Hey Rat Finksters and Finkettes!!!! I would like to wish Everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! It is the year of the "Rat" you know. I would like to thank Ilene Roth for inviting me into the Ed "Big Daddy" Roth Rat Fink Family this year. And I want to thank my long time animation friend, Ken Mitchroney (Mitch), for introducing me to Ilene, and supporting my passion that I've had toward Ed and what he stands for, all these years. He was my first inspiration as an artist, 45 years ago. Man!!!! To Coop, Frank and the gang, who made me feel right at home in the Roth Family. It was an awesome honor to be named the Ed "Big Daddy" Roth artist of the year for 2008. Julie and I had an awesome and unforgettable time at the reunion in Manti. We'll be back in 2009! Ilene; thank you for being the wonderful person you are, and thank you for all you do for us. Your continued and eternal support, and love for Ed is priceless. It's awesome to be part of the Roth Family. Take care always. Finkingly Yours....Jeff xo
HEY HOT ROD KIDS!!! HERE'S A TOON I DID ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO WITH MY CHARACTERS, FINSTER AND FINSTER. CHECK OUT MORE FINSTER TOONS AT MY FINSTER FINSTER BLOG AT FREDERATOR. TAKE CARE GANG AND I KNOW WE'LL BLOGULATE SOON! YOUR CARTOON DRAG PAL....JEFF
Yours truly with Tom "THE MONGOO$E" McEwen at Autobooks in Burbank, California. 2007 Here's the drag toon I did for Tom. A nice shot of the Mongoose blowing the fiberglas lid off Don "The Snake" Prudhomme. I don't think Tom would have it any other way. Do you???
HEY CARTOON DRAG RACING FANS!!!!! HERE'S ONE OF MY DRAG TOONS I DID FOR DRAG RACING ON-LINE MAGAZINE, A WHILE BACK. TAKE CARE AND ENJOY! YOUR CARTOON DRAG PAL....JEFF
Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's boss looking "Drag N' Lady" 1963 This is one of Drag Racing's Super Stock Queens, Shirley Shahan. Shirley ran American Motors AMX and Chrysler super stock cars.
I've always liked cartoons, animation, hot rods and drag racing. Ed "Big Daddy" Roth was my first great inspiration to draw. Other inspirations were Charles Shultz, Chuck Jones (who mentored me and started me in the animation business), Jack Davis of Mad Magazine fame, M.C. Escher and Tex Avery. I've been working in the animation business for 20 years and currently at Nickelodeon Animation producing Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go! and Ni hao Kai-lan. Prior to Nickelodeon. Also while at Nickelodeon, I created and produced The Finster Finster Show! short for Frederator. Earlier in my animation career I worked at Chuck Jones Productions, Spumco, Warner Bros. Walt Disney Studios, Universal, DreamWorks, FOX Kids Network, and Carsey Werner NBC. I'm married with three cartoon kids and originally from NJ. I also like TV shows of the 50's and 60's and love watching cartoons especially early MGM and Warner Bros cartoons. I've been also honored by becoming an official Ed "Big Daddy" Roth artist and is the official Ed "Big Daddy" Roth artist of the year for 2008!!!! As of 2006, I became a member of The Standard 1320 nostalgic drag racing group.