Channel Frederator Blog

Animator of strange and hilarious things Steve Stark brings us more strangeness and hilarity in this week’s episode with his short “Goat Away”. Here is a strange and hilarious interview with him.

Channel Frederator: Where did you study animation?

Steve Stark: I took a small course at Quickdraw Animation Society in 2001 or so and then went to VFS in 2004. My grad film was “Super Dee Dooper Giraffe”. (Which was lucky enough to end up on good old episode 19 of Channel Frederator. Yay Frederator! Woohoo!)

CF: What has influenced your work the most?

SS: Back in the day, I used to lie like a whale on the couch watching tons of the The Simpsons, Ren & Stimpy, Beavis and Butthead and the Spike and Mike Sick and Twisted Shorts. I still love those cartoons. They’re gold I tells ya!

CF: Can you tell us about any upcoming projects?

SS: I sure can!

CF: Hooray!

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A new genre of musical pain will be unleashed upon the world this week.
No, it’s not Emo.
Nor is it from the Delta. Or Chicago.

Brace your sad, sad, self for the Red Robot Blues.

This week’s episode features some down-on-their-luck ‘toons from four different artists, plus all the fan written blues riffs about depressed robots that you can handle.

If you don’t watch it, it’ll be a low-down, dirty shame.
Whether you do or don’t, we’ll love you just the same.

Mercy! Take it home!

“Summer Heist”, submitted by Anton Bogaty – A bank heist goes bad in this darkly funny music video for Seattle based band Denelian

“Message in a Bottle”, submitted by Louis Hudson – Short, painful, and hilarious. ‘Nuff said.

“Goat Away”, submitted by Steve Stark – Barnyard animals giving you the blues? Here’s a cure all with heinous consequences.

“Barfy the Pig: Episode 7!”, submitted by Joel & Ryan – Even this cute lil’ guy can’t catch [Read more…]