Choreoanimator
Posted April 9th, 2003 @ 08:11pm by Erik J. Barzeski
I was watching Sports Night (episode 40, "Draft Day Part 1") when Jeremy said "what is a choreoanimator?" He was asking about Jenny, his porn star girlfriend (played by the incredibly cute Paula Marshall of the now-gone Hidden Hills).
I wondered what the heck a choreoanimator was as well, and so I Googled it. Turns out the first page of results is, gee, about Sports Night. Wow. I guess it's a made up word. Here's what I'm gonna do: define it.
A choreoanimator is someone who reads NSLog.com daily. Take that, you G to the oo with a gle.
P.S. I bet my friend Dave that within two weeks, I'd be the top Google result for "choreoanimator." Today is April 13, and I've done it. Four days. Choreoanimator. 🙂
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 at 11:40am #
Woo! I am a choreoanimator? Can I put it on my resume?
Posted 10 Apr 2003 at 11:45am #
A choreoanimator is surely not someone who composes dances for cartoon characters, like the hippos in Fantasia. You can put "porn star" on your résumé for all I care. Just let me know if you ever get hired with that on it. 🙂
Posted 19 Sep 2003 at 6:07pm #
Hey! Guess what...a choreoanimator is actually a person who makes up the dances for cartoon characters. I found a site that mention the death of the choreoanimator for Fantasia (of all things). Imagine that.
Posted 29 Nov 2004 at 6:45pm #
According to googlism, "choreoanimator is a someone who reads nslog". Heh heh heh.
Posted 24 Nov 2007 at 8:52pm #
And now it's 2007 and I'm watching Sports Night from Netflix and I did the same thing and this page is STILL the top result for "choreoanimator."
Posted 12 Aug 2011 at 3:12am #
ME TOOOOO!!
Posted 31 May 2012 at 2:23pm #
Me three!
Posted 17 Dec 2014 at 9:22pm #
2014 and this is still the top of the search page.
Posted 03 Nov 2017 at 7:12pm #
Still the top result in 2017, lol.
Posted 06 Apr 2008 at 9:40pm #
I was just watching the Star Wars episode of Family Guy, and there's a dance number that reminded me of Sports Night's description of "choreoanimation." So I typed "Choreoanimator" into the address bar and got this site! I just thought you'd get a kick out of that
Posted 21 Jan 2021 at 10:26pm #
It's January 2021, and it's still at the top of the list! I've watched this show a million times, but only now thought to Google it. So glad to know I'm not the only one.
Posted 08 Apr 2008 at 9:14am #
It's almost the 5 year anniversary (tomorrow, I guess) of your Choreoanimator post, and you're still #1. Yay you!
Posted 18 Jan 2009 at 3:30pm #
We are now into 2009 and you're still #1!
Posted 20 Sep 2009 at 3:32am #
Check this out: authspot.com/biographies/a-job-no-one-knows-exists/
How great is it that we're still watching Sports Night & Googling the dialogue?
Posted 01 Dec 2009 at 7:08am #
2009 is almost out, and this is still the top result.
Posted 28 Jun 2010 at 4:56am #
mid 2010 and still #1.
Posted 24 Oct 2010 at 4:09pm #
Now its 2010 and I'm Googling "choreoanimator" and this page pops up. Well, for the record, I've worked in animation for twenty-odd years and have never heard the term before. I think its what they call a 'maguffin'...now look THAT up.
Posted 01 Feb 2011 at 3:02pm #
It's 2011, you're still the top site, well done you!
Posted 14 Jul 2011 at 3:02am #
[quote comment="44561"]And now it's 2007 and I'm watching Sports Night from Netflix and I did the same thing and this page is STILL the top result for "choreoanimator."[/quote]
4 years later, sports night is still on netflix, and this is still the first hit for choreoanimator....
Posted 03 Aug 2011 at 10:46pm #
I'm watching Sports Night with my family on Netflix. Of course, I look up choreoanimator, and this site is the top result. Very impressive. I want someone to break this word down into its roots and actually define it. I think I might take my own challenge. I'll get back to you all.
Posted 03 Aug 2011 at 10:58pm #
It would so seem by the latin and greek roots of the word that a choreoanimator would be a person who brings life, soul, spirit, expression, etc. to dance.
Posted 03 Aug 2011 at 11:05pm #
Also, I believe one who arranges dance steps for cartoons would be an animechoreographer.
Posted 02 Mar 2012 at 6:52pm #
March 2012 and still #1! I'm gonna say its just a made up word. Ha!
Posted 24 Jul 2012 at 6:50pm #
July 2012...still #1. Guess its one of those Sorkinsms' (sp) that happens in his shows and movies.
Posted 08 Sep 2012 at 4:55pm #
September 2012. The Choreoanimator lives.
Posted 15 Oct 2012 at 9:09am #
October 2012. Your 2003 post is still #1 Google search result. Brilliant! Yeah, all the top results mention Sports Night, a show that went off the air in 2000.
Posted 01 Nov 2012 at 11:43pm #
November 1, 2012 Sports Night on Netflix, and you guessed it. How else would I have found it?
Posted 30 Nov 2012 at 2:19am #
it is 11/30/12 at 1120pm
I am watching Sports Night on Netflix and just like many other people, the urge to find out what the hell a 'choreoanimator' was drove me to google it. Again, this is still the #1 result, lol
Good job there guy!
Posted 20 Jan 2013 at 9:56am #
2013...it's still the #1 search result!
Posted 12 Sep 2013 at 9:59pm #
September 2013... and yes, you guessed it, it's still the #1 search!
Posted 17 Oct 2013 at 1:12pm #
October 17, 2013...still #1. Lol
Posted 13 Jan 2014 at 7:47am #
Lemme be the first to say: 2014, still true. 😉
Posted 17 Jul 2014 at 4:04pm #
Yup, some 15 years after that episode aired- and 10 since your post- people are still watching Sports Night, wondering what that is. Still on top!
Posted 07 Dec 2015 at 8:06am #
Still the case.
Posted 02 Dec 2016 at 2:41am #
Not only is it still the top search result in late 2016, but it is the "featured snippet" where Google tells you the definition directly on the search page
Posted 03 Jun 2017 at 3:21pm #
2017, still the top search! I hope you've written this on your resume.
Posted 03 Sep 2017 at 6:22am #
September 2017 and I'm watching Sports Night
Posted 27 Sep 2018 at 12:17am #
September 2018 and it’s still the top result. The definitive source of choreo animation info.
Posted 06 Jan 2020 at 8:39pm #
Jan 6, 2020 and you’re still top of the results! Congrats!
Posted 29 Feb 2020 at 1:46am #
February 29, 2020 and this is still the top search response in Google. 20 years after Jeremy tried out a new profession for Jenny. Back to bingeing
Posted 20 May 2020 at 9:41pm #
As of May 20th, 2020, this is still the #1 result on a search if you make sure to search as one word.
It's number 2 if you happen to switch to the words being apart.
Posted 08 Oct 2021 at 7:39am #
October 8, 2021... Still #1
Posted 05 Nov 2021 at 4:36am #
still there.
Posted 12 Sep 2022 at 7:13pm #
September 2022!! Still #1