#Meddlen Meadows

[seeksstaronmewni]

Chris Reccardi appreciation post

In memoriam one of the greatest Spümcø veterans of all time, who, over 5 years ago, on May 2nd, 2019, died of a heart attack while surfing...

Seriously though; notice that Spumco guys like Chris Reccardi went from working on The Ren & Stimpy Show — including episodes starring THE George Liquor... American — to drawing gorgeous dolls like Ms. Keane (The Powerpuff Girls), Ms. Butterbean (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy), and even Linda from the Cow and Chicken episode "Dream Date Chicken"???

God be with ye, Chris Reccardi.

Tweet version here.

Still hard to believe he died as young as he died... and I found that the day after his death through Animation Magazine... [tweet version]

https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/passings/ren-stimpy-powerpuff-girls-artist-chris-reccardi-dies-age-54/

Here are additional words from controversial Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi (post contains some language)...

who worked with Reccardi as far back as DiC's 1988 Beany & Cecil reboot, which was likely referenced in PPG episode "Child Fearing"...

Oh, and Chris didn't draw cameos of just Don Shank or Carey Yost (both Spumco and PPG crew) into the episodes on which he storyboarded; he even got narrator Tom Kenny to call Charlie Bean out!

[dannyd1997]

I made a fanmade trailer of what the Modifyers would be had it became a Disney Channel original series in 2012.

[seeksstaronmewni]

In celebration of Genndy Tartakovsky’s upcoming [as] show Primal and in memorial of the late and great Chris Reccardi, let’s shine a light on one of Reccardi’s best and funniest cartoon / CN pilots ever, Meddlen Meddows.

Originally a part of @cartoonnetwork’s The Cartoonstitute handled by @crackmccraigen and Rob Renzetti; Craig McCracken served as an art director with Reccardi & Renzetti, and Mike Collins cleaned-up the models designed by Reccardi & Craig Kellman.

[seeksstaronmewni]

In Memoriam: Chris Reccardi

Yesterday, May 2nd, 2019, A.D., a veteran of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons (AKA Cartoon Network Studios) and Spumco, Chris Reccardi, also the creator of Meddlen Meddows, passed on. I just found out today and am dismayed at this, certainly given how young he was, but at least he “died doing what he loved” (according to Bill Wray on Facebook).

The day he passed away, Samurai Jack EPISODE XXXIII, an episode Storyboarded and Written by Reccardi and Aaron Springer, aired at 8PM on @adultswim/@cartoonnetwork. Reccardi worked on Samurai Jack Season 5 for character/prop design and storyboard layout, and I was there for it.

The designs of @daronnefcy’s Star vs. the Forces of Evil comics, under the title “Star and the Forces of Evil”, looks very much like Chris R’s style. I sure wish that he and/or his wife, Lynne Naylor, worked on SvTFOE; hopefully Lynne will be on its future content. Speaking of Disney Television Animation, Chris also worked on another Disney show, @crackmccraigen’s Wander Over Yonder. His name is featured as an Easter egg in “The Gift” on a list of Lord Hater’s watchdogs.

Reccardi worked on many of my favorite shows: The (ground-breaking) Ren & Stimpy Show (John K.’s thoughts here), Samurai Jack, The Powerpuff Girls, Wander Over Yonder, Meddlen Meddows, Buy One, Get One Free*, and so much more... even Paul Rudish’ envision of Mickey Mouse!

May Chris Reccardi rest in peace with the Lord God Almighty now and forever more. His contributions are a blessing to animators, designers, artists and cartoonists everywhere, including me.

My memorial tweet version is here; memorial sketch is here. You can celebrate the announcement of Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal with Meddlen Meadows, too!