![]() One of the unusual design features of the show is the patterns used on the characters' clothing or skin. Episodes can be purchased from the iTunes store in the United States which are delivered with the sequences as are episodes which are available on Cartoon Network's VOD website also within the United States. Cartoon Network chooses not to air the puppet credit sequences, but starting on September 3, 2007, episodes have aired the puppet segments. Each episode is produced with a 30 second puppet sequence that is meant to run over the ending credits. Greenblatt estimates he spent about seven years working on Chowder before the show made it to air.Įpisodes are produced in seasons which consist of 20 half-hour episodes. Once Greenblatt pitched the concept to Cartoon Network, it was about two years before the series was approved for production with another year in production before the pilot episode aired. ![]() Shnitzel was created originally as a personal character design exercise in the late 1990s. Some of the inspiration comes from Richard Scarry, with other inspiration from Saturday morning cartoons. Chowder himself was developed with no specific species in mind, but rather with the intentions of invoking the image of a child's soft squeeze toy. The plot devices were modified so that the story revolves around a master chef who teaches his young apprentice how to cook. Greenblatt originally based the premise on the idea of the sorcerer's apprentice style of story, such as The Sword in the Stone. Reruns of the show can be seen on Cartoon Network.ĭuring his time working on Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, Greenblatt had been sketching various characters for his own animation series concept. The show combines traditional animation with live action, stop motion animation, and puppetry. The title character is a chubby young 10 year old (9 years old in Season 1, and 12 years old in episode "Old Man Thyme") child named Chowder (often referred to as a cat, bear, rabbit creature), an apprentice to a chef named Mung Daal, who owns a catering company serving the fictional Marzipan City. ![]() Greenblatt, a former storyboard artist on SpongeBob SquarePants and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. Chowder is an Emmy-winning American animated television series which ran from Novemto Augon Cartoon Network. ![]()
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