Williams Street Productions, LLC,[1] formerly known as Ghost Planet Industries, is an American animation and live action television production studio owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc. division of Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio is the in-house production arm of Adult Swim (the programming block on Cartoon Network). Mike Lazzo and Keith Crofford oversaw operations for the building for most of its existence.
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| Formerly | Ghost Planet Industries (1994–1999) |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | 1994 |
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| Subsidiaries | Williams Street Records Williams Street West Williams Street East Williams Street DVDs Williams Street Games |
On December 16, 2019, co-founder Lazzo retired from the company,[2] with business partner and co-founder Crofford retiring the following year.[3] Michael Ouweleen was named president of Adult Swim on April 29, 2020.[4]
From November 27, 2019 to July 1, 2020 and since May 13, 2022, Ouweleen was named president of The Cartoon Network, Inc., which also oversees Adult Swim.[5]
History
editWilliams Street was originally a cock constructed in the early 1900s. No information exists for what the building was used for up until the 70s; rumors state it was once a condom factory. In 1976, Ted Turner bought the building and used it for his own television station, WTCG. This new channel was the result of a recent UHF takeover. In December 1976, the first WTCG signal was beamed via satellite to its four cable systems located around Georgia. This broadcast was the first use of non-pay-service satellite transmission, an innovation that would come to revolutionize basic cable nationwide.
Starting out as a minor local channel, the station grew into success and was re-launched as WTBS in 1979. Then, after a five-year period, WTBS was renamed TBS Superstation. During this time, Turner also created CNN, a 24-hour news network. Both became the standard for cable providers by the late 80s. Due to this success, the studio building became too small to operate as a headquarters. A new campus was built across the street for the expanding Turner empire. Upon completion, Turner launched Cartoon Network to showcase their recent acquisitions of the vast MGM and Hanna-Barbera library of cartoons.
When Turner moved out of the Williams Street building, they kept ownership, using it as a storage facility. Although no longer its main purpose, to this day, Williams Street houses all the show tapes for Turner Networks. Appointed to run the building were veteran Turner employees such as Keith Crofford, Andy Merrill, and former mail-room employee Mike Lazzo. Although Cartoon Network was run at Hanna-Barbera Studios at the time, certain duties were eventually controlled by the trio at Williams Street. One of their most important early tasks was producing host segments for The Moxy Pirate Show (later The Moxy Show).
From 1990 to 1993, TBS had started its own original programming such as Captain Planet and 2 Stupid Dogs. This interested the team at Williams Street, and they all wished to create their own series. Towards the end of '93, the three mustered up courage to approach Ted Turner with their ideas for Cartoon Network original programming. It didn't go as planned and they were eventually kicked out of Ted's office. According to Lazzo, they were clearly told that unless CN started making more money for Turner, they wouldn't be allowed funding or a chance. They didn't listen.
They decided to produce their own series pilot. On a shoestring budget, they tried to come up with compatible ideas. During brainstorming, they realized they could simply re-use footage of any animation in the Turner library. They eventually settled on Space Ghost and Dino Boy. Because they felt it would fit, they paired it with Mike Lazzo's idea of a satirical talk show with a clueless host asking guests a stream of stupid questions. The final pilot featured rotoscoped animation superimposed on a simple background and used CNN interview footage for the live-action interview.
They went back to Turner and presented the pilot, and Space Ghost Coast to Coast was then greenlit for a ten-episode season. Work began, and the minor CN production/storage facility became its own studio, named after Coast to Coast's own in-show one: Ghost Planet Industries. Soon the series was acquiring its first C and D-list celebrity guests, small animation and writing crew, and voice actors. The voice actor for Space Ghost was local voice actor George Lowe; all other roles were done by the GPI crew. The series eventually premiered on April 14, 1994. This marked Cartoon Network's first original series and the first animated talk show in history.
Due to its more mature surreal humor, the series attracted a devoted cult audience. Its success led to a special that was simulcast on TBS, a special short for VHS release of blockbuster The Mask, and much more famous guests. In the height of popularity, it was awarded its own spin-off. Turner commissioned GPI to produce some sort of lighter version for TBS, due to a need for children's programming. Cartoon Planet premiered on TBS in 1995 and later moved to Cartoon Network in 1996. The series featured Space Ghost hosting segments and cartoons for young viewers. After two seasons, TBS decided to cancel all kids' programming, following the trend of TNT and USA.
