Titmouse, Inc.

Titmouse, Inc. is an American animation studio that develops and produces animated television programming, feature films, music videos, title sequences, commercials, and short films. The studio opened in 2000, and has offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Melbourne and Vancouver. Some of their productions include Breadwinners and Baby Shark's Big Show! for Nickelodeon, Motorcity for Disney XD, Big Mouth and The Midnight Gospel for Netflix, Metalocalypse, The Venture Bros., Superjail!, Ballmastrz: 9009, Black Dynamite for Adult Swim and Megas XLR and Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart for Cartoon Network, Hanazuki: Full of Treasures for Hasbro, Animaniacs (2020) for Warner Bros. Animation and Hulu,[3] and Bless the Harts for Fox. '

Titmouse, Inc.

Founded	February 2000; 20 years ago
Founders	Chris Prynoski Shannon Prynoski
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California , United States[1]
Key people	Chris Prynoski (CEO) Shannon Prynoski (CFO/Secretary) Antonio Canobbio (SVP/CCO) Ben Kalina (VP/COO) Juno Lee (Officer) Mike Roush (Officer)
Number of employees	over 400[2]
Subsidiaries	Titmouse New York Titmouse Canada Titmouse Australia Titmouse London
Website	titmouse.net

History

Owner Chris Prynoski began working at MTV in New York on shows such as Daria, Beavis and Butt-Head, and his own creation, Downtown, which was nominated for a primetime Emmy Award.[4] In the early 2000s, Prynoski opened a small T-shirt company with his wife, Shannon Prynoski. However, upon getting more requests for cartoons than for T-shirts, they decided to abandon screen-printing in favor of animation. The Prynoskis moved to California, and opened the revamped Titmouse, Inc., an animation studio. They hired French art director, Antonio Canobbio. Titmouse opened a games division in 2009.[5]

Due to projects like Cartoon Network's Metalocalypse, Superjail! and The Venture Bros. the company expanded and opened a sister studio in New York City in 2010. The California studio later added a wholly owned subsidiary, Robin Redbreast, which was then unionized in order to produce Motorcity for Disney XD.

The company has a YouTube channel, Rug Burn, launched in December 2012 with Six Point Harness. Rug Burn was launched with a handful of shows.[6]

In April 2016, Titmouse released its first feature-length film, titled Nerdland. The film is R-rated, and stars Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt.[7]

In October 2020, Titmouse Vancouver became the first animation studio in Canada to join a union. Following a vote that captured 87% of the workforce, 98% of Titmouse Vancouver's workforce voted to join the newly founded Animation Guild IATSE Local 938.[8] In response to this, some said that the issues raised by the workers of Titmouse were the same ones heard "from unrepresented animation workers everywhere" and that the unionization of the Titmouse workers acknowledges the contributions by animation workers to the industry.[9][10][lower-alpha 1] Others said that the union represents "some of the most precarious workers in the artistic sector." [11]

