- My brother and I wrote the screenplay for Leno all in one week. We also wrote all of the songs.
- I played a total of 9 different characters in Leno including Jay (both young Jay and present Jay), Beyondo, Iron Jay, Mr Brain, Evil Jay, Billy Tuttle, Bob Johnson, and Johnny Allegro (the world's handsomest garbage man). While 4 of those ones appeared in both the stage and film versions, Johnny Allegro and Bob Johnson only appeared in the stage version.
- Doizee of the Doizee Club fame was first discovered in Spain.
- As of 2001, the Doizee Club is the most popular show for children of all ages. It won several awards and Doizee herself won herself a place in the tv hall of fame. It's only competition is a New Zealand kiddie show called Bumble which is about a bee.
- The makeup I wore to play Jay and his tonight show characters in the film version of Leno took 3 hours to apply. The makeup was courtesy of our resident makeup expert Dan McCloud. It was very realistic mind you, so realistic that no one could tell it was me they thought it was the real Jay.
- In addition to the original Jay Leno Playtime Friend there's also Beyondo, Iron Jay, Billy Tuttle and Mr Brain. There's also two halloween exclusives Vampire Jay and the Wereleno. The rarest one of these is the Friends Forever Jay Leno Playtime Friend which we gave Jay as a farewell present on his last term as tonight show host.
- Millitary Koalas is our most popular animated series and has about 5 seasons of episodes in all. Season 6 is now airing. The Millitary Koalas movie won several awards at the annual film festival.
Monday, 19 October 2009
Facts
Saturday, 18 April 2009
All the diffferent songs in a musical
- Angry Mob Song- The angry mob song is a song which is sung by an angry mob- usually sung right before they decide to chase after the monster.
- Busby Berkeley Number- a showstopping number with showgirls and the like. It's like an over-the-top homage to Busby Berkeley, most notable example of this song is Be Our Guest from Beauty And The Beast.
- Cut Song- a song which isn't included in the actual movie but appears in the stage version and the soundtrack. Human Again wasn't included in the original theatricial release of Beauty And The Beast but was in the stage versions after that, the soundtrack and later appeared in the special edition dvd.
- Crowd Song - this song is usually sung by a big crowd of people. Usually happens at the begining of the film or at the end.
- Dark Reprise- a rather grim reprise of an earlier song, is usually sung by someone else other than the character who sang the earlier song.
- Epic Song- this song is the one that makes the film an instant hit. This is a HUGE number that just screams "awesome".
- Fanfare- this particular kind of song is used to mark the entrance of an extremely important character, usually some kind of nobleman.
- Final Love Duet- this song is sung by the main character and his/her love interest. This is to express their love for the very last time.
- I Am Song- this song is song by the main character, it's usually about what he/she is like and what makes him/her so special. It's usually one of the first songs in the film.
- I Want Song- another song sung by the main character, the main character sings about his/her hopes, dreams and desires and what he/she wants out of life.
- Medley- a mixture of all the different songs combined. Usually appears at the end of the movie.
- Movie Bonus Song - a song that never appears in the original theatricial version of the film but appears in the special edition as a "bonus song". Is also featured on the soundtrack.
- Opening Chorus- this is the big chorus number that is played at the begining of the movie and reprised at the end a little as well.
- Solo Duet- this song is a duet version of a solo. Usually done by two characters.
- Villain Love Song- this is one of the two songs sung by the villain of the piece. For this one the villain/villainess sings about his/her obsession over the hero/heroine and how much they want him/her to be theirs.
- Villain Song- this is the second one and the one villains are famous for. The Villain Song is where the villain sings all about him/herself and what their evil plans are, if it's in a cartoon- expect plenty of pyrotechnics and the like. Notable examples include Gaston, Be Prepared, Toxic Love, In The Dark Of The Night, Don't Make Me Laugh, and Oogie Boogie Song.
- The Villain Sucks Song- A song sung by another character about how terrible the villain is. The character singing it describes the villain/villainess's villainous personality and other wicked traits for theirs. Notable examples include Hitler Only Has One Ball, You're A Mean One Mr Grinch and Cruella De Vil.