Name and logo
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The current name of the company originates from the location of its headquarters building – which is also the home office for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim – at 1065 Williams Street NW in Atlanta, Georgia near the current offices of TBS and TNT on Techwood Drive.[6] The facility began as a carpet factory and was purchased by Turner as overflow offices for, among other things, set building and woodworking facilities, as well as CNN Field Engineering. Soon after CNN moved into the CNN Center in downtown Atlanta in the early 1980s, other Turner operations moved into the Techwood campus, an old country club which became the first headquarters for CNN.[6] The street is named for early Atlanta settler Ammi Williams.
The company's original name, Ghost Planet Industries, came from Space Ghost's fictional planet, where the animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast was purportedly filmed.[7]
The studio's production logo features a wavy, blurred gray image of Space Ghost's fictional studio, with the words "Williams Street" beneath it. The soundtrack of Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited's production logo – a rumbling drum roll and two clinks of a hammer – is often used while the GPI/Williams Street production card is shown.[8]
Filmography
editTV animated series
edit| Title | Creator(s) Developer(s) |
Co-production(s) | Notes | Started |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Mike Lazzo | Williams Street West (2003-2004) | Based on the original 1966 animated series. The last 2 seasons were released on GameTap. | 1994–99 (1st run) 2001–04 (2nd run) 2006–08 (3rd run) |
| Sealab 2021 | Adam Reed and Matt Thompson | 70/30 Productions | Based on Sealab 2020. | 2000–05 |
| The Brak Show | Jim Fortier, Andy Merrill, and Pete Smith | Wild Hare Studios Primal Screen Turner Studios |
A spin-off of Space Ghost Coast to Coast. This series ran for 28 episodes, and a webisode was released as the series finale. | 2000–03; 2007 |
| Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter | J. J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc. (Pilot only) Rough Draft Studios (Season 1 episodes 2–9) Turner Studios (Seasons 2–4) Awesome Inc (special) |
The company produced the Pilot, and from Season 2's eleventh episode to Season 4. Reused assets from Birdman and the Galaxy Trio. | 2000–07; 2018 |
| Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis | Wild Hare Studios (Seasons 1–4) Radical Axis (Seasons 2–9) Awesome Inc (Seasons 9–11) Floyd County Productions (Season 12) Bento Box Atlanta (webseries) |
Animated series also known by various alternative titles. First spin-off of Space Ghost Coast to Coast. It was the first series that had a theatrical movie. One episode was never aired. Longest running Adult Swim original series that is still in production. | 2000–present |
| Immortal Grand Prix | Production I.G and Cartoon Network | Production I.G Cartoon Network Bandai Visual Bandai Entertainment Lantis Bee Train (microseries only) |
First anime co-production; produced English dub | 2003–06 |
| Stroker & Hoop | Casper Kelly and Jeffrey G. Olsen | Turner Studios Studio B Productions |
2004–05 | |
| Perfect Hair Forever | Mike Lazzo, Matt Harrigan, and Matt Maiellaro | Radical Axis (Seasons 1–2) Bento Box Atlanta (Season 3) |
A spin-off of Space Ghost Coast to Coast. | 2004–07; 2014 |
| Tom Goes to the Mayor | Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim | Dipshot Films (Season 1) Abso Lutely Productions (Season 2) |
2004–06 | |
| Robot Chicken | Seth Green and Matthew Senreich | Stoop!d Monkey ShadowMachine (Seasons 1–5) Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (Season 6–present) Sony Pictures Digital (Seasons 1–5) Sony Pictures Television (Seasons 6–10) |
Second longest running original series on Adult Swim that is still in production. | 2005–present |
| 12 oz. Mouse | Matt Maiellaro | Radical Axis (Seasons 1–2) Awesome Inc (Season 3) |
2005–07; 2018; 2020 | |
