Animation Creations, Inc.

***Animation Creations, Inc.*** is an American animated sitcom created by Mathew Shelton and Maria Sullivan for CBS. The series centers on a group of six animators and their only creation; Tyrese Blower, Lana Wright, Ryan Bradley, Lucille Crawford, Maria Markson, Keith McCabe and Joe Looney. The show is takes place in a world where fictional characters in cartoons, movies and other media live alongside humans, and set in the fictional version of Los Angeles. *Animation Creations, Inc.* was designed for mature audiences and features cartoon violence, adult humor, and pop culture references.

Shelton had began working on *Animation Creations, Inc.* in 1988. It was originally going to be a family-friendly show for the syndicated programming block Paramount ToonWorld. However, due to its adult humor, Paramount ordered Shelton and Sullivan to changed it into an adult animated series after the huge success of *The Simpsons*, which Shelton agreed. The studio pitched a seven-minute pilot to CBS in 1991, and the show was greenlit and began production. The series was originally set to premiere in Fall of 1992 with the pilot they showed to CBS earlier that year but the episode was declined to be used by CBS (until it was finally preserved on the season 1 DVD in 2003). The producers of the show then decided to "go ahead" and air another first episode on September 15, 1993. It was the first adult animated series from Paramount Television Animation, as well as the first Paramount animated series without the involvement of Nancy Farwell, due to the "sour taste" by the box office failure of two PG-13-rated films, *Cool World* and *Bébé's Kids*, as she did not want any further connection with the adult animated content.

Since its debut on September 15, 1993, TBD episodes of *Animation Creations, Inc.* have been broadcast. It is the second longest-running American sitcom only behind *The Simpsons* and the third longest-running animated series in the U.S., behind *The Simpsons* and *Arthur*. *Animation Creations, Inc.* has been nominated for 16 Primetime Emmy Awards and 14 Annie Awards, and has won three of each. *Animation Creations, Inc.: A Biggest Movie Ever*, a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on September 7, 2001, and grossed over $288 million. *Animation Creations, Inc.* is a joint production by Shelton's Ocean Orb Productions and Paramount Television Animation and syndicated by CBS Media Ventures. In 2013, *TV Guide* ranked *Animation Creations, Inc.* the thirteenth Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time.

## Premise

### Characters

*Main article: List of Animation Creations, Inc. characters*
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## Production

### Executive producers

Shelton and Sullivan serve as executive producers and showrunners during the show's entire run, and also function as creative consultants.

### Writing

Planning for each episode begins with a table meeting of writers, who discuss the plot ideas as a group. The writers are given index cards with plot points that they are required to use as the center of activity in each episode. A single staff writer writes an outline and then produces a script. Once the first draft is finished, the writers and executive producers call in the actors for a table read. Afterwards, the writers collaborate to rewrite the script as a group before sending it to the animation team.

### Voice actors

*See also: List of Animation Creations, Inc. cast members and List of Animation Creations, Inc. guest stars*
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## Episodes

*Main article: List of Animation Creations, Inc. episodes*

## Reception and legacy

### Awards

*Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Animation Creations, Inc.*

## Other media

### Film

*Main article: Animation Creations, Inc.: A Biggest Movie Ever*

## Merchandise

Since the show's premiere, various forms of merchandise based on the show have been released, such as home media releases, action figures, clothing, food, and more.