Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios is an American animation production company and artist collective headquartered in Burbank, California. Its work combines stop-motion animation, puppetry, practical fabrication and digital animation for television, streaming, film and advertising. The studio was established in late 2011 through a partnership between Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, of Stoopid Monkey, and John Harvatine IV and Eric Towner, founders of Buddy Systems Studios. Its Burbank production campus publicly launched in 2012.

The studio became the production home of Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken beginning with its sixth season. Its animation work also includes SuperMansion, Crossing Swords, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K., Buddy Thunderstruck and Ultra City Smiths. Alongside adult comedy, the company produces preschool and family entertainment, including Disney’s Mickey Saves Christmas, Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats and Mickey & Minnie Holiday Songs. Its projects span episodic series, seasonal specials, short-form animation and branded entertainment.

Animation and practical production

The studio supports projects from development and character design through animation, editorial and finishing. Its production capabilities include puppet sculpting and casting, costumes, mechanical armatures, miniature props and sets, stop-motion capture, compositing and visual effects. It also works in traditional and digital 2D animation, CG character animation and hybrid live-action formats. For The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, it created the rotoscoped animated opening and closing story sequences.

Two internal divisions extend this production model. Buddy Builds creates practical characters, animatronics, masks, wearable creatures and large-scale builds for screen productions and live experiences. Its work includes costume fabrication for The Masked Singer and puppet design and fabrication for Brigsby Bear. Buddy Spots develops commercials and branded content, with work for companies including LEGO, McDonald’s, Audi, Pepperidge Farm and Epic Games.

The company’s production presence extends to Toronto, supporting animation and commercial work alongside its California operations. This combination of animation, fabrication and post-production allows the studio to undertake projects that combine handcrafted physical elements with digital production techniques.