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As Rosenberg's fan base grew, so did the ''Odd Todd'' website, which now includes such random material as "What's Happening?", movie reviews, his search for "Brittney Dirtor", "Daily Facts I Learned From the TV", reader submitted poetry, recipes and more. A predecessor to today's [[blogging]] craze, Odd Todd has developed a healthy (if somewhat unique) following. |
As Rosenberg's fan base grew, so did the ''Odd Todd'' website, which now includes such random material as "What's Happening?", movie reviews, his search for "Brittney Dirtor", "Daily Facts I Learned From the TV", reader submitted poetry, recipes and more. A predecessor to today's [[blogging]] craze, Odd Todd has developed a healthy (if somewhat unique) following. |
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Todd has published several games on his site, most of them in collaboration with [[AE4RV.com]]. |
Todd has published several games on his site, most of them in collaboration with [[AE4RV.com]]. Cook-ay Slots and Mepball are the most popular. |
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[[The Odd Todd Handbook]] was published in 2003 by [[Warner Books]]. His cartoon character was picked up for development at [[Comedy Central]] for a half-hour television show but was shelved. Todd has since provided cartoons for [[Comedy Central#Motherload Videos|Motherload]] the Comedy Central broadband channel and [[Paramount Pictures]] announced they optioned ''Odd Todd'' as a live-action motion picture.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
[[The Odd Todd Handbook]] was published in 2003 by [[Warner Books]]. His cartoon character was picked up for development at [[Comedy Central]] for a half-hour television show but was shelved. Todd has since provided cartoons for [[Comedy Central#Motherload Videos|Motherload]] the Comedy Central broadband channel and [[Paramount Pictures]] announced they optioned ''Odd Todd'' as a live-action motion picture.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
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| Animator | Todd Rosenberg |
Odd Todd is a website owned and operated by Todd Rosenberg, an unemployed "dotcommer", who has created a series of humorous Flash cartoons depicting the world of unemployment, after entering the world himself.
These animated shorts, written, drawn and narrated by Todd himself, encapsulate the trials and tribulations many people felt in Silicon Valley and its impacted markets after the dot com crash around 2001.
Rosenberg's first cartoon, Laid Off: A Day in the Life, shows the frustration, despair and boredom of a man in his 30's learning about how money is "kinda important" and dates are hard to attain when you're fat and balding.
The success of the first cartoon short led to more cartoons being posted for downloading, even the opportunity to contribute through an Internet "tip cup." Rosenberg was collecting unemployment insurance at time that he put up his "tip cup", and when the New York State Department of Labor learned of the "tip cup", they sent him a letter demanding repayment of all paid unemployment benefits. Rosenberg successfully appealed this action and was not required to pay back any benefits.
As Rosenberg's fan base grew, so did the Odd Todd website, which now includes such random material as "What's Happening?", movie reviews, his search for "Brittney Dirtor", "Daily Facts I Learned From the TV", reader submitted poetry, recipes and more. A predecessor to today's blogging craze, Odd Todd has developed a healthy (if somewhat unique) following.
Todd has published several games on his site, most of them in collaboration with AE4RV.com. Cook-ay Slots and Mepball are the most popular.
The Odd Todd Handbook was published in 2003 by Warner Books. His cartoon character was picked up for development at Comedy Central for a half-hour television show but was shelved. Todd has since provided cartoons for Motherload the Comedy Central broadband channel and Paramount Pictures announced they optioned Odd Todd as a live-action motion picture.[citation needed]
Rosenberg has also produced freelance cartoons for Nightline, America's Test Kitchen, Nova and World News Tonight. He is also a commentator for NPR.
Contrary to a rumor of unknown origin, Rosenberg did not create the "Don't Regulate the Internet" cartoon. He is also not the "Odd Todd" who who posts stories about porcelain dolls and tuna on 411mania.com.
Todd lives with a dog named Roscoe and he broadcasts Roscoe live on Roscoe Cam.
Rosenberg recently wrote a sitcom pilot for CBS and produced a 5-Part animated series about global warming for National Geographic/npr.org.
Todd is currently working on stuff.
References
- Lane, Gentry (2001-11-16). "Odd Todd: Will Draw for Food". Wired News. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Commentary: Odd Todd Day". NPR. 2003-12-21. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
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