Rough Draft Studios

Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is an American animation production studio based in Glendale, California,[1] with a second studio in Glendale[2] and its sister studio Rough Draft Korea located in Seoul, South Korea.[3] The studio was founded in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California by Gregg Vanzo in 1991.

Rough Draft Studios, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryHand-drawn animation
Television Production
FoundedMarch 20, 1991 (1991-03-20) in Van Nuys, California, United States
FounderGregg Vanzo
Headquarters615 Allen Avenue,
Glendale, California
,
United States
Key people
DivisionsRough Draft Korea
Rough Draft Feature Animation
Websiteroughdraftstudios.com
Rough Draft Korea

Rough Draft Studios and its divisions have produced specials, commercials and direct-to-video work for companies such as Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, 20th Television Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, MTV Animation, Film Roman, and Disney Television Animation.

Founding

Rough Draft Studios was founded in a Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California garage by Gregg and Nikki Vanzo. While working on The Ren & Stimpy Show, Nikki approached John Kricfalusi, creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show, about taking the animation to Korea.[4] Nikki founded and runs Rough Draft Korea.[4]

Growth in business

After working on The Ren & Stimpy Show, many other shows requested the assistance of Rough Draft Korea in animation and ink & paint. In 1992, Rough Draft Studios began producing animation for The Simpsons and then for Beavis and Butt-Head in 1993. Also in 1993, Gregg's brother Scott Vanzo was brought on board. Rough Draft Korea quickly built a strong portfolio in the animation business with shows like their first series The Maxx in 1995, which was nominated for an Annie Award.[5] Claudia Katz, who had joined Rough Draft Studios in 1994 to produce The Maxx, and Rich Moore, joining in 1995 after having worked with Gregg on The Simpsons, completed the core of a Rough Draft Studios which would help "drive the cartoon boom of the late ‘90s".[6] It was also in 1995 that Rough Draft Studios moved to Glendale, California.

Technology

Rough Draft Studios is known for its blending of 2-D with computer animation, or non-photorealistic rendering which it first used on The Maxx and further utilized with Matt Groening's Futurama and The Simpsons Movie.

Filmography

Rough Draft Studios

Most projects produced by Rough Draft Studios are animated overseas by Rough Draft Korea.

TV series
Show Year(s) Client Notes
1990s
The Maxx1995MTV Animation
Futurama1999–2003; 2008–2013; 2023–present[7]The Curiosity Company
20th Television Animation
2000s
Baby Blues2000Warner Bros. Animation
Star Wars: Clone Wars2003–2005Cartoon Network Studios
Lucasfilm
Drawn Together2004–2007Double-Hemm Productions
Comedy Partners
Sit Down Shut Up!2009Adelaide Productions
20th Television
2010s
Good Vibes2011Rough House
6 Point Harness		"Pilot"[8]
Napoleon Dynamite201220th Television
Full EnglishTwo Brothers Pictures
Clash-a-Rama2014–presentTolerable Entertainment
Supercell
Tarantula2017Rough House
Solid Brass
Studio T
Disenchantment2018–presentThe ULULU Company
Netflix		[9]

Films/specials
Title Year Client Notes
1990s
The Thief and the Cobbler1992The Completion Bond Companyink-and-paint
RoboCop 31993Orion Pictures"Johnny Rehab" commercial animation
2000s
Duck Dodgers: Attack of the Drones2003Warner Bros. Animationtheatrical short
The Whizzard of Ow
Futurama: Bender's Big Score200720th Century Fox
The Curiosity Company		direct-to-video
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs2008
Futurama: Bender's Game
The Pink Panther 22009Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Columbia Pictures		opening title sequence only
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder20th Century Fox
The Curiosity Company		direct-to-video
2010s
How Murray Saved Christmas2014Universal TelevisionTV special

Other

Rough Draft Korea

Rough Draft Korea, RDS' sister studio based in South Korea, has produced animation for the following series, features and specials:

