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==Doogtoons Productions==

 

 

Doogtoons' first series of cartoons was entitled ''Nick and Haig'' and was created using actual voice clips of [[interview]]s 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.<ref name="one">{{Cite news| last = Honan | first = Mathew | title = Podcasting lets an animated dog have its day | publisher = Playlist Magazine | date = 2006-04-11 | url = http://playlistmag.com/news/2006/04/11/podinterview/index.php | accessdate = 2006-07-12}}</ref>

 

''Nick and Haig - Episode I'' originally premiered as a seven-minute short film at the [[UCSB]] Digital Film Festival on May 23, 2002,<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://dailynexus.com/2002-05-23/minority-retort | title = Minority Retort | accessdate = 2015-05-15}}</ref> but was later cut down into smaller "[[episode]]s" for podcasting. In 2006, an episode from the show entitled ''The Vice of Human Beans'' won first prize in [[Bolt (website)|Bolt]]'s "1 Minute Film Festival", a grand prize win would've earned the cartoon [[USD|$]]5,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bolt.com/1mff |title=1 Minute Film Festival |accessdate=2006-07-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623072514/http://www.bolt.com/1mff |archivedate=2006-06-23 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> This was actually the show's second award, after winning "Best Animated Short" at the 2006 [[DIY]] Film Festival in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.diyconvention.com/categoryC/?category_id=66 | title = DIY Film Festival | accessdate = 2006-07-31}}</ref> Later in the year, Bresler signed a deal with [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]] television to air ''Nick and Haig'' episodes during the station's "Late Night Peep Show" segment starting in May.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.g4tv.com/latenightpeepshow/videos/index.html | title = G4's Late Night Peepshow | accessdate = 2006-07-12}}</ref>

 

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 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]].

 

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 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]].

 

 

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.

 

 

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 (comedian)|Josh Wolf]], [[Skylar Astin]] and [[Mario Lopez]] in a half-half hour TV special on [[Fox Sports 1]].<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/haymaker/urijah-faber-s-fight-stories-are-back-and-better-than-ever-051115 | title = Urijah Faber's "Fight Stories" are back and better than ever | accessdate = 2015-05-15}}</ref>

 

 

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]].

 

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.

 

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 [http://www.doogtoons.com/shorts/animated-interviews/it-getteth-better Doogtoons website].

 

 

Doogtoons' first [[music video]], produced in 2006, features self-proclaimed "Average Homeboy" Denny Blaze.<ref>{{Cite news| last = Benson | first = John | title = Before Vanilla Ice, there was Denny Blaze | publisher = Cleveland.com | date = 2006-06-09 | url = http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/friday/1149842577184260.xml&coll=2 | accessdate = 2006-07-12}}</ref>

 

[[Trapped in the Drive-Thru]] is the #1 highest viewed animated short on all of [[Myspace.com]],<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.charts&show_for=4 | title = MySpace Top Videos}}</ref> and had remained in the Top 100 music videos on [[iTunes]] for over a year since its release.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTop?id=34&popId=5 | title = iTunes Top 100 Music Videos}}</ref>

 

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]]".

 

In April 2013, Doogtoons released a live-action music video featuring [[The Dirtball]] and [[Daddy X]] of the [[Kottonmouth Kings]].

 

 

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]]''.

 

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 [[retcon]]ned as siblings in 1983's ''[[Return of the Jedi]]''.

 

L.B. Rayne's ''The Groove Grid'' was released December 29, 2010. It has been advertised as the lost theme song to [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney's]] 1982 science fiction epic ''[[Tron]]''.

 

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]].

 

In October 2013, Doogtoons released L.B. Rayne's lost theme song to "A Nightmare on Elm Street". The video is available on the [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/doogtoons-cartoons/id84226585 Doogtoons Podcast] and on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXaeNaA4Dhg YouTube].

 

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 (Terminator)|Sarah Connor]] and Trevor Algatt as the [[Terminator (character concept)|Terminator]], along with other reoccurring L.B. Rayne cast members.

 

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