Our good friend Tyrone The Terrible is an expert when it comes to Villain Songs in general. His whole gimick is based on the art of being evil. He's a supervillain, a very hammy but likable supervillain to be precist. In addition to being an evil genius he is also a gifted singer and songwriter. He's a Villain With Good Publicity. He has his own evil lair, it's just three blocks away from our museum/amusement park. It's located in a big spooky looking fortress with a giant T on it. The doorbell plays the song Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears. He has two books out, one of is How To Be A Villain and the other is his autobiography The Life Of An Evil Genius. He has his own evil laugh and his own Villain Song. He has a lot of minions. In his evil lair there are various evil gadgets and weapons, there is also a dungeon where he locks up his enemies in, a torture room, and a pit full of dangerous maneating sharks/pirahnas/crocodiles. His idols include Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Tim Curry. In most of our work he writes the villain songs- he sometimes even sings them himself. One notable example of this is his work in our animated epic Fantastic Portal where he voiced the main villain a cunning spellcaster type named Simon The Evil Overlord who was modelled and based on American Idol judge Simon Cowell- he used his clever Simon Cowell impersonation when doing it, and not only did he write his character's own villain song he also sang it rather well. He also wrote the song Inconcievable a villain song for the character of Vinzini from The Princess Bride as well as numerous other villain songs including I Am Evil Jay from our hit musical Leno. He is a good friend of actor Tim Curry, it was his idea to have Tim Curry be the voice of the evil dropbear Morlock in the rock opera episode of Millitary Koalas and let me tell you it was pure genius. We enjoyed bringing the character of Morlock to life. It was even more enjoyable when we did it for the movie. Like us, Tyrone The Terrible also is an inventor and has made several toys, most of which were made for evil purposes.
Monday, 6 April 2009
Millitary Koalas merchandise
Action Figures: Heroes.
These Millitary Koalas action figures are like no other. This is the heroes set of Millitary Koalas action figures. Military Koalas are freedom fighting marsupials who are cute but tough. The Millitary Koalas action figure sets are inspired by the intelligent toys from Small Soldiers.
- Sparky and Sparky Jr.
- Nigel
- Cher
- Blondie
- Sidney
- Cher
- Falco
- Dio
- Clark
- Elton
- Mozart (my character)
- Beethoven (my brother's character)
- Madonna (Andria's character, comes with exploding beer kegs)
Action figures: Villains.
- Donny Van Dingo (the main bad guy, half man half dingo)
- Manogator (half man half aligator)
- Spiderella (the spiderlady)
- Morlock the dropbear and his goons.
- Zyrak, Spirit Of Darkness (Tyrone The Terrible's character)
- Great White Steve (the sharkman, Darth Rangoon's character)
- Cesil the lizard man.
- Howler (a marsupial werewolf also known as a thylacine)
games:
- Operation Thunder.
- Millitary Koalas the movie video game
- Marsupial Omega Mission,
- Millitary Koalas: Warzone (a fighting game with fully destructable enviroments).
- Marsupial Squadron (role playing game)
- Rescue Mission Alpha.
Books:
- Millitary Koalas: The Movie novelisation.
- Charge Into Battle (role playing game guidebook)
- Bravery Preveils (a story told from the point of one of the main characters)
- Character Database.
- Morlock's Trickery
- Heroes Journal
- Top Secret Database Factfiles
- Gizmos and Gadgets Compendium (a guide to the various weapons and gadgets used by the millitary koalas).
Graphic novels:
- Millitary Koalas: Rescue Mission Alpha.
- Millitary Koalas: The Movie.
- Down Under Thunder.
- Mysterious Mistress (the first appearance of Andria's character, believe us it's epic)
- Operation: Blitz (a satire of the Rambo films).
- Robot Double Trouble (Terminator spoof).
- Beware Of The Thylacine.
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
New dvd releases
We've got some great new dvd releases of some of our works and they are:
The Complete Nitwits Series
Genre: Comedy.
Rated: LOL.
Plot: The award winning Nitwits movies are zany comedies about three dumb guys like The Three Stooges. In Nitwits 1, The Nitwits join a local country club owned by the aristocratic Lord Fancypants, the aristocrats daughter is captured by a mysterious criminal mastermind and it's up to the nitwits to solve the case, in Nitwits 2 our dimwitted friends join the army and are sent to deliver a very important message to General Annoying and finally in Nitwits 3, The nitwits are spies and are on a secret mission.
Fantastic Portal
Genre: Fantasy.
Rated: PG.
