Titmouse, Inc. (also known as Titmouse Animation or simply Titmouse; formerly known as Titmouse Productions) is an American animation studio based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2000 by Chris and Shannon Prynoski. The studio develops and produces animated television programs, feature films, music videos, title sequences, commercials, and short films. Its name is derived from the titmouse, which serves as the company's mascot.
History Founder and CEO Chris Prynoski began working at MTV in New York on shows such as Daria, Beavis and Butt-Head, and his own creation, Downtown, which was nominated for a primetime Emmy Award. In the early 2000s, Prynoski opened a small T-shirt company with his wife, Shannon Prynoski. However, upon getting more requests for cartoons than for T-shirts, they decided to abandon screen-printing in favor of animation. The Prynoskis moved to California, and opened the revamped Titmouse, Inc., an animation studio. Antonio Canobbio, who had worked with Chris Prynoski at MTV and both Prynoskis at Cartoon Network in L.A., was hired as creative director. Titmouse opened a games division in 2009.
Due to projects like Cartoon Network's Metalocalypse, Superjail! and The Venture Bros. the company expanded and opened a sister studio in New York City in 2010. The California studio later added a wholly owned subsidiary, Robin Redbreast, which was then unionized in order to produce Motorcity for Disney XD.
The company has a YouTube channel, Rug Burn, launched in December 2012 with 6 Point Harness. Rug Burn was launched with a handful of shows.
In April 2016, Titmouse released its first feature-length film, the R-rated Nerdland, which stars Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt. Two years later, in 2018, Titmouse became the studio behind the Disney and Lucasfilm YouTube series of one-minute shorts, Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures. The series is directed by Titmouse’s Barry Kelly.
Unionizing In October 2020, Titmouse Vancouver became the first animation studio in Canada to join a union. Following a vote that captured 87% of the workforce, 98% of Titmouse Vancouver's workforce voted to join the newly founded Animation Guild IATSE Local 938. In response to this, some said that the issues raised by the workers of Titmouse were the same ones heard "from unrepresented animation workers everywhere" and that the unionization of the Titmouse workers acknowledges the contributions by animation workers to the industry.
In January 2022, the employees of Titmouse New York formed a union with Animation Guild IATSE Local 839, the first to do so outside of Los Angeles County in more than 70 years. In the card check process, Titmouse NY employees showed more than 90% of support for the organizing effort. Following the union becoming public, Titmouse management chose to voluntarily recognize the union and agreed to negotiate with the Animation Guild in good faith.
Partnerships
Titmouse has been the animation studio for the Paramount+ comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks since 2020. In early 2020, Titmouse signed a multiyear production deal with Netflix. Titmouse and Netflix co-produced the Pendleton Ward and Duncan Trussell-created series The Midnight Gospel, which aired the same year. Also for Netflix, Titmouse animated an episode of Blur Studio's sci-fi anthology series Love, Death & Robots titled "Kill Team Kill".
Titmouse worked with Critical Role Productions and Amazon MGM Studios to co-produce and serve as the animation studio for two Amazon Prime Video series which adapt the actual play web series Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina (2022) and The Mighty Nein (2025).
Titmouse also co-produced the Emmy-nominated spinoff series, The Boys Presents: Diabolical for Amazon Prime Video, and produced the adult animated science fiction television series Scavengers Reign with Green Street Pictures in 2023, with Chris Prynoski serving as an executive producer.
In 2024, Titmouse, Inc. announced a partnership with Polygon Pictures for multiple CG animated series.
Filmography
Television Series Year Notes Network 2002 MTV Movie Awards 2002 Opening and graphics MTV The Osbournes Main titles (produced for Ka-Chew!) Megas XLR 2004–05 Main titles, additional animation (season 1 only) Cartoon Network Avatar: The Last Airbender 2005–08 Main title sequence Nickelodeon The Simple Life 2006 Season 4 opening (produced for Ka-Chew!) Fox Shorty McShorts' Shorts "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing" (animation production) Disney Channel American Dad! Preproduction for MMORPG scenes in "Dungeons and Wagons" Fox Metalocalypse 2006–13 Adult Swim Class of 3000 2007 Digital effects Cartoon Network Afro Samurai Opening Funimation Frank TV "Frankincense and Myrrh" (animation) TBS Happy Monster Band 2007–08 Playhouse Disney G.I. Joe: Resolute 2009 Adult Swim DJ & the Fro MTV Attack of the Show! "Slasher School" shorts G4 Freaknik: The Musical 2010 Adult Swim Black Panther BET Mad 2010–11 Additional animation Cartoon Network Superjail! 