Hill 	1997–2001 	20th Television 	20th Television 	30 episodes
The Angry Beavers 	1997–2001 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	1997 	HBO 	HBO 	5 episodes of season 2
Johnny Bravo 	1997 	Hanna-Barbera 	Hanna-Barbera 	Season 1 alongside Sunwoo Entertainment
Cow and Chicken 	1997–1999 	Hanna-Barbera 	Hanna-Barbera 	
I Am Weasel 	1997–2000 	Hanna-Barbera 	Hanna-Barbera 	
Daria 	1998 	MTV Animation 	MTV Animation 	Season 2
Tales from Toonlandia 	1998-Present 	Yorman Gross/Network 10 	Yorman Gross/Network 10 	
CatDog 	1998–2005 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Oh Yeah! Cartoons 	1998–2001 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
The Powerpuff Girls 	1998–2005 	DreamWorks Television Animation 	DreamWorks Television Animation 	
Dilbert 	1999–2000 	Adelaide Productions 	Adelaide Productions 	11 episodes
SpongeBob SquarePants 	1999–present 	United Plankton Pictures 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
ChalkZone 	1999–2000 	Frederator Studios 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	season 1
Dragon Tales 	1999–2005 	Adelaide Productions 	Adelaide Productions 	
2000s 	2000s 	2000s 	2000s 	2000s
Family Guy 	2000–2001 	Fuzzy Door Productions/Fox Television Animation 	Fuzzy Door Productions/Fox Television Animation 	eight episodes of season 2 (production order)
The Cartoon Cartoon Show 	2000–2001 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
Sammy 	2000 	Adelaide Productions 	Adelaide Productions 	
Jackie Chan Adventures 	2000–2002 	Adelaide Productions 	Adelaide Productions 	13 episodes of seasons 1 and 2
Sheep in the Big City 	2000–2002 	Curious Pictures 	Curious Pictures 	
The Oblongs 	2001 	Film Roman 	Film Roman 	
Samurai Jack 	2001–2004;
2017 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	seasons 1-4 and "XCVIII"
Grim & Evil 	2001–2002 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
Harold and the Purple Crayon 	2001–2002 	Adelaide Productions 	Adelaide Productions 	
Kim Possible 	2002–2007 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	22 episodes
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law 	2002–2003 	Williams Street 	Williams Street 	episodes 2-9
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? 	2002–2003 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
3-South 	2002–2003 	Warner Bros. Animation/MTV Animation 	Warner Bros. Animation/MTV Animation 	
Clone High 	2002–2003 	Nelvana/MTV Animation 	Nelvana/MTV Animation 	
Codename: Kids Next Door 	2002–2008 	Curious Pictures 	Curious Pictures 	
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy 	2003–2005 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	seasons 1-5
Evil Con Carne 	2003–2004 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
My Life as a Teenage Robot 	2003–2009 	Frederator Studios 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Danny Phantom 	2004–2007 	Billionfold Inc. 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
American Dad! 	2005 	20th Television Animation 	20th Television Animation 	Unaired pilot episode only
The Life & Times of Juniper Lee 	2005–2007 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
Catscratch 	2005–2007 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Camp Lazlo 	2005–2008 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Sunday Pants 	2005 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	"Periwinkle Around the World"
The X's 	2005–2006 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Squirrel Boy 	2006–2007 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Korgoth of Barbaria 	2006 	MTV Animation 	MTV Animation 	TV pilot
American Dragon: Jake Long 	2006–2007 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Walt Disney Television Animation 	Season 2
Class of 3000 	2006–2008 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio/Moxie Turtle/Tom Lynch Company	Nickelodeon Animation Studio/Moxie Turtle/Tom Lynch Company	14 episodes
Random! Cartoons 	2006–2007 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Sonic The Hedgehog: Animated 	2006-2014 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio/Sega Animation/Film Roman 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio/Sega Animation/Film Roman 	with AKOM, Digital eMation, The Answer Studio, Saerom Animation, Sunmin Image Pictures, Sunwoo Entertainment and Yeson Animation
The Modifyers 	2007-2011 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Tom and Jerry Tales 	2007–2008 	Warner Bros. Animation 	Warner Bros. Animation 	5 episodes of season 2
Transformers: Animated 	2007-2010 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio/Hasbro Studios 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio/Hasbro Studios 	with The Answer Studio
Phineas and Ferb 	2007–2012 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney Television Animation 	Seasons 1-3
