Cranium, Inc. Your Whole Brain." Unlike many other party games, "Cranium" includes a wide variety of activities. Giorgio Davanzo created the packaging and brand identity for the game, and Gary Baseman, creator of the animated series "Teacher's Pet", did the art. "Cranium Cadoo", a version for kids (7 and up), won the "Game of the Year" award for 2002 from the Toy Industry Association. "Cranium Hullabaloo", a version of the game aimed at young kids (4 and up), won the "Game of the Year" award for 2003 from the Toy Industry Association. "Cranium" was named "Game of the Year" for 2001 by
Cranium Command to step in as directors. Wise claims, "Saying "yes" turned out to be the smartest thing Gary and I ever did." In addition, the pre-show of "Cranium Command" was the very last project at Disney Feature Animation to be traditionally inked and painted on cels. While work on the animation commenced the newly built animation wing at Disney-MGM Studios, Rees flew to Los Angeles to begin filming the live-action main show elements. Eventually he would end up directing nearly all of the show elements, per him: “Everything that you see and hear from the 8 screens, 2 Audio-Animatronic figures, and