Renegade Animation

**Renegade Animation** is an American animation studio located in Glendale, California which currently specializes in Macromedia Flash/Toon Boom animation. It was founded by Disney and Warner Bros. animator and director Darrell Van Citters and his business partner Ashley Postelwaite in July 1992 in Burbank, California. Renegade previously produced *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* for Cartoon Network, *The Mr. Men Show* for Chorion and *The Tom and Jerry Show* and *Unikitty!* for Warner Bros. Animation.

## History

Renegade Animation initially produced several commercials and animated short films, beginning with the second "Hare Jordan" spot for Nike, which featured Bugs Bunny as his own alter-ego and Michael Jordan as Air Jordan, as well as numerous spots for Cheetos and Kellogg's, among others. In the mid-'90s, they moved into internet cartoons, and produced Will Ryan's "Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective".

They co-produced the 2003 animated feature film *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*, which was a successful box office hit, and has expanded into a franchise. They have since branched out into television, and are perhaps most well known as the producers of cartoon series *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*, *The Mr. Men Show* and *The Tom and Jerry Show*, a series featuring Tom and Jerry. They also co-produced the live-action/Traditionally-animated telefilm *Re-Animated* with Appleday Pictures. Renegade also produced the 2007 direct-to-video Christmas film *Christmas Is Here Again* based on a story by Robert Zappia, although it since aired in syndication and on Hulu.

## Filmography

### Video games

* *Gargoyles* (animation; 1995)
* *Spider-Man Cartoon Maker* (1995)
* *X-Men Cartoon Maker* (1996)
* *Someone's in the Kitchen!* (1996)
* *101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor* (animation; 1997)

### Short films

* *Captain Sturdy: "Back in Action!"* (Cartoon Network pilot; 1999)
* *Captain Sturdy: "The Originals"* (Cartoon Network pilot; 2000)
* *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* (unaired pilot) (2000)
* *A Dairy Tale* (animation) (2004)
* *Stitch's Great Escape!* (animation) (2004)
* *Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years* (animation) (2005)
* *Funny Face* (short series) (2009)
* *Book of Dragons* (2D animation) (2011)
* ABCmouse.com (various digital shorts)
* *Hardboiled Eggheads* (Amazon pilot; 2014)
* *DC Super Hero Girls* (webseries; season 5) (2018)
* *The JoJo and BowBow Show Show* (Nickelodeon webseries; 2018)

### Commercials

* Nike
* Kraft Foods Inc.
* General Mills
* Atari Jaguar
* Campbell Soup Company
* Colgate
* Esso
* Big Idea Entertainment
* PepsiCo
* Apple Inc.
* BBC
* National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
* Dow Chemical Company
* Carl's Jr.
* Coca-Cola
* Taco Bell
* 20th Century Fox
* Burger King
* Kellogg's
* Yoplait
* California Prune Board
* Cartoon Network
* Midas
* Fuzzy Door Productions
* McDonald's
* Vlasic Pickles
* Village Pantry
* Target
* Dodge
* BulkRegister
* GEICO
* Wienerschnitzel
* KITH NYC

## References

1. ^ "Renegade Animation Completes "Christmas is Here Again"". Digital Publisher Magazine. Digital Media Online. 2006-09-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10.
2. ^ Edwards, C. (8 January 2014). "The Ultimate Guide to Animated Mockbusters". CartoonBrew. Cartoon Brew, LCC. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b Beck, Jerry (26 March 2012). ""Happy Feet" knock-off: "Tappy Toes"". Cartoon Brew. Cartoon Brew, LCC. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
4. ^ https://tubitv.com/series/3766/little-angels
5. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (10 June 2021). "The Cat & Mouse Games Continue in 'Tom and Jerry in New York' July 1". Animation Magazine. Animation Magazine. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
6. ^ "Renegade Animation - Commercials". www.renegadeanimation.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
7. ^ "Tips on Becoming an Animation Producer". Animation World Network. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

## External links

* Official website
* Renegade Animation at IMDb