Utica Cartoon HD
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- Опубліковано 17 гру 2023
- Utica Cartoon (2001) was a pilot I made with my brother Will Krause for Cartoon Network. We've been really happy to see so many nice comments on the version I uploaded 15 years ago, so I dug into my backup drives and found a nice HD transfer of the 35mm film print. The version that aired on Cartoon Network was a lower-resolution scan, so this is the nicest it's ever looked, and is much closer to what we'd intended 22 years ago. We hope you enjoy it!
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i didn't even pick up the first time how johnny and marty were actually in opposite policeman disguises to the ones that logically made sense for their body shape
One of my favorite things is to make things that nobody realizes are jokes for 22 years. For instance, when Dan stands up at 4:12 I added the noise of a chair scooting out of the way, even though he's at a booth and the chairs are clearly the kind that don't scoot out of the way. To me, this is the highest form of humor. However, the nation's eight-year-olds disagree, and this was not made into a series.
@CheesyHfj
It's so cool that you like Utica Cartoon, I can definitely see the inspiration in your writing. Very based 👍
@@frankrauseI love little jokes like that!
This cartoon invokes a strong feeling of nostalgia in me. I feel like I’m a kid turning on Cartoon Network for an episode or two before I have to go to school. It almost always put me in a good mood for the day.
I hope this cartoonist knows what a precious little gem they created.
Funny because this pilot WAS created for Cartoon Network
It definitely has an "eating breakfast before school" feel to it, i can almost see my reflection in the still dark window early in the morning in my old living room while watching this
Seeing the credits have a list of "cel painters" made me appreciate this cartoon even more. There's just so much extra work and care that goes into traditional animation that makes me respect the people behind them. this is cool.
At some point I remember totaling up the time sheets, and I think the cel painters spent about a thousand hours coloring this cartoon.
Always gotta appreciate stuff that’s animated in-house on cels. Always looks beautiful
@@frankrause Do you plan on selling the cel sheets like most cartoons do? and if not I perfectly understand, this whole cartoon is beautiful.
I hadn't thought of it, but I have some of them in a closet somewhere, I think! @@cookiecowchu
This could’ve been the Regular Show of the 90’s had it been picked up. I could see Rigby doing something like this.
*2000s
Ahh, sorry about that. Just noticed it says 2001 in the description. Thanks!
@@user-yr8mu1ce1m All good 2001’s pretty close to the 90’s so there’s still quite a lot of 90’s vibes
It's funny you mention Regular Show as the sound effect at 1:03 sounds straight out of that show to me
I have been saying "If you spray dog, you're disqualified" constantly since I saw the original upload. I can't express how much I love this cartoon.
I vividly remember being 4 years old and watching the pilot for this. It's a shame it never got picked up, but I'm so glad to see it survived and ended up on UA-cam.
i found the original vid like 2 weeks ago and ive already watched it 8 times i love everything about it. thank you so much for this!!
Same here. What a lovely surprise!
Same here!!
Same story here
actually same, what the hell
november 28th it just dropped and i thought it was a contemporary thing until i saw it was posted 15 years ago
and now this shows up
Haha same
painting hot dogs... that weird static that happens between cell paint and acetate... Also other memories. thank you for including me. It was such a memorable experience.
you worked on this?? tell me more!
Chip! You painted cels so good! So nice to see a familiar name out here on the UA-cam!
Remember seeing this on Cartoon Network decades ago, and it's nice to see it again in such pristine quality!
It's a shame the HDTV era and cel animation era didn't really overlap.
Eh, film animation is pretty well preserved at this point, I saw my aunt watching Robin hood last night and I've got to say it looked wonderful, (also I see what the fuss about HIM was).
@@paulbunyangonewild7596animated films like Robin Hood are generally well preserved but animated shows? Not very often. Even popular ones like the Simpsons or SpongeBob don't have the cleanest quality on early seasons cause tv productions didn't use as high quality film or care to store them as well.
@@paulbunyangonewild7596 Everything's fine and good as long as the original creator is here on youtube to share the film reel with us! Sadly this is the miracle story we rarely get to see - the cel animation world is filled with gems, short films, pilots, promos and rare releases which only survive on TV broadcasts or out-of-print VHS releases...
watching this I am now remembering that "marty, it's not chocolate" was a joke that I was OBSESSED with for ages after seeing this pilot. I'm really glad to see this cartoon again and in such great quality!
