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''The Off-Beats'' is a series of animated shorts that was created by Mo Willems ( who would later create the Cartoon Network television series ''Sheep in the Big City''). The first episodes were produced as stand alone short films for Nickelodeon; but after the seres was nominated for a cable ACE award, more segments were produced for KaBlam! The series was initially called "The Misfits", but Nickelodeon had Mo Willems change the series' title (and re-animate the intro) at the very last moment before it was first broadcast.〔 The series was the first to end on KaBlam! due to Mo Willems moving to Cartoon Network Studios to work on Sheep in the Big City, which too got canceled after 2 years on the air. The show features a distinct art style, which was mainly a lot of flat, dry colors and characters that moved with clothing patterns that don't. The animation was also similar to that of early UPA, Curious Pictures and Hanna-Barbera cartoons, but mostly, the series itself (especially in story and concept) hearkened back to the classic ''Peanuts'' TV specials, especially since the majority of the voice cast are children actors. Each episode is scored with a jazz soundtrack, sometimes featuring big-band music, but mostly featuring a simple combination of a piano, drums and a double bass. Each segment ran for two to four minutes running time. most of the soundtracks in the shorts are similar to ''The Pink Panther'' cartoon shorts. After 15 years, the Off Beats Valentine Special, thought to be lost media, can now be viewed on famous video sharing website YouTube as of February 27, 2014.〔(An Off-Beats Valentine's (1998 Nickelodeon Special) )〕 ==Theme Song== The theme intro to the shorts always consisted of this short poem, spoken by Grubby Groo (voiced by Mo Willems): ''Dey nervous, dey nebbish, dey small, and the Populars don't like 'em at all. But that's okay, life is sweet. Dey cool. Dey the Off-Beats.'' The intro to the original pre-Kablam shorts uses a different variation from when they were named ''The Misfits.'' ''Dey nervous, dey nebbish, dey small, and the Populars don't like 'em at all. But that's okay, dey don't call it quits. Dey cool. Dey the Misfits.'' The Valentine's Day special uses a different variation of the theme song specifically for the special: ''They nervous, they nebbish, they small, and the Populars don't like 'em at all. It don't matter, dey hip. Dey got they own friendship. But when love is in the air. It can cause quite a scare. And sometimes it's hard to define. What goes down on Valentine's.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Off-Beats」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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