| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | |
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| Created by | Fred Seibert |
| Presented by |
Kenan Thompson (1999–2000) Josh Server (2000–2001) |
| Theme music composer | Bill Burnett |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (5 unaired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Fred Seibert Larry Huber |
| Producer(s) |
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| Running time | 23 mins (7 mins per segment) approx. |
| Production company(s) |
Frederator Incorporated Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
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| Release | |
| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround |
| Original release | July 17, 1998 – May 25, 2001[1] |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Random! Cartoons |
| Related shows |
The Fairly OddParents ChalkZone My Life as a Teenage Robot |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Oh Yeah! Cartoons was an American animation showcase that appeared on the Nickelodeon cable network,[2] which was created and guided by Fred Seibert, former Creative Director of MTV Networks and President of Hanna-Barbera. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Frederator Incorporated, it ran as part of Nickelodeon's Nicktoons lineup, and, in its second season, was hosted by Kenan Thompson of All That and Kenan & Kel fame; followed later by Josh Server, also from All That, for its third season. Bill Burnett composed the show's theme music.
In terms of sheer volume, Oh Yeah! Cartoons remains TV's biggest animation development program ever. Giving several dozen filmmakers the opportunity to create nearly 100 seven-minute cartoons, the series eventually yielded three dedicated half-hour spin-off shows produced by Frederator: The Fairly OddParents, ChalkZone and My Life as a Teenage Robot.
Nickelodeon's Oh Yeah! featured in its first season a total of 39 brand new seven-minute cartoons in 13 half hour episodes, surpassing the number of new cartoons and characters on any other single network. In its full run, Oh Yeah! Cartoons featured and produced over 100 cartoons and 54 characters.[3]
Many of the animated shorts were created by cartoonists who later became more prominent, including Bob Boyle, Thomas R. Fitzgerald, Bill Burnett, Jaime Diaz, Greg Emison, John Eng, John Fountain, Antoine Guilbaud, Butch Hartman, Larry Huber, Steve Marmel, Zac Moncrief, Ken Kessel, Alex Kirwan, Seth MacFarlane, Carlos Ramos, Rob Renzetti, C. Miles Thompson, Byron Vaughns, Pat Ventura, Vincent Waller, and Dave Wasson. Many of its animators featured had worked two years earlier on Cartoon Network's What a Cartoon!, produced in the same concept by Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios, which was also created by Seibert while he was president of that historical studio.