Simon's Cat
| Simon's Cat | |
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The front cover of the Simon's Cat book.
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| Genre | physical comedy, slapstick, sitcom |
| Created by | Simon Tofield |
| Developed by | Simon's Cat Ltd. |
| Directed by | Simon Tofield |
| Voices of | Simon Tofield |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
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| Running time | Varies, usually 1–3 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Simon's Cat Ltd.,Tandem Films, ChannelFlip |
| Distributor | YouTube |
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| Original network |
YouTube |
| Picture format | 1080p 16:9 HDTV |
| Original release | 4 March 2008 – Present |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Simon's Cat is an animated cartoon and book series by the British animator Simon Tofield featuring a hungry house cat who uses increasingly heavy-handed tactics to get his owner to feed him.
In January 2009, it was announced that Simon's Cat would be published in book format. Canongate released the title on 1 October 2009 in the United Kingdom. It was later released in many other countries and additional titles in the series were subsequently published.
In June 2012, Walt Disney Animation Studios began releasing specially-made shorts of Simon's Cat, while a Simon's Cat newspaper strip ran in the Daily Mirror from 2011 to 2013. In August 2015, it was announced that Endemol UK had acquired a stake on Simon's Cat.
In July 2016, Simon's Cat partnered with Sesame Street as part of their Love to Learn campaign.
The series is animated with Adobe Flash and TVPaint. The pictures are hand-drawn electronically, using an A4-size Wacom Intuos 3 graphics tablet.
Creator Simon Tofield revealed that his four cats, called Teddy, Hugh, Jess and Maisie, provide inspiration for the series, with Hugh being the primary inspiration.
In the summer of 2014, a crowdfunding campaign was launched to raise funds to allow Simon and his team to make a 11-minute colour episode of Simon’s Cat. Everybody who contributed at least £5, was offered a free access to the clip and other perks. The campaign was successful and the clip was released to supporters in August 2015. In January 2017, the clip went on sale (unlike the other episodes, Off to the Vet is not offered for free viewing).
A series of animated cartoons with embedded live footage, that explains cats' traits and behaviour and what can be done to keep them happy and healthy. It is introduced and narrated by Simon Tofield (animated intro, live throughout the episode) and features cat behaviourist Nicky Trevorrow (live). Each episode is illustrated with animations of cats and excerpts from Simon's Cat episodes.
All books authored by Simon Tofield.
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