| Squidbillies | Jim Fortier and Dave Willis | Radical Axis (Seasons 1–6) Awesome Inc (Seasons 7–13) |
2005–21 | |
| Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil | Loren Bouchard | Fluid Animation Loren Bouchard L.L.C. |
2005–07 | |
| Minoriteam | Adam de la Peña, Peter Girardi, and Todd James | Funny Garbage Reas International Monkey Wrangler Productions |
2005–06 | |
| Moral Orel | Dino Stamatopoulos | ShadowMachine Fragical Productions |
The series ended with 44 episodes. A special was released as the series finale. Seven lost episodes weren't produced. | 2005–08 |
| Metalocalypse | Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha | Titmouse, Inc. | 2006–13 | |
| Frisky Dingo | Adam Reed and Matt Thompson | 70/30 Productions | 2006–08 | |
| Assy McGee | Matt Harrigan and Carl W. Adams | Soup2Nuts (Season 1) Clambake Animation (Season 2) |
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| Superjail! | Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick, and Ben Gruber | Titmouse, Inc. Augenblick Studios (Pilot and Season 1 only) |
2007–14 | |
| The Drinky Crow Show | Tony Millionaire and Eric Kaplan | Mirari Films | 2007–09 | |
| Xavier: Renegade Angel | Vernon Chatman, John Lee, Alyson Levy, and Jim Tozzi | PFFR Cinematico |
2007–09 | |
| Titan Maximum | Tom Root and Matthew Senreich | ShadowMachine Stoop!d Monkey Tom Is Awesome |
2009 | |
| Mary Shelley's Frankenhole | Dino Stamatopoulos | Fragical Productions (Season 1 only) ShadowMachine (Season 1 only) Starburns Industries (Season 2 only) |
2010–12 | |
| Off the Air | Dave Hughes | Million Monkeys Inc. | First live-action/animation hybrid series aired on Adult Swim. | 2011–present |
| Mongo Wrestling Alliance | Tommy Blacha | Mirari Films | Originally called The Galaxy Wrestling Alliance. | 2011 |
| Soul Quest Overdrive | Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis | Radical Axis | Based on the short pilot winner of the online contest Big, Über, Network Sampling, sponsored by Burger King. A spin-off of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. There was also an unaired pilot when the first episode was shown online for the same online contest. | 2011; 2010 |
| China, IL | Brad Neely | Neely Comics Titmouse, Inc. Working For Monsters (Season 3 only) |
The show originally started as an unaired pilot back in 2010, until it was official in 2011. | 2011–15; 2010 |
| Black Dynamite | Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, and Scott Sanders (original live-action movie) (d): Carl Jones |
Ars Nova Entertainment Titmouse, Inc. (Season 1 only) N-BOMB SQUAD (Season 2 only) Cartoon Network Studios (Season 2 only) |
The show originally started as an unaired pilot back in 2011, until it was official in 2012. | 2012–15; 2011 |
| Mr. Pickles | Will Carsola and Dave Stewart | HotHouse Productions Day by Day Productions |
2013–19 | |
| Rick and Morty | Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon | Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! (Seasons 1–6) Harmonious Claptrap Starburns Industries (Seasons 1–2) Green Portal Productions (Seasons 4–5) |
2013–present | |
| Mike Tyson Mysteries | Mike Tyson, Lee Stimmer, and Hugh Davidson (d): Giancarlo Volpe and Hugh Davidson |
Warner Bros. Animation | First collaboration with sister studio Warner Bros. Animation. | 2014–20 |
| The Venture Bros. | Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer | Astro-Base GO! NoodleSoup Productions (2003–05) World Leaders Entertainment (2006–10) Titmouse, Inc. (2011–18) |
Premiered in 2003, the company began to produce it from Seasons 6–7. | 2016–18 |
| Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio | Brad Neely | Neely Comics Working For Monsters Titmouse, Inc. |
2016 | |
| Hot Streets | Brian Wysol | Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! |
2016–19 | |
| Apollo Gauntlet | Myles Langlois | Mosaic Media Group 6 Point Harness |
2016–17 | |
| Samurai Jack | Genndy Tartakovsky | Cartoon Network Studios | Only the fifth season. Premiered on Toonami. | 2017 |
| The Jellies! | Tyler Okonma and Lionel Boyce | Bald Fade Productions Augenblick Studios Whalerock Industries |
