Doogtoons

Doogtoons is a production studio founded and headed by Doug Bresler, best known for its series of "animated celebrity interviews" on the internet. Bresler has been producing short films since 1993, but his cartoons only became widely known after they were released as podcasts beginning October 22, 2005. One of the pioneers of cartoon podcasting, Doogtoons has been mentioned and featured in several publications, both online and in printed versions, including The Washington Post, BusinessWeek Magazine, Animation Magazine, USA Today, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, several front page spots on Apple Computer's iTunes podcast directory, and the front pages of Yahoo!, YouTube, FoxSports.com and MySpace. Doogtoons cartoons and shorts have also been featured and licensed by numerous television networks such as Cinemax, Fox Sports, Game Show Network, G4TV and G4 Canada. As of 2016, Doogtoons cartoons and shorts have been viewed over 125 million times on the web.
==Doogtoons Productions==
===TV / Web Series===
====Nick and Haig Episodes====
Doogtoons' first series of cartoons was entitled Nick and Haig and was created using actual voice clips of interviews Bresler had conducted in 2001 with a couple of his close friends at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where they were currently studying. Bresler said his initial intention was to create an animated horror movie, but needed to do something smaller first in order to practice and learn. Bresler then compiled hours upon hours of interviews with his friends, picked what he thought to be the best content, and began animating characters to go along with the dialogue.
Nick and Haig - Episode I originally premiered as a seven-minute short film at the UCSB Digital Film Festival on May 23, 2002, but was later cut down into smaller "episodes" for podcasting. In 2006, an episode from the show entitled The Vice of Human Beans won first prize in Bolt's "1 Minute Film Festival", a grand prize win would've earned the cartoon $5,000. This was actually the show's second award, after winning "Best Animated Short" at the 2006 DIY Film Festival in Los Angeles. Later in the year, Bresler signed a deal with G4 television to air Nick and Haig episodes during the station's "Late Night Peep Show" segment starting in May.
====Doogtoons Asks A Ninja====
Doogtoons has created seven animated interviews with the "ninja" from Ask a Ninja (which have since received a "Best of the Web 2007" nod from Animation World Network). The shorts have been featured several times around the net. One of the cartoons, Ninjas and the Matrix, was featured on the front page of Yahoo.com.
====In the Studio====
In late 2006, Doogtoons launched their official animated talk show, In the Studio, with animated interviews featuring Grammy winner "Weird Al" Yankovic and comic legend Tommy Chong.
In March 2008, one of the shorts of the series, Al's Childhood, was awarded Best Animated Video of 2007 by Yahoo.com.
Doogtoons has begun releasing new animated interviews starting August 2010, the first featuring comedian and actor Harland Williams.
====Eli's Dirty Jokes====
In late 2006, Doug Bresler signed on with GoPotato.tv to animate and direct a show for their website. Eli's Dirty Jokes, a short-form series of animated adult-themed jokes told by an elderly real-life accountant, has since become a hit on YouTube, being featured several times and garnering millions of combined views for the episodes currently posted.
In November 2008, Eli's Dirty Jokes was picked up by HBO for exclusive episodes to be broadcast on their Cinemax cable TV network. The first episode of the weekly show premiered November 8, 2008 preceding the network's premiere of Juno (film). The series is the first original internet show ever to be picked up by HBO and broadcast on any of their TV networks.
In March 2010, Eli's Dirty Jokes was nominated for "Best Animated Web Series" by the International Academy of Web Television at the 2010 Streamy Awards.
====Stonetown====
In 2012, Bresler signed on with the Kottonmouth Kings to animate Stonetown, a web series based on cartoon characters designed by D-Loc, one of the band's MCs. The series premiered on YouTube on April 20, 2012.
====Fight Stories with Urijah Faber====
In August 2013, Bresler signed on with FOX Sports to direct Fight Stories with Urijah Faber, an animated web series hosted by UFC Champion Urijah Faber. The show premiered on the FOX Sports website and their YouTube channel. The first episode stars comedian Brian Whittaker and the second features comedian Daryl Wright.