2011–14 Seasons 2–4 Adult Swim The Venture Bros. 2011–18 Seasons 5–7, three specials Black Dynamite 2011–12 Season 1 Community Animated sequences in "A Fistful of Paintballs", "Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism" and "Digital Estate Planning" NBC China, IL 2011–15 Adult Swim Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger 2011 "Hunger" sequence PBS Motorcity 2012–13 Disney XD Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja 2012–15 Liquid Television 2013 MTV Turbo FAST 2013–16 Netflix Breadwinners 2014–16 Animationcredited as "Titmouse Canada Animation Inc." Nickelodeon TripTank "Jerk Chicken" shorts Comedy Central King Star King 2014 Series only Adult Swim Hot in Cleveland "The Animated Episode" TV Land Kirby Buckets 2014–17 Animation Disney XD Niko and the Sword of Light 2015–19 Amazon Prime Video Moonbeam City 2015 Comedy Central TMNT Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past Nickelodeon Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack 2016 Animated sequences TruTV Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio Adult Swim Comedy Crib Intro, transitions, promos IFC Little Big Awesome 2016–18 Amazon Prime Video Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh Animation Netflix Future-Worm! Disney XD Son of Zorn 2016–17 Animation FoxHanazuki: Full of Treasures2017–19 YouTube (season 1)Discovery Family (season 2) Uncle Grandpa 2017 "More Director Shorts" Cartoon Network Halt and Catch Fire Pilgrim gameplay AMC Disjointed 2017–18 Animated sequences Netflix Goldie and Bear Season 2 Disney Junior Big Mouth 2017–25 Netflix Project Runway All Stars 2018 "Thrown for a Loop by Betty Boop" (animation) Lifetime Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters "Bubba the Bear" (animation) TruTV Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas Netflix Ballmastrz: 9009 2018–20 Adult Swim Tigtone The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants Animation Netflix Deadly Class 2019 Animated sequences Syfy T.O.T.S. 2019–22 Disney Junior Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart 2019–20 Cartoon NetworkArchibald's Next Big Thing 2019–21Animation Netflix (seasons 1–2)Peacock (seasons 3–6) Bless the Harts Fox Cleopatra in Space2020–21 Peacock Kinderwood Noggin The Midnight Gospel 2020 Netflix Star Trek: Lower Decks 2020–24 Paramount+ Animaniacs 2020–23 Animation Hulu Baby Shark's Big Show! 2020–25 Animationcredited as "Titmouse Canada Animation Inc." Nickelodeon WandaVision 2021 2D animated sequences ("Don't Touch That Dial" only) Disney+ Loki 2D animated sequences Mythic Quest Animated backstory sequence (Special Episode: "Everlight") Apple TV+ Devil May Care TZGZ Looney Tunes Cartoons "Red, White and Bruised" HBO Max We the People Netflix I Heart Arlo Q-Force The Harper House Paramount+ Maya and the Three Signatory services Netflix Inside Job "Buzzkill" (additional design) Chicago Party Aunt 2021–22 Fairfax Amazon Prime Video Harriet the Spy 2021–23 Apple TV+ The Legend of Vox Machina 2022–present Animation Amazon Prime VideoBeavis and Butt-Head Paramount+ (seasons 9–10) Comedy Central (season 11) The Boys Presents: Diabolical 2022 Amazon Prime Video Trivia Quest Netflix The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! Animation; "Palonis", "Banana Party", "Shitty Betelgeuse", "Slashtronaut" Hulu Human Resources 2022–23 Netflix Duck & Goose Apple Studios Pantheon AMC+ (season 1) Amazon Prime Video (season 2) Love, Death & Robots 2022, 2025 "Kill Team Kill", "How Zeke Got Religion" Netflix My Dad the Bounty Hunter 2023 2D sequences Super Turbo Story Time MotorTrend+ Agent Elvis Netflix Star Trek: Strange New Worlds "Those Old Scientists" (animated sequences) Paramount+ Scavengers Reign Max The Ghost and Molly McGee "Game On" (animation production) Disney Channel Kiff 2023–present Digman! Comedy Central Pupstruction Disney Jr. Royal Crackers 2023–24 Adult Swim Frog and Toad Apple TV+ The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy 2024–present Amazon Prime Video Everybody Still Hates Chris Comedy Central The Milk Chug YouTube Angry Birds Mystery Island 2024 Amazon Prime Video Invincible Additional Design; 3 episodes (with Rooster Teeth) Invincible Fight Girl Animation Adult Swim Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld Netflix Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2024–25 Animation Paramount+ Haunted Hotel 2025–present Animation Netflix StuGo 2025 Disney Channel The Sisters Grimm Apple TV+ Mighty Nein 2025–present Animation Amazon Prime Video The Elephant 2025 Adult Swim Strip Law 2026 Netflix Smiling Friends Animation; 2 episodescredited as "Titmouse Canada Animation Inc." Adult Swim Kevin Amazon Prime Video Gameoverse Compositing services; Pilot onlycredited as "Titmouse Canada Animation Inc." YouTube Mating Season Netflix Among UsAnimationParamount+ Golden Axe Dang! Netflix Forgotten Runes Wizard's CultTBA Magic MachineMister Miracle Nights
Pilots Title Year Network Notes The Amazing Screw-On Head 2006 Sci Fi Let's Fish 2007 Adult SwimMotorcity (Motor City)2010Disney XDUnaired/unreleased; but screened on March 2, 2010. Major Lazer 2011Adult Swim Unaired/unreleased Yoyotoki HappyEars 2015 Amazon Prime Video Doble Fried Adult Swim Unaired/unreleased; co-produced with PFFFR I Love You Mao Mao: Bao Bao's Revenge 2016Cartoon NetworkUnaired/unreleased; but screened at the "5 Second Day" event on February 19, 2016, Lazor Wulf Adult Swim Unaired/unreleased Very Important House Disney XD Unaired/unreleasedAnimation for "Next Time On" sequence The New V.I.P's 2017 Amazon Prime Video Trap Universe 2018 Adult Swim
Feature films