God this is so beautiful thank you and your brother for making this, and thank you for coming back 15 years later with an HD upload!
Never thought I'd see the day this thing was in full HD. Still a great pilot.
A classic remastered!
Found this just recently and I’m so happy to see it in high definition. So much stuff you don’t see, the textures in the lines and the buildings, the shadows of the cels. Great stuff. Unbelievable.
Beef franks in cartoons always look more sweet than savory and are always pink for some reason I swear
3:04 is nobody gonna talk about the fact the "fancy mustard" was named motor oil? xD
I love it when it aired in "What a Cartoon". It had a good dub here in Mexico.
glizzy gobbling in glorious 4k
Love the character design and the backgrounds. If this was made I feel like it would've run for 2 or 3 seasons and remembered fondly by kids who remembered it. You two deserved more.
Definitely used that “I am shocked and appalled” quote when I was 10
5:25 This one of the funniest gags I’ve seen in a cartoon 😭
Truly could have been the Regular Show of it's time.
Honestly Cartoon Network made a mistake for not picking this up
I'm from Utica and we call those Steamed Hams.
i love how this was specifically sourced from a 35mm film print. i already appreciate the aesthetic of 35mm film, so seeing it here is wicked cool. this short and it's art style is still awesome btw. always makes me hungry for beef franks for some reason.
I saw some comments on the original video about the end credits song (which I love to pieces) It's so charming in the exact way the whole animation is. If you ever do music stuff it would be sweet to hear a newer rendition or even just a longer version. So cool to see Utica in HD.
i loved this little short back on cartoon network before the entire channel lost its way. i always wondered what wouldve happened over donuts
8 DAYS AGO?? how fitting. I saw this for the first time a month ago and absolutely love it
omg this is like wearing glasses for the first time
So many details for a split second. Can of barf pretty much sums it up.
I saw the original upload just a while ago... UA-cam gives ideas like this a place to thrive where a TV station might not and that's wonderful. Maybe adult swim will finally pick up this pilot one day
I just realized this totally predicted No Rolls Barred's "Guess Who Based On Vibes" video.
This is so awesome!!! I wish this show had multiple episodes!
I've been looking for this for years I knew I'd seen it.
I like Johnny, he's a cool cat.
This always felt like a 2000s styled Regular Show to me. Its really sad this didn't win the CN Big Pick Contest, but I believe it's competition was Billy and Mandy that year, so that's at least understandable.
Also, kudos on the HD grab on this. It's super crisp. (Edit: didn't realize you were one of the creators; my bad. But regardless, I thank you for your great work doing this restoration and bringing me back to a time before I hit my teens.)
Never heard of this before, and that’s a real shame because I love this pilot! Wish I could’ve seen it sooner. Also wish it could’ve gotten picked up
honestly might be my favorite cartoon pilot ever ngl
God has answered my prayers
Today on "Cartoons I thought I hallucinated"
I honestly wish this got picked up
This gives major 90's cartoons vibe.
I'll always wish there was more of this.
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I love this cartoon sm the animation is so cool and the drawings are so awesome
This was so bizarre. Unlike most previous pilots, it didn't really have that Hanna-Barbera/Tartakovsky-esque animation/comedy style i was already accustomed to at the time. But I really missed it anyway, and seeing it again in HD is a great Christmas present
That was freaking awesome! I wish it got greenlit, I want more!
Literally the first time I'm ever seeing this, wasn't alive when this was made, but I agree with the other people here that this totally should've been picked up, it's pretty chill
Woah HD? Holy Moly :O
Holy crap I remember seeing this as a kid on TV. For some reason I was really confused by it.
the ending song is so fun, is there a full version of it somewhere?
Sadly, this pilot didn't become a series, so we never got to tell the full story of their life on the lam in Ontario.
I want a full song too!
Jesus this has been hidden in a dark recess of my mind for ages
Really love thie piliot was a true shame it wasnt picked up
i started watching through all the cartoon network pilots i could find a couple months ago and thought Utica Cartoon was the most unique and one of the best among them. it's such a treat to see it in HD--i hope some of the creators behind those other pilots share similar re-uploads!
