Rough Draft Studios

Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is an American animation production studio based in Glendale, California,[1] with a second studio in Glendale[2] and its sister studio Rough Draft Korea located in Seoul, South Korea.[3] The studio was founded in Van Nuys, Los Angeles by Gregg Vanzo in 1991.

Rough Draft Studios, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryHand-drawn animation
Television production
FoundedMarch 20, 1991 (1991-03-20) in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
FounderGregg Vanzo
Nikki Vanzo
Headquarters615 Allen Avenue
Glendale, California
91201
Key people
DivisionsRough Draft Korea
Rough Draft Feature Animation
Websiteroughdraftstudios.com
Rough Draft Korea

Rough Draft Studios and its divisions have produced specials, commercials and direct-to-video work for companies such as Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, 20th Television Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, MTV Animation, Film Roman, and Disney Television Animation.

Founding

Rough Draft Studios was founded in a Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California garage by Gregg and Nikki Vanzo. While working on The Ren & Stimpy Show, Nikki approached John Kricfalusi, creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show, about taking the animation to Korea.[4] Nikki founded and runs Rough Draft Korea.[4]

Growth in business

After working on The Ren & Stimpy Show, many other shows requested the assistance of Rough Draft Korea in animation and ink & paint. In 1992, Rough Draft Studios had produced animation for its first feature film, FernGully: The Last Rainforest. In the same year, the studio began producing animation for The Simpsons and then for Beavis and Butt-Head in 1993. Also in 1993, Gregg's brother Scott Vanzo was brought on board. Rough Draft Korea quickly built a strong portfolio in the animation business with shows like their first series produced outside of South Korea The Maxx in 1995, which was nominated for an Annie Award.[5] Claudia Katz, who had joined Rough Draft Studios in 1994 to produce The Maxx, and Rich Moore, joining in 1995 after having worked with Gregg on The Simpsons, completed the core of a Rough Draft Studios which would help "drive the cartoon boom of the late ‘90s".[6] It was also in 1995 that Rough Draft Studios moved to Glendale, California, where they enjoyed their total success. Rough Draft would then later produce animation for shows like Futurama, Napoleon Dynamite, Sit Down, Shut Up, Drawn Together, Baby Blues, and Disenchantment, while its sister studio in South Korea would also produce animation for shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Amphibia, Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Phineas and Ferb, Rocko's Modern Life, The Angry Beavers, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Family Guy, The Critic, Dilbert, Adventure Time, Sheep in the Big City, Dragon Tales, Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, The Owl House, and King of the Hill. Rough Draft and its divisions would also contribute to feature films based on the shows they worked on such as Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, The Powerpuff Girls Movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The Simpsons Movie, and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.

Technology

Rough Draft Studios is known for its blending of 2-D with computer animation, or non-photorealistic rendering which it first used on The Maxx and further utilized with Matt Groening's projects like Futurama, The Simpsons Movie and Disenchantment.

Filmography

Rough Draft Studios

Most projects produced by Rough Draft Studios, Inc. in Glendale, California are also animated overseas by Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. in Seoul, South Korea.

TV series
Show Year(s) Client Notes
1990s
The Maxx1995MTV Animation
Futurama1999–2003; 2008–2013; 2023–present[7]The Curiosity Company
20th Television Animation[lower-alpha 1]
2000s
Baby Blues2000Warner Bros. Animation5 episodes
Star Wars: Clone Wars2003–2005Lucasfilm
Cartoon Network Studios
Drawn Together2004–2007Double-Hemm Productions
Comedy Partners
Korgoth of Barbaria2006Williams StreetTV pilot
Sit Down Shut Up!2009Adelaide Productions
20th Century Fox Television
2010s
Good Vibes2011Rough House Pictures
Warner Horizon Television
MTV Production Development		"Pilot"[8]
Napoleon Dynamite2012Hess Films
Scully Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Full EnglishTwo Brothers Pictures
Coffin Dodgers2013Williams StreetTV pilot
Clash-a-Rama2014–2018Tolerable Entertainment
Supercell		Web series
Tarantula2017Rough House Pictures
Solid Brass
Studio T
Disenchantment2018–2023The ULULU Company
Netflix		[9]
2020s
Fired on Mars2023–presentPat & Mike Productions
NN Productions		[10]

