Mondo Media facts for kids
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Formerly
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Mechadeus (1993–1996) Mondo Mini Shows (1999-2012) |
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founders | John Evershed Deirdre O'Malley |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
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Brendan Burch (CEO) Deirdre O'Malley (DBD) Christina Chavez (CMO) Douglas S. Kay (CFO) |
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| Subsidiaries | Mondo Mojo Mondo Studios |
Mondo Media, Inc. is an American company that creates and shares animated shows online. They mostly make cartoons for teens and young adults. John Evershed and Deirdre O'Malley started the company in 1988. It is located in San Francisco, California.
Before they were known as Mondo Mini Shows, the company first made content for different technology companies. Later, they created two video games: Critical Path in 1993 and The Daedalus Encounter in 1995. Back then, the company was called Mechadeus. In the late 1990s, Mondo started focusing on making cartoons for the internet. This became their main business and they changed their name to Mondo Mini Shows.
Mondo's most famous and loved shows are Happy Tree Friends and Dick Figures. Happy Tree Friends has grown into a huge franchise with many different products. Dick Figures was even made into a full-length movie and was nominated for an Annie Award.
In January 2013, AdAge Magazine reported that Mondo Media was the most popular YouTube channel ever. It had over 1.3 billion views and 1.3 million subscribers.
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Mondo Media on TV
In 2013, a Canadian TV channel called Bite worked with Mondo Media and YouTube. They created a show called Bite on Mondo. In this program, cartoon creators could share their ideas for new shows. Mondo helped fund these ideas. YouTube's popularity helped decide which shows would be chosen. The winning shows were aired on Bite on August 29, 2014.
In October 2014, Mondo Media and other companies announced a new series. This series would feature short cartoons from the Bite on Mondo program. It was planned to air in 2016 on Teletoon at Night. However, it actually premiered on September 4, 2015, as Night Sweats on Adult Swim Canada.
In 2015, Mondo Media made a sketch comedy series called Like, Share, Die for Fusion. This show had many short segments and episodes from other Mondo web series.
On September 19, 2016, it was announced that 6 Point Harness would join Mondo Media. Mondo Media would be the main company. Mondo would use the 6 Point Harness name for its TV shows. But they would keep the Mondo Media name for their web series and public activities. Brendan Burch, who started 6 Point Harness, became the new CEO of Mondo Media. John Evershed, one of the founders, stayed on the company's board.
In May 2019, El Rey Network showed a collection of Mondo series. This was called the Mondo Animation Hour.
TV Shows by Mondo Media
| Title | Year(s) | Network |
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| Happy Tree Friends | 2006 | G4 |
| Like, Share, Die | 2015 | Fusion TV |
| Night Sweats | 2015 | Adult Swim |
| Lastman (English dub) |
2017 | VRV |
| Gary and His Demons | 2018–present | VRV (season 1) Amazon Prime Video (season 2) |
Shows by 6 Point Harness
Online Web Series
| Title | Year(s) | Created by | What it's about |
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| 4th Period Lunch | 2012 | Ilana Cohn and Tyler Spiers | Seven episodes were shown in late 2012. |
| Archeologists | 2014–present | Bart Batchelor and Chris Nielsen | This is a series that sets up the show World Doctors. |
| Allen's Pole | 2018 | Kevin Lee | Four episodes first aired on VRV. They were released on YouTube in 2020. |
| Absolute Zero | 2003-2004 | Sandy Smallens and Vivian Barad | Six episodes were released on the Mondo Website. |
| The Alien Guide To Earth | 2019 | Chris Korwawski & 1a4 Studio | Ten episodes aired on VRV after being released on YouTube. |
| Bad Hybrid | 2012 | Animax Interactive | Six episodes were shown between May and September 2012. |
| Baman Piderman | 2009–2012; 2014–present | Alex and Lindsay Small-Butera | This show had two seasons and was very popular on Mondo. The creators also worked on Dick Figures. |
| Bedfellows | 2013–present | Rob Schuldt, Kris Patrick | Many episodes have been shown on Mondo's channel. They first appeared on the Bedfellows channel. |
| BigFish | 2009 | - | Five episodes were shown between July and September 2009. |
| Billy and the ... | 2012 | Dave Carter | Nine episodes aired, including a claymation Christmas special. They were shown between March and December 2012. |
| Black and White | 2009 | John Izen | Forty-one episodes were shown between February and July 2009. |
| Brogan: Master Of Castles | 2019-present | House Of Ten | Six episodes aired on VRV after a pilot was released on YouTube. |
