Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, LLC

Formerly	Stoopid Monkey (1999–2013)
Company type	Private
Industry	Animated series Web series Movies Commercials
Founded	1999 (1999)
Founder	Seth Green Matthew Senreich John Harvatine IV Eric Towner
Headquarters	Burbank, California , U.S.
Key people	Seth Green Matthew Senreich (Leadership) John Harvatine IV (Chairman) Eric Towner (Member Deck)
Products	Various
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Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, LLC—previously known as Stoopid Monkey—is a U.S.-based production company and animation studio. The company was founded by Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, John Harvatine IV, and Eric Towner. It emerged in 2011 following the merger of Stoopid Monkey, which was established in 1999, with Buddy Systems Studios. The studio is recognized for producing acclaimed animated programs including Robot Chicken, Titan Maximum, Crackle’s SuperMansion, and Netflix’s Buddy Thunderstruck.

Television series

Show	Network	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Year(s)	Co-production(s)	Notes
Robot Chicken	Adult Swim	Seth Green Matthew Senreich	2005–present	ShadowMachine (seasons 1–5) Sony Pictures Digital (seasons 1–5) Sony Pictures Television (seasons 6–10) Williams Street	Initially produced under Stoopid Monkey until 2012; continued under Stoopid Buddy Studios brand
Titan Maximum		Matthew Senreich Tom Root	2009	Tom Root#Tom Is Awesome ShadowMachine Williams Street	Created during the Stoopid Monkey era
SuperMansion	Crackle	Matthew Senreich Zeb Wells	2015–19	Bryan Cranston#Moon Shot Entertainment	Utilized both Stoopid Monkey and Stoopid Buddy Studios branding
Hot Streets	Adult Swim	Brian Wysol	2016–19	Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! Williams Street	Studio’s first project using traditional animation techniques
Buddy Thunderstruck	Netflix	Ryan Wiesbrock	2017	Cloudco Entertainment#American Greetings Entertainment	Marked the studio’s initial production aimed at a family audience
Crossing Swords	Hulu	John Harvatine IV Tom Root	2020–21	Tom Is Awesome Sony Pictures Television	Released under both Buddy System Studios and Stoopid Buddy Studios labels

Show	Network	Creator(s)	Year(s)	Notes

Web series

Platform	Title	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Release Period	Collaborator(s)	Remarks
YouTube	The Stoopid Monkey Show	N/A	2011–2014		Initially produced under Stoopid Monkey until 2012; the brand has since been maintained by Stoopid Buddy Studios
	Dinosaur Office		2011–2012	CollegeHumor
WWE Network	WWE Slam City	WWE	2014	WWE
YouTube	The Grand Slams	Denny's	2014–2018	Denny's
	Kre-O Transformers	N/A	2015	Hasbro
	Bratz			MGA Entertainment
	Lego Scooby-Doo		2015–2016	The Lego Group
WWE Network	Camp WWE	Seth Green	2016–2018	Film Roman WWE
Instagram YouTube Comedy Central	Blark and Son	Ben Bayouth Adam Aseraf	2018–present
YouTube	Alabama Jackson	Donald Faison	2022–present	Donald Faison#Adeosun Williams Street

Specials

Platform	Special Title	Year Released	Collaborator(s)	Additional Information
Adult Swim	Robot Chicken: Star Wars	2007	Lucasfilm ShadowMachine Sony Pictures Digital Williams Street	Produced under Stoopid Monkey through 2012; branding continued with Stoopid Buddy Studios thereafter
	Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II	2008
	Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III	2010
	Robot Chicken DC Comics Special	2012	Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment Sony Pictures Television Williams Street	Stoopid Monkey branding used alongside Stoopid Buddy Studios involvement
	Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise	2014
	Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship	2015
Netflix	Buddy Thunderstruck#The Maybe Pile	2017	American Greetings Entertainment	Interactive format special
Adult Swim	\u2018The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special:\u2019 Look Who's Walking		rowspan="2" | Sony Pictures Television Williams Street	rowspan="2" | Stoopid Monkey brand employed together with Stoopid Buddy Studios
	\u2018The Bleepin' Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special\u2019	2021
ABC	Mickey Saves Christmas	2022	Disney Television Animation
Disney Channel	Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats	2023
Adult Swim	The Robot Chicken Self-Discovery Special	2025	Sony Pictures Television Williams Street	Announced as the special commemorating the 20th anniversary
Fox	Untitled holiday special	TBA	Fox Entertainment	Upcoming stop-motion holiday feature from Stoopid Buddy Studios

Feature films

Film	Year(s)	Collaborators	Details
Changeland	2019	Living Films Karivara Films	The inaugural live-action project by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.
Rabbids	TBA	Ubisoft Film & Television Mandeville Films Lionsgate	Lionsgate acquired rights to Ubisoft's property; production managed by Mandeville.

Additional credits

Title	Year(s)	Description
Mad	2010–13	Provided animation for the Spy vs. Spy segments during the first four seasons.
Big Top Scooby-Doo!	2012	Created the main title animation sequence.
The Simpsons	2013–2024	Developed stop-motion couch gags and select animated portions for various episodes.
The Lego Movie	2014	Animated the end credits sequence.
Gravity Falls	2014	Produced stop-motion animation for the "Clay Day" segment in season two.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	2014–19	Designed main title and transitional animated segments.
Wander Over Yonder	2015	Created a commercial segment featured in season two.
Adam Ruins Everything	2018	Provided animation for episodes titled "Re-Animated History."
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants	2018	Supplied stop-motion sequences for selected episodes.
The Predator Holiday Special	2018	Produced a stop-motion short film.
Woke	2020–2022	Delivered puppetry and animation production services.
'The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!'	2022	Offered production support for the short "Plopsie and Friends."
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special	2022	Executed rotoscoping animation work.
The Muppets Mayhem	2023	Created stop-motion sequences for the episode "Track 5: Break on Through."
'Doc McStuffins: The Doc & Bella Are In!'
'Mickey's Christmas Tales'
'Mickey’s Spooky Stories'
'Mickey & Minnie's Christmas Carols'
'Teen Titans Go!'		Provided stop-motion animation for the episode "Four Hundred."
'A Very Sonic Christmas'		Produced a stop-motion short promoting the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie.

Production logos

Throughout seasons one to four of Robot Chicken, each episode concludes with a Stoopid Monkey production logo, depicting an animated monkey engaged in silly or dangerous antics, accompanied by Seth Green’s voice saying, "Stupid monkey." These logos were designed by Adam Talbott, who is both an artist and actor. Apart from one early variation, the logo features the company name with a stylized exclamation mark replacing the letter "I," bordered distinctively and signed by Talbott. For Titan Maximum and early episodes of season five of Robot Chicken, the logo was updated to show a gleaming silver monkey head above the Stoopid Monkey text. Later in season five, it reverted to a redesigned, more endearing monkey resembling the original logo, while season seven occasionally used a simplified version displaying only the company name.