History Creator / CraigMcCracken

* AuthorAvatar: Mac from ''[[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Foster's]]'' is [[WriteWhoYouKnow unintentionally]] a bit based on himself as a kid. He eventually rolled with it. Kid Cosmic is a more intentional example.

* MonochromeCasting: Never had a non-white main character in any of his creations.

There was also a short lived project on Cartoon Network he and Rob Renzetti created called ''WesternAnimation/{{Cartoonstitute}}'', which was supposed to be a successor to the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' on TV, but it got put quietly on CN's video service instead. He left Cartoon Network in 2009, and spent the next few years as a freelancer, creating sketches for what would eventually become his next show ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' in 2013. It ran for two seasons before it's cancelation, making it [=McCracken=]'s first show to be canceled rather than voluntarily ended.

His next show, ''Kid Cosmic'', is set to premiere on Netflix in 2020.

* ''Kid Cosmic'', produced by Netflix.

* AuthorAvatar: Mac from ''[[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Foster's]]'' is [[WriteWhoYouKnow unintentionally]] a bit based on himself as a kid. He eventually rolled with it.

* ThickLineAnimation: His SignatureStyle. All of his work except ''Fosters'' (which uses mostly lineless designs) is done in this style.

* ThickLineAnimation: His SignatureStyle. Both ''The Powerpuff Girls'' and ''Wander Over Yonder'' used this. It's inverted with ''Fosters'' which is done in a mostly lineless style.

!!Craig [=McCracken=] and his works provide examples of:

* NoHuggingNoKissing: Seems to prefer this rule in his cartoons and also seems to dislike when his shows' fanbase gets too into {{Shipping}}. This seems to also apply to him and his wife Lauren, who always keep a professional stance and are never shown being romantic in public (their only publicly released wedding photo has them fist-bumping).

* WildHair: Most often portrayed with very curly hair.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUbNjSdyg98 making of documentary]] for the ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', storyboard artist Paul Rudish even joked that Craig looked like the missing crew member for ''WesternAnimation/GooberAndTheGhostChasers'' when they first met.

[=McCracken=] took inspiration for his work from Jim Henson, Dr. Seuss, and Charles M. Schulz.

McCracken took inspiration for his work from Jim Henson, Dr. Seuss, and Charles M. Schulz.

There was also a short lived project on Cartoon Network he and Rob Renzetti created called ''WesternAnimation/{{Cartoonstitute}}'', which was supposed to be a successor to the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' on TV, but it got put quietly on CN's video service instead. He left Cartoon Network in 2009, and spent the next few years as a freelancer, creating sketched for what would eventually become his next show ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' in 2013. It ran for two seasons before it's cancelation, making it [=McCracken=]'s first show to be canceled rather than voluntarily ended.

There was also a short lived project on Cartoon Network he and Rob Renzetti created called ''WesternAnimation/{{Cartoonstitute}}'', which was supposed to be a successor to the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' on TV, but it got put quietly on CN's video service instead. He left Cartoon Network in 2009, and later worked on ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'', [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-disney-animation-20120312,0,7335573.story which got picked up by the Disney Channel]] and premiered on September 13, 2013. That show was canceled after two seasons due to ExecutiveMeddling, a first for [=McCracken=] (He left after the fourth season of ''Powerpuff Girls'' which carried on without him for two more seasons. But was allowed to do a special which closed out the original run of the show, and he voluntarily ended ''Foster's...'' after six seasons). He is currently producing a show named, ''Kid Cosmic'' for Netflix, to premiere in 2020.

* RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions: In a frequent questions journal on his [=DeviantArt=] account, he wrote "Yes I have seen the porn. [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain Let's just leave it at that]]."

* RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions: In a FAQ journal on his [=DeviantArt=] page, he simply wrote "Yes, I've seen 'the porn'" and [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain left it at that]].

* RuleThirtyFourCreatorReaction: In a FAQ journal on his [=DeviantArt=] page, he simply wrote "Yes, I've seen 'the porn'" and [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain left it at that]].

* NoHuggingNoKissing: Seems to prefer this rule in his cartoons and also seems to dislike when his shows' fanbase gets too into {{Shipping}}. This seems to also apply to him and his wife Lauren, who are never shown being romantic in public, probably to keep a professional stance together.

* NoHuggingNoKissing: Seems to prefer this rule in his cartoons and also seems to dislike when his shows' fanbase gets too into {{Shipping}}.

Craig Douglas [=McCracken=] (born March 31, 1971) is an American animator, responsible for the Creator/CartoonNetwork cartoons, ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', as well as ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''. Born in Chareloi, Pennsylvania his family moved to Whitter, California after [=McCracken=]'s father died when he was seven. He went to the California Institute of Arts, where he formed a strong friendship with Creator/GenndyTartakovsky and Rob Renzetti (''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot''). The friendship is evident in the cooperation between series. After graduating he got his start on ''WesternAnimation/TwoStupidDogs''. He created a cartoon called "Whoopass Stew," and the idea eventually became ''The Powerpuff Girls''.

