Krazy Kids

Krazy Kids is an american animated comedy television series that was broadcast on September 1, 1976 to June 7, 1999 (though the series still continues to the present day), as the first collaborative effort of CBS Television after being conceived in the early 1970's by Tom Ruegger. The show follows the adventures of a group of fictional teenage cartoon characters who attend Howard D. McMillan High School to become the next generation of characters from the SchoolToons series. The main stars of the show are Dennis and Travis, although they are sometimes featured in the show.

The pilot episode "The Krazy Beginning" aired as a prime-time special on CBS on September 1, 1976, while the series itself was featured in first-run syndication for the first two seasons. The first special titled Krazy Kids: Summer Vacation was the first TV Special and was aired in Fox Kids in 1995. The second special titled Krazy Kids: Karate Slam was released theatrically and was aired on Nickelodeon in 1997. Seasons ten, eleven and twelve were also aired on Nickelodeon. The first series ended production in 1999 in favor of Spongebob Squarepants; however, one film was produced in 2000. A movie based on the spin-off The Five Musketeens was released in theaters in 2003. The second series titled Krazy Kids: Cool School aired on Nickelodeon from August 20, 2001 to June 7, 2009.

A third series titled Krazy Kids: Project Acme aired on Nickelodeon from August 22, 2010 to June 6, 2013. The series featured characters that returned from the previous series. Some characters like Sebastian Mengoni, Erik Martinez, Robin Le Pen, and others made supporting appearances in fewer episodes.

A fourth series titled Krazy Kids: Acme Teens aired on Nickelodeon from August 23, 2014 to June 7, 2015. The series now has 2D computer graphic animation instead of hand-drawn cels. Some characters from the original series made minor roles and cameo appearances like Devin Torres, Bryan Gul, Ian-Deheza Zapata, Marian Gul, Vextorian Vixon, etc. in fewer episodes. The series has a total of 5 seasons and 95 episodes. Other minor characters like Mack and Jack, Lenny and Benny, Claude Cade, etc. made cameo appearences and major roles in some episodes.

A fifth series titled New Krazy Kids aired on Nickelodeon from March 2016 to June 2020. The series ran for four seasons along with its original intro and ending song reprised. Most voice actors such as Matthew Rodriguez, Christopher Sanchez, Frank Rodriguez, Patrick Wilson, and many others reprised their character roles from the previous shows. A third film titled Krazy Kids: Race Chase was released to theaters on September 12, 2019.

As of May 2019, it was confirmed that the show would not be renewed for a sixth series. However, on August 10, 2019, it was announced that The Bryan and Ian-Deheza Show was revived and was aired on September 20, 2019. On October 15, 2019, it was announced that The Five Musketeens was also revived and was aired on January 15, 2020.

A reboot of the show titled Krazy Kids: High School Kraziness was released on September 1, 2021, to celebrate the show's 45th anniversary. The show features teenage versions of the characters, who all are now attending Felix Varela Senior High School.

On the IMDb webpage, it shows the original series along with Cool School, Project Acme, Acme Teens, New Krazy Kids, and High School Kraziness as a whole series altogether, with 46 seasons being produced, making it the second longest running show since Sesame Street.

Writers
The series and the show's characters were developed by series producer, head writer and cartoonist Tom Ruegger, division leader Jean MacCurdy, associate producer and artist Alfred Gimeno and story editor/writer Wayne Kaatz. Among the first writers on the series were Jim Reardon, Tom Minton, and Eddie Fitzgerald. The character and scenery designers included Alfred Gimeno, Ken Boyer, Dan Haskett, Karen Haskett, and many other artists and directors. The series was actually planned to be a feature film. Once Steven Spielberg was attached, numerous things changed, including the idea of turning the movie into a television series.

"The Acme Gang Goes To The Mall" was co-written by four then-teenage girls who were fans of the show.

Casting Info
Voice director Andrea Romano auditioned over 2,500 voices for the series and chose more than a dozen main voice actors.[5] The role of Angel Otano was given to Charlie Adler, who gave the role, as producer Tom Ruegger said, "a great deal of energy". The role of Stacy Otano was given to Tress MacNeille. Writer Paul Dini said that MacNeille was good for the role because she could do both Stacy's voice and the voices of her impressions.[6] Voice actors Christopher Sanchez and Patrick Roberts were given the roles of Bryan Gul and José Martinez, respectively. Danny Cooksey played Sebastian Mengoni, according to Paul Dini, was good for the role because he could do a "tremendous mean voice." Cooksey was also the only voice actor in the cast who was not an adult. Cree Summer played the roles of Arianna Franco and Jasmine Clay; former Saturday Night Live cast member Gail Matthius played Marian Gul, Jonathan Miller had the role of Robin Le Pen, and. Other actors for the series included Maurice LaMarche as the voice of Vextorian Vixon (who also voiced Dizzy Devil in Tiny Toon Adventures); Candi Milo as the voice of Kate the Random Girl, and many other voice actors played other characters.

