Cartoon Pizza - Pizza Pictures

Cartoon Pizza was an animation company located in Nashville. It was co-founded by Jim Jinkins and David Campbell as the successor to Jinkins's former company, Jumbo Pictures, Inc. Cartoon Pizza's logo is a picture of a pizza with a dog-like nose and a face in front of a globe and under the logo is the company's slogan: "Worldwide Delivery."

History

In 2001, a year after Jim Jinkins' former company Jumbo Pictures was closed by Disney, Jinkins and David Campbell formed Cartoon Pizza to succeed Jumbo Pictures. With Jinkins helming the position as president, Campbell as CEO, Jack Spillum as the president of animated productions, Ellie Copeland as the vice president of finances and operations, and Beldeen Fortunato as the vice president of administration. A hallmark of both Jumbo Pictures and Cartoon Pizza has been their commitment to the continued use of hand-painted cel animation at a time when animated series are increasingly produced using digital ink and paint. The studio had partnered with several studios to help produce their shows, including; Disney, Sesame Workshop, and Cuppa Coffee Studios. The studio was formerly headquartered in New York City until 2009, when the company relocated to Nashville, Tennessee.

Among their most notable products are JoJo's Circus, Pinky Dinky Doo, Stanley, and the direct-to-DVD film based on it, Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up (It was also the company's only feature film). The company also produced Feeling Good with JoJo, the Global Thingy shorts for Sesame Street, Monster Monster Trucks, and HoopDogz; a Christian home video series. At the time of its release, HoopDogz was heavily promoted through the Cartoon Pizza website. Hoopdogz is currently available to view on Pure Flix and JellyTelly.

As of 2015, the company has been disbanded.

Productions

• Stanley (2001â€"2004)
• JoJo's Circus (2003â€"2007) (co-production with Cuppa Coffee Studios)
• HoopDogz (2004â€"2005)
• Pinky Dinky Doo (2005â€"2011) (co-production with Sesame Workshop, Keyframe Digital Prod. Inc. and Abrams Gentile Entertainment)
• Feeling Good with JoJo (2006â€"2007) (co-production with Cuppa Coffee Studios)

Film

• Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up (2006)

References

External links

• Cartoon Pizza's website via the Wayback Machine
• HoopDogz section on the Cartoon Pizza website, via the Wayback Machine