That one was a good one. It’s a shame that’s the show that ultimately brought down Vinton Studios, financially. They were the ones who did the California raisins commercials, and the M&Ms commercials, among other things.

That crash is what ultimately got Phil Knight,of Nike fame, to gain a majority share of the studio and fire Will Vinton. He then put his son, Travis Knight, in charge of the studio, and changed the name to Laika.

I had animation instructors who worked in the PJs before they were all laid off. Everyone was bitter about the Vinton getting fired. I did get to meet Vinton once too, so that was neat!