The Creators of Robot Chicken Love to Play With Toys

Series' popularity spawned projects for Lucasfilm, The Lego Movie

When conjuring names for their new stop motion adult animated series, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios co-founders Matt Senreich, John "Harv" Harvatine IV, Seth Green and Eric Towner submitted 80 different titles to Cartoon Network. While an early submission—Free Paid Advertising For Popular Toy Companies—was probably one of the most appropriate, executives passed.

"Robot Chicken was the terrible one that stuck," explained Senreich, laughing. "But that's what we're trying to do: We’re trying to show off how cool your toy is."

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