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=== Other projects === ==== Collaborations with Fred Seibert ==== After leaving ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', Kricfalusi consulted, and other Spümcø animators worked for Donovan Cook's ''2 Stupid Dogs'', which was put into production by Hanna-Barbera president Fred Seibert. The cartoon's credits read "Tidbits of Poor Taste Supplied by John Kricfalusi" for the three "Little Red Riding Hood" episodes: "Red", "Red Strikes Back", and "Return of Red". In 1994, Hanna-Barbera and Seibert started production on ''What a Cartoon!'', also known as ''World Premiere Toons'' for Cartoon Network. Siebert approached Kricfalusi for advice and for recommendations for personnel to head the shorts, among them David Feiss, Tom Minton, Pat Ventura, and Eddie Fitzgerald. ==== Music videos ==== Kricfalusi directed Icelandic singer Björk's animated music video for the song "I Miss You" in 1997, which features Björk and the character Jimmy the Idiot Boy. Jack Black of Tenacious D approached Kricfalusi to produce a music video for the song "Fuck Her Gently" from their debut album, released in 2001. Black browsed Kricfalusi's website and, since both he and his bandmate Kyle Gass held ''Ren & Stimpy'' in high regard, he asked Kricfalusi to produce the video. The costs amounted to $40,000. Initially, Sony Music did not allow the video to be placed on Tenacious D's website and instead placed it on the record label Grand Royal's website, but later relented. In 2006, Kricfalusi directed two music videos, and served as art director for an animated musical segment. The first music video, for ''Close but No Cigar'' by "Weird Al" Yankovic, was released in September, on the DVD side of the DualDisc album ''Straight Outta Lynwood'', which features Kricfalusi's character ''Cigarettes the Cat''. The second music video was for ''Classico'' by Tenacious D, starring the band members as cartoon characters. He animated them again in a THX logo parody for the band's feature film, ''The Pick of Destiny''. Kricfalusi served as art director for a musical segment in the show ''Class of 3000'' entitled ''Life Without Music'', which first aired on November 3, 2006. In 2014, he produced art for Miley Cyrus' Bangerz Tour. ==== Internet cartoons and ''Hanna-Barbera'' shorts ==== Venturing into Internet cartoons, Kricfalusi created ''Weekend Pussy Hunt'' in 1996 for MSN, which was billed as "the world's first interactive web-based cartoon". The cartoon, which was released in segments, was scheduled to be completed in June 1997, but production under MSN stopped before it was finished. Production later resumed under Icebox.com after the release of Spümcø's own web-based Flash cartoon, ''The Goddamn George Liquor Program''. Between 1998 and 2001, Kricfalusi worked on several Hanna-Barbera cartoons for Cartoon Network: three Yogi Bear parody cartoons he directed and animated, ''Boo Boo and the Man'', ''A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith'' and ''Boo Boo Runs Wild'', and two ''Jetsons'' parody cartoons he produced, ''The Jetsons: Father & Son Day'' and ''The Jetsons: The Best Son''. ==== Cartoon commentaries, magazines, and other media ==== Kricfalusi contributed several articles in 1993 and 1994 for the magazines ''Film Threat'' and ''Wild Cartoon Kingdom'' under various aliases. Kricfalusi appears in several bonus featurettes and provides audio commentaries for the ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection'' volumes 2, 3 and 5, for cartoons directed by Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones. On February 13, 2006, Kricfalusi started his own weblog, ''John K Stuff'', posting about cartoons and the animation industry. The site was originally intended for other artists and entertainers, and specifically other cartoonists. ==== Commercials and freelance work ==== Kricfalusi directed commercials for Comcast and Voice over IP company Raketu in 2007. He was developing a series of cartoon commercials in 2008 for Pontiac Vibe starring George Liquor and Jimmy The Idiot Boy, but the series remained unreleased after General Motors discontinued the Pontiac Vibe auto line in 2009. He developed and animated a series of bumpers using Toon Boom Harmony for Adult Swim in 2011 and again in 2015. He animated the opening couch gags of two episodes of ''The Simpsons'', "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts", which aired in October 2011 and "Treehouse of Horror XXVI", which aired in October 2015. He collaborated with streetwear brand Stüssy to create a short series of apparel based on his designs in 2012, which he promoted with a commercial featuring some of his characters. The advertising agency Muhtayzik-Hoffer hired Kricfalusi in 2013 for an ad campaign for F'real milkshakes. He was involved in the early development of many Reel FX projects such as the 2013 film ''Free Birds'', a pitch for a film adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book ''Happy Birthday to You!'' and a pitch for a film he created with Jim Smith. He posted the concepts for these projects on his blog. He partnered with animator Mike Judge to produce a series of shorts for UFC that aired on Adult Swim throughout 2016. ==== ''Cans Without Labels'' ==== In 2012, Kricfalusi funded through Kickstarter a cartoon short entitled ''Cans Without Labels'', starring the character George Liquor (with Michael Pataki reprising the role for the final time before his death in 2010, having recorded his lines beforehand), with the initial delivery date of February 2013. The cartoon was due to be screened at the 2016 Annecy International Animated Film Festival for the first time, however at the last minute it was announced that it was not ready. However, on August 6, 2017, the Kickstarter was updated, announcing the film's completion. On May 27, 2019, Kricfalusi announced the DVD masterings' completion and released it on his MyShopify store within a week or two, with backers receiving first priority. The short received negative reviews for its animation, humor, sound design, storyline and repeatedly delayed production, as well as Kricfalusi's decision to release it following the sexual abuse allegations made against him the previous year. However, some praised Pataki's voice acting performance.
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