Via: Channel Frederator Blog
This link shows a little behind-the-scenes on GOGO13's, "Pick It Up" jingle for Yo Gabba Gabba featuring Willy Hartland's story boards and earlier claymation concepts.
Check it out!

Yo Gabba Gabba! animated segment. GOGO13 teaches the importance of picking up your room. Pays homage to Prince Buster, The Specials and the like.
Music: GOGO13
Animation: Willy Hartland, Craig Patches
Character Design: Parker Jacobs
Dad: Alex Desért
Girl: Darla Jacobs

What do you think everybody?


*UPDATE*
Some lawyers from so and so had me pull it from Youtube. Don't worry. It will emerge elsewhere somehow soon.

I've been meaning to post this for weeks. It looks like some very talented folks are doing an updated cartoon version to H.R. Pufnstuf. It looks rad. They've got a blog going too.check it out.

As a kid growing up in North Hollywood, we frequented (the now defunct) Dudley Do-Right's Emporium on Sunset Blvd. It was run by the late Jay Ward's family and even located on the block they resided on. This was the storefront gift shop for the Jay Ward Animation studios. That place deeply effected me. It wasn't some cheap liscensed out Bullwinkle store but it was the remains of this former TV empire. The stuff they sold was stuff they made in the 60's that went for way below what it was worth because Jay's family probably didn't know the value of it. Maybe there just wasn't a market for it in the 80's because that was the time when "vintage" just meant "old". I don't know...But they sold authentic memorabilia; Statehood for Mooselvania water decals, real felt Dudly Do-Right mountie hats, old Bullwinkle fan club newsletters and if you wanted a shirt they'd go back and Iron-transfer what style you wanted right there.

The Jay Ward style and humor is something that has (for the most part) unintentionally influenced my work from the Aquabats to what I do everyday at Paul Frank. People always tell me the the Aquabat logo looks too much like Boris Badenoff. I didn't do it that way on purpose, though that style is one of my favorite influences. You are what you eat?

Anyhow, when I stumbled across these old concepts something struck me inside that I couldn't describe. It's like E.T. finding his mothership. Enjoy!

Here's the link:

a sampler of things

P.S. This is a great blog. I LOVE theimaginaryworld.com.

OK, it's late at night and I've a been thinking...

#1 I'd like to know what kind of a response I'd get if I tried to auction(?) off some original paintings. I need a little extra dough to get www.parkerjacobs.com back up and running. Plus, I have been getting some promising interest concerning the G13 cartoon and I need some resources. Is this a good forum to bounce this idea off of? Please reply, because I'd seriously like to know.

#2 We'd like to send Cris Crumpet- Boy Trumpet off on his upcoming not-so-secret mission with a little help. Therefore, G13 needs to put on a benefit show, ASAP! I've got to make some phonecalls...

Here's some images from last year's GOGO13 Cartoon that I wasn't able to finish. It was a super cool surf spy adventure with ninjas and cameos from Bluebeat Lounge regulars. I've shelved it to make room for things like this project I've been working on for "Yo Gabba Gabba". Maybe I can get back into the swing of it this Summer, but honestly I'd rather have a new GOGO13 album out, wouldn't you?

WHAT THE WHAT THE WHAT THE WHAT???? It's EVERYTHING Planet of the Apes!!!!I want that head! Check it out!!

Amazon.com (of the Ape)s

From Chuck Heston to the cartoon series to Tim Burton...wow
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Until I can afford to buy that I guess I'll settle for the one thing they left out...

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