This contest featured a cartoon by Mike Shiell, who joined our judging panel. Mike is best known for supervising and directing Emmy-nominated children’s shows like “The Backyardigans” and “Mike the Knight.” In his drawing, two anthropomorphic hot dogs are on a rotating roller grill, the kind you see at concession stands in movie theaters. The…
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