Craig McCracken
| Craig McCracken | |
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| Years active at Hanna-Barbera | 1995-2001 |
| Years active at Cartoon Network Studios | 2002-2009 |
 Guesting on Space Ghost Coast to Coast | |
Craig McCracken is an American animator, writer, and producer, who sold The Powerpuff Girls as a pilot to Hanna-Barbera in 1995, for the What a Cartoon! anthology, which was aired by the Cartoon Network who turned it into a series from 1998 to 2004, totaling six seasons. In 2022, it was announced that McCracken was working on a revival for Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.[1] McCracken also created Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends for Cartoon Network Studios, which also aired on Cartoon Network for six seasons, before moving to Disney XD to create Wonder Over Yonder, then Netflix for Kid Cosmic.
In 1995, McCracken was interviewed by Space Ghost in the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "President's Day Nightmare," with his What a Cartoon/Powerpuff Girls short winning against the shorts of other creators, including Van Partible, Genndy Tartakovsky, and Eugene Mattos.
For the 2002 DVD release of The Powerpuff Girls Movie, McCracken provided audio commentary.
Crew credits
20th century
21st century
- The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)
- Story, writer, director, storyboard artist, character designer, character layout artist, executive producer
Behind the scenes
- In the 2009 Powerpuff Girls-themed documentary "Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares?," Paul Rudish said that when he met Craig McCracken while at Cal Arts, he walked like Shaggy Rogers.
Tributes
- In The Powerpuff Girls there have been several cameos of and allusions to Craig McCracken:
- "Slumbering with the Enemy:" The Powerpuff Girls and a disguised Mojo Jojo swoon over a girls magazine which has a picture of a man resembling McCracken.
- "Mizzen in Action:" There is a pirate called Captain Crack McCraigen." When McCracken joined Twitter in 2013, he used "CrackCraigen" as his handle.
- In The Powerpuff Girls Movie, McCracken is on the front page of the Townsville Tribune, and he also appears in an office.
Where to find him
References
- ^ Petski, Denise (July 18, 2022). "Animated Series Reboots From Craig McCracken In Works At Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe". Deadline. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
