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Monkeys And Robots

The Creation
It's tough work being He-Man's arch-enemy, Skeletor. At the end of the day, when all the chaos has settled and all of the battles for the universe have been waged, what kind of life is there for Skeletor? There's no retirement plan, there's no over-the-counter medicine to suppress one's urges to wreak galactic havoc, and because few ladies get weak-kneed from the skinless skull look, he has no love life. What's a super-villain to do?

Visit Tom Shirley's stellar site www.monkeysrobots.com and check out his cartoon, "Skeletor's Job Hunt".

The Creator
NAME
Tom Shirley, mastermind behind www.monkeysrobots.com

OCCUPATION
Sometimes fat children throw rocks at me.

WHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO?
I hate fat children.

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?
Did I mention the thing about those damn dirty fat kids yet?

HUMOR INFLUENCES?
Bob Odenkirk / David Cross (Mr. Show), Chris Elliot, Joel Hodgson (MST3K), the movie Freaked (not Freaks), Danny Chambers on happyrobot.net and of course the obligatory Kids in the Hall & The Simpsons.

WHAT IS THE M.O. OF MONKEYS & ROBOTS PRODUCTIONS?
My college major was advertising. I tried to put a robot into every ad I did, and my copywriter tried to put a monkey into every ad he did. M&R Productions was initially going to be an ad agency. Luckily, I never had to work in advertising. Now I get paid to make cartoons. I feel INCREDIBLY lucky.

D.W. GRIFFITH HAD INTOLERANCE, JAMES CAMERON HAD TITANIC, WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR TOM SHIRLEY?
We are working on two "possible" new cartoon ideas. One is called "Sheriff Hippo". It was inspired by a picture from an old coloring book of a hippo with a badge, with a caption that reads, "You're going to jail". In the cartoon, the hippo will probably speak like a little girl, and only say the one line, "You're going to jail", at inappropriate moments.

The other idea is about a pirate captain that is obsessed with finding treasure. He constantly conquers and ransacks other ships that are obviously full of treasure, but the pirate captain always gets upset and claims that there is no treasure there.

I am negotiating a possible deal to animate some audio sketches for Howard Stern's "Channel 9" TV show. (Very sketchy situation).

 

 
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