I can't believe I never saw this before. Amazing.
I had alot of fun with this one
as they say in france "that was good"
Finally now everyone can watch this with glasses on
Hi this got recommended to me, and I like this.
Same
i didn’t know this existed until 8 minutes ago but oh my god i love this😭😭
I have been watching this over and over and over again because the vibes are just SO GOOD! It's whimsical and relatable and so down-to-earth and I really wish it could be a full series someday. This is a "good vibes" cartoon and I love it
I want more of this, it's so comforting
I’ve revisited this pilot every so often for the last decade and always loved it! Thank you for this new version!
As a citizen of Utica, I can confirm that we have hot-dog eating bears roaming around town
Thanks to the chef for preventing an instance of vore
What's really interesting but dumb, was that JG Quintel had the same premise and kids absolutely loved, like it was the greatest show of all time, yet we have this masterpiece nearly the same, and sadly was cancelled for not being a CN show.
i just realized that the background counts down from 6 at 1:09!!! i love this so much!
NO WAY ITS HD NOW!??
this is such a great animation and WAY ahead of its time for 2001
I keep coming back to this video (the original one bc I just found this one)
Also it’s really interesting to see an older animation in HD
Damn great quality to an underrated cartoon
Tbh, this should have won. I would have loved to see another episode
This looks amazing! Love cels in HD.
If by some chance you guys decided to do a Kickstarter campaign to at least flesh out 5 episodes of this, I would gladly donate because I loved this pilot when I was a kid! I still remember the day I first saw this! I was sitting in my father's very empty loft and watching potential pilots, I remember this one the most! Seriously how come Cartoon Network didn't reach out to you guys when they were thinking of the regular show? Not a fan of that show but its elements easily matched this one in a way.
Thank you!!! This short is such a classic and I'm so happy to see it as originally intended. Thanks again!
saw the original like a month ago this is pretty cool 2 see
No way, I just discovered this and here it is remastered!
3:34 one must imagine Dan happy
The single greatest animation of all time. I love everything about it, wish it was fleshed out into a full series.
I saw this for the first time last week and I'm glad I got to see it again in glorious HD!
i would do anything for more utica
Completely and utterly adore this.
I found the original cartoon on youtube a few weeks ago and, then you release the HD version. I wish the show got picked up.
Finally! This is awesome. I wish this got accepted for cartoon network
I just moved to Utica and this is important media to me.
Welcome to upstate, Kim! I'm out in LA these days and miss my hometown, especially around the holidays. I'd suggest you go grab some halfmoon cookies at Holland Farms, maybe some chocolate pusties at the Florentine, check out some art at around Munson Williams, and finish the day with a pie at O'Scugnizzo's. Hope you enjoy it!
@@frankrause thank you! So far I love the food and the Munson is beautiful but one important question remains….where can I get a good hot dog? 🐻 🌭
@@kimabrams97 Go to Voss's on Oriskany Blvd. They are closed for the winter but will be open in April. They also have amazing milkshakes. In the meantime, you will have to drive to Heid's, which is in Liverpool, near Syracuse. They're very good, but Voss's is the best.
@@frankrause thank you!
this show needs to be picked up by somebody, i fucking love this video
this should have been a full show!! this is great, i didnt know about this until now))
what!! this is the best thing I have ever seen!! Im charmed!!!!
This entire channel is a gold mine
Yay! Now I can like this video again!
got recommended the original a few times but never checked it out until this new transfer got reuploaded. i really liked this!
This is the best
LONG HAVE WE WAITED!
I discovered it a couple weeks ago. Went out with my brother for hotdogs the day you uploaded this and showed it to him right after. Perfect.
no way, what are the odds i found this video last night and you just released this??
this is too good, i wish it became a show
Glad to see this.
One of my favorite parts is the Guess Whom game at the beginning
I want more of this so bad omg
Will's upload of the show from 2006 was low quality, so you helped him post them in better quality in 2006, and in HD in 2023.
oh wow it's really nice seeing this in hd, seeing the shadows from the animation cels and other stuff is really cool
Literally just came across the original a couple days ago. So awesome to see this!!
yoo!! happy to see you still care about this animation.
Im kkinda stoked this takes place in utica