On May 13, 2015, Fox Sports premiered the original 2 episodes of "Fight Stories" along with 3 brand new episodes featuring Josh Wolf, Skylar Astin and Mario Lopez in a half-half hour TV special on Fox Sports 1.
===Short Films===
====Fredex: The Secret Lives of Robots====
In 2006, Doogtoons contributed a 10-second animated segment to Channel Frederator's compilation short, Fredex: The Secret Lives of Robots, which won Best Internet Film at the 2007 Platform International Animation Festival in Portland, Oregon.
====Holding for Miss Kiley====
In August 2009, Doogtoons teamed up with Jonathan Katz (of Dr. Katz fame) to animate a short sketch for his podcast show, "Hey, We're Back!". The short is currently viewable on YouTube and the Doogtoons podcast.
====It Getteth Better====
In October 2011, Doogtoons created an animated featurette for Simon & Schuster's upcoming book, The Last Testament: A Memoir, written by David Javerbaum. The video, entitled "It Getteth Better", is viewable on YouTube and on the Doogtoons website.
===Music Videos===
====Denny Blaze - Average Homeboy Returns====
Doogtoons' first music video, produced in 2006, features self-proclaimed "Average Homeboy" Denny Blaze.
===="Weird Al" Yankovic - Trapped in the Drive-Thru====
In March 2007, Doug Bresler produced and directed a music video for "Weird Al" Yankovic for his track, Trapped in the Drive-Thru. The video is currently viewable on MySpace, YouTube, and downloadable on Apple Computer's iTunes Store, and has reached over 20 million combined views on all sites . Doogtoons has recently been awarded a gold record for their contribution to Straight Outta Lynwood. The video was also featured as Channel Frederator's 100th episode. In June 2008, Trapped received the award of Funniest Film of 2007 at the Channel Frederator Awards.
Trapped in the Drive-Thru is the #1 highest viewed animated short on all of Myspace.com, and had remained in the Top 100 music videos on iTunes for over a year since its release.
====Dan May - I Got A Gun====
In September 2012, Doogtoons released a music video for Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter Dan May. I Got A Gun features a comedic spin on the classic fairy tales "The Three Little Pigs" and "Jack and the Beanstalk".
====Dirtball and X - Robbery====
In April 2013, Doogtoons released a live-action music video featuring The Dirtball and Daddy X of the Kottonmouth Kings.
====L.B. Rayne====
=====Indiana Jones (The Rejected Pop Music Video)=====
In July 2008, Doogtoons released a retro song and music video for "pop star" Laurence Butler Rayne entitled Indiana Jones. The video, said to be made in the winter of 1984, features the purported "lost theme song" to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
=====Skywalking (The Rejected Star Wars Music Video)=====
L.B. Rayne's second video, Skywalking, was released October 31, 2009. Said to be produced in 1980, it is being touted as a lost love ballad intended for the soundtrack of The Empire Strikes Back. It is portrayed ironically as a love ballad between Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, who would be retconned as siblings in 1983's Return of the Jedi.
=====The Groove Grid (The Rejected TRON Music Video)=====
L.B. Rayne's The Groove Grid was released December 29, 2010. It has been advertised as the lost theme song to Disney's 1982 science fiction epic Tron.
=====Where No Man's Been Before (The Rejected Star Trek Music Video)=====
In April 2013, Doogtoons released yet another L.B. Rayne "lost classic" which is said to be the lost theme song to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The video features "Weird Al" Yankovic as a guitar-shredding Klingon as well as cameos from numerous YouTube personalities including Taryn Southern, Jessica Lizama and Nikki Limo.
=====Nightmare on L.B. Street (The Rejected Nightmare on Elm Street Music Video=====
In October 2013, Doogtoons released L.B. Rayne's lost theme song to "A Nightmare on Elm Street". The video is available on the Doogtoons Podcast and on YouTube.