Filmography

Television

Title	Year	Notes	Client
2002 MTV Movie Awards	2002	opening and graphics	MTV
The Osbournes		main titles (produced for ka-chew!)
Megas XLR	2004–05	main titles, additional animation (Season 1 only)	Cartoon Network
Avatar: The Last Airbender	2005–08	main title sequence[12]	Nickelodeon
Shorty McShorts' Shorts	2006	"Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing" (animation production)	Disney Channel
The Amazing Screw-On Head		Pilot	Syfy
Metalocalypse	2006–13	[13]	Adult Swim
Class of 3000	2007	digital effects	Cartoon Network
Let's Fish		pilot	Adult Swim
Frank TV		"Frankincense and Myrrh" (animation)	TBS
G.I. Joe: Resolute	2009	[14]	Adult Swim
DJ & the Fro			MTV
Attack of the Show!		"Slasher School" shorts[15]	G4
Freaknik: The Musical	2010		Adult Swim
Black Panther			BET
Mad	2010–11	additional animation	Warner Bros. Animation
Floogals	2010–19		Disney Junior
Superjail!	2011–14	seasons 2–4[13]	Adult Swim
The Venture Bros.	2011–18	seasons 5–7, three specials[13]
Black Dynamite	2011–12	season 1[3]
China, IL	2011–15	[13]
Major Lazer	2011	pilot (unaired/unreleased)
Community	2011–12	animated sequences in “A Fistful of Paintballs”, “Foosball and Nocturnal Vigiliantism” and “Digital Estate Planning”[16][17]	Sony Pictures Television
Motorcity	2012–13	[18]	Disney XD
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja	2012–15	production only[19]
Liquid Television	2013		MTV
Turbo FAST	2013–16	[13]	DreamWorks Animation
Breadwinners	2014–16		Nickelodeon
TripTank	2014–16	"Jerk Chicken" shorts	Comedy Central
King Star King	2014	series only	Adult Swim
Hot in Cleveland	2014	"The Animated Episode"	TV Land
Kirby Buckets	2014–17	animation	Disney XD
Niko and the Sword of Light	2015–19		Amazon Studios
Yoyotoki HappyEars	2015	pilot
Moonbeam City		[20]	Comedy Central
TMNT Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past			Nickelodeon
Doble Fried		pilot[21] (unaired/unreleased; co-produced with PFFFR)	Adult Swim
Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack	2016	animated sequences	TruTV
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio			Adult Swim
Lazor Wulf		pilot (unaired/unreleased)
Little Big Awesome	2016–18		Amazon Studios
Son of Zorn	2016–17	animation	20th Television
Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh	2016–18	animation	DreamWorks Animation
Future-Worm!	2016-18	animation	Disney XD
Comedy Crib	2016	intro, transitions, promos	IFC
Hanazuki: Full of Treasures[22]	2017–2019		Hasbro Studios
The New V.I.P's	2017	pilot	Amazon Video
Uncle Grandpa		"More Director Shorts"	Cartoon Network
Halt and Catch Fire	2017	Pilgrim gameplay	AMC Studios
Disjointed	2017–18	animated sequences[23]	Warner Bros. Television
Goldie and Bear	2017–18	season 2	Disney Junior
Big Mouth	2017–present		Netflix
Project Runway All Stars	2018	"Thrown for a Loop by Betty Boop" (animation)	The Weinstein Company
Ballmastrz: 9009	2018–present		Adult Swim
Tigtone
Trap Universe	2018	pilot
Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters		"Bubba the Bear" (animation)	TruTV
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants	2018–present	production services	DreamWorks Animation
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas	2018		Netflix
Deadly Class	2019	animated sequences	Sony Pictures Television Universal Cable Productions
T.O.T.S.[24]	2019–present		Disney Junior
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart[25]			Cartoon Network
Archibald's Next Big Thing		production services	DreamWorks Animation
Bless the Harts		animation	20th Television Fox Entertainment
Cleopatra in Space		production services	DreamWorks Animation
The Midnight Gospel[26][27]	2020–present	production services	Netflix
Star Trek: Lower Decks	2020–present	animation	CBS All Access
Animaniacs			Hulu
Kinderwood	2020		Noggin
Baby Shark's Big Show!			Nickelodeon
The Harper House	2021	animation	CBS Eye Animation Productions
WandaVision		2D animated sequences (Episode 2 only)	Marvel Studios
I Heart Arlo[28]	2021	production services	Netflix
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur	TBA	visual and animation development	Marvel Animation
Q-Force	TBA	animation	Universal Television
Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina	TBA	animation	Critical Role
Pantheon	TBA	animation	AMC
Harriet the Spy	TBA	animation	The Jim Henson Company

