Audition - Cartoon Network ID shortie from Meindbender on Vimeo.

The aesthetic of this is amazing, everything has a very tangible look to it yet it is created in Maya using a high end render engine. The slapstick humour of the series (more within vimeo) suits the CN shows I remember like cow and chicken, ed edd and eddy etc. that had a silly yet slightly dark edge to it. The characters are so simple in terms of structure and personality and are very flexible, reminiscent of old rubber hose animation (pre-disney) where no thought is given to the physical skeletal structure of characters: These are made out of 'clay' and behave as such using squash and stretch, anticipation etc. to a really heightened extent to emphasise the animation.

The editing in this one really adds to the suspense and drama, the reveal at the end is nice too:

The Duplicators - Cartoon Network ID shortie from Meindbender on Vimeo.