* ''WesternAnimation/KidCosmic'', produced by Netflix.

* ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder''. To date, his only series to be canceled rather than willingly ended.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Heavily on the idealistic end, albeit with a heavy dose of BlackComedy to balance it out. ''Wander over Yonder'' was even described as being "love versus hate."

There was also a short lived project on Cartoon Network he and Rob Renzetti created called ''WesternAnimation/{{Cartoonstitute}}'', which was supposed to be a successor to the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' on TV, but it got put quietly on CN's video service instead. He left Cartoon Network in 2009, and later worked on ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'', [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-disney-animation-20120312,0,7335573.story which got picked up by the Disney Channel]] and premiered on September 13, 2013. That show was canceled after two seasons due to ExecutiveMeddling, a first for [=McCracken=] (He left after the fourth season of ''Powerpuff Girls'' which carried on without him for two more seasons. But was allowed to do a special which closed out the original run of the show, and he voluntarily ended ''Foster's...'' after six seasons). He is currently producing a show named, ''Kid Cosmic'' for Creator/Netflix, to premiere in 2020.

There was also a short lived project on Cartoon Network he and Rob Renzetti created called ''WesternAnimation/{{Cartoonstitute}}'', which was supposed to be a successor to the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' on TV, but it got put quietly on CN's video service instead. He left Cartoon Network in 2009, and later worked on ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'', [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-disney-animation-20120312,0,7335573.story which got picked up by the Disney Channel]] and premiered on September 13, 2013. That show was canceled after two seasons due to ExecutiveMeddling, a first for [=McCracken=] (He left after the fourth season of ''Powerpuff Girls'' which carried on without him for two more seasons. But was allowed to do a special which closed out the original run of the show, and he voluntarily ended ''Foster's...'' after six seasons). He is currently producing a show named, ''Kid Cosmic'' for Useful/NotesNetflix, to premiere in 2020.

There was also a short lived project on Cartoon Network he and Rob Renzetti created called ''WesternAnimation/{{Cartoonstitute}}'', which was supposed to be a successor to the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' on TV, but it got put quietly on CN's video service instead. He left Cartoon Network in 2009, and later worked on ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'', [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-disney-animation-20120312,0,7335573.story which got picked up by the Disney Channel]] and premiered on September 13, 2013. That show was canceled after two seasons due to ExecutiveMeddling, a first for [=McCracken=] (He left after the fourth season of ''Powerpuff Girls'' which carried on without him for two more seasons. But was allowed to do a special which closed out the original run of the show, and he voluntarily ended ''Foster's...'' after six seasons). He is currently producing a show named, ''Kid Cosmic'' for Netflix, to premiere in 2020.

There was also a short lived project on Cartoon Network he and Rob Renzetti created called ''WesternAnimation/{{Cartoonstitute}}'', which was supposed to be a successor to the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' on TV, but it got put quietly on CN's video service instead. He left Cartoon Network in 2009, and later worked on ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'', [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-disney-animation-20120312,0,7335573.story which got picked up by the Disney Channel]] and premiered on September 13, 2013. That show was canceled after two seasons due to ExecutiveMeddling, a first for [=McCracken=] (He left after the fourth season of ''Powerpuff Girls'' which carried on without him for two more seasons. But was allowed to do a special which closed out the original run of the show, and he voluntarily ended ''Foster's...'' after six seasons). He is currently developing a new show for Disney.

** Same thing goes for real life as well: he and Creator/LaurenFaust ''never'' display romantic affection for one another publicly (to the point that their only publicly released wedding photo is of them fist-bumping).

* TechnicianVersusPerformer: The performer to Creator/GenndyTartakovsky's technician: Craig was a stronger draftsman while Genndy usually handled timing.

* BadassBeard: His current pictures have him with one. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CMCC.jpg See here.]]
* BerserkButton: Less "berserk" and more "pet peeve," but he really doesn't like uninformed Twitter users perpetually asking about the ''[=PowerPuff=] Girls'' reboot (whether or not he was involved, his opinions of it).

* HappilyMarried: To Creator/LaurenFaust though they don't share romantic photos of them publicly because neither of them are a fan of shipping characters together in their shows.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Genndy Tartakovsky. Although he claims that they aren't as close as they once were, presumably because each is too busy with his own shows.

* TheNoseless: Rather common in his cartoons (WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls, [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Bloo, Wilt,]] [[WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder Wander]] . . . )
* TheSixties: He missed the decade by a year but a lot of his works are heavily influenced by it.

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