The collections were largely made up of Oscar-nominated shorts, student work from the California Institute of the Arts, and experimental work funded by the National Film Board of Canada. Early festivals included work by John Lasseter, Nick Park, Mike Judge, and Craig McCracken. Judge's piece, "Frog Baseball", marked the first appearance of his dimwitted trademark characters Beavis and Butt-head, while McCracken's short "The Whoopass Girls in A Sticky Situation" featured the introduction of the trio of little girl superheroes that would later gain popularity under their new moniker "The Powerpuff Girls".