This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Xiao Xiao" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(July 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Xiao Xiao
Genre
Action Dark humor Surreal humor
Created by
Zhu Zhiqiang
Developed by
Zhu Zhiqiang
Written by
Zhu Zhiqiang
Directed by
Zhu Zhiqiang
Voices of
Charlie Lehardy (#1) Zhu Zhiqiang (#9)
Composer
Zhu Zhiqiang
Country of origin
China
Original languages
Chinese English
No. of episodes
10
Production
Executive producer
Zhu Zhiqiang
Running time
1-2 minutes
Production company
XiaoXiao Movie.com
Original release
Network
Newgrounds
Release
April 19, 2001 (2001-04-19) – February 23, 2002 (2002-02-23)
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)
Xiao Xiao (Chinese: 小小作品; pinyin: Xiǎo Xiǎo Zuò Pǐn, "Little Work") is an Internet Flash cartoon series by Chinese animator Zhu Zhiqiang, featuring stick figures performing choreographed fight scenes. Some of the cartoons are interactive and game-like.[1] All cartoons are in the Adobe Flash format, with the exception of Xiao Xiao #1, which was originally in AVI format and converted to Flash format.
"Xiao Xiao" literally is the Chinese character for "small" repeated twice in Mandarin Chinese; here this reduplication connotes an affectionate diminutive, an equivalent might be the English expression "itty bitty" or "lil' old".[2] Each Xiao Xiao cartoon is given a Chinese title with the adjective "Xiao Xiao" preceding a descriptive noun phrase. Xiao Xiao #1 was originally titled "Xiao Xiao Zuo Pin", which translates to "A Little Bit of Creative Work". Since then each Xiao Xiao cartoon has had a different noun succeeding "Xiao Xiao". #4 is titled "Little Sheriff", and #7 is titled "Little Movie".
The term has gradually shifted meaning from the cartoons themselves to the main character, an anonymous black stick-figure. In this context it means something akin to "little fella", appropriate since in most perspectives Xiao Xiao and his fellow stick-people appear tiny and childlike, with disproportionately large heads and small limbs.
Xiao Xiao is placed in various dangerous situations to prove his martial arts prowess, often against other stick figures who appear more or less identical to himself. Usually other stick figures are also black, but can be other colors, and Xiao Xiao's perpetual nemesis is the Boss, a purple stick figure who commands the enemy sticks and appears to be Xiao Xiao's only peer in ability.
Others have seized on Xiao Xiao's popularity to make animations exploiting the easy-to-draw style of stick figures and minimalist backgrounds, often creating cartoons that are sequels or takeoffs of the official Xiao Xiao cartoons, especially Xiao Xiao #3.
^"Games time forgot: Xiao Xiao". Destructoid. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
XiaoXiao (Chinese: 小小作品; pinyin: XiǎoXiǎo Zuò Pǐn, "Little Work") is an Internet Flash cartoon series by Chinese animator Zhu Zhiqiang, featuring stick...
Xiao Zhan (Chinese: 肖战, born 5 October 1991), also known as Sean Xiao, is a Chinese actor and singer. Xiao Zhan began his career in the entertainment industry...
Look up xiao in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Xiao may refer to: Filial piety (Chinese: 孝; pinyin: Xiào), or "being good to parents", a virtue in Chinese...
Cheng Xiao (Chinese: 程潇; Korean: 성소, born July 15, 1998) is a Chinese singer, dancer and actress. Cheng Xiao made her debut as a member of the South Korean...
The Legend of Xiao Chuo (Chinese: 燕云台; pinyin: Yan Yun Tai) is a 2020 Chinese television series based on the novel Yan Yun Tai by Jiang Shengnan. It stars...
Emperor Jing of Western Liang ((西)梁靖帝, as later honored by Xiao Xi in 617), personal name Xiao Cong (蕭琮), courtesy name Wenwen (溫文), known during the Sui...
Xiao He (257 BC – 16 August 193 BC) was a Chinese calligrapher and politician of the early Western Han dynasty. He served Liu Bang (Emperor Gao), the founder...
Chen Xiao (Chinese: 陈晓, born 5 July 1987) is a Chinese actor and model. He is best known for his roles in Swordsman (2013), Legend of Lu Zhen (2013), The...
Duke Xiao of Qin (Chinese: 秦孝公; pinyin: Qín Xiào Gōng, 381–338 BC), given name Quliang (Chinese: 渠梁; pinyin: Qúliáng), was the ruler of the Qin state...
her son from 982. Xiao Yanyan was the 3rd child of Xiao Siwen (蕭思溫), Liao's chancellor. Also referred to by the name Xiao Chuo, Xiao's original Khitan family...
Xiao Zhao or Xiaozhao may refer to: Xiaozhao (小昭), a fictional character in the novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber Xiao Zhao (painter), 12th-century...
Xiao Qian (27 January 1910 – 11 February 1999), alias Ruoping (若萍), was a famous essayist, editor, journalist and translator from China. His life spanned...
King Xiao of Zhou (Chinese: 周孝王; pinyin: Zhōu Xìao Wáng), personal name Ji Bifang, was the eighth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty. Estimated dates of...
Xiao Riben (Chinese: 小日本; pinyin: xiǎo Rìběn) is a derogatory Chinese slang term for the Japanese people or a person of Japanese descent. Literally translated...
Xiao Qi Ji (simplified Chinese: 小奇迹; traditional Chinese: 小奇蹟; pinyin: Xiǎo Qíjì, meaning "little miracle") is a male giant panda cub who was born at...
Michael Charleston "Xiao" Briones Chua (Chinese: 曾華紹; pinyin: Zēng Huáshào; born January 19, 1984) is a Filipino historian, academic, and television personality...
The Ming Xiaoling (Chinese: 明孝陵; pinyin: Míng Xiào Líng; lit. 'Filial mausoleum of Ming') is the mausoleum of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming...
Xiao Guodong (Chinese: 肖国栋; born 10 February 1989) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2007 after winning the Asian Under-21...
Xiao Hua Gong (Chinese: 龚晓华; pinyin: Gōng Xiǎohuá; born c. 1965), also known as Edward Gong, is a Chinese-Canadian businessman and politician, former theatre...
Xiao Yu (575 – 19 July 648), courtesy name Shiwen, posthumously known as Duke Zhenbian of Song, was an imperial prince of the Western Liang dynasty who...
Duke Xiao may refer to these rulers from ancient China: Duke Xiao of Chen (fl. 10th century BC) Duke Xiao of Qi (died 633 BC) Duke Xiao of Qin (381–338...
Jinlai (Chinese: 章金莱; born 12 April 1959), better known by his stage name Liu Xiao Ling Tong (六小龄童; 'Little Six Year Old Child'), is a Chinese actor, best known...
The Xiao Zhan boycott incident, also known as the 227 incident, is a 2020 online controversy that originated between the fans of Chinese actor Xiao Zhan...
Jona Xiao (born May 18, 1989) is an American actress born in China. Xiao was born in Changsha, China and moved to New York as infant, before ultimately...
Global Information