Laser Baby’s Day Out” is the premiere episode of “Diabolical,” a series of 12-14 minute episodes born from collaboration between Goldberg, Rogen, “The Boys” showrunner Eric Kripke and “Diabolical” showrunner Simon Racioppa, as well as writers like Andy Samberg, Justin Roiland, Garth Ennis (the writer of the original “The Boys” comics), Awkwafina (yes, Rogen did the voice of the drug dealer in her episode) and many others.

Every episode is penned by a different writer or writers and features a different animation style, with “classic American animated shorts” being the described aesthetic for Rogen and Goldberg’s “Laser Baby” installment.

To help them really make “Laser Baby’s Day Out” look and feel like a classic cartoon, the “Diabolical” producers brought in directors Crystal Chesney-Thompson and Derek Thompson, who actually have a Looney Tunes background… The animation studio for the episode is Snipple Animation Studios, a company that, you guessed it, worked on Looney Tunes cartoons and “Animaniacs.” So, as Rogen put it, “the exact same people who do the thing we were kind of satirizing.”

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Today, global animation studio Snipple announces that the company has been commissioned to be the animation production partner for Disney Television Animation’s series The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder for Disney+.

Their work has also been renewed to continue on DreamWorks Animation’s original series The Mighty Ones.

The news comes as May 2021 marks a significant milestone for Snipple, as it celebrates its 10^th year.

The studio began in a rented 20-meter square office in Manila (The Philippines).  In an area so small that the first meeting took place in a local diner and materials were photocopied in a nearby print shop.

Since then, under the leadership of the founders, CEO Kaine Patel, President Jonathan Tinsay and Creative Director Romy Garcia, the company has grown from 20 people to over 800 and works with the world’s leading animation studios including Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks and Warner Media.

Snipple’s  illustrious portfolio of animation work boasts some of the world’s best loved evergreens, such as Animaniacs, Green Eggs and Ham, DuckTales, Where’s Waldo, Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe and many more.

Earlier this year the company announced it had secured £6m funding from growth investor BGF to develop its own IP.

CEO Kaine Patel says: “I have absolutely loved building our business and have made brilliant connections with some of the world’s leading networks along the way. We’ve developed an approach to animation focused on our people, quality, communication and delivery, allowing us to turn our hand to a wide variety of projects.”

President Jonathan Tinsay adds: “It’s incredible to remember how humbly we began. We’ve built from the ground up and nurtured creativity to support a culture which enables people to flourish.  At the same time, we’ve given the local animation industry a fresh outlook that rewards commitment with stability and growth.”

With the first week of Kidscreen drawing to a close today, TBI’s Mark Layton talks to Snipple Animation CEO Kaine Patel and new head of originals Karina Stanford-Smith about why increasing demand for children’s programming meant mid-pandemic was still the right time to move into original content.

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Today, world-renowned global animation studio, Snipple, announces the launch of a brand-new UK-based, but internationally focused, division and team, Snipple Originals; devoted to the development of long form animated content for global audiences.

At the same time, the company announces that Snipple has secured a £6 million investment from BGF – the UK’s most active investor. BGF will take a minority share in Snipple.

Under the leadership of London based CEO Kaine Patel along with co- founders, Studio Director Jonathan Tinsay and Creative Director Romy Gacia, Philippines-based Snipple Animation has worked consistently with some of the biggest broadcast networks globally. These include Warner Bros, Disney, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon and many more.

Its illustrious portfolio of animation work boasts some of the world’s best loved evergreens, such as Where’s Waldo? Dora And Friends: Into the City! Animaniacs, Green Eggs and Ham, Ducktales, Be Cool Scooby Doo, Phineas and Ferb and many more.

The company is now realising its ambition to launch an original production arm, drawing on its wealth of knowledge, talent and expertise. As well as its close relationships with global broadcasters and in-depth understanding of what they look for.

The operation will be led by award winning producer Karina Stanford-Smith, appointed as Animation Development Director. Karina’s 30 years’ experience includes working with industry giants Disney, Nickelodeon, Amazon, CBBC, CITV, Zodiak Kids, Milkshake and The Jim Henson Company. She will report directly to Kaine Patel.

Award winning Vincent James has been appointed as Creative Director. His experience includes BBC, Nickelodeon, ITV, Children’s TV Workshop and Dreamworks. Simon Godfrey joins as Creative Development Producer, having worked with companies including Amazon, Coolabi, The Jim Henson company and Zodiak Kids.

Snipple Originals are open for business and ready to present their first content slate of five shows to potential broadcasters, streamers and IP partners.

Animation Development Director, Karina Stanford-Smith, says: “It is so exciting to draw on the huge talent and expertise of Snipple and to have the freedom to create and develop home grown ideas. We have the perfect team in place to produce high-quality global hits that audiences will love!”

She adds: “The Snipple Originals development team have been working together for 30 years in various guises. We have a chemistry that has allowed us to hit the ground running; now bringing a varied slate of projects to the table.”

Snipple Group CEO, Kaine Patel, adds: “It has been a dream for me to expand Snipple into the world of original content. It’s the perfect expression of our creativity and heritage as a studio. Animation is really having a moment right now and I can’t wait to start talking to potential broadcast partners and bring them on our journey.”

Tom McDonnell, investor at BGF, said: “As a rapidly  growing  and  highly  profitable animation production  business, Snipple is well-placed to capitalise on significant and increasing demand for new content from the likes of Netflix, Disney and Amazon. We’re thrilled to be investing in the business and have been particularly impressed by the strength of the management team and the creative calibre of its new hires. Animation has proved particularly resilient to the headwinds of Covid and this represents an exciting opportunity to invest in a business competing on a on world stage.”