Blockhead (Flash Animation)

Blockhead is a series created by Michael Swain, webmaster of The Swain website. It has a continuing series of short Flash animations AbOUT what Blockhead does on a daily basis. There is currently 10 official episodes, 1 short, 3 Time Squad episodes, a Flash game, And one Halloween special.

These animations have developed a small fanbase, partly with the help of the Flash portal website known as Newgrounds.

Main Characters

  • Blockhead: Blockhead shows a lack of common-sense. He has yellow skin, But is most likely a human. He wears a red shirt and blue pants on a daily basis, But he is known to wear a white eyepatch saying (#1) at Blockhead Episode 10, and he wears only White T-shirt over his red shirt also saying (#1) in Blockhead Episode 4 at "Ghostmas", A holiday made by him that possibly has resemblance to Halloween. Blockhead shows a strange addiction to tongs, whenever a commercial on his television says something regarding to tongs Blockhead usually gets off his cough and licks the television. He is told what to do by his conscience, But whenever he is told to do something he Disobeys or does something wrong. He first appeared in Blockhead Episode 1.
  • Conscience: Conscience is like Blockhead's Guardian. He tells Blockhead what to do, but if Blockhead does not listen or Disobeys he gets furious with him and is most likely to shock him. He is a middle-aged man with white hair and wearing a white t-shirt and purple shorts on a daily basis, He is also slightly fat. In Blockhead Episode 6 he wears a Vacation-style of clothing when he goes to the museum. He is known to [...] himself at the end almost each episode. He first appeared in Blockhead Episode 1, He also appears as the time agent in the Time Squad series.

Characters

  • The Old Lady: She is an aged woman that can barely see with her glasses and suffers from hearing problems. She wears a green coat, a orange skirt, and a pair of glasses. She first appears in Blockhead Episode 2.
  • The Police Officer: He wears a blue police uniform and black sunglasses and has a brown moustache. He first appears in Blockhead Episode 6
  • The Vendor Man: He first worked at a hotdog stand but he may have possibly changed his job and works at a restaurant at the mall. He wears a cooking uniform. He first appears in Blockhead Episode 6.
  • Weevil: He is a possibly a mentally ill monster with rabies (As said by Conscience) that lives in the streets. Blockhead seems to have befriended with this monster when meeting him at the street. He has green skin, wears a dark green shirt, and has blue pants, He looks like "Salad-Fingers" a series made by David Firth at Newgrounds. He first appeared in Blockhead Episode 11, and the Halloween Special.

Neighboorhood

Blockhead lives in a slightly large neighboorhood surrounded by houses, There might also be a park somewhere around the neighboorhood where Blockhead lives. There may also be a city near but it has not been proven yet. There is a mall but it May Be possible that it is in the neighboorhood or in the city.

Episodes

  • Blockhead Episode 1: Blockhead and his conscience try to understand one another.
  • Blockhead Episode 2: Blockhead masters the art of tele-shopping. Now, introducing Tongs.

This won Daily 4th at Newgrounds.

  • Blockhead Episode 3: Blockhead becomes desperately attached to his television.

This won Daily 3rd at Newgrounds.

  • Blockhead Episode 4: Blockhead celebrates Halloween...on the wrong day.

This won Daily Feature at Newgrounds.

  • Blockhead Episode 5: Blockhead tries to salvage a fleeting day.

This won Daily 5th place at Newgrounds.

  • Blockhead Episode 6: Blockhead finds trouble out in the mean city.

This won Daily Feature and Weekly 2nd place at Newgrounds.

  • Blockhead Episode 7: Blockhead would never tell a lie, but the Conscience is skeptical.

This won Daily Feature and Weekly 3rd place at Newgrounds.

  • Blockhead Episode 8: Blockhead celebrates Halloween again. Uh oh!

This won Daily Feature and Weekly 2nd place at Newgrounds.

  • Blockhead Episode 9: Blockhead always has time for movies. Sometimes, he even makes them.

This won Daily Feature and Weekly 2nd place at Newgrounds.

  • Blockhead Episode 10: Blockhead sets out on a quest of turtle-truth.

This won Weekly Users' Choice and Daily Feature at Newgrounds.

  • Blockhead Ghostmas: "The #1 Guy is back in a different format. This is Blockhead's first dedicated Ghostmas Special, not an actual episode" As said by The Swain at Newgrounds.

This won Weekly Users' Choice and Daily Feature at Newgrounds.

  • Blockhead: Quick Shot 1: A Blockhead short made by Michael Swain.

It won Daily 5th place at Newgrounds.

  • Blockhead The Game: Take control of Blockhead by playing his Conscience, and lead the world's ultimate idiot from pain to peril through 8 hand-drawn stages in a highly interactive top-down world. This won Daily Feature and Weekly 3rd Place at Newgrounds.
  • Time Squad [Part 1]: Part one of the Time Squad series. This won Review Crew Pick, Weekly 2nd place, and Daily Feature at Newgrounds.
  • Time Squad [Part 2]: Part two of the Time Squad series. This won Weekly Users' Choice, and Daily Feature at Newgrounds.
  • Time Squad [Part 3]: Part three of the Time Squad series. This won Review Crew Pick, Weekly 2nd Place, and Daily Feature at Newgrounds.

Merchandise

There are only Shirts, Sweaters, Cups with mugs, Caps, Buttons, Stickers, Mouse Pads, Journals, and Tile Coasters as current merchandise.