Animation
In order to complete 85 episodes for the first season, CBS contracted several different North American and international animation houses. These animation studios included Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now known as TMS Entertainment), Wang Film Productions, AKOM, Freelance Animators New Zealand, Encore Cartoons, StarToons, and Kennedy Cartoons. Tokyo Movie Shinsha also animated the series' opening sequence. Some of the CBS staff disliked working with Kennedy Cartoons due to the animation studio's inconsistent quality, and episodes that they animated were often subject to multiple re-takes. In other cases, such as the debut episode "The Krazy Beginning", portions of Kennedy Cartoons-animated episodes were re-animated by another animation studio. Kennedy Cartoons was actually dropped after the end of the series' first season.

Krazy Kids was made with a higher production value than standard television animation. It had a cel count that was more than double that of most animated television shows then. The series had about 35,000 cels per episode instead of the standard 10,000, making it unique in that characters moved more fluidly. Pierre DeCelles, an animation producer, described storyboarding for the series as "fun but a big challenge because I always had a short schedule every day, and it's not always easy to work full blast nonstop".

Music
During the development of the show Steven Spielberg said that CBS would use a full orchestra, which some thought too expensive and impossible, but they ended up agreeing. CBS selected Bruce Broughton to write the theme tune (for which he would win a Daytime Emmy along with Tom Ruegger and Wayne Kaatz, who both worked with Broughton on the lyrics) and serve as music supervisor. Screen credits for the composers were given based on the amount of music composed for, or composed and reused in, the episode.

Twenty-six other composers were contracted to create original dramatic underscore for each different episode during the series run: Julie and Steve Bernstein, Steven Bramson, Don Davis, John Debney, Ron Grant, Les Hooper, Carl Johnson, Elliot Kaplan, Arthur Kempel, Ralph Kessler, Albert Lloyd Olson, Hummie Mann, Dennis McCarthy, Joel McNeely, Peter Myers, Laurence Rosenthal, William Ross, Arthur B. Rubinstein, J. Eric Schmidt, David Slonaker, Fred Steiner, Morton Stevens, Richard Stone, Stephen James Taylorand Mark Watters. The composers conducted their own music. Of these composers, Broughton, Bramson, Davis, Olson, Stone, Taylor and Watters wrote the score to the 1997 special Krazy Kids: Basketball Bash.

Nickelodeon/NickToons
In 1994, Games Animation aquired the rights to the Krazy Kids television series, comics and merchandise and would go on to start airing episodes on Nickelodeon from January 5, 1994 through June 7, 1999. The first series ended its production in early 1999 in favor of the following series Spongebob Squarepants, which aired on May 1, 1999. In January 2003, NickToons started to broadcast the second series Krazy Kids: Cool School and would go on to start airing more episodes due to the popularity of the show. Re-runs on the original series aired on Nickelodeon on January 12, 2012.

Spin-offs
In 1993, The Five Musketeens was produced as the first spin-off for Nickelodeon. Based on the characters Maximus Ortiz, Bryan Gul, José Martinez, Ian-Deheza Zapata, and Vextorian Vixon who run a parody of The Three Musketeers at Howard D. McMillan High School's Portables and other locations. They are also paired up with their successor characters such as Maxwell Ortiz, Bryshon Gul, Jason Martinez, Issac-Deheza Zapata, and Vernie Vixon. The final episode aired on September 22, 1998. The series ran for 4 seasons and 75 episodes. On September 25, 2003, a film based on the series was released in theaters (the film also aired on Nickelodeon in 2004). A revival of the series was aired on January 15, 2020.

In 1994, a second spin-off titled The Bryan and Ian-Deheza Show was produced on Nickelodeon. Based on the characters Bryan and Ian-Deheza who are the hosts of the show and would feature some episodes that would involve with both of them. The final episode aired on November 27, 1998. The series ran for 4 seasons and 105 episodes. The series was revived on March 5, 2019.

In 1995, a third spin-off titled The Suarez & Tinoco Mysteries was produced on Nickelodeon. Based on the characters Sebastian Suarez, Jon-Anthony Tinoco, Nicole Tinoco, and Laurence The Doctor who solve mysteries on various cases. The final episode aired on November 23, 1998. The series ran for 2 seasons and 95 episodes.

