Joel Veitch facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Joel Veitch
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Joel Veitch at ROFLCon II in 2010
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| Born | March 28, 1974 |
| Other names | Crab Bloke, Stallion Explosion |
Joel Veitch, born on March 28, 1974, is a super creative British artist! He makes awesome web cartoons and writes songs. You might know him as the co-creator of "Bad Dinosaurs," a fun family cartoon that came out on Netflix in 2024. He also runs his own website, RatherGood, where he shares many of his cool animations. Joel is also part of the funny website B3ta.
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Joel's Music Albums
Joel Veitch isn't just an animator; he's a musician too! He has released several music albums. Some of these albums are under his website name, rathergood.com. He also made an album with his band, 7 Seconds Of Love.
- rathergood.com – Rathergood Songs (2007)
- 7 Seconds Of Love – Danger Is Dangerous (2008)
- rathergood.com – Spongs in the Key Of Life (2009)
- rathergood.com – The Ham Machine (2011)
Joel sings and writes all the songs on these albums. The rathergood.com albums are digital, meaning you can download them. The 7 Seconds of Love album is available as a physical CD too.
Funny Animated Videos
Joel Veitch is famous for his funny animated videos. Many of his videos feature cute animals, like kittens! For example, he made a version of the song "Independent Woman" by Destiny's Child. In Joel's version, kittens sing and act out the song. He also created the popular Crusha adverts, which also feature singing kittens.
Some of Joel's other videos use real songs by famous artists like Madonna. He might change the lyrics a little bit or add funny subtitles. These videos always have fitting and often hilarious animations to go with the music.
Joel's Work for TV and Ads
Joel Veitch has created many adverts and special animations for TV in both Britain and the US.
- He made a half-hour animated Christmas special called Uncle Wormsley's Christmas. This show featured famous actors like Steve Coogan and Julian Barratt. It was shown on Sky Atlantic.
- He created adverts for Switch and Maestro debit cards. These ads featured singing penguins!
- Joel made the well-known Crusha adverts, which star singing kittens.
- He created the memorable Quiznos Subs adverts. These ads featured the "Spongmonkeys" singing "We Love the Subs." This song was based on Joel's earlier song, "We Like the Moon."
- He made online ads for Virgin Trains. These ads were called "littlerbritain.co.uk" and had funny, slightly cheeky jokes about big things happening in a "Smaller Britain."
- Joel created promo spots for the TV channel VH1. These spots featured singing kittens performing songs like "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses and "I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett.
- His own TV show, Rathergood Videos, showed his and other artists' music videos. It aired on Channel 4.
- Some of his animations were also shown on the Channel 4 music program Born Sloppy.
- He wrote and composed songs for the CiTV series Jim Jam & Sunny.
- Joel has also appeared on TV shows like Nuts TV, Sky News, and BBC News. He often shares his knowledge about the internet.
Awards and Recognition
Joel Veitch has won some cool awards for his work!
- He has received three Webby Awards for his website rathergood.com. The Webby Awards celebrate the best of the internet.
- He also won a Webby People's Choice Award and was nominated for another Webby.
- His film Uncle Wormsley's Christmas won "Best Original Score" at the Sapporo International Short Film Festival.
- Uncle Wormsley's Christmas was also nominated for "Best Animated Film" at the International Film Awards Berlin.
