Ape Escape

Ape Escape is a series of cartoon shorts developed by Frederator Studios, Hawaii Film Partners, Project 51 Productions and Showcase Entertainment for Nicktoons. It is based on the Ape Escape videogame series, with the characters and designs based on Ape Escape 2 in particular, and focuses around Specter's attempts to take over the world with his monkey army. It will consist of 38 two minute shorts and is airing now on Nicktoons every Sunday at 3P... more

Ape Escape is a series of cartoon shorts developed by Frederator Studios, Hawaii Film Partners, Project 51 Productions and Showcase Entertainment for Nicktoons. It is based on the Ape Escape videogame series, with the characters and designs based on Ape Escape 2 in particular, and focuses around Specter's attempts to take over the world with his monkey army. It will consist of 38 two minute shorts and is airing now on Nicktoons every Sunday at 3PM EST. Frederator first announced that they have obtained the cartoon rights to Ape Escape on May 31, 2007. Various talents were brought into help including Doug TenNapel and Andrew Dickman. The character designs are based on Ape Escape 2, with Jimmy (aka Hikaru) as the protagonist. The animations are primarily animated using Adobe Flash. The shorts have been completed on 2008 and have been sent to Nicktoons on 2009. less