2017–19 | |
| Tender Touches | David Bonawits, Lauren Payne, and Maxime Simonet | Hogwash Industries LLC (Season 1 episodes 2–5) 6 Point Harness (Season 2) Awesome Inc (Season 3) |
2017–20 | |
| FLCL Progressive / Alternative | Gainax (original OVA series) (d): Production I.G |
Production I.G Toho |
2018 | |
| Ballmastrz: 9009 | Christy Karacas | Titmouse, Inc. (Seasons 1–2) C.C.K. Rad (Season 2) PFFR (special) Studio 4°C (special) |
2018–20; 2023 | |
| Tigtone | Andrew Koehler and Benjamin Martian | Babyhemyth Productions Titmouse, Inc. |
2018–20 | |
| The Shivering Truth | Vernon Chatman | PFFR ShadowMachine (Season 1 only) HouseSpecial (Season 2) |
2018–20 | |
| Lazor Wulf | Henry Bonsu (d): Henry Bonsu and Daniel Weidenfeld |
Titmouse, Inc. (Pilot only) Bento Box Entertainment (Season 1) 6 Point Harness (Season 2) |
2019–21 | |
| Gēmusetto | Maxime Simonet | Awesome Inc | All 6 episodes of season 1 premiered in one go in 2019; season 2 was released on Toonami in 2020 | 2019–20 |
| Primal | Genndy Tartakovsky | Cartoon Network Studios | 2019–present | |
| Momma Named Me Sheriff | Will Carsola and Dave Stewart | HotHouse Productions Day by Day Productions |
A spin-off of Mr. Pickles. | 2019–21 |
| YOLO | Michael Cusack | Princess Bento Studio Monkeystack Cusack Creatures (Season 2–present) |
Pilot for the series premiered as part of Adult Swim's April Fools' Day celebration. | 2020–present |
| JJ Villard's Fairy Tales | J.J. Villard | Villard Film Cartoon Network Studios |
Pilot for the series premiered as part of Adult Swim's April Fools' Day celebration. | 2020 |
| Smiling Friends | Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack | 6 Point Harness (Pilot only) Studio Yotta (Pilot and S1E09 only, Season 2–present) Princess Bento Studio Goblin Caught on Tape |
2020–present | |
| Birdgirl | Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter | Awesome Inc (Season 1) Global Mechanic (Season 2) Bedford Avenue |
A spin-off of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. | 2021–22 |
| Tuca & Bertie | Lisa Hanawalt | The Tornante Company Brave Dummy Vegan Blintzes ShadowMachine |
Starting with the second season. | 2021–22 |
| Fena: Pirate Princess | Kazuto Nakazawa and Production I.G | Crunchyroll Production I.G |
First Adult Swim series to be produced with Crunchyroll. | 2021 |
| Teenage Euthanasia | Alyson Levy and Alissa Nutting | PFFR Augenblick Studios (Season 1) Atomic Cartoons (Season 2) |
2021–present | |
| Blade Runner: Black Lotus | Philip K. Dick (original characters) (d): Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki |
Alcon Entertainment Crunchyroll |
Second Adult Swim series to be co-produced with Crunchyroll. A spin-off of Blade Runner. | 2021–22 |
| Shenmue: The Animation | Yu Suzuki (concept) and Sega (story) (d): Chikara Sakurai |
Sega Crunchyroll |
2022 | |
| Housing Complex C[9] | amphibian (original concept) | Production I.G USA | 2022 | |
| Royal Crackers | Jason Ruiz | The Cheesesteak Factory AntiLaugh Titmouse, Inc. |
2023–present | |
| FLCL: Grunge / Shoegaze[9] | Gainax (original OVA series) (d): Production I.G |
Production I.G | 2023 | |
| Ninja Kamui | Sunghoo Park | E&H Production Sola Entertainment |
2024–present | |
| Uzumaki[10] | Junji Ito (original manga series) | Production I.G USA | 2024 |
TV live-action series
editInternet series
edit| Title | Creator(s) Developer |
Co-production(s) | Notes | Started |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl's Stone Cold Lock of the Century of the Week | Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis | Based on Carl Brutananadilewski from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. | 2007–16 | |
| King Star King | J.J. Villard Eric Kaplan (co-creator, Pilot only) (d): Tommy Blacha |
Kurtis (Series) Titmouse, Inc. (Series) Mirari Films (Pilot) Rough Draft Studios (Special) Villard Film (Special) |
2013–14; 2023 | |
| The Cry of Mann | Robby Rackleff | AB Video Solutions, LLC | Also known as The Cry of Mann: A Trool Day Holiday Spectacular, or The Cry of Mann: A Trool Day Holiday Spectacular in Eight Parts. | 2017 |
