Following is a page from ARG! studio’s project file on Edward Lear’s Nonsense Stories‘ first season. These 33 verses from Edward Lear’s 1846 children’s book, A Book of Nonsense all have narration tracks recorded by Ron Hayden, animation key poses shot as drawn on a whiteboard, and “celebrity” caricatures designed by Bill Crowley. Notes in color indicate that Flash animation has been started or completed.

1.2   Whiteboard drawing(s): Artie Romero
Celebrity voice impression: “Taika Guess”
Animation (in progress) by Wayne Sullivan
“Guess” lip sync animation (completed) by Jieting Chen

There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;
But she seized on the Cat, and said, “Granny, burn that!
You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!”

1.8   Whiteboard drawing(s): Anne Hecker
Celebrity voice impression: “Humphrey”
Released as webisode 5, April 22, 2012
Animation (completed) by Artie Romero, Brittney Owens, Rebekah Failla
“Humphrey” lip sync animation (completed) by Frauke Wright

There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, “Does it buzz?” he replied, “Yes, it does!
It’s a regular brute of a Bee.”

1.9   Whiteboard drawing(s): Matthew Rebel
Celebrity voice impression: “Jack”
Released as webisode 4, April 15, 2012
Animation (completed) by Kemi Oyebade
“Jack” lip sync animation (completed) by Cecelia Schrock

There was an Old Lady of Chertsey,
Who made a remarkable curtsey;
She twirled round and round, till she sank underground,
Which distressed all the people of Chertsey.

1.10   Whiteboard drawing(s): Woodrow Martin
Celebrity voice impression: “Edith”
Released as webisode 2, April 5, 2012
Animation (completed) by Ahmad Philips, William Kirk Kennedy (1953-2010)
Edith lip sync animation (completed) by Frauke Wright, Artie Romero

There was a Young Lady whose chin
Resembled the point of a pin;
So she had it made sharp, and purchased a harp,
And played several tunes with her chin.

1.11   Whiteboard drawing(s): Woodrow Martin
Celebrity voice impression: “John”
Animation (in progress) by Julie Christine
“John” lip sync animation (completed) by Frauke Wright

There was an Old Man with a flute,–
A “sarpint” ran into his boot!
But he played day and night, till the “sarpint” took flight,
And avoided that Man with a flute.

1.12   Whiteboard drawing(s): Artie Romero
Celebrity voice impression: “Jimmy”
“Jimmy” lip sync animation (completed) by Frauke Wright

There was a Young Lady of Portugal,
Whose ideas were excessively nautical;
She climbed up a tree to examine the sea,
But declared she would never leave Portugal.

2.1   Whiteboard drawing(s): Woodrow Martin
Celebrity voice impression: “Alfred”
Animation (completed) by Kristen Pontius
“Alfred” lip sync animation (completed) by Frauke Wright

There was an Old Man of Vienna,
Who lived upon Tincture of Senna;
When that did not agree, he took Camomile Tea,
That nasty Old Man of Vienna.

2.2   Whiteboard drawing(s): Anne Hecker
Celebrity voice impression: Richard M. Nixon
Guest voice: Chuck Hall
Released as webisode 3, April 8, 2012
Animation (completed) by Brittney Owens, Artie Romero
Nixon lip sync animation (completed) by Frauke Wright, Kristen Pontius

There was an Old Man in a boat,
Who said, “I’m afloat! I’m afloat!”
When they said, “No, you ain’t!” he was ready to faint,
That unhappy Old Man in a boat.

2.12   Whiteboard drawing(s): Matt Rebel
Celebrity voice impression: “Jack,”
Animation (in progress) by Brittney Owens
“Jack” lip sync animation (completed) by Anne Hecker

There was an Old Man who supposed
That the street door was partially closed;
But some very large Rats ate his coats and his hats,
While that futile Old Gentleman dozed.

3.5   Whiteboard drawing(s): Matthew Rebel
Celebrity voice impression: “Taika Guess”,
Animation (in progress) by Giselle Miranda
“Guess” lip sync animation (in progress) by Chelsea McCue

There was a Young Lady whose nose
Was so long that it reached to her toes;
So she hired an Old Lady, whose conduct was steady,
To carry that wonderful nose.

