Housepets! the Animated Series
Project Overview
Hey everyone! This casting call is for "Housepets! The Animated Series". Hagus Studios is producing a series based on the popular webcomic Housepets! written and drawn by Rick Griffin.
We're casting for a large number of voices to be used throughout the series. Anyone cast for main roles may be asked to provide lines for additional, smaller roles for unnamed or minor characters who appear like one time. If you're not cast for a main role, and your voice matches a background or minor character we have not casted anyone for, we may ask you to provide lines for supporting roles in the production.
All roles are in the English language, and American accents, unless specifically stated otherwise.
SERIES OVERVIEW
"Housepets! The Animated Series" follows the adventures of the residents of a fictional town called Babylon Gardens. Adventures will begin with siblings Peanut and Grape, and will expand to include many more characters as the series goes on. If you haven't read Housepets, there are a LOT of characters, and we are only casting those we have in the episodes we have written or plan to write.
DEADLINES AND AUDITIONS
At the moment, there are no deadlines for this project. We are fairly patient, and know that life sometimes gets in the way. However, we also don’t want to wait 4 months for 3 lines from someone, or wait 7 months for a single model. We will implement official deadlines and dates as things get more concrete.
WHAT TO EXPECT
We communicate primarily through Discord. If you are unfamiliar with this application, you can still audition, however, we strongly, strongly recommend participation through Discord so that you can collaborate with your fellow voice actors, animators, and modelers.
WHAT WE ASK OF YOU
A big goal here is to have fun and enjoy ourselves. This is a fan work technically (although we are open to things other than Housepets! if we end up getting a good team together).
Please submit clean recordings on clear mics (no air conditioners in the background, no fans -- we don't mind performing noise reduction on your files, however too much clean-up reduces the quality of your voice). Please let us handle the post-production. Please don’t add effects to your lines -- leave that to our audio workers. Send the lines raw if you must.
If you want to only submit your best lines, that is fine. However, it could be fun to save a few lines that our voice actors have botched or misspoke, to make a sort of blooper reel!
We do occasionally ask for line re-dos, but we do this rarely and only after great consideration - we realize your time is valuable, and we won't ask for anything we can't work around in edits.
Be kind and considerate of others. If you have a problem with someone, take it to DMs, but don't let it leak into the project.
Read at least a little bit of Housepets!. It will help to understand the tone of the comic, as well as the characters.
Lastly, since we intend to make Housepets! The Animated Series an actual series, as well as possibly creating other projects as well, we'd like to cast people who will be able to stick with us for a while. A team like this works best when they maintain the same members, it just keeps organization and the quality consistent!
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As an Animator, you will be working with writers, storyboarders, modelers, and fellow animators to create scenes from the scripts provided. All animating will be done in Blender. The animation will use 3D models.
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You will help our current modeling team create the character models necessary to animate the project. Modeling will be done in Blender. Duties could be modeling characters, or various objects or props needed for the animation. If you specialize in one specific area of modeling, please let us know.
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Species: Dog (used to be human)
Breed: Corgi
A human being with a troubled past, King joined PETA with the lasting impression that animals cannot be trusted. However, when he gets involved in the abortive PETA attempt to kidnap Fox, he shows he isn't entirely onboard with the idea. Once he is turned into King by a celestial named Pete (King's human name being Joel), he has a pessimistic outlook on life.
He is often seen as either angry or upset with low self-esteem as he interacts with other characters. There are times where he acts immature or distant. It is rare for him to stand up for himself and will usually rely on others to assist him with crises whether he wants to or not. However, King remains loyal to the people he cares about.
Fox. Trust me when I say: Stop trying to out-think your own happiness.
Absolutely not! If you do a thing with that I SWEAR TO DOG I will rip your guts out!
I figured there was no use resisting anymore, because I am DEAD, and this is PURGATORY.
Species: Dog
Breed: Purebred Alaskan Husky
Fox's most defining trait is his unwavering loyalty to his friends. Originally head-strong as a puppy, fancying himself a ninja-model hero, he mellowed as he got older and became a member of Bino's posse. He also shares Bino's disdain against "cat-lover", dogs who like cats. Fox is one of the more sensible dogs, intelligent and is often the voice of reason when Bino tries one of his schemes.
