Release date: May 2007

I recently found this video on an old VHS tape at the bottom of my closet.

Just kidding. “Little Guys!™” is my animated parody of/homage to the toy commercials I remember seeing when I was growing up during the late ’80s/early ’90s.

As someone with a love for toys and an overwhelming sense of nostalgia, I decided to take LEGO® bricks – a toy that can be used to create pretty much anything – and use them to make an exciting commercial for a fake toy that does essentially nothing.

Here’s a look behind the scenes at the production of “Little Guys!”:

And some production photos and stills:

Written, Designed, Directed, Recorded, Animated, and Edited by: David Pagano

Voice Talents: Allison Fischer, David Pagano, Mark Pagano, Chris Chan Roberson

Sorting: Carol Pagano, Christopher Pagano, David Pagano, Leonard Pagano, Mark Pagano

Construction/Deconstruction: Carol Pagano, David Pagano, Leonard Pagano, Maria Pagano, Mark Pagano

Additional Design Work: Mark Pagano

Lighting Assistant: Ben Oviatt

Animation Assistants: Leonard Pagano, Mark Pagano

Sound Design Assistants: Matt Campbell, Erin Natal

Foley Engineer: Joey Abisso

Sound Mixer: Joey Abisso

Music by: Steve Stein

Special Thanks: Sonya Artis, Matt Bramante, David Brown, Jason Candler, John Canemaker, John Culhane, Tarun Charaipotra, Lou Hamou-Lhadj, Dean Lennert, Phil McNagny, Lynne McVeigh, Laura Marguiles, Rob Marianetti, Elizabeth Moringello, Stephen Neary, Charles Potter, Bruce Shackelford, Matt Sheridan, Renee Taylor, Harry Teitelman, Advanced Animation Folks 2006-07, The Animation Area TAs, Tommy Armstrong, Allan Bedford, Bob Kojima, Gregory R. Wroblewski, BT Software, The Brickfilms.com community, The LEGO Group, The Lipsky Family, Maria and Anthony Pagano, Dorothy Roeder, Mom, Dad, Mark, and Chris

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