So Animated (Web series)
So Animated (stylized as SO @N!M@T£:D) was an animated sketch comedy and variety 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 | |
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Genre | Sketch comedy Variety show |
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 | 8 (+2 Specials) |
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Executive producer | Richard Q. Menzel |
Running time | 7-9 minutes |
Production company | The Kidz’ TV Network |
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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
change- Jonas, The Scaredy Cat - A one-off sketch where a boy named Jonas (Andell Washington) is a scaredy cat who is afraid of something or he embarrasses himself. Only featured in Episode 2.
- Commercials - Fake commercials by the Cast of So Animated.
- Halloween DOs & DONTs - A one-off sketch where 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.
- Western Idiots - Two dimwitted country folks named Webūs & Brownie (Simeon Ash Arm, Yancy Barnes) ask each other various things, with the latter answering it in an idiotic manner.
- Adriantism - Adrian would break the fourth wall and would tell the audience a funny non-sequitur.
- Learning Languages with Yancy & Dean - Similar to Adriantism, Yancy & Dean would tell the audience funny sentences in different languages.
- What Are You Thankful For? - A one-off sketch featuring the cast of So Animated showing what they’re thankful for on thanksgiving. Shown on the Thanksgiving special.
- Top 5 - A sketch where a narrator (Various Cast Members) would list off various things that can be shown.
Episodes
changeSeason | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 6 | October 13, 2024 | November 24, 2024 | |
S1 Specials | 2 | October 31, 2024 | November 28, 2024 |
Season 1 (2024)
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1 | "Episode #1" | Ashley Tokugawa Greg Shinick-Graser Antwoné Blitzberg Stephen Borscht | October 13, 2024 |
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2 | "Episode #2" | Ashley Tokugawa Greg Shinick-Graser Antwoné Blitzberg Stephen Borscht | October 16, 2024 |
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3 | "Episode #3" | Ashley Tokugawa Greg Shinick-Graser Antwoné Blitzberg Stephen Borscht | October 30, 2024 |
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4 | "Episode #4" | Ashley Tokugawa Greg Shinick-Graser Antwoné Blitzberg Stephen Borscht Marty Halpern-Becker | November 6, 2024 |
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5 | "Episode #5" | Ashley Tokugawa Greg Shinick-Graser Antwoné Blitzberg Stephen Borscht Marty Halpern-Becker | November 15, 2024 |
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6 | "Episode #6" | Ashley Tokugawa Greg Shinick-Graser Antwoné Blitzberg Stephen Borscht Marty Halpern-Becker | November 24, 2024 |
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S1 Specials (2024)
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"So Animated: Halloween Special" | Ashley Tokugawa Greg Shinick-Graser Antwoné Blitzberg Stephen Borscht Marty Becker-Halpern | October 31, 2024 |
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"So Animated: Thanksgiving Special" | Ashley Tokugawa Greg Shinick-Graser Antwoné Blitzberg Stephen Borscht Marty Becker-Halpern | November 28, 2024 |
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