Michael Ruocco
@michaeljruocco.bsky.social
Annie-Nominated Animator/Storyboarder/Oblivious Bon Vivant. Voiced a buzzard. Looney Tunes Cartoons, The Cuphead Show, Helluva Boss, The Day the Earth Blew Up, BoJack Horseman, etc. PORTFOLIO: https://t.co/J7rBd87jJ8
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Whoa CTN was this past weekend and I had absolutely no clue that it was going on. Not that I was planning on going, mind you, but I’m surprised how swiftly interest dimmed these last few years since Lightbox came on the scene in retaliation. The only folks who go to CTN are older vets it seems.
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Whoa CTN was this past weekend and I had absolutely no clue that it was going on. Not that I was planning on going, mind you, but I’m surprised how swiftly interest dimmed these last few years since Lightbox came on the scene in retaliation. The only folks who go to CTN are older vets it seems.
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It's been announced that a 3-Disc DVD collection of Looney Tunes Cartoons is being released in May! =O
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
It's been announced that a 3-Disc DVD collection of Looney Tunes Cartoons is being released in May! =O
Was at Knotts Berry Farm the other day and was incredibly disappointed that other than Belle, there was no other merch of any of Snoopy’s other siblings. Where’s Spike? Or Marbles? Or Snoopy’s fat brother Olaf?
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Was at Knotts Berry Farm the other day and was incredibly disappointed that other than Belle, there was no other merch of any of Snoopy’s other siblings. Where’s Spike? Or Marbles? Or Snoopy’s fat brother Olaf?
Another evolutionary detour: some animals could have developed extended stalk eyes in order to follow and spot prey easier in dense brush. But they say hindsight is 20/20; 20 degrees this way, and 20 degrees that way!
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Another evolutionary detour: some animals could have developed extended stalk eyes in order to follow and spot prey easier in dense brush. But they say hindsight is 20/20; 20 degrees this way, and 20 degrees that way!
Early man could've developed a more pronounced brow to prevent the sun and sweat from obscuring their vision, but it would've also led them to boulder new directions.
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Early man could've developed a more pronounced brow to prevent the sun and sweat from obscuring their vision, but it would've also led them to boulder new directions.
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As it currently stands, I've got about 2 months of downtime before the next long-term production I have lined up starts rolling, so.
If you need some quick Animation Lead / Storyboard Lead work, gimme a jingle [ DM's and business email both work ]
If you need some quick Animation Lead / Storyboard Lead work, gimme a jingle [ DM's and business email both work ]
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
As it currently stands, I've got about 2 months of downtime before the next long-term production I have lined up starts rolling, so.
If you need some quick Animation Lead / Storyboard Lead work, gimme a jingle [ DM's and business email both work ]
If you need some quick Animation Lead / Storyboard Lead work, gimme a jingle [ DM's and business email both work ]
This week's theme for my daily prompts is "Evolutionary Detours"; the potential shoulda/coulda/wouldas along the bumpy paths of nature's development. Today's is an Umbrella Bird. Practical in specific weather conditions, but on days where the wind blows it'd be too far gone.
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This week's theme for my daily prompts is "Evolutionary Detours"; the potential shoulda/coulda/wouldas along the bumpy paths of nature's development. Today's is an Umbrella Bird. Practical in specific weather conditions, but on days where the wind blows it'd be too far gone.
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Thanks for the positive reception folks, it means a lot! I recently re-vamped my Patreon to help support making this thing, more like a tip jar really, and to be my production blog space once I start my campaign for it next year. Please follow and/or support me there! patreon.com/michaeljruocco
November 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Thanks for the positive reception folks, it means a lot! I recently re-vamped my Patreon to help support making this thing, more like a tip jar really, and to be my production blog space once I start my campaign for it next year. Please follow and/or support me there! patreon.com/michaeljruocco
Thanks for the positive reception folks, it means a lot! I recently re-vamped my Patreon to help support making this thing, more like a tip jar really, and to be my production blog space once I start my campaign for it next year. Please follow and/or support me there! patreon.com/michaeljruocco
November 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Thanks for the positive reception folks, it means a lot! I recently re-vamped my Patreon to help support making this thing, more like a tip jar really, and to be my production blog space once I start my campaign for it next year. Please follow and/or support me there! patreon.com/michaeljruocco
It’s #IndieAnimationDay! Staving off the animation industry crash, I’m focusing my creative energies in 2026 into making a new short film. It’s called “The Twig Gatherer” about a little bird just trying to make a home. Ramping up a crowdfund early next year to hire folks to help me make it.
