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 At the grand opening, Jeffrey Katzenberg was so impressed by the pre-show that he claimed it was almost more entertaining than the main show itself. When he got back to Glendale, he found himself needing to assign a new director to "Beauty and the Beast" after firing Richard Purdum from the project due to creative differences. Immediately he thought of Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, who were major players on turning the troubled "Cranium Command" project around in record time, and giving it a great sense of humor which "Beast" desperately needed at the moment. Katzenberg quickly hired the duo