Special? He's the top dog! All the dogs want to be him! Except for the lady dogs, they have 'other intentions'.
'Puppies', Sasha, puppies is spelled with a 'U"!
...
No, the second letter!
You're a good dog! In fact, you should come hang out at the Good Ol' Dogs Club, everyone'll love you.
Species: Dog
Breed: Pomeranian
Peanut’s girlfriend. She is a Pomeranian with ultra super psychic powers, and can commune with the spirits in order to see into the future, which she does quite often. She doesn’t explain the constant inconsistency with her power’s use or why everything has to be part of an ultra-dramatic mystical war or some such, but she can make like a holodeck with her mind. So what are you gonna do, complain?
Tarot is usually rather quiet and polite. She also holds extensive knowledge about the workings of the celestials and the paranormal, and usually has to explain these things to the other characters. She is generally level-headed, and offers blunt advice to those who need it such as King.
If I look into the future, I can forsee myself forseeing.
The Chinese Buffet Express isn't the "wettest you'll ever get". That will be three years from now, when you nearly drown.
Keep my seat warm while I'm at my panel please! Help yourself to anything in the cooler! And don't disembody anyone~!
Species: Cat
The quiet, unassuming type. She just tries not to make much noise among the other pets. Also, despite belonging to the most vicious killer subsection of pets, she desires most of all to be Friend of All Living Things and refuses to do physical harm to anyone. Sabrina is apprentice to Tarot. She’s secretly Fido’s girlfriend.
What the carp Keene! I thought you weren't going to do any more more money-flaunting hijinx and live like us normal proles.
You know, there's a huge difference between being accurate and being a spoilsport. (anonyed)
I know! How about I get forcibly married to a prince from an African micronation! Surely that'll set things right this time!
IM NOT SURE YOU DO! (Both sarcastic)
Species: Dog
Breed: German Shepherd
She’s one of those ‘flavor of the week’ kind of girls, having an on-again-off-again relationship with Bino depending on how his standing is with the neighborhood dogs, and whether or not she feels like it. She wears a heart on her collar. There is more to her than meets the eye . . . but not much. Maybe. Sasha is arguably one of the least-intelligent dogs in the series. Overly perky and energetic, she doesn't always comprehend when someone is displeased or angry. Occasionally she does show incredible intellect and skill, but those instances are few and far between.
Kingy's been helping me feel at home so the nightmarish foreboding dread doesn't consume my waking hours!
Praying mantises. What's their transmitting range, and how do they broadcast back to the mothership with such a tiny unit?
Roses are red
Violets are Blue
And so is this card
Red, I mean
Species: Ferret
Keene is the de facto leader of The Milton Ferrets who had inherited most of their adoptive father's wealth (literally billions of dollars). Keene serves as the leader among the six ferrets and also manages the various Milton businesses, a role that doesn't always stop him from wasting money any more than the rest.
Keene is self-centered, cunning, and ambitious. He can be cold and manipulative towards others since, to Keene, anything is acceptable if it leads to a successful and profitable result. Although Keene appears supportive of the Babylon Gardens community and its residents, such as offering to host parties or events, most of time even these acts come with ulterior motives of furthering his dream of achieving equality between pets and humans. Keene often feels guilt over inheriting his father's money, not effectively carrying on his legacy, his exploiting others; in these instances he ends up drowning his sorrows in orange soda.
We'll register you with a human decoy, sneak to all their classes in their backpack, and then when you graduate, FWOOSH! We reveal you were a squirrel all along!
Is flaunting bad if I share with my bestest pals whom I am trying to make amends?
Okay, shiny things out in the front yard, bigger shiny things in the back yard!
Species: Dog
Breed: Mutt
Fido generally is a very decent, humble, and honest dog. He is popular among the neighborhood pets; the male-dogs consider him a role model and all the female-dogs are crazy for him. He founded the Good Ol' Dogs Club with his brother Bino and was considered its leader. He claims his many social activities are just him following the role that all dogs should, and does his best to help anyone. However, due to his popularity Bino is openly jealous and envious of him.
However, the biggest secret he has kept from nearly everyone was his relationship with Sabrina, as cat and dog relationships are considered taboo among the club, and pets in general.
