UPDATE: Ape Escape Cartoons has premiered on July 5th, 2009. New episodes will air on Sunday at 3:00PM EST/12:00PM PST on Nicktoons Network!

Just recently, Frederator has sent all 38 two-minute shorts of the Ape Escape cartoon to Nicktoons Network, and an airdate is set to be announced! This is really great news, since I've been waiting for over a year to watch those cute and funny Pipo monkeys on TV.

I really want to send my congratulations to Frederator, Hawaii Film Partners, Showcase Entertainment, and Project 51 for working so hard on the cartoon. They really made the effort to make an excellent cartoon show filled with genuine humor and crazy plots. Although the cartoon has yet to air, the the blog posts and production materials they've presented showed that they really had a great time making these shorts, which will definitely show on the finished product.

As a celebration attempt, I'll be posting all the links I've scavenged that has anything to do with the Ape Escape cartoons, and will update this list as I find more. Yes, I am a crazed and obsessed fan of a show that hasn't even aired yet. XD

Websites

Frederator Studios Blog: [link]
A blog for the Ape Escape cartoons at Frederator. Contains lots of pre-production material including images, story boards, and animated clips with dialogue.

Meet The Composer Mike Reagan: [link]
A blog post that wasn't tagged with "Ape Escape." A little interview with the music composer of the Ape Escape cartoons, Mike Reagan. He is best known for his work on Conan and the God of War video games. His website can be found here: [link]

fredseibert's Flickr Gallery: [link]
Contains a variety of pictures. The most notable collection regarding Ape Escape is the complete "I Scream" storyboard sheets located here: [link]

Broadway Big Band Reviews and Testimonials: [link]
Yshrem's User Videos - Yuval Shrem: [link]
These links include a testimonial video of Mike Reagan promoting "Broadway Big Band"--a computer program that can realistically produce musical instruments. Mike Reagan discusses how this program has helped him with his music projects, including Ape Escape. This reveals Ape Escape's comical theme music, and also contains preview clips of the cartoon. I absolutely love the one with Specter and Frankenstein, and the music with it just tops it off. =3
First link has the complete testimonial video (22 min). Second link splits the video into three parts that are hosted on Youtube.

Showcase Entertainment: [link]
Ape Escape cartoon section for Showcase Entertainment.
UPDATE (11/10/08): There's a new description of the cartoon posted on the site--a different yet interesting take on the storyline. There's also a trailer up, and you can download/view it on the site. No airdate, though.
Note: This trailer is a bit different from the newer one posted on the Frederator Blogs in December. Everything is the same except for most of the music and a few clips on the TV screen near the beginning. Personally, I prefer the music in the original, but the "UKI UKI" chant was fun.

Pencil for Hire - Mike Gray: [link]
Mike Gray's blog. He is the script editor and head writer of the cartoon. A very funny guy!

Brian Johnson Blog: [link]
An artist who has done the title cards and background images. On a completely different note, when I was young I made up a character with the exact same name as him. It was very surprising seeing his name while Googling. ^_^;

Horror Illustration: [link]
Brian Johnson's website dedicated to his horror works. The link shows his zombie background images for the episode "A Brain is a Terrible Thing to Taste."

Candy Cane Ave - Dave Cunningham: [link]
Blog of storyboard artist Dave Cunningham.

Dave's Temporary Portfolio: [link]
There is also a single story board sheet that Dave Cunningham drew in his temporary portfolio. It looks like the monkey has found Specter's brain...

Andrew Dickman's dA: [link]
Co-director/storyboard artist/writer/animation timer. He sure has been busy with the cartoons!

Mudbubble - Chris Georgenes' Portfolio: [link]
A project entry for Chris Georgenes' online portfolio. He has done a portion of the animation for the cartoon. Contains a few screencaps from an episode.

Muku Studios: [link]
A design studio owned by David and Jana Morgan. David Morgan is the lead layout artist and animator. You can see some of their designs (and a lifeguard Pipo monkey) by going to Showcase>Creative.
UPDATE: The official website has been redone, and the Pipo monkey pic has been removed.

News Articles

Pacific Business News: [link]
One of the first articles to report on Ape Escape.

Kotaku.com: [link]
Even Kotaku has taken notice of the cartoon.

The Honolulu Advertiser: [link]
A really in-depth article. Has more information and even images of the crew working on the animation.

Midweek - East Oahu News: [link]
Another article with additional interviews with Rann Watumull. He and his wife are the founders of Hawaii Film Partners.

Hawaii Film & Video Issue 3 2007 (Unavailable)
Hawaii Film & Video Issue 4 2007 (Unavailable)
Hawaii Film & Video Issue 4 2008 (Requires Java)
A film magazine made available electronically. To read an issue, Java must be enabled.
The two issues from 2007 have been taken down. The third issue contains a colorful promo image.

Animation World Network: [link]
Another article with additional information.

Hawaii News: [link]
Announces the premiere of the cartoon. Has a promotional image.

The Honolulu Advertiser: [link]
Discusses the debut of the cartoon. Has a promo pic (same as the one from "Hawaii Film & Video Issue 4 2008" but bigger) and a few images from the show.

Star Bulletin: [link]
Has interesting aspects of the cartoon discussed by executive producer Rann Watumull.

KHON2: [link]
Goes behind the scenes of "Ape Escape Cartoons". Has a video of the televised news story.