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Pipsqueak Animation

Animation
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Founded
2013
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About Pipsqueak Animation

Pipsqueak Animation is an independent animation and visual effects studio based in Los Angeles, California. Its work spans television, streaming, advertising, educational media and original digital entertainment. The studio combines commissioned production with the development of its own animated properties, working across preschool and family entertainment, adult comedy and short-form content.

The studio provides full production and individual production services across 2D digital animation, 3D CGI, hand-drawn animation, puppet animation and motion graphics. Creative development includes concept writing, series bibles, character design, art direction and storyboarding. Its visual effects capabilities include digital compositing, camera tracking, particle effects, wire removal, frame stitching and 3D modeling. Commercial assignments extend to animated advertisements, branded web content, explainer videos and social campaigns.

Production and original entertainment

Pipsqueak's commissioned work includes animation for Secret Chef, BoJack Horseman, TripTank and Greatest Party Story Ever, alongside animated documentary sequences for Rodents of Unusual Size. Its children's and educational output includes original Sesame Street segments and animation developed for ABCmouse and NASA. Advertising projects include work for American Airlines, Wise Chips and The Lincoln Project.

Original productions include Samurai! Daycare, The Adventures of Baxter & McGuire, Get My Goat and Fifi: Cat Therapist. These projects span comedy for digital audiences and character-driven series distributed through outlets including Comedy Central, DreamWorksTV and Peacock Kids. The studio also creates and produces Barkster Kid Songs, a musical preschool property published on YouTube.

Its development slate includes the preschool buddy comedy Grounded, the CG comedy-adventure series Animixies, the adult animated comedy My Boss Is a Monster and the proprietary project Red vs Wolf. These remain development projects rather than completed production credits.

The current animation brand dates to approximately 2012–2013 and builds on the earlier Pipsqueak Films production banner. That name also appears in historical shorts and production credits, reflecting the studio's roots in independent filmmaking.

More about Pipsqueak Animation

Leadership and production approach

  • Founder Mike Blum is the studio's sole owner and Chief Creative Officer. He previously worked as a Walt Disney Feature Animation executive; his individual credits include Chicken Little, Lilo & Stitch and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
  • Blum describes the studio's approach as combining production processes learned at Disney with an independent filmmaking mindset. The core team expands with freelance animation and VFX crews during active production.

Development collaborations

  • Grounded is developed with Hey Daisy Moon Productions, with Bejuba! Entertainment handling distribution.
  • Animixies brings together Pipsqueak, Bejuba! Entertainment and animation service partner Citrus Ink Studios.
  • My Boss Is a Monster is in development with Lion Forge Animation.

Recognition

  • The Adventures of Baxter & McGuire received an Emmy nomination and screened at Sundance and Annecy.
  • Fifi: Cat Therapist received an IAWTV Award nomination.

Notable credits

20 credits
  • Sesame Street
  • Fifi: Cat Therapist
  • Get My Goat
  • Samurai! Daycare
  • The Adventures of Baxter & McGuire
  • Super Slackers
  • The Zit
  • Oil & Vinegar
  • Barkster Kid Songs
  • Secret Chef
  • BoJack Horseman
  • TripTank
  • Greatest Party Story Ever
  • Rodents of Unusual Size
  • ABCmouse / NASA Project
  • The Lincoln Project: Fairy Tale
  • Animixies (in development)
  • Grounded (in development)
  • Red vs Wolf (in development)
  • My Boss Is a Monster (in development)

Offices

Where Pipsqueak Animation is based

1 location
  • Los Angeles office

    Headquarters
    5711 Vesper Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 91411, United StatesLos Angeles, California, United States
    About this office

    Studio headquarters in the Sherman Oaks/Van Nuys area, housing creative direction, development, production management and editorial operations.

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