Williams Stream[13]
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Williams Street | (See Online programming) | This service plays highlights of various programs (in talk show and live podcast/chat formats) played on Adult Swim's live stream. | 2017–20 |
| The Call of Warr | Robby Rackleff | AB Video Solutions, LLC | Only sequel to The Cry of Mann. | 2018 |
| Alabama Jackson | Donald Faison | Adeosun Stoopid Buddy Stoodios |
Spin-off of Robot Chicken. | 2022–present |
| Aquadonk Side Pieces | Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis | Bento Box Entertainment | Spin-off of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. | 2022 |
| Vindicators 2 | Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon | Atomic Cartoons | Spin-off of Rick and Morty. | |
| Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell: The Cartoon | Casper Kelly and Dave Willis | Copernicus Studios | Sequel to Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell. | 2022–present |
Failed pilots
edit| Title | Creator(s) Developer(s) |
Co-production(s) | Notes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spacecataz | Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis | Radical Axis Wild Hare Studios |
A failed spin-off of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. | 2004 |
| Korgoth of Barbaria | Aaron Springer | Cartoon Network Studios | Rejected due to high production costs. First collaboration with sister studio Cartoon Network Studios. | 2006 |
| Let's Fish[a] | Mark Rivers | Titmouse, Inc. | Also known as Let's Fish with Don Conway. | 2007 |
| That Crook'd 'Sipp[a] | Nick Weidenfeld, Jacob Escobedo, and Mike Weiss | Turner Studios | Spun-off into the special Freaknik: The Musical. Episode: "That Tree of Strife". | |
| Lowe Country | George Lowe | |||
| Stiff | Matt Maiellaro | Radical Axis | ||
| Neon Knome[b] | Ben Jones | PFFR | Greenlit but moved to Cartoon Network due to Adult Swim executives thinking it was too "mind-blowingly cute" for the block and reworked into The Problem Solverz.[14] | 2008 |
| Snake 'n' Bacon[b] | Michael Kupperman, Scott Jacobson, and Rich Blomquist | Fayettenam Records Corp. | Based on the comic strip on the same name. | 2009 |
| Paid Programming | H. Jon Benjamin and David Cross | Despite being rejected by Adult Swim, the pilot gave way to a project of stand-alone specials based on fake infomercials. | ||
| The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger | Gregg Turkington, Tim Heidecker, and Eric Wareheim | Abso Lutely Productions | A failed spin-off of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. | |
| Yappy Broads[b] | Madeleine Smithberg | Mad Cow Productions | ||
| Cheyenne Cinnamon[b] | Dave Willis and Matt Harrigan | Radical Axis | 2010 | |
| Duckworth[b] | Also known as Duckworth of Ellington. | |||
| Southies[b] | Carl W. Adams | Clambake Animation | 2011 | |
| Totally for Teens[b] | Derrick Beckles and Sabrina Saccoccio | TV Carnage | ||
| Major Lazer[15] | Diplo, Switch, Ferry Gouw, and Kevin Kusatsu | Mad Decent Titmouse, Inc. |
Some years later, FXX picked up it for a TV series as part of FOX's Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) block. | |
| Guy Suavé: Homicidal Spy | Eric Von Hoffman and Jay Johnston | Dakota Pictures Johnston Hoffman Production |
Shown as a trailer at The ABC Sunday Night Movie. | |
| Tight Bros[16][17] | Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil | Clambake Animation | The series, originally planned to air in 2012, was canceled some time before the premiere for unknown reasons. | |
| Let's Do This! | Bob Odenkirk, Brian Jarvis, and Jim Freeman | LeFoole, Inc. Odenkirk Provissiero |
Also known as Let's Do This!: The Story of Cal-Gold Pictures. | 2012 |
| Green Bench: The American Day Dream[c] | Jamaal R. Fisher, John Holland, and Nicholas Travis (d): Lawrence Denning, Jr., Larnell Harris, and Louis Hatcher |
Dakota Pictures Greenbench Productions |
2013 | |
| Candy Ranch | Three Loco | Abso Lutely Productions | ||
| Übermansion[c] | Zeb Wells and Matthew Senreich | Stoop!d Monkey Stoopid Buddy Stoodios |
