Channel Frederator Blog

Woooo! I’m so excited!

This week’s episode features a Tom Jones
(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! TOM JONES!!!) music video and a Rob Renzetti
(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!! ROB RENZETTI!!!) short.

*flings underpants at screen*

Seriously, it’s totally appropriate to freak out. This episode is beyond awesome.

Tom Jones - “Give a Little Love”, submitted by Fernando Reginato – AAAaaaaahhhhh! Woooooooo!
Ahem. Here is a slick, retro-style music video for “Give a Little Love” from Tom Jones’ most recent album 24 Hours.

“Mina and the Count”, submitted by Rob Renzetti – A popular Oh Yeah! cartoon back by popular demand!

WARNING: Channel Frederator is rated EXPLICIT. Spring has sprung, people. You don’t know what you’re gonna see. Just promise us you’ll get permission from a parent or guardian prior to viewing.

-Bailee DesRocher

Little did creator Rob Renzetti know that when he made this short, it would lead to a hit series on Nickelodeon! Part of the Oh Yeah! Cartoons shorts program, this 7-minute-wonder introduces the fabulous Jenny, and also captures the show’s signature design, color, and fabulous backgrounds. The title of this short later got changed to “My Life As A Teenage Robot” when Nickelodeon picked it up to go to series.

Says Renzetti, “The origins of (this original short) are a lesson in the laws of reverse effort. Fred and I were both strongly pushing Mina and The Count during the second season of Oh Yeah. I really wanted it to be a series. The network was not buying it, so much so that they cancelled the sixth episode I was slated to do. Fred let me keep the slot. I had an idea about a normal human emotional teenage girl who’s boyfriend was a normal [Read more…]