November 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It’s #IndieAnimationDay! Staving off the animation industry crash, I’m focusing my creative energies in 2026 into making a new short film. It’s called “The Twig Gatherer” about a little bird just trying to make a home. Ramping up a crowdfund early next year to hire folks to help me make it.
So many chefs I wanted to do, but this week really knocked me for a loop. I'll have to revisit this theme again sometime, so I'm capping off Chefs n Cooks week with a culinary master, Mung Daal from Chowder, with his Baked Crasserole!!
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 AM
So many chefs I wanted to do, but this week really knocked me for a loop. I'll have to revisit this theme again sometime, so I'm capping off Chefs n Cooks week with a culinary master, Mung Daal from Chowder, with his Baked Crasserole!!
Feeling it this morning. Achey n sleepy, but not entirely miserable. A good excuse to catch up on sleep and recharge on this dark n rainy day.
I got my Covid n Flu shot done at the same time. BRING IT ON!
a little girl in a white dress is holding a can of slash soda .
ALT: a little girl in a white dress is holding a can of slash soda .
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November 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Feeling it this morning. Achey n sleepy, but not entirely miserable. A good excuse to catch up on sleep and recharge on this dark n rainy day.
Yup, it’s Grunch Time 2025.
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Yup, it’s Grunch Time 2025.
I got my Covid n Flu shot done at the same time. BRING IT ON!
a little girl in a white dress is holding a can of slash soda .
ALT: a little girl in a white dress is holding a can of slash soda .
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November 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I got my Covid n Flu shot done at the same time. BRING IT ON!
Still catching up on chef n cook week, and next up is the pint-sized puppet procurer of produce, Tiny Chef!
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Still catching up on chef n cook week, and next up is the pint-sized puppet procurer of produce, Tiny Chef!
Took part in @peanutscollab.bsky.social and redrew a classic Peanuts strip, one of my favorites. I believe a lot of my artistic impetus is attributed to Schulz, so it's hard to not draw these characters how he himself drew them without feeling like sacrilege, so I forced myself to work differently.
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Took part in @peanutscollab.bsky.social and redrew a classic Peanuts strip, one of my favorites. I believe a lot of my artistic impetus is attributed to Schulz, so it's hard to not draw these characters how he himself drew them without feeling like sacrilege, so I forced myself to work differently.
Reposted by Michael Ruocco
Catching up on orders this week after my travels. Here was supposed to be yesterday's chef of the day: The Swedish Chef! Bork Bork Bork!
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Catching up on orders this week after my travels. Here was supposed to be yesterday's chef of the day: The Swedish Chef! Bork Bork Bork!
I’m getting, like, 4 scam AI recruitment/job offer emails daily and of course they’re all the most uncreative messages imaginable, both in writing and in prospects.
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I’m getting, like, 4 scam AI recruitment/job offer emails daily and of course they’re all the most uncreative messages imaginable, both in writing and in prospects.
Catching up on orders this week after my travels. Here was supposed to be yesterday's chef of the day: The Swedish Chef! Bork Bork Bork!
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Catching up on orders this week after my travels. Here was supposed to be yesterday's chef of the day: The Swedish Chef! Bork Bork Bork!
Got a fun thing in the mail today!
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Got a fun thing in the mail today!
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Dan Haskett animation from Sesame Street: Let's Discuss This (1988)
November 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Dan Haskett animation from Sesame Street: Let's Discuss This (1988)
Rewatched “The Green Mile” for the first time since college and I forgot the Cajun prisoner with the trained mouse was played by Mr. Noodle.
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Rewatched “The Green Mile” for the first time since college and I forgot the Cajun prisoner with the trained mouse was played by Mr. Noodle.
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Pixar designed Toy Story to be printed on physical film. The Disney renaissance movies were the same.
Today, it's hard to see them as they were meant to be seen. The versions on streaming and home media aren't quite the same films that ruled the '90s:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-toy-st...
Today, it's hard to see them as they were meant to be seen. The versions on streaming and home media aren't quite the same films that ruled the '90s:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-toy-st...
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Pixar designed Toy Story to be printed on physical film. The Disney renaissance movies were the same.
Today, it's hard to see them as they were meant to be seen. The versions on streaming and home media aren't quite the same films that ruled the '90s:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-toy-st...
Today, it's hard to see them as they were meant to be seen. The versions on streaming and home media aren't quite the same films that ruled the '90s:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-toy-st...
This week’s winning prompt topic is “Chefs n Cooks”, and we’re starting off strong with the “little chef”, Remy from Ratatouille.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This week’s winning prompt topic is “Chefs n Cooks”, and we’re starting off strong with the “little chef”, Remy from Ratatouille.