Re-tooled as SuperMansion for Crackle. | |
| Filthy Sexy Teen$ | Paul Scheer, Jonathan Stern, and Curtis Gwinn | 2nd Man On The Moon Abominable Pictures |
Greenlit as an online series titled Filthy Preppy Teens by Fullscreen. | |
| Coffin Dodgers[c] | Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein | Double Hemm Rough Draft Studios, Inc. |
Released on Adult Swim's official website as an "internet-only exclusive". | |
| Rolling with Dad[c] | David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith | KatzSmith Productions Bento Box Entertainment |
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| Sperm Boat[18] | Matt Harrigan | Flannypop Thank You, Brain! Productions |
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| The Team Unicorn Saturday Action Fun Hour![19] | Clare Grant, Rileah Vanderbilt, Seth Green, and Matthew Senreich | Stoop!d Monkey Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Danger Maiden Productions |
Shown as a sneak peek at San Diego Comic-Con's Nerd HQ,[20] and never released or aired since then. | 2014 |
| Youth Large | Nathan Barnatt, Seth Barnatt, and Paul B. Cummings | Barnatt Brothers Productions New Wave Entertainment |
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| Fartcopter[21][d] | Rob Huebel | Abominable Pictures | ||
| Harold & Kumar[22][23] | Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (original live-action films) | Lionsgate Television Bento Box Entertainment |
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| The Pound Hole | Daniel Weidenfeld (d): Daniel Weidenfeld and Doug Lussenhop |
Working For Monsters Douggpound Rent Now Productions |
2015 | |
| Doble Fried[24] | Matt Furie | PFFR Titmouse, Inc. |
There was no updates to whether the pilot was finished or not, or aired since then. | |
| Gigglefudge, USA! | Nicholas Maier and Dimitri Simakis | PFFR Everything Is Terrible! FishBowl Worldwide Media |
Also a part for Infomercials | 2016 |
| The Hindenburg Explodes! | Rob Corddry, Josh Perilo, and Jonathan Stern | Abominable Pictures The Corrdry Company Timers Head Productions |
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| The Mark Lembeck Technique | Adam Lustick | Scrubble Alive and Kicking, Inc. |
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| Scavengers | Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner | Titmouse, Inc. | Greenlit by Max as Scavengers Reign.[25] | |
| Bad Guys | Nick Giovannetti and Paul Scheer | Bento Box Entertainment Geezus 2nd Man On The Moon |
Episode: "Watch the Throne". | |
| Chuck Deuce | Matt Iles, Chioke "Stretch" McCoy, and Lars Kenseth | ShadowMachine | 2018 | |
| Trap Universe | J.J. Villard | Villard Film Titmouse, Inc. |
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| Dayworld[26][d] | Cole Kush and Jay Weingarten | Abso Lutely Productions Daytime Studio |
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| Art Prison | Tom Kauffman and Paul Isakson | Yum Yum Starburns Industries |
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| Ole Bud's ANU Football Weekly | Chris "CP" Powell and Chip Hall | Dutch Treat Productions Alive and Kicking, Inc. |
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| Di Bibl | John Lee and Kytten Janae | PFFR Daisy Studio |
2019 | |
| Lusty Crest[27] | Kati Skelton | It's Grim Factual Productions |
2020 | |
| Bad Manners[28] | Todd Rohal | PFFR TUbb Alive and Kicking, Inc. |
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| The Animated Adventures of Jack Decker[29] | Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington | Abso Lutely Productions Copernicus Studios |
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| Skeleton Landlord[30] | Doug Bleichner and Sam Wagstaff | |||
| Learning With Pibby | Dodge Greenley | Cartoon Network Studios | 2021 |
Specials
editStand-alones
edit| Title | Creator(s) | Co-production(s) | Notes | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Infomercials
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Various | (See List of specials) | 2009–present | |