Lifted burdens aside, we can't discount the fact you utterly terrify me.
No, I can't do that. I'm only a K-9 unit. I'm trained to sniff out drugs, track people, and attack suspects when ordered.
Woah now, you guys having a party int he middle of the street? What's the occasion?
Species: Dog
Breed: Mutt
D6 is new to town. He is stil learning his way around, and meeting the pets of Babylon Gardens. He works at a shop that sells everything from football cards to DnD dice to comic books that his father opened, and in his free time he hangs out with either Bino and co., or Joey and the other local nerds. D6 is usually more quiet, and soft spoken, and would rather let others do the discussing and decision making. However, if confronted, he is not afraid to stand up for himself or others. He works hard to please people, and wants to fit in with the other pets. He is fairly intelligent, and has a large knowledge of all things DnD, which came with him being around it his entire life. He does not feel one way or another about Bino's anti-cat attitude, although he sometimes questions it when it gets out of hand.
Working two 12 hour shifts is one of the most *yawn* exhilarating things I have ever done...
Hey! I already told you guys, you can't "test roll" the dice. And no you're not allowed to return them because they're "bad dice".
I'm D6. Don't ask about the name, my dad is a huge nerd. And by extent I am too but that's not the important part.
Species: Dog
Breed: Mutt
Joey is generally the weird kid, and is the youngest of three brothers; his older brothers being Fido and Bino. Bino tends to simply ignore Joey while Joey looks up to Fido. He lives in a dog-house with his girlfriend Squeak, which he keeps secret as a dog and mouse relationship is even more taboo than a dog and cat one. Joey is generally ignored by most of the other neighborhood pets and usually only hangs out with his nerd friends, watching anime, going to movies or playing DnD (even if he gets a bit too into it). He also has a secret cat-suit which he uses to integrate himself with the neighborhood cats.
Lester, it's your turn to buy the tickets. When are we gonna go see the new Star Wars?
What's the point of adding all these cool details that nobody will appreciate?
Squeak, for the last time, you can't run around on the floor! You'll be squashed!
Species: Dog
Breed: Bulldog
What he lacks in brains, he makes up for in his uncanny ability to taste minute differences in coffee blends. Oh, and he’s strong too, but that’s genetic. Rex also has a secret passion for cooking and is especially fond of baking cookies. Rex, along with Fox, is a member of Bino's posse, and can usually be seen around him. He usually tends to go along with whatever Bino's up to, and shares his cat-lover bias, though there are special occasions when he doesn't always agree with him. Rex serves as one of Bino's tough guy lieutenants and an intimidating, somewhat slow-witted figure of menace. However, time goes on, Rex emerges as not just the generic tough bully, but rather a gentle giant in the wrong crowd, engaging in hobbies such as baking cookies.
Bino, you're already naked. Your collar doesn't count as clothing.
GUYS DO NOT GO ON THE UNDERGROUND FERRIS WHEEL! IT IS THE DEFINITION OF TERROR!
I had a brick at the ready but a frying pan will do just fine.
Species: Opossum
Jessica has a sarcastic personality, an "in your face" attitude and often makes snide remarks during a situation. She also is quick to resort to violence when necessary, and has let her fist do the talking on several occasions.
Jessica is more level headed than most of the other woodland animals she is only one who does not believe in the "Opener of Ways" or "Openerdom", disregarding the religion for perpetuating false hope among those suffering from real problems. She regards Zach as a fraud. However, Jessica is highly altruistic; she cares deeply about the well-being of her friends, even at her own expense (she doesn't believe she should live in comfort when her friends have nothing).
I'm sure this is just a game and we'll find them laughing their tails off at us.
You can't intimidate us, I know my rights! Namely that I have none, and therefore nothing to lose! And don't try any of your reverse psychologists on me!
Do you want the witnesses bruised or buried?
Species: Raccoon
Falstaff is the straight-man of the duo of himself and Truck, another raccoon; presenting himself as clever and knowledgeable gentle-coon. However, he has a misinterpreted view of the world due to being a feral and often uses his own brand of "critter logic" to describe how things work to Truck. Falstaff is usually the mastermind behind most of the schemes the two engage in and comes up with the plans, though most of them backfire. Like most of the woodland animals, he believes Zach to be the "Opener of Ways."
