Playhouse Disney Shorts

You can now view some of the Playhouse Disney shorts we created here at Oddbot on YouTube! 

Click here to visit the Oddbot YouTube site, all the shorts are lined up along the right side. Enjoy!

Cold Hard and ODD!

Oddlings,

-It's interview time again! Head Bot Christopher Hamilton sat down with Aaron Simpson from Cold Hard Flash to talk about the recent successes of Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? on Playhouse Disney. Aaron and Chris talk about how the show came about, OddBot's integration of traditional animation techniques with Flash efficiency, and OddBot's direction philosophy with these fun shorts.

-Click the CHF logo image below to read the interview and watch a streaming clip from our "Movie Manners" episode!



-Thanks, Cold Hard Flash! We love what you're doing for the Flash animation community!

Linkin' it in,
-OddBot, Inc.

Odd Little Animation Magazine Write-Up!

Oddlings,

-If you're picking up the November issue of Animation Magazine (which we recommend you DO), be sure to flip to page 64! The editors had a little inverview with Christopher Hamilton about the past couple projects we've completed!

-If you like marshmallows and weiner dogs, you're probably gonna wanna click on the writeup below. Chris had something to say about both while talking about "Tasty Time with ZeFronk" and "Maryoku Yummy!" We're getting hungry just typing this up! Click the image to expand it to deliciously readable size!



Dotting our eyes,
-OddBot, Inc.

OddBot Plays House Again!

Oddlings,

-OddBot has wrapped recording on yet another series of animated shorts for Playhouse Disney! The yet-to-be-announced series features the inimitable voice talents of Rob Paulsen and Mark Hamill, and is tentatively set to air before 2008 is up.

-We love our Playhouse crew!

Playin' house and takin' names,
-OddBot, Inc.

Holy IKEA Tetris, Batman!!!

Oddlings,

-Think we can fit all THESE future workstations into one Japanese SUV?
























YOUUU BETCHA!!!




-OddBot: 1... Laws of Geometry: 0.

Also good at break dancing,
-OddBot, Inc.

Ford Exploder!

Oddlings,

-Our faces "lit up" when we returned to the studio after lunch to find the American automotive industry sponsoring a barbecue in the street! Thanks to the LA Fire Department for taking care of everyone...



Buckle up, kids...
-OddBot, Inc.

OddBot, Inc. on iTunes! For FREE!!!

Oddlings,

-Imagine our surprise when we opened iTunes this morning to find some OddBot animation featured on the iTunes store's front page!!! PBS Kids Sprout has released "The Many Adventures of Mr. Mailman" as a FREE podcast!

-Click the handsome postal employee below to get your pods on this adventurous goodness!



-PBS Sprout's FREE iTunes programming is featured on the front page of the iTunes store this week, so be sure to check out the rest of their kid-friendly fun!

iTOONS,
-OddBot, Inc.

Safety Patrol's Grace Rolek Nominated!

Oddlings,

-It seems we here at OddBot, Inc. aren't the only ones impressed with Grace Rolek's performance on "Lou & Lou: Safety Patrol!"

-Grace has been nominated for a Young Artist Award for her endearing turn as "Louise" on the Playhouse Disney series. She's up for "Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role: Young Actress." We couldn't be more excited for her!

-The 29th Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony will be held March 30th, 2008. You can bet we'll be crossing our magnetic little fingers and pushing thumbs-up for Grace!

Oddly proud,
-OddBot, Inc.

A SMASHING Good Time!

Oddlings,

-Thanks to our buddies over at Titmouse, Inc. for hosting such a rockin' party this weekend!

-Thanks also to OddBot's own Will for smashing up our old busted equipment and getting them into someone ELSE's dumpster!





-Thanks also to Overshadowed for the photos.

-Thanks also to YOU for reading this blog.

Yeah, thanks!
-OddBot, Inc.

OddBot, Inc. Loves YOU!

Happy Valentine's Day!

From the bottom of our metallic little hearts to yours!
-OddBot, Inc.

Maryoku Yummy Kickoff!

Oddlings,

-The fun folks at American Greetings came by to help OddBot, Inc. kick off our work on Maryoku Yummy!




Yummy for days,
-OddBot, Inc.

OddBot Photos on Picasa!

