Vernon Chatman and John Lee, the creators of the cult hit Wonder Showzen, have created a funny animated short for Comedy Central's Motherload site called "Golden Age" (or "Marching Gumdrop: The Sweet and the Sour"). The short chronicles the rise and fall of Marching Gumdrop, part of a group of anthropomorphic refreshments who promoted the snack bar at the local theater. Finding himself broke and out of work, Marching Gumdrop changes his name to "Jerome" and tries to make it in Hollywood as a gossip columnist and occasional guest star. Also, he almost dies from trying to eat himself. To check it out, go to the Motherload site and click on "Web Shows." It's much tamer than their work on Wonder Showzen, but still darn funny.
Update: The short is actually done by the animation studio who does animated shorts for Wonder Showzen, not the creators. Thanks to bill for the clarification.
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5-09-2006 @ 4:30PM
bill p said...
if you watch the credits of this short, john and vernon only get a "thanks." it was directed and cowritten by written by aaron augenblick, the guy who does the animation for wonder showzen. the gumdrop does sound a little like john, though.
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5-10-2006 @ 12:25PM
Charles said...
Aaron is great. His studio does a lot of great animations besides the wonder showzen work. Check out some of the clips on the Augenblick Studios site. He also has an interview on the Wonder Showzen fan site.
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5-10-2006 @ 1:06PM
Bex said...
The Wonder Showzen guys were on the New York Magazine influential New Yorkers list. Deservedly so!
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