Johnny Bravo
Johnny helps a pretty zookeeper to find her missing gorilla.
Writer: Van Partible
Director: Van Partible
Cast: Jeff Bennett, Mae Whitman, Maurice LaMarche, Soleil Moon Frye
I animated the majority of the short with the help of my friend from college, Andy Bialk. At one point, I pitched the short to legendary movie producer, Dawn Steel, when she came by to tour Hanna-Barbera Studios. I must have done something right because she took an interest in the short, hoping to put it in front of her upcoming film, “Angus.” Of course, it never panned out, but Fred Seibert said that he got a call from her on the set asking him, “How’s my Johnny Bravo?”
Jungleboy
A young boy in the jungle is confronted by a wannabe king of the jungle.
Writer: Van Partible
Director: Van Partible
Cast: Cody Dorkin, Michael McKean, Maurice LaMarche, Roger Rose, Candi Milo
This was the third short I wrote and directed during my time on the “What A Cartoon!” show. I hired Michael McKean after meeting him through David Lander who worked on the second Johnny Bravo short. That same day, Gene Simmons came by the studio, but I was told that the bigger buzz was that Lenny and Squiggy were in the house!
Johnny Bravo and The Amazon Women
Johnny discovers an island of beautiful women.
Writer: Van Partible
Director: Van Partible
Cast: Jeff Bennett, Brenda Vaccaro, Maurice LaMarche, David L. Lander, BJ Ward
I wasn’t the greatest animator, so when it came time to animate a scene where the Amazon Woman turns around and stutters before almost stepping on Johnny, I walked down the hall and asked Genndy Tartakovsky for some help. He pretty much posed out the scene in a few minutes.