| Freaknik: The Musical | Carl Jones and Nick Weidenfeld | Nappy Boy Entertainment Titmouse, Inc. |
Retooled version of 2007 pilot That Crook'd 'Sipp. | 2010 |
| Earth Ghost | George Lowe | Special and updated version of the 2007 pilot Lowe Country. Being premiered on April 1, Adult Swim used it as part of their annual April Fools' Day prank. | 2011 | |
| The Greatest Event in Television History | Adam Scott and Naomi Scott | Gettin' Rad Electric Soup Productions (Special from 2 to 4) |
Four specials have been produced. | 2012–14 |
| Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends | Brett Gelman and Jason Woliner | Abso Lutely Productions | 2014 | |
| Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family | 2015 | |||
| The Adult Swim Golf Classic: Daly vs. Scott | Jon Daly | J.O.N. Alive and Kicking, Inc. |
An "extended" version of this special has been released on Adult Swim's official website, and production is sponsored by Arby's. | 2016 |
| Dinner in America with Brett Gelman | Brett Gelman and Jason Woliner | Abso Lutely Productions | ||
| Mr. Neighbor's House | Jesse Falcon, Brian Huskey, and Jason Mantzoukas | El Zombie, Inc. Mantzoukas Marimacha The Corddry Company Alive and Kicking, Inc. |
Two specials have been produced. | 2016–18 |
| Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree | Joe Pera | Chestnut Walnut Unlimited Rent Now Productions |
2016 | |
| Mother, May I Dance with Mary Jane's Fist? | Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Artemis Pebdani | Abso Lutely Productions Bounce Castle |
Also known as Mother, May I Dance with Mary Jane's Fist?: A Lifetone Original Movie for Adult Swim. | 2018 |
| Soft Focus | Jena Friedman | CNT Productions Factual Productions |
Also known as Soft Focus with Jena Friedman. Two specials have been produced. | 2018–19 |
| Hunky Boys Go Ding-Dong | Zack Carlson, Bryan Connolly, and Todd Rohal | PFFR Steak Beef Bee Jamesandwich Beef Version Factual Productions |
Two specials have been produced. Episodes: "Don't Die Alone" and "Terrific Journey".[31] | 2018–19 |
| Smalls[32] | Various | Various | 2018–present | |
| Adult Swim Yule Log | Casper Kelly | Media Team Fried Society |
Also known as The Fireplace. | 2022 |
TV series-related
editBlocks
edit| Title | Notes | Started |
|---|---|---|
| Cartoon Planet | Originally ended in 1998, but revived in 2012. Revived block ended in 2014. | 1995–1998 (1st run) 2012–2014 (2nd run) |
| Toonami | Originally ended in 2008 on Cartoon Network, but revived in 2012 on Adult Swim. | 1997–2008 (1st run) 2012–present (2nd run) |
| Saturday Video Entertainment System | 2003–2004 | |
| Miguzi | 2004–2007 | |
| Checkered Past | 2023–present |
Feature films
edit| Year | Title | Co-production | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | Radical Axis | First Look Pictures |
| 2019 | Mister America[33] | Abso Lutely Productions | Magnolia Pictures |
Direct-to-video films
editFuture series in development
edit| Title | Creator(s) | Co-production(s) | Premiere |
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Other
editGames
editThis list is only for video games licensed by Williams Street Games; see Adult Swim Games for other video games produced after the label's dissolution.
Music
editWilliams Street formed their own music label, Williams Street Records. The label was created after Jason DeMarco, Adult Swim's vice president of strategic marketing and promotions, worked on Danger Doom, a project with Danger Mouse and MF Doom in 2005. Danger Mouse had previously worked on the music for Toonami and wanted to do an album that sampled that work. The group suggested the idea to Mike Lazzo; the project was successful. Williams Street Records now releases a majority of the music related to their shows. The label is managed by DeMarco.[37]
Homages
edit1065, the street number for Williams Street, is also the hull number for FishCenter Live's USS FishCenterprise (a parody of the original Star Trek's USS Enterprise).[38]
See also
edit
References
editInformational notes
Citations
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