The upcoming service is called Churp — a reference to Titmouse’s production card, which features an animated titmouse saying the word “chirp,” usually in the voice of one of the cartoon’s actors — with monthly boxes containing merch, collectibles, and paraphernalia of Titmouse characters old and new, and a code to watch a new, Churp-exclusive cartoon.
The tagline on Churp.tv is “cartoon delivery service.” Said Titmouse president Chris Prynoski, in a news release, “It’s like Sanrio for stoners.” The same Titmouse news release calls Churp an “IP incubator and creative playground,” calling to mind the heyday of Frederator Studios’ YouTube operations, or Cartoon Network’s Cartoon Cartoon era.
Churp will have several new cartoons available to subscribers at launch, according to the news release. There’s The Mitch Owl Show from the creator of Metalocalypse, in which a “bright-eyed Hollywood hopeful learns the horror of working directly for an A-list celebrity”; A Million Dollar Idea, created by writer Sam L. Kim (The Colbert Report), “the story of the world’s biggest entrepreneur, who happens to live in his car”; and How Can It Be a Do?, a “pitch-perfect parody of early 2000s industrial cable network documentary series.”
But the headliner is probably the star-studded Bruddies, a “bloodbath action-comedy about two best friends” created by Ben Falcone (Tammy) and Chris Henchy (Step Brothers). The voice cast boasts Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids), Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games), Joel McHale (Community), Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures), and George Takei (Star Trek).
Titmouse has not revealed any pricing information as of yet, but interested fans can sign up for updates at Churp.tv.
