User blog:Savage Samurai/Jack VS Afro Commentary Trivia


 * This is a fight Ben has wanted to do for a long time.
 * Like Smokey vs McGruff, this was always intended to be hand-drawn (or even just a fight featuring Jack or Afro by themselves) (1:10).
 * Luis is the one who suggested doing Jack VS Afro hand drawn but he was drunk when volunteering.
 * Noel took Samurai Jack while Sam took Afro Samurai (2:25).
 * Noel's favorite thing when doing research for Jack was when Jack sliced up a robot that just wanted to protect it's dog (3:30).
 * Noel's favorite feat was Jack'sboulder feat from the "Jump Good" episode.
 * The line when they got to Ninja Ninja was improvised.
 * Potential opponents for Jack were Mitsorugi and Kenshin Homura before they settle on Afro (10:50). Afro was the most requested opponent for Jack.
 * Jerky made all of the backgrounds for the animation (12:00).
 * The process for the animation was that an animatic would first be made, then Jetz would go over all the key poses before doing the in-betweens and lip-synching for the final animation (13:00).
 * When they premiered this episode at a convention, everyone in the audience gasped when Jack's arm was cut off.
 * The animation was partially inspired by an action scene in Lupin the Third.