Films/specials
Title Year Client Notes
1990s
The Thief and the Cobbler1992The Completion Bond Companyink-and-paint
RoboCop 31993Orion Pictures"Johnny Rehab" commercial animation
2000s
The Whizzard of Ow2003Warner Bros. Animationtheatrical short
Duck Dodgers: Attack of the Drones2004theatrical short
produced in 2003
Futurama: Bender's Big Score2007The Curiosity Company
20th Century Fox Television[lower-alpha 1]		direct-to-video
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs2008
Futurama: Bender's Game
The Pink Panther 22009Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Columbia Pictures		opening title sequence only
Futurama: Into the Wild Green YonderThe Curiosity Company
20th Century Fox Television[lower-alpha 1]		direct-to-video
2010s
How Murray Saved Christmas2014Universal TelevisionTV special
2020s
King Star King!/!/!/[11]2023Williams StreetTV special

Other

Rough Draft Korea

Rough Draft Korea, RDS' sister studio based in Seoul, South Korea, has produced animation for the following series, features and specials:

TV series
Show Year(s) Client Notes
1990s
The Ren & Stimpy Show1992–1995Spümcø
Games Animation		[12]
The Simpsons1992–presentGracie Films
Film Roman (1992-2016)
20th Television Animation (2016-present)		season 4–present[13]
Beavis and Butt-Head1993–1997;
2011		MTV Animation
The Critic1994–1995Gracie Films
Film Roman		[14]
The Brothers GruntA.k.a. Cartoon
Timon & Pumbaa1995Walt Disney Television Animation8 shorts
Eek! StravaganzaFilm RomanKlutter! segments only
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat1995–1996
The Nanny1995TriStar Television"Oy to the World"
Rocko's Modern Life1996Joe Murray Productions
Games Animation		"Fatal Contraption" and season 4 only
with Sunwoo Entertainment
Dexter's Laboratory1996–1999;
2001–2003		Hanna-Barbera (1996-1998)
Cartoon Network Studios (2001-2003)
Pinky and the Brain1996–1998Warner Bros. Animation
Jumanji1996Adelaide Productions6 episodes of season 1
What a Cartoon!1996–1997Cartoon Network Studios"Buy One, Get One Free*", "The Zoonatiks, in Home Sweet Home"
King of the Hill1997–2001Deedle-Dee Productions
Judgemental Films
3 Arts Entertainment
20th Television Animation		30 episodes
The Angry BeaversGunther-Wahl Productions
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1997HBO8 episodes of season 2
Johnny BravoHanna-BarberaSeason 1 alongside Sunwoo Entertainment
Cow and Chicken1997–1999
I Am Weasel1997–2000
Daria1998MTV AnimationSeason 2
CatDog1998–2001Peter Hannan Productions Nickelodeon Animation Studiowith Saerom Animation
Oh Yeah! Cartoons1998–2001 Frederator Studios
The Powerpuff Girls1998–2005Hanna-Barbera (1998-2001)
Cartoon Network Studios (2002-2005)
Dilbert1999–2000Adelaide Productions11 episodes
SpongeBob SquarePants1999–presentUnited Plankton Pictures Nickelodeon Animation Studio
ChalkZone1999–2000 Frederator Studiosseason 1
Dragon Tales1999–2005Adelaide Productions
2000s
Family Guy2000–2001Fuzzy Door Productions
20th Television Animation		eight episodes of season 2 (production order)
The Cartoon Cartoon ShowCartoon Network Studios
Sammy2000Adelaide Productions
Jackie Chan Adventures2000–200213 episodes of seasons 1 and 2
Sheep in the Big CityCurious Pictures
The Oblongs2001Film Roman
Samurai Jack2001–2004;
2017		Cartoon Network Studiosseasons 1-4 and "XCVIII"
Grim & Evil2001–2004
Harold and the Purple CrayonAdelaide Productions
Kim Possible2002–2007Walt Disney Television Animation22 episodes
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law2002–2003Williams Streetepisodes 2-9
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?Cartoon Network Studios
3-SouthHentemann Films
Warner Bros. Animation		 MTV Animation
Clone HighTouchstone Television
Doozer
Lord Miller Productions
Nelvana
My Life as a Teenage Robot2002–2006Frederator StudiosNickelodeon Animation Studio
Codename: Kids Next Door2002–2008Curious Pictures
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy2001–2005Cartoon Network Studiosseasons 1-5
Evil Con Carne2001–2004
Danny Phantom2004–2007Billionfold Inc.Nickelodeon Animation Studio
American Dad!2005Underdog Productions
Fuzzy Door Productions
20th Television Animation		Unaired pilot episode only
The Life & Times of Juniper Lee2005–2007Cartoon Network Studios
CatscratchNickelodeon Animation Studio
Camp Lazlo2005–2008Cartoon Network Studios
Sunday Pants2005"Periwinkle Around the World"
The X's2005–2006Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Squirrel Boy2006–2007 Cartoon Network Studios
Korgoth of Barbaria2006Williams StreetTV pilot
American Dragon: Jake Long2006–2007Walt Disney Television AnimationSeason 2
Class of 30002006–2008Cartoon Network Studios14 episodes
Random! Cartoons2006–2007Frederator Studios Nickelodeon Animation Studio
The Modifyers2007 TV pilot
Tom and Jerry Tales2007–2008Warner Bros. Animation5 episodes of season 2
Phineas and Ferb2007–2012Disney Television AnimationSeasons 1-3
The Replacements2008–2009Season 2
The Mighty B!2008–2011Paper Kite Productions
Polka Dot Pictures
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
The Cartoonstitute2009Cartoon Network Studios
2010s
Adventure Time2010–2018Frederator StudiosCartoon Network Studioswith Saerom Animation
Sym-Bionic Titan2010–2011 Orphanage Animation Studios
The Looney Tunes Show2011–2013Warner Bros. Animation
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2012"The Night the Clown Cried" and "The Night the Clown Cried II"
Gravity Falls2012–2016Disney Television Animation23 episodes
Ben 10: Omniverse2012–2014Cartoon Network Studios
Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program2013–2018Nickelodeon Animation Studio"Bug Salad", "Ice Station Zedonk", "Magic Children Doing Things", "Someone Needs to Stop Aunt Phyllis", "Camp Weedonwantcha"
Uncle Grandpa2013–2017Cartoon Network Studios
Steven Universe2013–2019with Sunmin Image Pictures
Star vs. the Forces of Evil2015–2019Disney Television Animation"Blood Moon Ball", Season 2 until season 4
We Bare Bears2015–2019Cartoon Network Studioswith Saerom Animation
Wabbit2015–2016Warner Bros. AnimationSeason 1
Bug Salad2016Nickelodeon Animation Studioweb shorts
Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer2017Disney Television Animation
Craig of the Creek2017–presentCartoon Network Studios
Summer Camp Island
Big City Greens2018–presentDisney Television Animationwith Sugarcube Animation
Amphibia2019–2022with Saerom Animation and Sunmin Image Pictures
Steven Universe Future2019–2020Cartoon Network Studioswith Sunmin Image Pictures
2020s
The Owl House2020–2023Disney Television Animationwith Sunmin Image Pictures and Sugarcube Animation
Tig N' Seek2020–presentCartoon Network Studios
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years2021United Plankton Pictures
Nickelodeon Animation Studio		"Kitchen Sponge", "Outhouse Outrage" and "Help Not Wanted" (2D sequences only)
The Patrick Star Show2021–present
We Baby Bears2022–presentCartoon Network Studioswith Saerom Animation
Hailey's On It!2023–presentDisney Television Animationwith Saerom Animation

