Matthew I. Jenkins designed our beloved Carl and Master Shake... which is kind of funny considering Carl hates Shake. Today on the podcast we're talking with Matt, the man behind so many of our favorite characters. Matt's telling us all about the early years of the Atlanta animation industry (AKA the birthing grounds of Adult Swim), working side-by-side with the late great C. Martin Croker, and designing characters for Dave Willis & Matt Maiellaro on Aqua Teen. Other topics discussed include getting addicted to Clash Royale, the business of art, the (newfound) never-ending nature of Star Wars, and not getting fired from The Venture Bros.
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♫ The Beatles - Helter Skelter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk1hCSA89fc
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Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:04:30] Working on Plantasm
[00:07:41] Matt's origin story
[00:15:35] Early years in Atlanta animation
[00:20:37] Working with C. Martin Croker
[00:31:28] The beginnings of Aqua Teen
[00:39:15] Designing for Aqua Teen
[00:48:49] Directing the Aqua Teen openings
[00:54:27] Which ATHF character was most difficult to design?
[00:57:50] Working on The Venture Bros.
[01:07:37] Matt's favorite things
[01:17:14] Outro
[01:23:47] Matt's advice
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