How'd you make Forest Patrol?

I'm a big fan of your Forest Patrol cartoons, and I'm very impressed with their animation. I was thinking about trying to make something like that, and thought of this. Does anyone know what software was used? Do Rhett and Link make it themselves or work through some company? Thanks for any answers and/or advice in this pursuit!

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K-ModPermalink Reply by Kevin (UniSeal) on July 12, 2013 at 2:37am

They definitely don't animate it themselves. Here's an excerpt from the description of the first Forest Patrol episode.

Credits:
"Forest Patrol Ep.1" Animated by Dave Ferguson
http://www.swatpaz.net/
Written & Directed by: Rhett & Link
Produced by: Stevie Wynne Levine

I guessed it was made using Flash initially, and a quick look around his website above supports that with this "making of" video he had for another one of his animations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWTeFvxjo5A&feature=youtu.be

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Permalink Reply by Brent (Half-bear Half-bear) on July 12, 2013 at 5:48pm

Ok thanks! I tried google, but I should have just looked at the videos like you did.

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Permalink Reply by Brannon Hollingsworth on July 13, 2013 at 7:22pm

I think that it's done in After Effects, actually, not Flash. But Kevin's correct, I would imagine R&L don't do the animation themselves. ;)

Speaking of FP, I've just posted my take on a new Forest Patrol script on my blog. Let me know what you think: http://rhettandlinkommunity.com/profiles/blogs/my-take-at-a-forest-...