Crime Time
Crime Time is a series of animated shorts produced by Future Thought Productions, produced by Jay Zaveri and Steve Kasper, directed by Nassos Vakalis[1]
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| Created by | Santosh Sawant |
| Written by | Kelly Ward Steve Kasper Nassos Vakalis |
| Directed by | Nassos Vakalis |
| Composers | Kostas Christides (117 episodes), Roto Shah (2 episodes) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom India |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 120 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jay Zaveri |
| Producer | Steve Kasper |
| Running time | 2 minutes |
| Production company | Future Thought Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Cartoon Network (India) |
| Original release | 1 December 2008 |
Premise
Shifty (The Criminal) perpetrates crimes from the sublime to the ridiculous - and never quite pulls them off, resulting in hilarious consequences. It is rendered in a graphic style reminiscent of classic UPA shorts.[2][3]
Crime Time gives the viewer a brief but comical look at the irony of crime. Taking on the spirit of old-world cartoons, the series uses sight gags and pacing to bring about a comedic scenario. Produced in a combination of Flash and CGI animation, the creators utilize classic elements of story telling to give this series a unique personality. The series, which consists of shorts varying in length from 90 to 180 seconds, introduces a comic anti-hero character Shifty (The Criminal) who seems to always be just moments away from successfully beating the system only to have his plans derailed by some unforeseeable circumstance.
Series episodes
- Electro-Phobia
- The Bank Robbery
- Paint Job
- Statue
- The Getaway
- The Painting
- Under Control
- The Gift
- The Car Robbery
- Laundry
- Night Job
- Parking Meter
- The Treasure
- Masked Ball
- Midnight Lover
- Tracer
- The Red Dye
- Drive Thru
- Wish Pond
- Subway
- Gooooal
- Cleaning up
- Monkey Business
- Sleepwalker
- Lost Cat
- Vending Machine
- Cruiseship
- Fitting Room
- No Strings Attached
- Way Out West
- At the Movies
- Pharaohs Revenge
- Going Batty
- Grin and Bear It!
- All That Glitters is Gold
- At The Circus
- The Hiker
- The Black Pearl
- The Baby
- The Genie
- The Barber
- The Bridge
- The Birthday Cake
- The Transport
- The Buffet
- The Dollar Bill
- The Musician
- Minus Zero
- The Golden Nugget
- Tips
- The Paparazzi
- The Party
- Shifty the Cyclist
- The Horse Race
- The Diver
- UP, Up and Away
- Bum Steer
- Shifty Skywalker
- The Masked Destroyer
- I Smell a Rat
- Pizza
- The Camper
- Public Restrooms
- The Dog Walker
- The Great Jump
- Gopher Broke
- A Clean Sweep
- Spaced Out
- Backyard Trouble
- Easy Come Easy Go
- The Fur Coats
- Gardening
- The Hitch Hiker
- The Mountain Climber
- The Valet
- The Spa Treatment
- Slope, Slope
- The Funeral
- The Map
- The Talented Ant
- The ATM
- The Scrap Metal
- Car Racing
- Snap Shot
- The Jackpot
- The Hypnotist
- The Pilot
- The Bus Driver
- Area 51
- The Jeweler
- The Chariot Driver
- The Girlfriend
- Halloween Ghosts
- Hot Air
- Ancestors
- A Knights Tale
- Oils Well that Ends Well
- Rodeo Show
- A Looney Tribute
- Private Property
- Monster Truck
- Window Washer
- Royal Jewels
- The Clean Getaway
- The Break In
- First Impressions
- Robin Hoodwinked
- The Dummy
- Mans Best Friend
- Out of Sight
- One Hell of a Day
- Spooked
- Batteries not Included
- The Pirate
- The Fall Guy
- The Prize
- The Airport
- Have a Blast
- Sweet Dreams
International Broadcast
- Australia
- Brazil
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Germany
- Turkey
- Iran
- Indonesia
- UK and Ireland
- Netherlands
- Belgium
References
- Animation Xpress: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Yahoo! Movies: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Ravi Rai's 'Tingya' to be screened at Asian Film Festival". Indian Television. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2018.