=====Terminate Our Love (The Rejected Terminator Music Video)=====
In June 2015, Doogtoons released a new L.B. Rayne music video, "Terminate Our Love", the rejected theme song for James Cameron's 1984 sci-fi classic, The Terminator. The video features Morgan Larson as Sarah Connor and Trevor Algatt as the Terminator, along with other reoccurring L.B. Rayne cast members.
==Awards and nominations==
Year	Award 	Category 	Work 	Outcome
2006	DIY Film Festival 	Best Animated Short 	Nick and Haig 	
2006	Bolt 1-Minute Film Festival	Best Comedy Short 	Nick and Haig 	
2006	Yahoo! Pick of May 2006 	Best Website 	Doogtoons.com 	
2006	DIY Film Festival 	Best Comedy Short 	Nick and Haig 	
2007	Tilzy.tv 	Top 10 Holiday Videos 	A Very Ninja Christmas 	
2007	Revver.com 	1 Millionth Dollar Received	Doogtoons.com 	
2007	Animation World Network 	Best of the Web 	Doogtoons Ask A Ninja 	
2007	RIAA 	Gold Record 	Trapped in the Drive-Thru	
2008	Yahoo! Video Awards 	Best Animated Video 	Weird Al's Childhood 	
2008	Channel Frederator Awards 	Funniest Film 	Trapped in the Drive-Thru	
2010	Streamy Awards 	Best Animated Web Series 	Eli's Dirty Jokes 	
==List of Shorts==
===Nick and Haig Episodes===
Episode	Title 	Released
1 	Introductions 	October 22, 2005
2 	Haig's Childhood 	October 29, 2005
3 	Nick's Childhood 	November 5, 2005
4 	Being Your Age 	November 18, 2005
5 	Join Arnold 	November 19, 2005
6 	Favorite Color 	November 26, 2005
7 	Chihuahua 	December 3, 2005
8 	Chicken Heist 	December 10, 2005
9 	Creative Holidays 	December 17, 2005
10 	The Vice of Human Beans	December 24, 2005
11 	Episode II Preview 	December 24, 2005
12 	Kid's Commercials 	December 31, 2005
13 	New York Story 	January 7, 2006
14 	High School 	February 17, 2006
===Doogtoons Asks a Ninja===
Episode	Title 	Released
1 	Introductions 	April 12, 2006
2 	Being a Ninja 	May 4, 2006
3 	Ninja Knowledge 	May 16, 2006
4 	Ninjas and the Matrix 	May 31, 2006
5 	The Truth About Darth Vader 	July 28, 2006
6 	A Very Ninja Christmas Part I 	December 14, 2007
7 	A Very Ninja Christmas Part II	December 23, 2007
===In the Studio===
Episode	Title 	Released
1 	"Weird Al" Yankovic - Al's Childhood 	October 12, 2006
2 	"Weird Al" Yankovic - Spelling Bees and Accordions	August 23, 2007
3 	Harland Williams - Career Choices 	August 16, 2010
4 	"Weird Al" Yankovic - School Crushes 	November 5, 2010
5 	"Weird Al" Yankovic - The Mystery of Meat 	May 16, 2014
6 	"Weird Al" Yankovic - Scariest Fan Encounter 	February 22, 2015
===Video Game Life===
Episode	Title 	Released
1 	James Rolfe - Video Game Life 	May 20, 2013
2 	Harland Williams - Video Game Life	June 3, 2013
3 	Smosh - Video Game Life 	January 17, 2014
===Eli's Dirty Jokes===
Episode	Title 	Released
1 	Five Birds 	February 1, 2007
2 	BBQ Booty 	February 6, 2007
3 	Moose Hunting 	February 12, 2007
4 	Rawr 	February 16, 2007
5 	Nice to Meet You 	February 24, 2007
