Sminky Shorts creator puts TV series in the frame, like

The creator of a speed-freak turtle and a pair of rodents mourning the death of a friend in a mousetrap is working on a new series — but this time it’s for television.

It’s been an amazing year for Sminky Shorts creator Jason O’Sullivan. To date, his cartoon series has notched up more than 18 million YouTube hits and attracted nearly 100,000 subscribers.

But the 28-year-old Kanturk man has taken a temporary break from Sminky Shorts to concentrate on a new series with TV production company Sideline Productions: