Butch & Julieann Hartman | The Garden | Steve Brown, Etc. | Key Life

Frustrated at the lack of options for God-honoring kids' entertainment? Animator Butch Hartman was. This week, the Etcetera gang hangs out with the creator of Nickelodeon's "The Fairly OddParents" to discuss the miracle of God's timing and his latest project, "The Garden" (@PureFlixEnt @yippeetv7318 @christiancinema).

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GUEST BIO
Butch Hartman (@ButchHartmanart) is an animator, writer, director, producer, and voice actor. He’s also the creative force behind numerous animated projects including Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, and The Fairly OddParents which ran an astounding 10 seasons on @Nickelodeon – the third-longest running animated series on that channel. He also owns his own production company, Billionfold Inc., and is the founder of Hartman House—a non-profit that supports those in developing nations. More recently, Butch and his wife Julieann have branched out into faith-based entertainment with their new animated show called “The Garden”, now available on Pure Flix, Christian Cinema, and Yippee.tv.

00:00 - Intro
02:58 - Meet Butch and Julieann Hartman
04:37 - How Butch got into animation
07:11 - The cartoons that inspired Butch
08:32 - Matthew and Butch nerd out
09:28 - What it was like running a hit TV show
10:28 - Julieann on how she and Butch became Christians
12:50 - Butch Hartman on the premise of his new cartoon series, "The Garden"
15:18 - What does C.S. Lewis have to do with "The Garden"?
18:53 - Veggie Tales came out HOW long ago?!
23:31 - The connection between "The Fairly OddParents" and "The Garden"
25:22 - Julieann on how "The Garden" finally started – and the wait that followed
30:22 - "The Garden" Children's Bible
32:10 - Butch on the idea of legacy
32:52 - Julieann on the upcoming "The Garden" launch party
35:46 - A safe show? Yes, but also really fun and funny.
37:44 - Closing thoughts
40:27 - Next week's guest is...

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