The Replacements 	2008–2009 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney Television Animation 	Season 2
Ben 10: Allien Force 	2008-2010 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
The Mighty B! 	2008–2011 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
The Nicktooniversity 	2009-2012 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	"Lakewood Plaza Turbo", "Shadow the Hedgehog", "The HEA Files", "Persona 4: The Animated Series" (With Telecom Animation Film), "The Chuck E. Cheese Show", "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", "Bee and PuppyCat", "Nature Cat", "Welcome to Salty Cove"
The Cartoonstitute 	2009 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
2010s 	2010s 	2010s 	2010s 	2010s
Adventure Time 	2010–2018 	Frederator Studios/Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Frederator Studios/Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien 	2010-2012 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Sym-Bionic Titan 	2010–2011 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
The Looney Tunes Show 	2011–2013 	Warner Bros. Animation 	Warner Bros. Animation 	
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 	2012 	Warner Bros. Animation 	Warner Bros. Animation 	"The Night the Clown Cried" and "The Night the Clown Cried II"
Gravity Falls 	2012–2016 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney Television Animation 	23 episodes
Ben 10: Omniverse 	2012–2014 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program 	2013–present 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	"Bug Salad", "Ice Station Zedonk", "Magic Children Doing Things", "Someone Needs to Stop Aunt Phyllis"
Uncle Grandpa 	2013–2017 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Steven Universe 	2013–2019 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Sonic The Hedgehog: Dudes Vs Evil 	2014-2022 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio/Sega Animation/Nelvana 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio/Sega Animation/Nelvana 	With AKOM, Bardel Entertainment, Hong Ying Animation, Jam Field Toronto, NE4U, Saerom Animation, Snipple Animation, The Answer Studio, TMS Entertainment, Tonic DNA and Yowza Animation
Star vs. the Forces of Evil 	2015–2019 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney Television Animation 	"Blood Moon Ball", Season 2 until season 4
We Bare Bears 	2015–2019 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
Wabbit 	2015–2016 	Warner Bros. Animation 	Warner Bros. Animation 	Season 1
Bug Salad 	2016 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	web shorts
Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer 	2017 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney Television Animation 	
Craig of the Creek 	2017–present 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
Summer Camp Island 	2017–present 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
Hotel Transylvania: The Series 	2017–2020 	Sony Pictures Television Animation 	Sony Pictures Television Animation 	
Big City Greens 	2018–present 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney Television Animation 	with Sugarcube Animation
Let's Go Luna! 	2018–present 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Amphibia 	2019–present 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney Television Animation 	with Saerom Animation and Sunmin Image Pictures
Steven Universe Future 	2019–2020 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
2020s 	2020s 	2020s 	2020s 	2020s
The Owl House 	2020–present 	Disney Television Animation 	Disney Television Animation 	with Sunmin Image Pictures and Sugarcube Animation
Adventure Time: Distant Lands 	2020–2021 	Frederator Studios/Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	Frederator Studios/Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Tig N' Seek 	2020–present 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
Rock Dog: The Legend Rocks on! 	2020–2021 	Disney Television Animation/Lionsgate Television Animation 	Disney Television Animation/Lionsgate Television Animation 	Season 1 alongside Sunwoo Entertainment
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years 	2021 	United Plankton Pictures 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	"Kitchen Sponge" and "Outhouse Outrage" (2D sequences only)
The Patrick Star Show 	2021–present 	United Plankton Pictures 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
Huey's Life 	2021–present 	Woltz International Pictures Corporation 	Disney Television Animation 	with AKOM and Sunwoo Entertainment
Norm of the North: The Series 	2021–present 	Lionsgate Television Animation 	Disney Television Animation 	With Digital eMation
We Baby Bears 	2022–present 	Cartoon Network Studios 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