3.6   Whiteboard drawing(s): Matthew Rebel
Celebrity voice impression: “Taika Guess”
Guest voice: Bethan
Animation (in progress) by Cecelia Schrock
“Guess” lip sync animation (in progress) by Chelsea McCue

There was a Young Lady of Norway,
Who casually sat in a doorway;
When the door squeezed her flat, she exclaimed, “What of that?”
This courageous Young Lady of Norway.

3.9   Whiteboard drawing(s): Matthew Rebel
Celebrity voice impression: “Taika Guess”
Animation (completed) by Jieting Chen
“Guess” lip sync animation (in progress) by Amy Newberry
“Arnold” aside lip sync animation (completed) by Wayne Sullivan

There was a Young Lady of Bute,
Who played on a silver-gilt flute;
She played several jigs to her Uncle’s white Pigs:
That amusing Young Lady of Bute.

3.11   Whiteboard drawing(s): Jesse Knyphausen
Celebrity voice impression: Bill Clinton
Released as webisode 6, April 26, 2012
Animation (completed) by Jieting Chen
Clinton lip sync animation (completed) by Frauke Wright, Artie Romero

There was an Old Man with a poker,
Who painted his face with red ochre.
When they said, “You’re a Guy!” he made no reply,
But knocked them all down with his poker.

3.13   Whiteboard drawing(s): Matt Rebel
Celebrity voice impression: “Richard M. Nixon,”
Animation (completed) by Kemi Oyebade
Nixon lip sync animation (completed) by Artie Romero

There was an Old Man of Peru,
Who watched his wife making a stew;
But once, by mistake, in a stove she did bake
That unfortunate Man of Peru.

4.3   Whiteboard drawing(s): Matt Rebel
Celebrity voice impression: “Bill”
Guest voice: Artie Romero
Released as webisode 1, April 1, 2012
Animation (completed) by Jieting Chen
“Bill” lip sync animation (completed) by Artie Romero, Frauke Wright

There was an Old Person of Mold,
Who shrank from sensations of cold;
So he purchased some muffs, some furs, and some fluffs,
And wrapped himself well from the cold.

4.8   Whiteboard drawing(s): Artie Romero
Celebrity voice impression: Barack Obama
Obama lip sync animation (in progress) by Shaye Lampe

There was an Old Man of Calcutta,
Who perpetually ate bread and butter;
Till a great bit of muffin, on which he was stuffing,
Choked that horrid Old Man of Calcutta.

4.10   Whiteboard drawing(s): Matt Rebel
Celebrity voice impression: “Rodney”
Animation (in progress) by Tom Webster
“Rodney” lip sync animation (completed) by Kadie Miller

There was an Old Man of the South,
Who had an immoderate mouth;
But in swallowing a dish that was quite full of Fish,
He was choked, that Old Man of the South.

5.1   Whiteboard drawing(s): Woodrow Martin
Celebrity voice impression: “Taika Guess”
Guest voice: Bethan
Animation (in progress) by Jieting Chen
“Guess” lip sync animation (in progress) by Wayne Sullivan

There was a Young Lady of Lucca,
Whose lovers completely forsook her;
She ran up a tree, and said “Fiddle-de-dee!”
Which embarrassed the people of Lucca.

5.2   Whiteboard drawing(s): Matthew Rebel
Celebrity voice impression: “Sly”
Animation (completed) by Jieting Chen, Andrew Woolnough
“Sly” lip sync animation (in progress) by Andrew Woolnough
“Edith” comment animation, completed by Kristen Pontius

There was an Old Man of Coblenz,
The length of whose legs was immense;
He went with one prance from Turkey to France,
That surprising Old Man of Coblenz.

5.8   Whiteboard drawing(s): Woodrow Martin
Celebrity voice impression: “Arnold”
Guest voice: Bethan
Animation (in progress) by Brandon Cathey
Arnold lip sync animation (completed) by Kristen Pontius, Artie Romero

There was an Old Man on some rocks,
Who shut his Wife up in a box:
When she said, “Let me out,” he exclaimed, “Without doubt
You will pass all your life in that box.”

