MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
It was one of my first job outta college, so probably around 2001 or 2002. I'm not even sure how the PIP Animation got my name and resume, my field was graphic design. However, I got the job, showed up for day one in a shirt and tie. The guy next to me had a dog collar and a mohawk haircut, so I knew it would be a good fit. We did the digitization and coloring of hand drawn artwork, and composition of said elements into the film output, mostly for low budget stuff and cheesy kid's shows. Then we got the Ripping Friends contract. I believe we got it because of the controlling nature of the creator, John K, who also did Ren and Stumpy. He chose us above overseas companies because he literally wanted his hands in everything. He came in to the studio a couple of times, making minor tweaks and changes to colors, making us redo scenes, etc. He is as zany and weird as you would expect from watching his shows. I didn't see any of the unsavory behaviour for which he later got a reputation