In 1996, a fourth spin-off titled Veztoria was produced on Nickelodeon. Based on the character Vextorian Vixon who lives in the fictional land of Veztoria. Other characters like Devin Torres, Bryan Gul. Ian Deheza-Zapata, José Martinez, Sebastian Mengoni, etc. make cameos in some episodes. The final episode aired on November 25, 1998. The series ran for 3 seasons and 85 episodes.

In Related Media
In 1996, a series titled Baby Krazy Kids was produced on Nickelodeon. The show follows the characters such as Devin Torres, Bryan Gul, Marian Gul, Ian-Deheza Zapata, José Martinez, Jessie Martinez, Maximus Ortiz, Sebastion Suarez, Vextorian Vixon, and many more in their young ages who are adopted by Jon-Anthony's mother and have great adventures and play days outside his house. The final episode aired on September 29, 1998. The series ran for 3 seasons and 105 episodes.

In 2020, a pilot titled School Zone was aired on Nickelodeon. The pilot centered around with Maximus Ortiz and Devin Torres, along with Rocky Robot, showing some segments that would involve with other characters.

Appearances in other Krazy Kids media
In the 1990s, the Krazy Kids started to make major and minor appearances in other Krazy Kids media. For example, Vextorian Vixon appears as a cameo in The Bryan and Ian-Deheza Show episode "What Goes High, Must Go Low", where he brings the hosts some school supplies and materials they needed for their project.

Bryan and Ian-Deheza also appeared in the Veztoria episode "Live For Love", where they are being scared of and chased romantically by Kate the Random Girl after mistaking her for a lost kid.

Other characters made minor appearances in other Krazy Kids media such as The Suarez and Tinoco Mysteries, Junior Kraze Adventures, The Bryan and Ian-Deheza Show, and Veztoria.

Home Media
Krazy Kids: Trip to Tokyo was released on DVD on January 25, 2001. There are currently no plans to release the series New Krazy Kids. However, this has yet to happen. In the early mid-1990s, CBS Television had released several videos, including Krazy Kids: Basketball Bash (a direct-to-video release which later aired as a four-part TV episode), Best of Angel and Stacy, Tea For Two-Time, Krazy Kids: Big Adventures, Krazy Kids: Island Adventures, Krazy Kids: Romantic Rampage, Krazy Kids: Jelly Jam, Krazy Kids: Funny Acme Adventures, Krazy Kids: Halloween Spooksters, Krazy Kids: Thanksgiving Trial, and Krazy Kids: Christmas Miracles.

New Krazy Kids
On May 19, 2015, Nickelodeon Animation Studios announced that a fourth series titled "New Krazy Kids" would be streaming on Hulu. The series consisted at least five seasons, which started airing in 2016. Production began from July 2015 through June 2020. The series was released from March 5, 2016 and ended on June 7, 2020. Hulu also has the streaming rights to the original Krazy Kids (1976 - 1999), Krazy Kids: Cool School (2001 - 2013), Krazy Kids: Project Acme (2010 - 2013), and Krazy Kids: Acme Teens (2014 - 2015). In January 2015, Nickelodeon released a promotional teaser poster image officially announcing the series featuring the characters along with its official title logo. The series also aired on Nickelodeon on March 10, 2016.

Krazy Kids: High School Kraziness (2021 Reboot)
On September 26, 2019, Nickelodeon announced that the show will have a reboot titled Krazy Kids: High School Kraziness. Production began around June 2019 and ended in January 2020. On October 27, 2019, it was revealed the voice actors will reprise their character roles from the original series. The characters are now attending Felix Varela Senior High School. The characters will stay true to their 1990s designs. The reboot was released on September 1, 2021, in favor to celebrate the show's 45th anniversary. Like many revivals of cartoon shows such as Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventures, some characters did not return; such as Jasmine Clay, which was confirmed by her voice actress Cree Summer. A trailer for the series was released on April 12, 2021. It received positive reviews from critics who called it an inspiring sequel to the original show. A trailer for the second season was released on November 27, 2021. The second season premiered on January 3, 2022.

Comic Books
CBS published the original Krazy Kids Comics from January 1979 through June 1998. Many characters would star in their own comic book series such as Berry Toons, Teeny Toons, and many others. In 2002, Nickelodeon took over the publishing of the comics, and the Cool School comics were published from February 2002 through March 2008. In favor of the sucessful ratings for the television show, the Project Acme comics were published from January 2011 through April 2012. While the other characters were active, the Acme Teens comics were published from March 2014 through June 2017. However, the New Krazy Kids comics were published from August 2018 through June 2019. Various issues were published by date (the cover artists are unknown). The last set of comics were planned to be released in 2020, but they were postponed and were released in January 2021 in favor of the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 27, 2021, new comic books based on the series Krazy Kids: High School Kraziness were published.

