Re-Animated (2006)

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Re-Animated is a 2006 American live-action animated teen fantasy-comedy television film that aired on Cartoon Network on December 8, 2006. It was the first original production on the genre for the network. It was released on DVD on September 11, 2007, and serves as a pilot for the follow-up series Out of Jimmy's Head, which premiered on September 14, 2007.

Production

Adam Pava and Tim McKeon had met as grad students during their time in the USC School of Cinematic Arts screenwriting program interning on sitcoms such as Friends, Malcolm in the Middle, and The Drew Carey Show before taking more regular writing jobs in animation notably with Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and The Life and Times of Juniper Lee for Cartoon Network.

Then General Manager and Executive Vice President Jim Samples stated that Cartoon Network had been wanting to branch into live-action material for awhile as it would be a natural extension of the networks interstitials and promos that had been airing on the network.

Samples said Re-Animated did not constitute a change in programming strategy for the network and claimed that live-action would only be used where it makes sense within the network while also claiming that the line between animation and live-action had been blurred in recent years citing Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film as an example of that blurred line which they were also planning to air on the network along with Who Framed Roger Rabbit as way of t…

In March 2006, it was reported that production had begun on Re-Animated. Ouweleen noted some behind the scenes challenges such as filming at un air conditioned locations around Los Angeles during a record breaking heatwave or Fred Willard cutting his shin during his day of shooting.

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