Crime Time is a series of animated shorts produced by Future Thought Productions, produced by Jay Zaveri and Steve Kasper, and directed by Nassos Vakalis.Animation Xpress:
Premise Shifty (The Criminal) perpetrates crimes from the sublime to the ridiculous – and never quite pulls them off, resulting in hilarious consequences. It is rendered in a graphic style reminiscent of classic UPA shorts.Yahoo! Movies:
Crime Time gives the viewer a brief but comical look at the irony of crime. Taking on the spirit of old-world cartoons, the series uses sight gags and pacing to bring about a comedic scenario. Produced in a combination of Flash and CGI animation, the creators utilize classic elements of storytelling to give this series a unique personality. The series, which consists of shorts varying in length from 90 to 180 seconds, introduces a comic anti-hero character Shifty (The Criminal) who seems to always be just moments away from successfully beating the system only to have his plans derailed by some unforeseeable circumstance.
Characters Shifty – The series' main villain protagonist.
The Fat Cop – An unnamed overweight police officer. He partners up with The Skinny Cop.
Lance the Skinny Cop - A thin police officer and the partner of The Fat Cop.
Female Robber – A female robber who is Shifty's one-time girlfriend who only appears in The Girlfriend episode.
Episodes Electro-Phobia The Bank Robbery Paint Job Statue The Getaway The Painting Under Control The Gift The Car Robbery Laundry Night Job Parking Meter The Treasure Masked Ball Midnight Lover Tracer The Red Dye Drive Thru Wish Pond Subway Gooooal Cleaning up Monkey Business Sleepwalker Lost Cat Vending Machine Cruiseship Fitting Room No Strings Attached Way Out West At the Movies Pharaohs Revenge Going Batty Grin and Bear It! All That Glitters is Gold At The Circus The Hiker The Black Pearl The Baby The Genie The Barber The Bridge The Birthday Cake The Transport The Buffet The Dollar Bill The Musician Minus Zero The Golden Nugget Tips The Paparazzi The Party Shifty the Cyclist The Horse Race The Diver UP, Up and Away Bum Steer Shifty Skywalker The Masked Destroyer I Smell a Rat Pizza The Camper Public Restrooms The Dog Walker The Great Jump Gopher Broke A Clean Sweep Spaced Out Backyard Trouble Easy Come Easy Go The Fur Coats Gardening The Hitch Hiker The Mountain Climber The Valet The Spa Treatment Slope, Slope The Funeral The Map The Talented Ant The ATM The Scrap Metal Car Racing Snap Shot The Jackpot The Hypnotist The Pilot The Bus Driver Area 51 The Jeweler The Chariot Driver The Girlfriend Halloween Ghosts Hot Air Ancestors A Knights Tale Oils Well that Ends Well Rodeo Show A Looney Tribute Private Property Monster Truck Window Washer Royal Jewels The Clean Getaway The Break In First Impressions Robin Hoodwinked The Dummy Mans Best Friend Out of Sight One Hell of a Day Spooked Batteries not Included The Pirate The Fall Guy The Prize The Airport Have a Blast Sweet Dreams RobotFly 4000
See also List of Indian animated television series
References
External links Crime Time at IMDb