TV series
Show Year(s) Client Notes
1990s
The Ren & Stimpy Show1992–1995Spümcø
Games Animation		[10]
The Simpsons1992–presentGracie Films
20th Television Animation		season 4–present[11]
Beavis and Butt-Head1993–1997;
2011		MTV Animation
Benjamin Blümchen1993Kiddinx
The Critic1994–1995Film Roman[12]
The Brothers GruntA.k.a. Cartoon
Timon & Pumbaa1995Walt Disney Television Animation8 shorts
Eek! StravaganzaFilm RomanKlutter! segments only
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat1995–1996
The Nanny1995TriStar Television"Oy to the World"
Rocko's Modern Life1996Games Animation"Fatal Contraption" and season 4 only
Dexter's Laboratory1996–1999;
2001–2003		Hanna-Barbera
Cartoon Network Studios
Pinky and the Brain1996–1998Warner Bros. Animation
Jumanji1996Adelaide Productions6 episodes of season 1
What a Cartoon!1996–1997Cartoon Network Studios"Buy One, Get One Free*", "The Zoonatiks, in Home Sweet Home"
King of the Hill1997–200120th Television Animation30 episodes
The Angry BeaversNickelodeon Animation Studio
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1997HBO5 episodes of season 2
Johnny BravoHanna-BarberaSeason 1 alongside Sunwoo Entertainment
Cow and Chicken1997–1999
I Am Weasel1997–2000
Daria1998MTV AnimationSeason 2
CatDog1998–2005Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Oh Yeah! Cartoons1998–2001
The Powerpuff Girls1998–2005Hanna-Barbera
Cartoon Network Studios
Dilbert1999–2000Adelaide Productions11 episodes
SpongeBob SquarePants1999–presentUnited Plankton Pictures Nickelodeon Animation Studio
ChalkZone1999–2000 Frederator Studiosseason 1
Dragon Tales1999–2005Adelaide Productions
2000s
Family Guy2000–2001Fuzzy Door Productions
20th Television Animation		eight episodes of season 2 (production order)
The Cartoon Cartoon ShowCartoon Network Studios
Sammy2000Adelaide Productions
Jackie Chan Adventures2000–200213 episodes of seasons 1 and 2
Sheep in the Big CityCurious Pictures
The Oblongs2001Film Roman
Samurai Jack2001–2004;
2017		Cartoon Network Studiosseasons 1-4 and "XCVIII"
Grim & Evil2001–2002
Harold and the Purple Crayon2001–2002Adelaide Productions
Kim Possible2002–2007Walt Disney Television Animation22 episodes
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law2002–2003Williams Streetepisodes 2-9
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?Cartoon Network Studios
3-SouthWarner Bros. Animation
MTV Animation
Clone HighNelvana
MTV Animation
Codename: Kids Next Door2002–2008Curious Pictures
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy2003–2005Cartoon Network Studiosseasons 1-5
Evil Con Carne2003–2004
My Life as a Teenage Robot2003–2009Frederator Studios Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Danny Phantom2004–2007Billionfold Inc.
American Dad!200520th Television AnimationUnaired pilot episode only
The Life & Times of Juniper Lee2005–2007Cartoon Network Studios
CatscratchNickelodeon Animation Studio
Camp Lazlo2005–2008Cartoon Network Studios
Sunday Pants2005"Periwinkle Around the World"
The X's2005–2006Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Squirrel Boy2006–2007Cartoon Network Studios
Korgoth of Barbaria2006Williams StreetTV pilot
American Dragon: Jake Long2006–2007Walt Disney Television AnimationSeason 2
Class of 30002006–2008Cartoon Network Studios14 episodes
Random! Cartoons2006–2007Nickelodeon Animation Studio
The Modifyers2007TV pilot
Tom and Jerry Tales2007–2008Warner Bros. Animation5 episodes of season 2
Phineas and Ferb2007–2012Disney Television AnimationSeasons 1-3
The Replacements2008–2009Season 2
The Mighty B!2008–2011Nickelodeon Animation Studio
The Cartoonstitute2009Cartoon Network Studios
2010s
Adventure Time2010–2018Frederator Studios
Cartoon Network Studios
Sym-Bionic Titan2010–2011 Cartoon Network Studios
The Looney Tunes Show2011–2013Warner Bros. Animation
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2012"The Night the Clown Cried" and "The Night the Clown Cried II"
Gravity Falls2012–2016Disney Television Animation23 episodes
Ben 10: Omniverse2012–2014Cartoon Network Studios
Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program2013–presentNickelodeon Animation Studio"Bug Salad", "Ice Station Zedonk", "Magic Children Doing Things", "Someone Needs to Stop Aunt Phyllis"
Uncle Grandpa2013–2017Cartoon Network Studios
Steven Universe2013–2019
Star vs. the Forces of Evil2015–2019Disney Television Animation"Blood Moon Ball", Season 2 until season 4
We Bare Bears2015–2019Cartoon Network Studios
Wabbit2015–2016Warner Bros. AnimationSeason 1
Bug Salad2016Nickelodeon Animation Studioweb shorts
Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer2017Disney Television Animation
Craig of the Creek2017–presentCartoon Network Studios
Summer Camp Island
Big City Greens2018–presentDisney Television Animationwith Sugarcube Animation
Amphibia2019–presentwith Saerom Animation and Sunmin Image Pictures
DuckTales2019"Moonvasion" (additional animation)
Steven Universe Future2019–2020Cartoon Network Studios
2020s
The Owl House2020–presentDisney Television Animationwith Sunmin Image Pictures and Sugarcube Animation
Adventure Time: Distant Lands2020–2021Frederator Studios
Cartoon Network Studios
Tig N' Seek2020–presentCartoon Network Studios
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years2021United Plankton Pictures Nickelodeon Animation Studio"Kitchen Sponge" and "Outhouse Outrage" (2D sequences only)
The Patrick Star Show2021–present
We Baby Bears2022–presentCartoon Network Studios

