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Preliminary American Goulash Character Designs for my Pitch Package for a Cartoon Show!

Special thanks to Brent Smith for helping me brainstorm with some sketches! Sometimes you need an unbiased opinion to help you pick designs and move forward when you're....close....to the subject matter. Now that I've written, scanned, inked, colored, and freaking composited this darn thing, I have some meeting with Cartoon Network, Nickelodean, PBS & More!

Special Warning: These characters are "based" on my life but uh, they aren't actually "real" people. You see, essentially, cartoons need to stereotype in order to be, well, cartoons. So, um, if this is my family reading this, these are NOT cartoon depictions of you. Really. It's just a coincidence. So, uh, don't kill me. You know I love you, right?

That said, here's vhat I haf so far:

Nagymama (the 96-year-old woman of steel...and Little Debbie Snacks(tm))
nagymama cartoon

Anyu (the over-protective mother with no brain-to-mouth filter)
Anu Cartoon

Paprika (the dorky sheltered child who is afraid of everything)
cartoon paprika

Alia (Paprika's sassy, yet equally sheltered best friend - you guys will hear...
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Name That Toon

I can't seem to make a poll using Blogger, so here goes:

If American Goulash was a cartoon show, what would my name be?

A.) Paprika Magyar (because I am a redhead)
B.) Margitka "Maggie" Magyar
C.) Pepper Paprikas
D.) Paprika Erdely
E.) Something else? (please comment with ideas)

Nagymama: A True Story

The animation that started it all...



As broadcast on the Nicktoons network and on the FRONT PAGE of YouTube, MySpace, Crackle, and Channel Frederator! Nagymama has also been screened at theĀ  University of the Arts Film & Animation Festival; Nicktoons Film Festival; 4th Annual Tehran International Animation Festival; Garden State Film Festival; Ottawa International Animation Festival Chez Ani; Milkboy Film Festival; Media Arts Council Home Grown Film Festival; Cupcake Bandit Film Festival & Dozens of other festivals throughout the world!