Characters
Tommy O’Brien / Gnarrgutts
Sophi Alexis / Meme
Gene Kelley / Unum

Created by
John Caponi & Peter Denton

Illustration
Vishnu M. Nair

Animation
BlinkMyBrain

Musical Score
Nils Erickson

Sound Design
Charles Maynes


Episode 1: Snide & Seek
Gnarrgutts is always searching for something only he seems to find valuable.
But the crudins won’t leave him alone. Maybe Meme can help?
Episode 2: A Distant Meme-ry
Bullied by the crudins, Gnarrgutts flashes back to the moment he first met the
tiny but confident Meme. Was it mere coincidence or something more?
Episode 3: Twinkle, Twinkle
Gnarrgutts and Meme stumble upon half-buried lockers. Are there valuable
treasures inside? First, they must agree on the best way to find out.
Episode 4: Curiouser and Curiouser
Frustrated by the impenetrable lockers, Gnarrgutts and Meme discover that a treasure
they found is surprisingly powerful. A cat they encounter has a surprise of its own.
Episode 5: Trust Your Gutts
The mystical Unum descends on Gnarrgutts and Meme to deliver a bold
proclamation. Is it a prophecy or utter nonsense? And who is Judy?


About the project
Gnarrgutts is the debut release from Effective Brushwork, an independent side-project led by Adobe senior creative director John Caponi and artist Peter Denton, who was inspired to create the animated series after meeting a mysterious creature in a vivid dream — a nightmare, to be exact. “It was quite terrifying. I would say that he came in the form of a demon that was trying to get me,” Denton says. “For some reason, I felt inspired to redraw him.”
Crafting the imagined universe — where the title character, an offbeat crudin named Gnarrgutts, and his sidekick Meme explore together, with plenty of twists and surprises along the way — developed as organically as the project team. “We’ve always had a good collaborative energy between us,” says Caponi. “There’s a shared love of music, animation, and storytelling, so this was a good way for us to create something new and positive together.”
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