6 	Piano Man 	March 5, 2007
7 	The Farmer's Daughters 	April 2, 2007
8 	Track Team 	April 16, 2007
9 	Monkey Love 	June 8, 2007
10 	Hoshimota 	August 10, 2007
11 	The Shepherd and His Boy 	October 9, 2007
12 	Loving Remembrance 	November 27, 2007
13 	The Three Fugitives 	February 6, 2008
14 	Recovery Roses 	March 10, 2008
15 	The Key to the Bedroom 	April 8, 2008
16 	Arabian Justice 	July 8, 2008
17 	The Sloppy Drunk 	November 7, 2008
18 	Peanut Ear 	January 20, 2009
19 	Nosy Neighbor 	January 27, 2009
20 	Yukon Ho! 	February 3, 2009
21 	Ugly Baby 	February 10, 2009
22 	Sunset Island 	February 17, 2009
23 	Bedroom Burglar 	February 27, 2009
24 	Prime Mates 	March 6, 2009
25 	Face-lifted Spirit 	March 14, 2009
26 	Son of a Beech 	March 20, 2009
27 	Drunk's Drycleaning 	March 27, 2009
28 	Naming Psychiatry 	April 5, 2009
29 	Wild Ski Trip 	April 11, 2009
30 	Lucky Leprechaun 	April 19, 2009
31 	Whale of a Good Time 	April 25, 2009
32 	Hot Mic 	May 9, 2009
33 	Costume Party 	May 30, 2009
34 	Pirate Barrel 	June 21, 2009
35 	Cougar Hunting 	July 25, 2009
36 	Health Hazard 	August 8, 2009
37 	Ladies Night 	August 27, 2009
38 	Schedule Conflict 	September 12, 2009
39 	Genie in a Bottle 	September 21, 2009
40 	Gator Boots 	October 28, 2009
41 	Holiday Special! 	December 12, 2009
42 	Father and Son 	June 18, 2010
43 	Funky Flatulence 	October 7, 2010
44 	What'd He Say? 	January 14, 2011
45 	Serious Situation 	October 11, 2011
46 	Switchblade Girlfriend 	March 25, 2015
47 	Badass Mice 	March 25, 2015
48 	Down By the Docks 	March 25, 2015
49 	Talking Dog for Sale 	March 25, 2015
50 	The Donation Station 	March 25, 2015
51 	Rocktopus 	March 25, 2015
52 	The Elephant and the Ant'	March 25, 2015
53 	Wedding Night Woes 	March 25, 2015
54 	Burning Lover 	March 25, 2015
55 	A Bedroom Pickle 	March 25, 2015
===Stonetown===
Episode	Title 	Released
1 	Pilot 	April 20, 2012
2 	Pot in Space 	May 20, 2012
3 	Stonetown Buds 	June 20, 2012
4 	Super Sonic 	July 20, 2012
5 	Stuperheros 	August 20, 2012
6 	Prelude to Pot 	September 20, 2012
7a 	Field of Dreams 	October 1, 2012
7b 	Field of Screams 	November 5, 2012
8 	The Late Great Date 	December 20, 2012
8.5 	Happy Holidays 	December 24, 2012
9 	The Late Great Date Part II 	February 22, 2013
10 	The Late Great Date Part III	June 20, 2013
11 	The Big Shebang 	Oct 1, 2013
===Doogtoons Quickies===
Episode	Title 	Released
1 	Game of Thrones 	June 6, 2013
2 	Privacy 	June 11, 2013
3 	PS4 VS. XBOX ONE VS. WII U 	June 13, 2013
4 	Man of Steel 	June 15, 2013
5 	Kim Kardashian's Baby 	June 17, 2013
6 	First Dates 	June 18, 2013
7 	Paula Deen 	June 25, 2013
8 	Santa Intervention 	December 24, 2013
9 	System Updates 	January 24, 2014
10 	The Choice 	February 4, 2014
11 	What the Hell Did You Eat? 	February 11, 2014
12 	Game of Thrones Personality Quiz	February 18, 2014
13 	7 Big Birthdays 	March 4, 2014
