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Toons These Days
With Alex Dudley
Ed, Edd n Eddy
1999-2009
January 12, 2015
JXP: What inspired you to do animated videos?
ALEX: Andrew Dickman's old Flash cartoons got me into making animations. They showed me how easy animation can be done using the program.
JXP: What was the inspiration for Conroy Cat and Doggy Dacschnud?
ALEX: Conroy Cat was inspired by shonen manga and was going to be about a toon working hard to be a famous star in Cartoon Land, challenging parodies of famous toons along the way, and Doggy served as his coach in cartoon physics. Originally, Conroy's design looked more Disney-ish, and Doggy was a more happy bouncy character, until it was suggested by peers in college that Conroy should look more angular in design, and Doggy should be a grumpy character.
JXP: Who played the two?
ALEX: As shown in the credits, Conroy Cat is voiced by Leo Melanson. Doggy has been voiced by numerous people, and is currently voiced by Jon Causith.
JXP: How did you learn Flash animation?
ALEX: I learned in both grade school and in college.
JXP: Did you voice any characters in your videos?
ALEX: I voiced Doggy in his first animated appearance.
JXP: Why did Toons These Days end before you decide to revive it again?
ALEX: I wanted to end Toons These Days to work on other animated projects. When those didn't pan out I returned to making more TTD.
JXP: Will there be any misadventures of the two outside cartoon reviews?
ALEX: They started off as characters in a webcomic. If I were to do any adventures with them, it'll be in comic form.
JXP: Any TV cartoon influences?
ALEX: Too many to count.
JXP: Any advice for a cartoonist like myself?
ALEX: Make what you want to make and practice drawing everyday!
JXP: Any non-Toons These Days projects your working on?
ALEX: Aside from secret animation project, mostly I plan on trying to make more comics.
JXP: Will the two ever find love?
ALEX: Probably.
JXP: I'm currently doing a web series entitled FUNBOX. If I wish for you to do animation scenes, would you be interested?
ALEX: I don't provide animation services for free, plus I'm busy working on Toons These Days and planning to start making comics again.
JXP: IIf there's money involved, what's your rate of work? And would you still be interested?
ALEX: Before I can consider working on a animation project, I need to know the animation's running time, what the cartoon's about, and what the character's look like. I also need to know what version of Flash you use. Since I have Flash CS3, I can't open anything that's more recent than CS4. I don;t do cleanup work, and I do inbetweens for $10 per second when working with a pre-buit character rigs. Frame-by-Frame (traditional) animation would cost $20-30 per second depending on the characters design. We'll see. As mentioned before, I am busy with other projects. I do appreciate the offer though!
-Alex D.