Plot: This fantastic fantasy adventure is the story of a far away kingdom located in a magical place called Babalasia, it features Joshua Loius Belushi as the voice of a young prince named Elroy who goes on an epic quest. Also included in the voice cast is Tyrone The Terrible as the voice of Darklord Simon of the shadow realm (modelled on American Idol judge Simon Cowell), a powerful evil overlord with a variety of dark supernatural powers. State of the art animation is used in this film. Me and my brother voice to wacky koalas called Kevin and Ken (Kevin is a blue koala and Ken is a red one). It also has quite a few transformation scenes in it- shapeshifting is one of Darklord Simon's powers in the film, and he does pull off a great One Winged Angel act where he turns into a panther with black dragon-like wings and ram's horns. Tyrone The Terrible wrote the villain songs for his character.
Leno
Genre: Musical/Biopic.
Rated: G.
Plot: It's the awe inspiring story of Tonight Show host Jay Leno, starring me as Jay (and also as Beyondo, Iron Jay, Evil Jay, Billy Tuttle and Mr Brain) and also featuring various people who are friends of ours. Amright alumni Red Ant, Chucky G, Agrimorfree, EmiLoca, Jason, Annie Are You Okay and Andria make cameo appearances in it.
Cartoonatics
Genre: Live action/animation hybrid.
Rated: G.
Plot: This hillarious comedy features my brother as a cartoonist who winds up in a cartoon city of his own creation, features a variety of cartoon characters we've created and also has cameo appearances by Basil Brush and a cartoon version of our own plush rat Ratty.
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Camp Lazlo Story
The characters we've added to the story are:
- Jake (my character, a koala bean scout)
- Elwood (my brother's character, a koala bean scout)
- Karren (Andria's character, a panda bear squirell scout who is different than most of the other girls in her cabin)
- Andrew (Red Ant's character, an ant bean scout
- Joseph (Agrimorfee's character, a Chameleon bean scout)
- Buck (Chucky G's character, a hamster bean scout, named after the title character from the film Uncle Buck)
- Wolfgang (Sam Leno's character, a wolf bean scout)
- Charlie (Joshua Louis Belushi's character, a dog bean scout)
- Dusty (Chinstar's character, a lion bean scout)
- Bonzi (TSB's character, a gorilla bean scout)
- Kevin (AFW's character, a penguin bean scout)
- Marlon (Alvin's character, a cat bean scout)
- Bessie (Annie's character, a cow squirell scout)
- Catherine (EmiLoca's character, a racoon squirell scout)
- Lance (Weremoose's character, a moose bean scout, related to Scoutmaster Lumpus)
- Iggy (Wiggy's character, a kangaroo bean scout)
- Thomas (WereKatt's character, a cat bean scout)
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Biker Mice Extreme: Species Guide.
Martian Mice
Home planet: Mars.
Powers: Keen senses, telepathy, super stength and others.
Most famous members of this species: The biker mice.
Specialty: Hero work.
Appearance: Differs (some muscular, some thin, and some fat), furry, have large ears and red antennae, a tail.
Likable: Yes.
Good to be around: Yes (unless you’re one of the following: Rat, Plutarkian or Catatonian)
Background: Martian mice are one of the main alien species in this Biker Mice adventure- it’s their job to save the universe and make it safe for everyone. The most famous being of course the bros themselves. These guys are known for hero work and being freedom fighters.
Plutarkians
Home planet: Plutark.
Powers: Quite a lot of interesting powers + their trademark stench which can make even a skunk pass out from it.
Most famous of this species: Too many to count.
Speciality: Planetary conquest.
Appearance: Usually quite overweight (there are few “thin“ plutarkians in this), blueish scaly skin with gills, pointed fin-like ears (some also have a crest-like head fin on the top of their heads), small fangs, sharp claws and redish eyes.
Likable: Not very but some are.
Good to be around: No (unless of course you’re a rat or a sand raider)
Background: Plutarkians are a race of fat, smelly fish-like aliens that are named after cheeses (except Murdock and The Loogeys) and their many job is to try and take over the galaxy. They’re known for their bad stench and equally as a bad attitudes.
Stalkers
Home planet: N/A.
Powers: Keen senses and superior hunting skills.
Most famous of this species: The Stalkers themselves.
Speciality: Hunting.
Appearance: Insect-like with bird legs.
Likable: Not at all.
Good to be around: Avoid these at all costs.
Background: Stalkers are a very scary race of insectoid-like creatures who are skilled at hunting. They are very menacing and use their hunting skills to hunt down enemies.
Catatonians
Home planet: Catatonia.
Powers: Agile, strong, keen senses, skilled fighters.
Most famous of this species: Hairball, Cataclysm, good guy catatonian Tiger (Owen Wilson).