Feature films

Title	Release date	Co-production with	Note
Freddy Got Fingered	April 20, 2001	20th Century Fox Regency Enterprises	Animated sequence and artwork
Wonderland	October 3, 2003	Lionsgate Flirt Pictures Emmett/Furla Films	"Divee the Loot" sequence
Sunset Strip	2012		animation
Girl Rising	March 7, 2013	Vulcan Productions The Documentary Group	"Egypt" sequence
Her	December 18, 2013	Annapurna Pictures	Giant Man Sequence
Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery	July 10, 2015	Warner Bros. Animation	title sequence
Team Hot Wheels: The Skill to Thrill!	August 17, 2015	Mattel Playground Productions
Team Hot Wheels: Build the Epic Race!	October 5, 2015
Nerdland	December 6, 2016	Samuel Goldwyn Films AKW Worldwide Pariah	Theatrical animated feature film
Father of the Year	July 20, 2018	Happy Madison Productions	virtual reality sequences
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies	July 27, 2018	Warner Bros. Animation	animation services
Next Gen	September 7, 2018	Baozou Manhua	additional pre-production services
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm	October 23, 2020	Four By Two Films Universal Pictures	animation services
Arlo the Alligator Boy	April 2021[29]	Netflix Animation	production services[28]
Foxy Trotter	TBA	Fairy Dust Bold Films Wild Bunch	[30]
Untitled Hanazuki: Full of Treasures film		Paramount Pictures Paramount Animation Allspark Animation[31][32]

Short films

Title	Year	Client	Notes
Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)	2001	Redman	music video; animation
Dirty Little Thing	2004	Velvet Revolver	music video; animation
The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl	2008		[33]
Heartless	2009	The Fray	music video
Barko	2009
Pinched	2010		[34]
Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation		Adult Swim
Underworld: Endless War	2011	Lakeshore Entertainment
Diablo III: Wrath	2012	Blizzard Entertainment	[35]
The Wind		Zac Brown Band	music video
Miss Atomic Bomb		The Killers	music video; animation
Very Important House	2015	Disney Television Animation
Team Hot Wheels: Search for the 5th Driver!		Mattel Playground Productions
Space Face		Nickelodeon
Menehunes
Don Vs. Raph
We Strike Hard and Fade Away Into the Night
Toonami Exquisite Corpse	2017	Adult Swim
Rick and Morty Exquisite Corpse
The Story of O.J.		Jay-Z	music video; character animation
Bluehilda
Heroes of the Storm: Obey the Call		Blizzard Entertainment	[36]
Imaginary Friend Society: Long Hospital Stays		Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures	2018–present	Lucasfilm
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	2019	Sony Pictures Animation
HBO Backstories	2019	HBO	"Barry"
Hallucinate	2020	Dua Lipa	music video; character animation
Yankee and the Brave	2020	Run the Jewels	music video

Video games

• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (cinematics; 2007)[37]
• Guitar Hero Aerosmith (intro and outro cinematics; 2008)
• Guitar Hero World Tour (cinematics; 2008)[37]
• Guitar Hero: Metallica (cinematics; 2009)[38]
• Guitar Hero Smash Hits (cinematics; 2009)
• Marvel Heroes (opening cinematic; 2013)
• The Legend of Korra (cinematics; 2014)[39]
• Soundfall (trailer; 2018)
• Indivisible (opening cinematic (Co-animated with Trigger); 2018)
• Speed Brawl (animated launch trailer; 2018)
• Apex Legends ("Stories from the Outlands: A Father's Letter"; 2019)
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (teaser; 2019)

Commercials

• Budweiser
• Minute Maid
• Nickelodeon
• VH1
• Nokia
• Honda Odyssey
• Cocoa Puffs
• K-Swiss
• League of Legends
• Adult Swim
• Totino's
• Stride
• Schick Hydro
• Domino's Pizza
• Nike
• Visa Inc.
• Clash Royale
• Chobani Gimmies

Notes

1. A related union is The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839, formerly named the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists, located in Burbank, California

References

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External links

• Official website
• Titmouse, Inc. at IMDb
• Sean Cubillas, The 10 Greatest Cartoons Made By Titmouse Studios, According To IMDb, Comic Book Resources