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1982 Klasky Csupo founded in Los Angeles.
Klasky-Csupo, Inc. was formed in 1982 in the spare bedroom of a Hollywood apartment where Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó were living while married.
In 1983, Klasky-Csupo expanded and moved to a new location on Seward Street to open its first facility in Hollywood.
They soon began working on commercials, title sequences, and other projects, and in 1987 the busy company moved to larger quarters.
The studio's first big break came in 1987 when James L. Brooks of Gracie Films hired the studio to produce the title sequence for a new comedy series called The Tracey Ullman Show.
1988 Firm wins assignment to animate The Simpsons.
Building on its success, the studio left Seward Street to open its second facility in Hollywood in 1988 at the corner of Fountain and Highland Avenues.
The shorts were a hit, and, after a one-hour musical special for HBO, the program began running in December of 1989 on the Fox network as a half-hour situation comedy.
The growing company moved to a new, larger space in Hollywood in 1990.
Co-created with Paul Germain, it debuted in 1991 and quickly became a Saturday morning hit.
Starting in 1991, Klasky Csupo began producing Rugrats, one of the first animated shows for Nickelodeon, which was inspired by the couple's two sons and what they would do if they could speak.
In 1992 the studio spent $400,000 of its own funds to produce a 16-minute animated pilot film called Duckman, Private Dick, Family Man, which was based on cartoonist Everett Peck's edgy comic about a cigar-smoking, foulmouthed duck.
Though Zappa had died of cancer in December of 1993, his music was adapted for the series' first season, and his son Dweezil was asked to voice one of the characters.
Duckman Debuts on USA in 1994
The year 1994 also saw Gabor Csupo found a record label called Tone Casualties to issue recordings of ambient and experimental music, including some of his own work.
In 1995 a separate unit, Klasky Csupo Commercials, was formed to take on more of this work.
1995 Commercial production unit launched.
In 1995, the studio debuted Santo Bugito, the first Saturday morning animated comedy.
1996 Three-year "first look" agreement signed with MTV Networks.
After Duckman and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters' were cancelled in 1997, Klasky Csupo began producing The Wild Thornberrys for Nickelodeon.
On December 23, 1998, CEO Terry Thoren concluded an eleven-month negotiation with the car industry Mercedes-Benz and moved the company into the state of the art studio in Los Angeles.
The Rugrats Movie Tops $100 Million in 1998
Also that year, Klasky Csupo established Klasky Csupo Commercials (rebranded as Class-Key Chew-Po Commercials in 1998), helmed by John Andrews, to continue the successful commercial animation business that had grown from the company's initial work in main titles and graphics.
In 1998, Klasky Csupo redesigned McDonald's mascot, Ronald McDonald.
The company is currently working on "RoboSplaat!", a web series featuring the "Ink Splaat" character with a robotic voice from the 1998 logo renamed "Splaat" (voiced by Greg Cipes), which is continuing its use as the main production logo.
In August of 1999 a new Nickelodeon show called Rocket Power was introduced.
The fall of 2000 also saw the debut of As Told by Ginger, a new series produced for Nickelodeon about a teenage girl dealing with the pitfalls of life in junior high school.
2000 Second Rugrats film, Rugrats in Paris, released.
Class-Key Chew-Po Animated Commercials and Broadcast Design were folded into ka-chew! on January 1, 2004.
2005 Rugrats: Tales from the Crib DVD series debuts.
In 2005, the company again worked for Cartoon Network, producing Oogloo + Anju and The Topside Rag for Sunday Pants under ka-chew!
In early 2006 Gabor Csupo took on an outside project for Walt Disney Pictures, directing a live-action film called The Bridge to Terabithia.
In 2006, CEO Terry Thoren departed from the company, and they dissolved the remainder of their 401(k) program, leading them to a period of dormancy and inactivity.
In fall 2006, Klasky Csupo announced development of 28 new animated pilots that were to be up for sale at a later date.
In 2007, Paul Demeyer left Klasky Csupo to found Wild Canary, taking some of ka-chew!'s clients with him.
In 2008, ka-chew! celebrated its 10th anniversary by expanding its roster of directors.
In April 2011, ka-chew! was absorbed into 6 Point Media.
Expect to see the Ollie Mongo first edition digital comic book by the summer of 2012.
The studio is in production on animated webisodes of another unique surprise property to premier on YouTube in late 2012.
In 2012, Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo resurrected the company.
On September 2, 2015, it was announced that Nickelodeon may "seek to experiment with retooled versions of classics" that could include Rugrats.
As of 2015, Klasky Csupo are working on some "top secret projects".
The web series premiered on December 21, 2016.
On July 16, 2018, Nickelodeon announced a revival/reboot of Rugrats, consisting of a 26-episode order.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Walt Disney Company | 1923 | $91.4B | 223,000 | 2,294 |
| The Jim Henson Company | 1955 | $12.0M | 50 | - |
| Broadway Video | 1979 | $28.0M | 75 | - |
| ShadowMachine | 1999 | $20.0M | 264 | - |
| Nickelodeon Animation | 1990 | $7.1M | 200 | - |
| Elevator World Inc. | - | $3.5M | 20 | - |
| Collinson Media & Events | - | $180,000 | 1 | - |
| Lfp, Inc. | 1976 | $27.8M | 1,342 | - |
| L.A. Theatre Works | 1977 | $550,000 | 50 | - |
| Playboy | 1964 | $185.5M | 211 | - |
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