So Animated (Web series)

So Animated (stylized as SO @N!M@T£:D) was an animated sketch comedy web series created by Richard Q. Menzel for The Kidz’ TV Network. The series aired on Kidz’ TV Network’s YouTube channel on November 15, 2022, with short sketches uploaded daily until February 15, 2023.

So Animated
Genre	Sketch comedy Variety
Created by	Richard Q. Menzel
Written by	Ashley Tokugawa Antwoné Blitzberg Greg Shinick-Graser Stephen Borscht
Starring	Drew McAllister Yancy Barnes Dean Brochu Smith Adrian Alabaster Simeon Ash Arm
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4 (+1 Halloween Special)
Production
Executive producer	Richard Q. Menzel
Running time	7-9 minutes
Production company	The Kidz’ TV Network
Original release
Network	The Kidz’ TV Network (YouTube)
Release	November 15, 2022 – February 19, 2023
Network	The Kidz TV Network (COS.TV)
Release	October 13, 2024 – present

On October 10th, 2024, COS.TV acquired the rights to SO Animated and upload the show on its website as a full series (with sketches being picked for each episode).

Recurring Sketches

• Jonas, The Scaredy Cat - A boy named Jonas (Andell Washington) is a scaredy cat who is afraid of something or embarrassing himself. Only featured in Episode 2.
• Commercials - Fake commercials by the Cast of So Animated.
• Halloween DOs & DONTs - A narrator (Drew McAllister) explains the DOs & DONTs of Halloween. Only featured in the Halloween Special.
• The Coolest President in The World - A narrator (Simeon Ash Arm) lists all the “cool things” the president (Drew McAllister) has done.

Episodes

Season 1 (2024)

No.	Title	Written by	Original air date
1	"Episode #1"	Ashley Tokugawa Greg Shinick-Graser Antwoné Blitzberg Stephen Borscht	October 13, 2024 (2024-10-13)
Sketches: Frank’s FastFood - A Narrator (Dean Brochu Smith) interests two kids (Yancy Barnes, Simeon Ash Arm) to go to a fast food restaurant in a fake commercial. The Coolest President in The World (#1) - A narrator (Arm) lists all the “cool things” the president (Drew McAllister) has done. Judge Flappy & Baliff Burgess - Judge Flappy (Barnes) and his friend, Balif Burgess (Adrian Alabaster) look for a criminal who dropped out of a case. Chasing Chris Gordon - Christopher Gordon (Barnes) runs away from a movie theater owner (Arm) due to exploding paint bombs in the movie theater bathroom. Weird Thing - Three Kids (Barnes, Arm, Alabaster) look at a very weird Gif and come up with a video about it.
2	"Episode #2"	Ashley Tokugawa Greg Shinick-Graser Antwoné Blitzberg Stephen Borscht	October 16, 2024 (2024-10-16)
Sketches: The Jury Court: Paul McWilliams - Judge Barry McClain (Alabaster) and his assistant (Arm) test out a kid (Andell Washington) who says non-sequiturs. Jonas, The Scaredy Cat (#1) - A guy named Jonas McCary (Washington) is a scaredy-cat who is at an talent show and he embarrass himself real hard. New Jersey Police Officer - A yiddish and childish New Jersey Police Worker (Barnes) solves a case with his deputy (Arm), who he irritates. Bad Business Karaoke - During a Business Karaoke party, Chet (Barnes) introduces a guy named Drew Callies, (Washington) who is a bad singer. Jonas, The Scaredy Cat (#2) - Jonas’s Parents (Barnes, Arm) reveal to Jonas (Washington) that he has butt seizures, much to his dismay.
3	"Episode #3"	Ashley Tokugawa Greg Shinick-Graser Antwoné Blitzberg Stephen Borscht	October 30, 2024 (2024-10-30)
Sketches: Dumb People Answer Random Questions - Billy von Shickity (Barnes) Hosts a game show that has 3 Dumb people (Arm, McAllister, Smith) answer random questions that they don’t know. REJECTED Pop Tarts (COS.TV version) - A narrator (Alabaster) tells the Pop-Tarts that didn’t make the shelfs. The Lappier - A Narrator (Arm) explains to a young kid (Barnes) about a shocking new computer: The Lappier! The Coolest President in The World (#2) (COS.TV version) - A narrator (Arm) lists all the other “cool things” the president (McAllister) has done. Two Scottish Men Watch American Movies (COS.TV version) - Two Scottish men (McAllister, Alabaster) watch 5 american movies (Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Splash, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, The Boss Baby) and make remarks about it. Dawson, The Vampire Slayer - In a parody of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Rose (Alabaster) tells her Boyfriend Dawson (Barnes) that’s she’s secretly a vampire.

Halloween special

Title	Written by	Original air date
"So Animated: Halloween Special"	Ashley Tokugawa Greg Shinick-Graser Antwoné Blitzberg Stephen Borscht Marty Becker-Halpern	October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)
Sketches: The iScare Halloween DOs & DONTs (#1) Elleeen: Halloween Edition Halloween DOs & DONTs (#2) Ghost Hotel Where Does Candy Come From?