Hahaha! Another successful heist!
Well smarty squirrel, if that is your real name, we raccoons happen to be nomnivores--we'll eat anything.
Keep your cool Truck! If we don't have sugar confirmation, we could be walking into a spinach quiche!
Species: Raccoon
Truck is Falstaff's adorkable buddy. He is chubby and naive, naive enough to believe Falstaff's brand of "knowledge", and often plays as the comedic side to the duo. Like most raccoons, he is voracious and he and Falstaff engage in schemes to get themselves more food. However there have been times when Truck can be just as smart if not smarter than Falstaff, to the point Falstaff has told Truck not to point it out if he contradicts himself.
Someone help! The police framed me for murder!
I was being conspi--whatever you said! I waited for the picinickers to leave before I went for the leftovers.
Fals...I don't think I should've eaten that many hot dogs earlier....
Species: Mainly a griffin, sometimes shapeshifts into other forms
When Pete first appeared to Peanut and Grape, he seemed to be a benevolent celestial-being; however this turned out to be a facade and his true personality is actually much less pleasant. Pete is, in his own words, a jerk. He cares little for the people who he involves in his endeavors and is only interested in using them to further his own goals. Pete is very crafty and manipulative.
He also transformed King into a dog, and gave him his dog-name.
Kitsune! And you brought little miss too-good-for-me! If anyone else shows up it might turn into a party!
Eh heh heh heh heh AH HAH HAH HAH HAH!!!
There's no need to question the big blue glistening hunk of a griffin that suddenly appeared in your bedroom.
Species: Dragon
While Spirit Dragon seems to a less jerkish version of Pete, she has her own trip-ups as well; she tends to interfere with mortals lives, specifically Tarot and Sabrina (Tarot and Sabrina specifically mention how whiny she can be.) Spirit Dragon is known to hate conflict and causing collateral damage, and her indecisiveness is her biggest character flaw. Despite her position as a celestial, she is also prone to being childish, inconsiderate and emotional, and when she cries it rains. She is Pete's older sister, and the two bicker often over a multitude of things.
...and mortals wonder why I prefer reading minds instead of open discussion.
Hon, this isn't right! What did I ever do to hurt you?
Nonono! Kitsune is gonna kill me! Well, he literally can't literally kill me, but he can literally figuratively kill me.
Species: Fox
Great Kitsune has a very mischievous personality, and most of the time is seen bearing a sly grin, playing the role of a "Trickster." Although he is inclined to follow the rules, he is known to pull a few tricks...simply to annoy Pete, for example. He is fully aware that Pete and Spirit Dragon are incredibly immature, and has fun exploiting them over it.
It is shown he has a fondness for mortals, and has a personal policy of "intrinsic benevolence", so that the actions of celestials will not bring them any harm. However he does not personally interfere with their lives, and instead encourages those to instead find their own solutions or offer cryptic hints that point those in the right direction.
You know how things are. When you have an infinite amount of time, they expect you to do an infinite amount of work.
You think it'll be boring? Perish the thought! Let's ensure it's anything but!
Oh I've always been here. I've just mostly been off-panel.
Species: Dog
Breed: Pit Bull Terrier
A dog with an unfortunate name. When he was adopted as a pup, his owner was not aware that being named after a cat was a social h-bomb for dogs. (Other bad dog names are Leo, Felix, Sylvester, Cheshire, Figaro and Tabby) The other dogs will not let up on this, and it’s driven Tiger to become aggressive and paranoid. Additionally, he has an eating disorder, which stems from his constant emotional problems.
He is quick to threaten someone (mainly Bino) that he will kill them, and became exceedingly paranoid when Zach moved into the family home.
We can't stop now Marvin, we're in too deep!
Fifty dollars!? Where am I gonna get that kind of money in a day's notice?!
There! Do you see that? It...its so beautiful! Is such a thing even possible in our lifetimes?!
