Cartoon Sushi: S01E11 (1998)

Описание: Tonight we are diving into the "S01E11" supplemental episode. By October 1998, Cartoon Sushi had gained a reputation as the "sickest" show on MTV. This episode feels like a "Director's Cut," featuring longer versions of the Danny Antonucci (creator of Ed, Edd n Eddy) wraparound segments and some of the most avant-garde shorts from the late-90s festival circuit.

The "Extra Helpings" in this October '98 Special:

The Sushi Chef's Meltdown: The wraparound story with the manic Sushi Chef reaches a grotesque finale. The animation here is classic A.K.A. Cartoon—lots of bulging eyes, sweating foreheads, and culinary disasters.

"The Blind Man" Mega-Mix: A compilation of the "Blind Man" segments where our unlucky protagonist faces off against a series of increasingly absurd (and painful) obstacles.

"Life with Loopy" Style Shorts: This episode features a stop-motion segment that feels like a dark cousin to the Kablam! shorts, proving that puppet animation can be just as unsettling as hand-drawn.

Early Internet Animation: You can see the birth of "Flash-style" animation here. These shorts were some of the first to be scouted from early web portals, giving a glimpse into the future of the 2000s internet.

The "Gross-Out" Montage: A quick-fire reel of the most visceral moments from the season, set to a pounding 90s industrial soundtrack.

If you caught this on its original Friday night airing, you were seeing the bridge between the experimental 90s and the "Flash animation" explosion that was about to take over the world.