Speciality: Land redevelopment.
Appearance: Cat-like.
Likable: Not very (unless you like cats).
Good to be around: Not at all (unless you’re a rat, sand raider, plutarkian, or stalker).
Background: Catatonians are a feline-like alien races with superb skills and other talents. These are the most deadly in the galaxy.
Martian Rats
Home planet: Mars.
Powers: Various.
Most famous of this species: Mace.
Speciality: Villain/mercenary work.
Appearance: Ummm….they’re alien rats with a bit of wolf thrown in (the ears).
Likable: Not at all (unless you’re a plutarkian, stalker, catatonian or sand raider).
Good to be around: Steer clear of these guys.
Background: Rats are crafty, sinister and rather dangerous- you would not want to be around these guys.
Sand Raiders
Home planet: N/A.
Powers: Various.
Speciality: Pirate type work and slavery.
Most famous of this species: Slobber the mutt and his crew.
Appearance: Hyena-like.
Likable: Not very (unless you’re a Stalker, Plutarkian, Rat or Catatonian).
Good to be around: Not at all.
Background: They’re the slave masters, they’re also pirates. They are as deadly as they are forceful.
Tudesian Rabbits
Home planet: N/A.
Powers: Various.
Speciality: Mechanics and fixing things.
Most famous of this species: Princess Xena (Daphne Zuniga).
Appearance: Rabbit-like.
Likable: Extremely.
Good to be around: Yes, plus they’re really handy.
Background: These guys are Tudesian Rabbits, they’re very cute and skilled too. You would defiantly want one of these as your friend.
Mog
Home planet: Moggia.
Powers: Keen senses, high iq, and extremely skilled as well as having various cool superpowers.
Speciality: Loyalty and protection.
Most famous of this species: Fido (John Candy).
Appearance: Half man half dog.
Likable: Very.
Good to be around: They sure are.
Note: Ben unlocks this as the third alien form after Fido accidentally touches the omnnitrix, Ben calls this form Dog Man.
Background: Mogs are a very adorable race of half human half dog (as demonstrated by John Candy in Spaceballs) who are very loyal, skilled and playful.
Plantians
Home planet: Tropica.
Powers: Various different powers.S
Speciality: Camouflage.
Most famous of this species: Archibald and his sister Aretha (the Audrey II plant and his sister Clarabelle, voiced by Levi Stubbs and E.G Daily)
Appearance: Alien plants that can talk and have eyes- most of Archibald’s kind resemble a venus flytrap except his sister Aretha who resembles a flower.
Likable: Quite but you wouldn’t want to get on Archibald’s bad side.
Good to be around: Sure.
Note: This is the fourth alien form Ben unlocks, and this is after Archibald puts a bit of his dna into the omnitrix, Ben calls this form Trappus.
Background: Plantians are a peaceful race of alien plants with unique skills that they use to help.
Belooshitarions.
Home planet: Belooshitaria.
Powers: Their powers (along with their general appearance and characteristics) mimic those of the lycanthrope species known as Werebelushi (they even possesss an attack which they can use on anyone no matter what species they are and if that said person gets effected by this attack they’ll turn into a Belooshitarion themselves- this however doesn’t work on Stalkers, Plutarkians, Rats, or Catatonians- two of the good guy races it doesn’t work on are Plantians and Tudesian rabbit, but it works on Martian mice, humans, rockstarians and mogs).
Most famous of this species: Kuldroth (John Belushi) and his son Todd (Josh Peck).
Speciality: Technology, loyalty and hero work.
Appearance: A lot like the lycanthrope species Werebelushi (fat and furry with the features of actor John Belushi)
Likable: Extremely+ they’re fun.
Good to be around: Very.
Background: Belooshitarions hail from the jungle-like planet of Belooshitaria. Belooshitarions are known for their dedication to hero work and technology (the main base on their home planet is full of high tech stuff including a super computer).
Rockstarians
Home planet: Rockstaria.
Powers: Their power to rock and various other powers.
Most famous of this species: Eddie and Mac (Jack Black and Kyle Gass).
Speciality: Pop culture.
Appearance: Hairy with unusual colored skin, claws and other features (most of Eddie and Mac’s kind are tubby while the Awesome One played by Dio is never actually seen due to his mysteriousness).
Likable: Awesomely likable.
Good to be around: Yes!
Background: The Rockstarians are a very awesome species that dedicate themselves to pop culture (especially rock music) and other things. They possesses various super abilities including the power to rock.