Species: Cat
Marvin is Tiger's brother who commonly is seen hanging around with his brothers, Tiger and Zachary, at some convenient pet-height table. He also usually shows up to stop Tiger when he gets out of control. He represents one of the calmer sorts, intelligent, and - at least in his competitions with Maxwell - not above a little mischief.
Look what we have here. Wax lips. Wax bottles. Wax candy sticks. Tiger, you do know eating the wax is like eating the paper candy buttons come on?
That's it, all the lethal instruments need to be locked away. Syringes, piano wire, particularly large rocks...anyone else bring any potential weapons?
Your problem, besides various psychoses, is that you don't care about anyone.
Species: Rabbit
Zach is normally very shy and timid; often worrying about this and that, but more-so by the fact he isn't noticed by anybody. He constantly shifts between feeling like he's invisible and receiving unwanted attention.
Originally when he was adopted Zach felt overwhelmed and shunned by his two pet siblings, Zach and Marvin, and desired to be noticed. However, after running away from home he accidentally became a prophet known as the "Opener of Ways," granting him the attention he desired from the woodland animals. He has since regretted the decision, and is bothered by the fact he is falsely idolized, as well as had holy prophecy named after him, despite not doing anything himself. He usually lets out his feelings in a diary, which to his annoyance the woodland critters copy to use as holy literacy.
Zach usually plays the straight man in a crazy world, and thinks everyone except him is nuts; becoming easily annoyed by other people's antics. He often finds himself in situations beyond his control and has chalked it up to "bad luck."
You look down...need an ear? I got plenty.
Everyone says rabbit's feet are lucky, but I got two of them and I've never caught a break.
You know, you say you hate going outside, and everyone thinks your problem is laziness.
Species: Cat
Breed: Siamese
There are at least eleven cats with the name Mr. Bigglesworth, and they’re all Siamese or Siamese mixes, most are not blood-related, and some of them are even female. They chalk it up to their owner being a crazy cat lady. A few of them have fun with it in order to mess with the heads of animals who aren’t aware there’s more than one.
The Bigglesworths are a group of Siamese cats that share the same owner, who named every one of them "Mr. Bigglesworth", including the females. There are at least eleven of them (the most shown at the same time so far). Since they all share the same name and look very much alike, it's hard to tell them apart and even they struggle to do so. The only exception is that one of them wears glasses. It's practically impossible to tell the difference between the males and females, and because of the masculine name, they're often assumed to be male.
They're coming around the bend! It's Bigglesworth followed by Bigglesworth! Bigglesworth is cut off by Bigglesworth, and Bigglesworth takes advantage and passes both of them!
It's more common than you think. Without the little details, we can barely tell each other apart!
Roll call, everyone! Mr. Bigglesworth?
(like 8 or 9 at once): HERE!
Species: Dog
Breed: Doberman
A very muscular doberman. He could break you in half with a slight squeeze, so it’s probably not an entirely good thing that ‘attack’ is his initial reflex to most everything. Loves to create ‘Tackle’ variations of various games. Kevin is an officer in the K-9 Unit and one of its three original members to appear. He's not known to be particularly intelligent, and he can be rather vain at times, but he's good at what he does best, tackling people into the ground and working out. He is very enthusiastic when it comes to things such as police work, working out, America (specifically the Olympics), and anything involving physical activity.
POLICE! GET ON THE GROUND!
We can't drive, we only have DOG licenses. That means we can only drive cars shaped like dogs.
Sir! I hereby offer my solemn pledge that I will perform this physical to the best of my ability and make my squad and my country proud. WOO GO TEAM USA!
Species: Cats
How this role will be cast:
Due to their ambiguous genders, we will simply take the best two auditions. It would be preferred you have some singing talent (even if its barely any) for this role.
A cat duo who play the instruments they’re named after. This is likely due to an aggressive push by their owners to have musical cats. One is a guy and one is a girl and they’re in a rather strained relationship, the kind that musicians tend to have. Fiddler's and Keys' genders are left unknown. Many believe Fiddler to be a girl and Keys a boy, but others believe otherwise. Anyway, both sides are arguably even, and decided to keep it non-exact until officially stated. They are usually seen together, performing some sort of song or music.
A gig is a gig, we'll take what we can get.
No way! I will not let a studio censor our art!
[Sing something, a sample, doesn't matter what]
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