Sonic The Hedgehog 	2022–present 	Sega Animation 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	With Jam Field Toronto, Mercury FIlmworks, NE4U, The Answer Studio, TMS Entertainment, Tonic DNA, Saerom Animation, Snipple Animation and Yowza Animation
The Chuck E. Cheese Show 	2022–present 	CEC Entertainment 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	with AKOM and Sugarcube Animation
Ratchet and Clank: The Animated Series 	2022–present 	Sony Pictures Television Animation 	Sony Pictures Television Animation 	with Maven Image Platform
====Films/specials====
Title 	Year 	Client 	Notes
1990s 	1990s	1990s 	1990s
FernGully: The Last Rainforest 	1992 	20th Century Fox
Kroyer Films 	
P. J. Sparkles 	1992 	Mike Young Productions 	opening titles
The Bears Who Saved Christmas 	1994 	Film Roman 	
Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold 	1995 	Film Roman 	
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 	1996 	Paramount Pictures
Paramount Animation
MTV Films
Geffen Pictures
Judgemental Films	overseas animation, 3-D sequences
The Story of Santa Claus 	1996 	Film Roman 	
Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000 	1999 	Paramount Animation
Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment	also co-produced overseas with AKOM
A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith 	1999 	Spümcø 	
Boo Boo Runs Wild 	1999 	Spümcø 	Uncredited
2000s 	2000s	2000s 	2000s
Globehunters 	2000 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
The Electric Piper 	2000 	Nickelodeon Animation Studio 	
The Flintstones: On the Rocks 	2001 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
The Powerpuff Girls Movie 	2002 	DreamWorks Animation 	
Polly Pocket: Lunar Eclipse 	2003 	Mattel Television 	
Stitch! The Movie 	2003 	Walt Disney Television Animation	
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 	2004 	Paramount Pictures
Paramount Animation
Nickelodeon Movies
United Plankton Pictures	
Inside the CIA 	2005 	20th Century Fox
Underdog Productions
Fuzzy Door Productions	
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama 	2005 	Walt Disney Television Animation	
How to Eat Fried Worms 	2005 	New Line Cinema
Walden Media 	Animated sequences
The Simpsons Movie 	2007 	20th Century Fox
Gracie Films 	also co-produced overseas with AKOM
Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown	2009 	Walt Disney Television Animation	
2010s 	2010s	2010s 	2010s
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You! 	2010 	Walt Disney Television Animation	
Achmed Saves America 	2012 	Anchor Bay Entertainment 	
Hotel Transylvania 	2012 	Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation	titles only
Tails: A Sonic Movie 	2012 	Paramount Animation
Film Roman
Sega Animation	
A Miles Prower Christmas 	2012 	Paramount Animation
Film Roman
Sega Animation
Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment	
Madea's Tough Love 	2015 	Lionsgate
Tyler Perry Studios
Bento Box Entertainment	
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 	2015 	Paramount Animation
Nickelodeon Movies
United Plankton Pictures	2D hand-drawn animated sequences only
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run 	2015 	Warner Bros. Animation 	
Hotel Transylvania 2 	2015 	Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation	titles only
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 	2018 	Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation	titles only
2020s 	2020s	2020s 	2020s
We Bare Bears: The Movie 	2020 	Cartoon Network Studios 	
Welcome to Kamp Koral 	2012 	Paramount Animation
Nickelodeon Movies
United Plankton Pictures	
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 	2022 	Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation
Netflix	titles only
Untitled SpongeBob SquarePants spin-off film 	2023 	Paramount Pictures
Paramount Animation
Nickelodeon Movies
United Plankton Pictures	2D hand-drawn animated sequences only
====Other====
* Adventures from the Book of Virtues (outsourced by Rainbow Animation Group in South Korea)
* Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (outsourced by Rainbow Animation Group in South Korea)
* The Baby Huey Show (outsourced by Big Star Enterprise)
* The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (outsourced by Morning Sun Animation Group in Shanghai, China)
* Crocadoo (uncredited)
* Dino Babies (outsourced by Morning Sun Animation Group in China)
* Hey Arnold (uncredited)
* Loggerheads (outsourced by Morning Sun Animation Group in Shanghai, China)
* Ned's Newt (uncredited)
* Poochini (outsourced by Wang Film Productions in Suzhou, China)
* RoboRoach (uncredited)
* Salty's Lighthouse (outsourced by Galaxy World, Inc. in Seoul, South Korea)
* Space Goofs (outsourced by Big Star Enterprise in Seoul, South Korea)
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Happiness Squared-Animated Cutscenes