Attractions at Universal Studios
On January 22, 2003, Universal Studios Orlando opened an 4D film attraction based on the show called "Krazy Kids: Musical School", it follows the characters such as Angel Otano, Stacy Otano, Maximus Ortiz, Devin Torres, Bryan Gul, Ian Deheza-Zapata, José Martinez, Vextorian Vixon, and others, rehearsing for the audience when a mysterious kid comes to the show. The show also opened at Universal Studios Japan on May 17, 2006.

On September 12, 2005, Universal Studios Orlando opened an another attraction 4D film based on the spin-off show The Five Musketeens called The Five Musketeens To The Rescue, which stars Maximus Ortiz, Bryan Gul, Ian Deheza-Zapata, José Martinez, and Vextorian Vixon (along with their successors and hero Musketeen Harry) who all go and try to stop Evil Egad from taking over Howard D. McMillan High School. The show also opened at Universal Studios Japan on November 23, 2008.

2022 Film
On August 23, 2019, Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Paramount Pictures announced that a Krazy Kids crossover film is in development. Paramount also got exclusive rights to use the My Hero Academia characters for the film. The original voice cast will return to reprise their character roles, along with the voice cast of the English Dubbed version of My Hero Academia. On September 25, 2019, it was announced that Eddie Fitzgerald, Jim Reardon, and Tom Minton will be the writers of the film. Tom Ruegger and Sherri Stoner will be producing the film. On October 20, 2019, executive producer Steven Spielberg announced that the film will be the first Krazy Kids film to be in Dobly Surround Sound. On October 25, 2019, he stated "We love how animation fits in the real world, and we love how animated characters fit in their world. It was a challenging success and was like a world of fiction. It was a really huge experience overall". The film went into production around late-2019 and was set to have a November 2020 release. On December 23, 2019, Steven Spielberg described the film as a "Comedy Film" due to its depiction of "slapstick humor" and the way the characters act. On March 1, 2020, Nickelodeon announced that the film will be titled Krazy Kids: Academia Heros. A teaser trailer was released on March 5, 2020. On April 12, 2021, an official trailer was released featuring new scenes with new characters. Production wrapped up on May 5, 2020. A second trailer was released on May 7, 2020. On August 9, 2021, it was announced the film's theatrical release date will be on November 15, 2020, but was postponed to February 25, 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is an animated hybrid with 2D traditional animation and 3D CGI effects, and will feature the characters from My Hero Academia, making it the first Krazy Kids crossover film to appear with a popular anime franchise. It will also premiere on Paramount+ for five months.

Upcoming TV Shows, Films and Streaming Shows
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• Krazy Kids: Academia Heros (2022) - An animated crossover film featuring the characters from Krazy Kids and My Hero Academia.

▪The characters from My Hero Academia are having trouble winning against the villains. So Deku, Uraraka, and the other heroes of the Academia School head to Teen World and ask the Krazy Kids characters to join them and win by working together as a team.

• Dennis & Travis (2022) - A live action/animated hybrid based on the characters Dennis and Travis.

▪The early stars of the show, Dennis and Travis, are having their time together when they meet two human teenagers named David and Trevor, who help them get back to the show.

• Krazy Kids: Heroic Teens (2022) - A series set after the events of Krazy Kids: Academia Heroes.

▪Set sometime after the film, the Krazy Kids characters get transported to a world where the hero characters from My Hero Academia (except for the villains) start showing what being a hero is all about, though the Krazy Kids get into some silly situations. (Note: Despite the villains not appearing in the upcoming series, the main villain Toga Himiko will appear)

• Teen Life (2022) - A live action/animated hybrid series premiering on Paramount+.

▪ 17-year old high school student named Nate starts to prepare for college when he starts to see iconic characters ranging from the Krazy Kids to The Loud House, but they're not there for laughs, they're there to help him understand the meaning of life.

• Junior Kraze Teeniversity (2022) - An animated series and the reboot of Junior Kraze Adventures (1997 - 2000) featuring teenage versions of the characters.

▪ After 22 years of being retired, the Junior Krazers return to the TV for an all new Krazy fun.

• Teens and Means (2022) - an animated crossover series featuring the characters of Krazy Kids and River City Girls.

▪ When a mysterious portal sends the characters from River City Girls (except for the villains) to the Krazy Kids world, they greeted them with kind and peace, but they occasionally do tough love stuff.

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