HISTORY OF MIGHTY FUDGE STUDIOS
© Cpl. Plaige Urisim (1887)
A story begins...
1887 – Eugenis Forselic Mallek opens the Mighty Fudge Celluloid Animotion Concern in Florksberg, Michigan after losing a bar bet to a goat.
Children clean the Grapelforper™ in between cartoons (circa 1892)
An industry is born...
1890’s – In the early days, children often toiled in the studio for 18-20 hours per day, as they were the only ones small enough to fit between the animation making machines.
Early animator posing by an original Anamatic-O-Matic (circa 1901)
Supply and demand...
1900’s – Technological advances at the turn of the century allowed animators to produce up to one frame of animation per week, nearly tripling production.
Animators work the Squish-n-Stretcher for an early Mighty Fudge Cartoon (1921)
Animated revelation...
1920’s – The animation industry leaps forward when the 12 Principles of Animation are discovered inside of a clay urn in the bathroom of Fatty Arbuckle’s beach house.
Stanford Brubaker Mallek gives a tour of the new animation workstations (1933)
Captive audience...
1930’s – The surge in cartoon popularity put a strain on the labor market. Traditional Animation Cells kept animators from escaping the studio, which helped to keep production schedules on track.
US Government Propaganda (1944)
War and sacrifice...
1940’s – Government mandated rationing during WWII reduced the Principles of Animation from 12 down to 6, severely limiting cartoon hilarity for the next decade.
People wait in long lines for anvils (1976)
An era ends...
1970’s – Already reeling from overseas competition and a long standing gypsy curse, the studio is forced to close during the great Anvil Shortage of 1976.
Property of Jowlsburg County Dept. of Corrections – Work Release Division (1999)
Rebirth...
1999 – Eugenis Mallek’s great great grandson Patrick Corballis Mallek reopens Mighty Fudge Studios after losing a drunken bet to a therapy llama.
The New Mighty Fudge staff before they could afford to pay for haircuts. (2001)
A new golden age...
2000’s – During the early online boom, Mightyfudge.com shuts down the entire internet when two people attempt to view a Mighty Fudge WebToon™ at the same time.
Burbank California, USA (2014)
Perfect pitch...
2010’s – Mighty Fudge turns it’s attention to Hollywood, pitching original content to executives from FOX, Netflix, and Nickelodeon, all in the same bathtub.
Happy workers enjoying free pornography (2020)
Pandemic relief...
2020– To help them make ends meet during the pandemic, Mighty Fudge offers free pornography to all of its employees.
Ryan Seacrest (1974-2024)
Affinity and beyond...
2020’s – Mighty Fudge celebrates the release of it’s 130th animated short by sacrificing Ryan Seacrest to their gods.
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