14 	Super Teenage Mario 	March 27, 2014
15 	The New iPhone 6!! 	September 8, 2014
16 	The Fappening Continues!! 	September 22, 2014
17 	Disturbing YouTube Thumbnails!! 	October 24, 2014
18 	The Force Awakens!! 	November 13, 2014
19 	Stupid Star Wars Rumors 	December 10, 2015
===Fight Stories with Urijah Faber===
Episode	Title 	Guest 	Released
1 	The Black Belt 	Brian Whitaker	August 19, 2013
2 	The Mets Jacket 	Daryl Wright 	December 10, 2013
3 	The Hot Girlfriend 	Josh Wolf 	May 13, 2015
4 	The Party Crashers 	Skylar Astin 	May 13, 2015
5 	Trouble in Sayulita	Mario Lopez 	May 13, 2015
===Todd's Blog===
Episode	Title 	Released
1 	SchwarZenatoR Nightmares!! 	August 5, 2014
2 	Comments Galore!! 	August 19, 2014
3 	Epic ALS Ice Bucket Challenge FAIL	August 19, 2014
4 	The Maze Runner - Cast Interview!!	September 10, 2014
5 	Maze Runner Comments!! 	October 7, 2014
6 	Jurassic World Trailer!! 	November 23, 2014
7 	IMPRESS ME Cast Interview 	March 12, 2015
===Todd and Stanley===
Episode	Title 	Released
1 	Star Wars: The Ass Jedi!!	July 26, 2017
===Music Videos===
Artist 	Title 	Released
Denny Blaze 	Average Homeboy Returns 	June 11, 2006
"Weird Al" Yankovic	Trapped in the Drive-Thru 	March 19, 2007
L.B. Rayne 	Indiana Jones (Theme Song)	July 17, 2008
L.B. Rayne 	Skywalking 	October 31, 2009
L.B. Rayne 	The Groove Grid 	December 29, 2010
Dan May 	I Got A Gun 	September 5, 2012
The Dirtball 	Robbery 	April 26, 2013
L.B. Rayne 	Where No Man's Been Before	April 30, 2013
L.B. Rayne 	Nightmare on L.B. Street 	October 22, 2013
Joe Bresler 	Driving Home from Max's 	June 17, 2014
L.B. Rayne 	Terminate Our Love 	June 25, 2015
Kottonmouth Kings 	Kronitron 	September 18, 2015
===Other Collaborations===
Collaborator 	Title 	Contribution 	Released
The Consultant 	Big Nate 	Music 	2010
Game Show Network 	Photo Bomb! 	Motion Graphics / Game Board	2014
Game Show Network 	#Gameshow 	Animation 	2014
Steam Room Stories 	Ball Slip 	Animation 	2014
Goldentusk 	Super Mario Bros. Theme Song 	Animation 	2015
Field Day / Swoozie 	2 Tinder Stories You Just Won't Believe	Animation 	2015
YouTube Red Originals	Paranormal Action Squad - Season 1 	Animation Director 	2016
Ben Giroux 	Back to the 90s 	Animation 	2017
===Other Shorts===
Client/Distributor	Title 	Released
Channel Frederator	Fredex - The Secret Lives of Robots 	December 6, 2006
Jonathan Katz 	Holding for Miss Kiley 	August 8, 2009
Simon & Schuster 	It Getteth Better 	October 20, 2011
Canon, Inc. 	Sweet Dreams 	August 12, 2014
Machinima 	Leaked Lightsaber Scene - Star Wars Episode VII	December 20, 2014
==References==
==External links==
*Doogtoons Homepage
*Doogtoons FAQ
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*Video interview of Doug Bresler by Zadi Diaz of EPIC FU, weekly web show that covers online pop culture (August 21, 2008)
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