6.1   Whiteboard drawing(s): Cecelia Schrock
Celebrity voice impression: “Johnny”
Guest voice: Bethan
Animation (in progress) by Michael Salcedo
“Johnny” lip sync animation (completed) by Frauke Wright, Artie Romero

There was a Young Lady of Troy,
Whom several large flies did annoy;
Some she killed with a thump, some she drowned at the pump,
And some she took with her to Troy.

6.3   Whiteboard drawing(s): Artie Romero
Celebrity voice impression: “Rodney”
“Rodney” lip sync animation (completed) by Frauke Wright

There was an Old Person of Dutton,
Whose head was as small as a button;
So to make it look big he purchased a wig,
And rapidly rushed about Dutton.

6.5   Whiteboard drawing(s): Woodrow Martin
Celebrity voice impression: Henry
Guest voice: Bethan
Animation (in progress) by Kadie Miller
“Henry” lip sync animation (in progress) by Simmon Keith Barney

There was a Young Lady of Russia,
Who screamed so that no one could hush her;
Her screams were extreme–no one heard such a scream
As was screamed by that Lady of Russia.

6.6   Whiteboard drawing(s): Anne Hecker
Celebrity voice impression: “David”
Guest voice: Artie Romero
Released as webisode 7, April 29, 2012
Animation (completed) by Anne Hecker
“David” lip sync animation (completed) by Ashley Vanstone

There was a Young Lady of Tyre,
Who swept the loud chords of a lyre;
At the sound of each sweep she enraptured the deep,
And enchanted the city of Tyre.

6.9   Whiteboard drawing(s): Artie Romero
Celebrity voice impression: “Eddie”
Animation (completed) by Andrew Woolnough
“Eddie” lip sync animation (completed) by Andrew Woolnough

There was an Old Man of the Coast,
Who placidly sat on a post;
But when it was cold he relinquished his hold,
And called for some hot buttered toast.

7.4   Whiteboard drawing(s): Matthew Rebel
Celebrity voice impression: “Bill”
Released as webisode 8, May 7, 2012
Animation (completed) by Kemi Oyebade
“Bill” lip sync animation (completed) by Frauke Wright

There was a Young Lady of Wales,
Who caught a large Fish without scales;
When she lifted her hook, she exclaimed, “Only look!”
That ecstatic Young Lady of Wales.

7.5   Whiteboard drawing(s): Woodrow Martin
Celebrity voice impression: “Rodney”
Guest voice: Bethan
Animation (completed) by Ahmad Philips
“Rodney” lip sync animation (completed) by Frauke Wright

There was a Young Lady of Welling,
Whose praise all the world was a-telling;
She played on the harp, and caught several Carp,
That accomplished Young Lady of Welling.

7.8   Whiteboard drawing(s): Woodrow Martin
Celebrity voice impression: “Taika Guess”
Animation (in progress) by Tracy Deines

There was a Young Lady of Sweden,
Who went by the slow train to Weedon;
When they cried, ‘Weedon Station!’ she made no observation,
But thought she should go back to Sweden.

8.1   Whiteboard drawing(s): Anne Hecker
Celebrity voice impression: “Robin”

There was a Young Girl of Majorca,
Whose Aunt was a very fast walker;
She walked seventy miles, and leaped fifteen stiles,
Which astonished that Girl of Majorca.

8.2   Whiteboard drawing(s): Matthew Rebel
Celebrity voice impression: “James”

There was a Young Lady of Poole,
Whose soup was excessively cool;
So she put it to boil by the aid of some oil,
That ingenious Young Lady of Poole.

8.6   Whiteboard drawing(s): Matthew Rebel
Celebrity voice impression: “Phil”

There was an Old Man on whose nose
Most birds of the air could repose;
But they all flew away at the closing of day,
Which relieved that Old Man and his nose.

9.8   Whiteboard drawing(s): Cecelia Schrock
Celebrity voice impression: George W. Bush
Animation (completed) by Artie Romero, Rebekah Failla
Bush lip sync animation (completed) by Brittney Owens

There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, “It is just as I feared!–
Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard.”

9.11   Whiteboard drawing(s): Jesse Knyphausen
Celebrity voice impression: “Julia”

There was a Young Lady whose bonnet
Came untied when the birds sate upon it;
But she said, “I don’t care! all the birds in the air
Are welcome to sit on my bonnet!”