Films/specials
Title Year Client Notes
1990s
FernGully: The Last Rainforest199220th Century Studios
Kroyer Films
P. J. SparklesMike Young Productionsopening titles
The Bears Who Saved Christmas1994Film Roman
Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold1995
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America1996Paramount Pictures
MTV Films
Geffen Pictures
Judgemental Films		overseas animation, 3-D sequences
The Story of Santa ClausFilm Roman
A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith1999Spümcø
Boo Boo Runs WildUncredited
Dexter's Laboratory: Ego TripHanna-Barbera
2000s
The Flintstones: On the Rocks2001Cartoon Network Studios
The Powerpuff Girls Movie2002 Warner Bros. Pictures
Cartoon Network Studios
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days AdventureNickelodeon Animation Studioproduced in 2000
The Electric Piper2003
Polly Pocket: Lunar EclipseMike Young Productions
Stitch! The MovieDisney Television Animation
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie2004Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
United Plankton Pictures
Inside the CIA200520th Century Studios
Underdog Productions
Fuzzy Door Productions		Short
Kim Possible Movie: So the DramaDisney Television Animation
How to Eat Fried WormsNew Line Cinema
Walden Media		Animated sequences
The Simpsons Movie200720th Century Studios
20th Century Animation
Gracie Films		also co-produced overseas with AKOM
Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown2009Disney Television Animation
2010s
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You!2010Disney Television Animation
Achmed Saves America2012Anchor Bay Entertainment
Hotel TransylvaniaColumbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation		End title sequence
Madea's Tough Love2015Lionsgate
Tyler Perry Studios
Bento Box Entertainment
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterParamount Pictures
Paramount Animation
Nickelodeon Movies
United Plankton Pictures		2D hand-drawn animated sequences only[15]
Looney Tunes: Rabbits RunWarner Bros. Animation
Hotel Transylvania 2Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation		End title sequence
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation2018
Steven Universe: The Movie2019Cartoon Network Studios
2020s
We Bare Bears: The Movie2020 Cartoon Network Studios

Notes
  1. Credited as 30th Century Fox Television

References
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