'Kappa Mikey' Theme | Saturday Morning Acapella | Triforcefilms

'Kappa Mikey' Theme | Saturday Morning Acapella | Triforcefilms

A Cappella cover of the opening theme to Kappa Mikey by Mr. Dooves.

Original Composer - "Hey Hey Look Look" by Beat Crusaders

Kappa Mikey follows nineteen-year-old actor Mikey Simon, Japan's biggest anime star. After the Ohio native wins a contest to star in Japan's once-popular TV show, LilyMu, Mikey takes Japan by storm, and the show shoots back to the top of the ratings. But Mikey is still a fish out of water in Japan, and his off-screen antics reflect that fact.

Created by Larry Schwarz, Kappa Mikey was Nicktoons Network's first original half-hour series, bought during the same period as other Animation Collective series such as Three Delivery and Speed Racer: The Next Generation, and is the first anime to be produced entirely in the United States. The series is a homage/parody of Japanese anime. The series also aired on Nickelodeon channels around the world, including on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland.

Kappa Mikey ran for 52 episodes over two seasons between February 25, 2006 and September 20, 2008.

Watch the unaired pilot episode of Kappa Mikey, produced for MTV here!: http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2017/07/kappa-mikey-unseen-pilot-for-mtv.html

Schwarz conceived the series in 2000, when he was running Rumpus toys, a toy design company in New York City, but they folded before any storyboarding could commence. They resurfaced years later as Animation Collective, and produced an early test pilot for a pitch to MTV Networks, where the character designs and backgrounds resembled more like those found in Adult Swim series Perfect Hair Forever, and the humor was also more adult-oriented. Much of the current cast was voicing their characters even this early in production. MTV declined the deal, and Nickelodeon eventually picked up the project. The series was tweaked heavily in order to be aimed at a younger audience. Voice talents were usually local, and its audio was recorded at Manhattan-based NYAV Post, which Michael Sinterniklaas owns. The series was animated in Adobe Flash, with some moments of CGI rendered in Maya. The show's title is a play on the word kappamaki, a type of sushi.

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P.E.: Paranormal Education | Full Short by Jordan Geary, Harold Moss and Keith Vincent | Nickelodeon Animated Shorts

A gym class benchwarmer gets pulled into a haunted trailer by his spectral gym teacher to face his fear of ghosts in P.E.: Paranormal Education, another one of Nickelodeon's spooktacular Animated Shorts, created by Jordan Geary (Kappa Mikey, Wonder Pets!), Harold Moss and Keith Vincent (Kappa Mikey)!


Starring: Jane Krakowski (CatDog, Rocket Power, Modern Family, 30 Rock), Brian Luna, Charlie McWade (Third Watch) and Taylor Trensch (Nella the Princess Knight)

Additional source: IMDb (I, II, III, IV, V).

Watch lots more animated shorts from the Nickelodeon Global Animated Shorts Program on the official Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Facebook page and on the Nick Animation YouTube channel!

Check out the Nickelodeon Animation Studio online:

Official NAS Website: http://nickanimationstudio.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickAnimation
Tumblr: http://nickanimation.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickAnimation
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickanimation/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NickAnimationStudios

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Fun Times With Rez | Full Short By Chris Conforti | Nickelodeon Animated Shorts

An island sets the scene for the wacky misadventures of a red panda named Rez. Fun Times with Rez, another one of Nickelodeon's fantastic Animated Shorts, created by Chris Conforti (Kappa Mikey, Wonder Pets!, Team Umizoomi, Our Cartoon President)!


Watch lots more animated shorts from the Nickelodeon Global Animated Shorts Program on the official Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Facebook page and on the Nick Animation YouTube channel!

Check out the Nickelodeon Animation Studio on their other sites:

Official NAS Website: http://nickanimationstudio.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickAnimation
Tumblr: http://nickanimation.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickAnimation
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickanimation/

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Additional source: IMDb.

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Kappa Mikey | Unseen Pilot For MTV

Before landing on Nicktoons Network, Kappa Mikey was initially pitched to Nickelodeon's sister network, MTV. A pitch pilot episode was made for MTV, before the series was picked up by Nicktoons Network. The pilot for Kappa Mikey has never been publicly seen.. until now! Sergei Aniskov, the director of Kappa Mikey, released a rough cut version of the pilot, featuring temporary voiceovers and music, on his official YouTube channel! Check it out below!: (Please note, as the pilot was made for MTV, the content in the video is a bit more mature than in Nickelodeon's version of the show.)



I remember I spent a few nights sleeping in the studio putting it all together. It was worth it though. )))

Kappa Mikey follows nineteen-year-old actor Mikey Simon, Japan's biggest anime star. After the Ohio native wins a contest to star in Japan's once-popular TV show, LilyMu, Mikey takes Japan by storm, and the show shoots back to the top of the ratings. But Mikey is still a fish out of water in Japan, and his off-screen antics reflect that fact.

Created by Larry Schwarz, Kappa Mikey was Nicktoons Network's first original half-hour series, bought during the same period as other Animation Collective series such as Three Delivery and Speed Racer: The Next Generation, and is the first anime to be produced entirely in the United States. The series is a homage/parody of Japanese anime.

Kappa Mikey ran for 52 episodes over two seasons between February 25, 2006 and September 20, 2008.

Schwarz conceived the series in 2000, when he was running Rumpus toys, a toy design company in New York City, but they folded before any storyboarding could commence. They resurfaced years later as Animation Collective, and produced an early test pilot for a pitch to MTV Networks, where the character designs and backgrounds resembled more like those found in Adult Swim series Perfect Hair Forever, and the humor was also more adult-oriented. Much of the current cast was voicing their characters even this early in production. MTV declined the deal, and Nickelodeon eventually picked up the project. The series was tweaked heavily in order to be aimed at a younger audience. Voice talents were usually local, and its audio was recorded at Manhattan-based NYAV Post, which Michael Sinterniklaas owns. The series was animated in Adobe Flash, with some moments of CGI rendered in Maya. The show's title is a play on the word kappamaki, a type of sushi.

H/T: ToonZone Forums member PinkiePie97; Additional sources: Wikipedia, Google.co.uk.

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