Films/specials
Title Year Client Notes
1990s
FernGully: The Last Rainforest199220th Century Fox
Kroyer Films
P. J. SparklesMike Young Productionsopening titles
The Bears Who Saved Christmas1994Film Roman
Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold1995
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America1996Paramount Pictures
MTV Films
Geffen Pictures
Judgemental Films		overseas animation, 3-D sequences
The Story of Santa ClausFilm Roman
A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith1999Spümcø
Boo Boo Runs WildUncredited
2000s
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure2000Nickelodeon Animation Studio
The Electric Piper
The Flintstones: On the Rocks2001Cartoon Network Studios
The Powerpuff Girls Movie2002 Warner Bros. Pictures
Cartoon Network Studios
Polly Pocket: Lunar Eclipse2003Mike Young Productions
Stitch! The MovieWalt Disney Television Animation
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie2004Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
United Plankton Pictures
Inside the CIA200520th Century Fox
Underdog Productions
Fuzzy Door Productions		Short
Kim Possible Movie: So the DramaWalt Disney Television Animation
How to Eat Fried WormsNew Line Cinema
Walden Media		Animated sequences
The Simpsons Movie200720th Century Fox
Gracie Films		also co-produced overseas with AKOM
Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown2009Walt Disney Television Animation
2010s
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You!2010Walt Disney Television Animation
Achmed Saves America2012Anchor Bay Entertainment
Hotel TransylvaniaColumbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation		End title sequence
Madea's Tough Love2015Lionsgate
Tyler Perry Studios
Bento Box Entertainment
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterParamount Animation
Nickelodeon Movies
United Plankton Pictures		2D hand-drawn animated sequences only[13]
Looney Tunes: Rabbits RunWarner Bros. Animation
Hotel Transylvania 2Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation		End title sequence
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation2018
Steven Universe: The Movie2019Cartoon Network Studios
2020s
We Bare Bears: The Movie2020 Cartoon Network Studios
Untitled SpongeBob SquarePants spin-off film2023 Paramount Animation
Nickelodeon Movies
United Plankton Pictures		 2D hand-drawn animated sequences only

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