Butch Hartman

"Unlike many of his contemporaries, Hartman is admittedly one of the few who isnt at all interested in creating cartoons for adults, and has often expressed his disappointment in other animators for implying that there is anything wrong with cartoons that are exclusively for children. He even has a pet project Noog Network, an app which hosted exclusively "kid safe" shows. Regardless of ones agreement with him, it is clear that the career path he has chosen suits him."

"Fred Seibert, May 15th 2016, 7 Questions for Butch Hartman Cartoon Superstar. https://medium.com/@fredseibert/7-questions-for-butch-hartman-cartoon-superstar-9a77815094cc"

"“When you have a character like Superman -a guy that can do anything- you have to give him some sort of limitation. That’s the only way to make the stories interesting. That’s where Kryptonite comes in. And Superman’s been around for sixty years. Cosmo and Wanda have Da Rules. Da Rules is a book of rules that the Godparents have to follow. It’s their how-to manual and part of the whole Godparent package. It’s a text that dictates their every move and severely limits them in the way that Kryptonite limits Superman.”"

"Hartmans cartoons are instantly recognizable: visually, his character designs tend to be angular and have thick outlines. Most notable is that his are the few characters in TV animation to have colored eyes rather than black circles. Writing wise, expect the characters to be so self-aware that you might be asking them if they are holding up the fourth wall, as well as including a healthy dose of pop culture references, both modern and not so modern."

"One of the traits I’ve most admired in Butch is his ability to keep learning, and as he says in the interview, to never give up. It’s something I stress to many of the young folk who come by, but rarely heeded. Keep learning, never give up. Butch Hartman, in a nutshell."

"“Timmy’s a ten year old all-American boy who just so happens to wear a pink baseball cap. He’s the star of our show. The nucleus. The center. Without him, the Godparents wouldn’t be here and we wouldn’t have any fun now, would we?”"

"But, not so astonishing if you’ve ever met Seinor Hartman A man of deep faith, he’s an artist and writer (and director and producer), talented, confident, funny, motivated, Butch might be one of the hardest working men in show business"