Oddlings,

-In case you just can't get enough of our silly little faces, we've started an official online photo album on Picasa!

Shining up and showing our good side,
-OddBot, Inc.

OddBot, Inc. Crew Photos

Happy Odd-lidays!

Ok, ok...

-So it doesn't exactly SNOW at OddBot's headquarters... But we're STILL totally getting into the holiday spirit!

-Here's wishing you the happiest of holidays, and the best of continued friendship in 2008!

Bundling up even though we're warm,
-OddBot, Inc.

OddBot Threadz.

Oddlings,

-Lookie! We got T-shirts!



-J. Carroll Lifewear hooked it UP!

Fully accessorized,
-OddBot, Inc.

Trick or Treat!

Happy Halloween, Oddlings!

-Hope your Halloween is full of more treats than tricks!

Dressing up as Optimus Prime,
-OddBot, Inc.

Odd-Toberfest!

Odd-Toberfest!

Rob Paulsen gets ODD!

Oddlings,

-Voice-over legend Rob Paulsen (Animaniacs, Jimmy Neutron) paid a visit to our fun little corner of Los Angeles! Rob has done numerous voices for OddBot, Inc. projects. His golden throat has given life to both Mr. Flickner and Lester on "Lou & Lou: Safety Patrol!" and "Al" on the forthcoming Playhouse Disney short series "Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?"

-It was a privilege to show Rob our creative process, and he was kind enough to let us harrass him with a camera!



-Rob even signed Crystal's "Animaniacs" set!

Fanboys (and girls),
-OddBot, Inc.

OddBot Wraps "Safety Patrol," Parents Approve!

Oddlings!

-OddBot, Inc. has wrapped production on another round of "Lou & Lou: Safety Patrol!"

-The new batch of ten shorts will air late this fall on Playhouse Disney, joining the ten episodes already receiving rave reviews from kids and parents alike.

-Speaking of rave reviews from parents... It has just shown up on OddBot's World-Wide-Web-O-Scope that "Lou & Lou: Safety Patrol!" has received one of THESE:

-For those of you without laser-assisted vision for pixellated fine print (like us), that's an official recommendation by the Parents' Choice Foundation! Click the seal of approval to see the quick write-up Safety Patrol was given.

-Also on the Parents' Choice Foundation list was "The Many Adventures of Mr. Mailman," one of the first shows OddBot produced for PBS Kids Sprout as a wee studio so many (few) months ago.

-Thanks, parents! Keep your laser-eyes peeled this fall!

Odd-ly satisfied,
-OddBot, Inc.

Happy Bot-thday!

OddBot is a year old today!!!

With the ever-increasing hum of a pubescent cyborg, OddBot, Inc. is celebrating our first full year as a studio!

They say the first year is the biggest hurdle (and we never were too good at Track & Field), so naturally we are EXTREMELY grateful to all those who helped make this critical toddler-time such a success!

Here are some official highlights from our first "full season":

We got "Creeped Out" by Weird Al Yankovic with Jib-Jab.

The caring never stopped with Kay Hanley and the Care Bears.

We adventured far and wide with "Mr. Mailman" as our guide (layer)...
Nyuk nyuk... (FlashjokeeventhoughitwasanimatedinAfterEffects).

We played it SAFE with Lou & Lou for Playhouse Disney.

A heavy Korn-feeding helped us to further our "Evolution!"

We'll keep you updated with more exciting news of OddBot animation as it goes to air! We promise from the bottom of our chrome-plated hearts.

In the meantime, we're gonna go blow out our candle and eat some cupcakes...

-OddBot, Inc.

OddBot Plays it SAFE!

Hello OddLings,

-OddBot, Inc. played host to none other than Grace Rolek, star of Playhouse Disney's "Lou & Lou: Safety Patrol!"

-OddBot, Inc. is currently in production on the third round of these adorably fun animated shorts. Grace's voicings of "Louise" bring levity and enthusiasm to the role, and we at OddBot couldn't be more thrilled to be working with her!

-We started with a tour of the new studio digs, moved into some pizza, had a rousing round of patio badminton, and ended with a Dual-Screened lesson on Nintendogs!

-All in all, a fantastic visit from a favorite!


Grace (with safety cone) and the crew at OddBot, Inc. These smiles check out, Lou!

Odd as ever,
-OddBot, Inc.