| Bubbles and Me | 2012 | Hamilton Craig and Brian Muelhaupt | A pilot episode was shown in May 2012. Two more episodes aired in September and October of the same year. |
| Candy Hole | 2009–2010 | Brian Frisk | Six episodes were shown between May 2009 and October 2010. |
| Cat Slap | 2009–2010; 2012 | Alan Foreman | Six episodes aired between September 2009 and April 2010. One extra episode was shown in May 2012. |
| Chainmail Bikini Squad | 2012 | Melanie Albert and Geremy Walker | Seven episodes were shown between May and October 2012. |
| Daddy and the Big Boy | 2018–present | Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen | This show first appeared on VRV in March 2018. It was then uploaded to YouTube on November 11. |
| Deep Space 69 | 2012–present | Daniel Cardenas | Thirty-nine episodes have been shown across four seasons. Deep Space 69 is one of Mondo's main shows. |
| Destructo Box | 2011–ongoing | Joey Reinisch and Phil McLaughlin | Season one had 27 full episodes and aired in 2011. A second season was planned but has not been released. This was Reinisch and McLaughlin's first show for Mondo. |
| Dick Figures | 2010–2015 | Ed Skudder and Zack Keller | Five full seasons of this show have been released. Dick Figures: The Movie was the first full-length movie that Mondo helped make and release. Mondo also held a party for the movie's launch. |
| Dirty Shorts | 2012 | Dan Avidan | This was Mondo's only live-action show. |
| DJs in PJs | 2012 | Dan Avidan and Brian Wecht | Two episodes were shown in June and July 2012. |
| Dr. Tran | 2008–2010 | Breehn Burns and Jason Johnson | Ten episodes aired in 2009 (the first episode was made in 2003). After that, seven episodes of Dr. Tran Fan Mail were shown in 2009 and 2010. |
| Emergency 411 | 2010 | Tim Heiderich | Two episodes were shown in April 2010. |
| Fan Art Fridays | 2013 | Mondo Media | Ten episodes aired between February and May 2013. These were only available on the Mondo Media website. |
| Fanboy Rampage | 2010 | Davor Bujakovic and Junaid Chundrigar | Three episodes were shown in September and October 2010. |
| Forest City Rockers | 2010 | Jim Dirschberger and Jay Howell | Three episodes were shown in June and July 2010. |
| Fot & Angus | 2011–2012 | Alex Dron | Eight episodes were shown between May 2011 and August 2012. |
| Fuggy Fuggy | 2009–2010 | Greg McLeod and Myles McLeod | Eight episodes were shown between February 2009 and January 2010. |
| Game Program Attack | 2012 | Joey Reinisch and Phil McLaughlin | Thirteen episodes were shown between April and November 2012. This was Reinisch and McLaughlin's second Mondo series. |
| Gary and His Demons | 2018-present | Mark Little and Mark Satterthwaite | Sixteen episodes aired between April and August 2018. Season 2 was released on Amazon Prime Canada. |
| The God & Devil Show | 1999–2001 | Aubrey Ankrum | Forty-three episodes were made between 1999 and 2001. Ten of them were aired on YouTube in 2008. |
| Goodbye Kitty | 2011 | Todd Goldman | Ten episodes aired in September and December 2011. |
| Goodwin VS Badwin | 2012 | Joshua Bowen and Peter Burton | Eight episodes were shown between March and November 2012. This was Bowen and Burton's first Mondo series. |
| Gundarr | 2011–2015 | Corey McDaniel and Ted Wilson | Thirty-eight episodes aired between June 1, 2011, and November 25, 2015. It is considered one of Mondo's most popular shows. |
| Ham Radio | 2012 | Ryan Hernandez and Kurt Duggan | Five episodes were shown in October and November 2012. |
| Happy Tree Friends | 1999–present | Aubrey Ankrum, Rhode Montijo, and Kenn Navarro | This was the first big show for Mondo. It has 194 regular episodes. |
| Hard Drinkin' Lincoln | 2000-2002 | Mike Reiss | Two episodes aired in July 2007 on Mondo's YouTube channel. |
| Heavy Metal Guy | 1999-2001 | Jason Sadler | Six episodes were made in 2000. Three episodes aired on Mondo's YouTube channel between March 2007 and March 2009. |
| High Kittie | 2010–2011 | Gary Doodles | Two episodes aired in December 2010 and January 2011. |
| Inspector Beaver | 2002 | David Feiss | Two episodes aired in 2002. |
| Joe Cartoon | 1998–present | Joseph C. Shields | This show started appearing on Mondo's website in 2012. It was originally shown on Mondo as early as 2009. |
| KA-POW! | 2009 | Aubrey Ankrum, Rhode Montijo and Kenn Navarro | This is a spin-off show from Happy Tree Friends. Six episodes were shown in February and March 2009. |
| Kung Fu Karl | 2012–2013 | Mike Parker and Michael William | Twenty-seven episodes were shown between February 2012 and June 2013. |
| Kevin Spencer | 1997-1998 | Greg Lawrence | Twelve short episodes were released before the series was picked up by The Comedy Network. This was an early series for Mondo Media. |
| LarkMart | 2010 | Aaron Simpson | Four episodes aired between February and July 2010. |
| Larva Animation | 2012-2014 | Synergy Media | Over 91 episodes have aired since the 2010s. |
