Soup2Nuts
Soup2Nuts (also known as Soup2Nutz and formerly Tom Snyder Productions) was an American animation studio founded by Tom Snyder. The studio was known for its animated comedy series, its use of Squigglevision, a technique of animation that reuses frames to make the animation look more kinetic, and for its style of improvisation in voice acting.
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| Soup2Nuts | |
| Formerly | Tom Snyder Productions (1993–1999) |
| Type | Animation studio |
| Industry | Television |
| Fate | Closed |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Tom Snyder |
| Defunct | March 27, 2015 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | Scholastic Corporation |
The company started as part of Tom Snyder Productions, when it created and produced its first TV show, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist in 1995 for Comedy Central. Later, the company created and produced Home Movies which aired originally on UPN, but after cancellation, continued on Adult Swim. They were renamed Soup2Nuts, because of the company's involvement in the production of programs from beginning to end. However, they still kept the "Tom Snyder Productions" label until their purchase by Scholastic Corporation in 2001. A division of Soup2Nuts produced shorts, book adaptations, commercials, and interactive online series.
Soup2Nuts began work on WordGirl, a superhero educational show for PBS Kids, in 2007. It had won numerous national awards including Best Direction for an Animated Children's Program and Outstanding Writing in Animation.
On March 13, 2015, Scholastic Inc. announced they were closing the studio. According to Kyle Good, the senior vice president of corporate communications for Scholastic, the decision was made to shut down Soup2Nuts as part of an overall restructuring of the parent company. Good commented, "We are restructuring that part of the business closer to our core businesses which are children's publishing and education. We have other options to continue television programming." Scholastic had cut the number of employees to just nine people earlier in 2015.[1]
Astroblast! was the company's final production.
Productions
Video games
- Personk (1978)
- The Search Series (1980)
- In Search of the Most Amazing Thing (1983)
- Agent USA (1984)
- American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation (1986)
- Sub Mission (1987)
- Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams (1988)
- Lane Mastodon vs. the Blubbermen (1988)
- Decisions, Decisions (1988)
- ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle (1988)
- ZorkQuest: The Crystal of Doom (1989)
- Fizz & Martina (1992)
- Math Mysteries (2000)
- Science Seekers (2000)
Cartoons
As Tom Snyder Productions
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995–2002)
- Science Court (1997–2000)
- Home Movies (1999–2004)
- The Dick & Paula Celebrity Special (1999–2000)
- Lewis Lectures (2000; released in 2002)
As Soup2Nuts
- Grim & Evil (2001–2004; animation only)
- Hey Monie! (2003)
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2003–2008; animation only)
- Fridays (2004, Show & Tell segments)
- O'Grady (2004–2006)
- Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends (2004–2009; animation only)
- Time Warp Trio (2005–2006)
- Sunday Pants (2005, Thadlow's Driving School and Watering Hole segments)
- WordGirl (2007–2015)
- Weston Woods (2009–2015, various shorts)
- SciGirls (2010–2015)
- Chuck Vanderchuck's Something Something Explosion (2011–2015)
- Sesame Street (2014, various shorts)
- Astroblast! (2014–2015)
References
- Koch, David (August 7, 2015). "Scholastic To Shutter Soup2Nuts Animation Studio". Big Cartoon News. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