| Like News | 1999–2001 | Don Asmussen | Eleven episodes aired in October and November 2008. Some of them aired on other websites around 1999–2001. |
| Merci Satan | 2012 | http://www.mondomedia.com/shows/merci-satan/ | Four episodes aired between July and September 2012. |
| Mrs. Brickles | 2012 | Joshua Bowen and Peter Burton | Three episodes aired in June and July 2012. This was Bowen and Burton's second Mondo series. |
| Mr. Wong | 2009–2010 | Pam Brady and Kyle McCulloch | Five episodes, each with three parts, aired in April 2009 and March 2010. |
| NewsHit | 2012 | Nick denBoer & Davy Force | Twelve episodes aired between January and October 2012. |
| Oliver Age 24 | 2013 | Oliver Hindle | This show started airing on a Mondo Partnered channel in February 2013. |
| Off The Curb | 2012 | Carlos Alazraqui, Cedric Yarbrough, John Di Maggio, Fred Tatasciore and Gary Anthony Williams | Five episodes aired between July and October 2012. It features the voices of famous actors. |
| Parenthesis Humor | 2015 | Stephen Sloan | Three episodes aired between August and December 2015. |
| Papercuts | 2012 | Alex Horan and Johnny Chew | Three episodes aired between May and August 2012. |
| Piki & Poko: Adventures in StarLand | 1999-2001 | Rowan Cutler and Mark Ewert | Twenty-seven episodes aired from 1999 to 2001. |
| Poker Night | 2007–2010 | Rob Greenberg and Bill Corbett | Four episodes aired between February 2007 and April 2010. |
| Post Nuclear Family | 2012 | Rich Moyer | Seven episodes aired between March and October 2012. |
| Raised By Zombies | 2012–2013 | Mati Chavez | Seven episodes aired between August 2012 and June 2013. |
| Sketched Out | 2012 | Mondo Media | This series had seven episodes that aired in August and September 2012. It included how-to draw tutorials by different Mondo Media creators. |
| Skill Me Now | 2012 | Dan Milano | Six episodes aired between May and September 2012. |
| Super Celery Man | 2012 | Kieran Sugrue | Four episodes aired between March and July 2012. A Christmas special followed in December of that year. |
| TAC | 2010 | Michel Beaudet | This is the English version of Têtes à claques. Eight episodes aired between March and October 2010. |
| Thugs on Film | 1999–2001 | Dan Todd | This show was originally available on the Mondo Mini Shows website from 1999-2001. Five episodes aired on YouTube between 2007-2008. |
| Trailer Trash | 2011 | Max Benator and Todd Goldman | Fourteen episodes aired between June and December 2011. |
| This Modern World | 2000-2001 | Tom Tomorrow | This show is based on the comic strip of the same name. |
| Trapped in Technology | 2012 | Rob Manuel | Five episodes aired in June and August 2012. |
| Turbo Fantasy | 2012-2018 | David Ferguson | Seven episodes aired between May and December 2012. A second season premiered on VRV on August 27, 2018. |
| Video Game Therapist | 2012 | Mike McCafferty | Three episodes aired between June and November 2012. |
| World Doctors | 2014–2015 | Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen | Twenty-five episodes have aired so far. There are also many short extra videos, including World Doctors Outreach. |
| Zombie College | 2008–2010 | Eric Kaplan | Eleven episodes aired between October 2009 and November 2010. It features the voices of famous actors like David Herman and John DiMaggio. |
Movies by Mondo Media
| Title | Year(s) | Director(s) | Co-production companies | Notes |
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| Dick Figures: The Movie | 2013 | Ed Skudder Zack Keller |
Six Point Harness Remochoso |
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| Aachi & Ssipak | 2014 | Jo Beom-jin (original version) Ed Skudder Zack Keller (English dub) |
Studio 2.0 JTeam Studios |
Mondo only produced the English version. |
| Untitled Happy Tree Friends film | TBA | TBA | Home Plate Entertainment | This movie is currently being developed. |
| Untitled Dick Figures: The Movie sequel | TBA | Ed Skudder Zack Keller |
This movie is currently being developed. | |
| Untitled Deep Space 69 film | TBA | TBA | This movie is currently being developed. |
Video Games by Mondo Media
| Title | Year(s) | Publishers/Co-developer(s) | Platform(s) |
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| Critical Path | 1993 | Media Vision | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh |
| The Daedalus Encounter | 1995 | Virgin Interactive Entertainment Panasonic |
Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, 3DO |
| Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm | 2008 | Stainless Games Sega |
Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 |
| Happy Tree Friends: Deadeye Derby | 2014 | iOS Android |
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| The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition | 2023 | Ravenage Games Vixa Games |
Steam GOG.com Epic Games Xbox One S PS4 PS5 Nintendo Switch |
See also
In Spanish: Mondo Mini Shows para niños
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