Being down on your luck is a universal experience, no matter how successful youve been in the past. For master animator Genndy Tartakovsky, that dip came just about ten years into the 2000s. He had already created iconic Cartoon Network shows like Dexters Laboratory and Samurai Jack, and had even dipped into franchise territory with the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars, but hes the first to admit that when the recession hit, it hit hard. Luckily, the director and designer had already built a name for himself with his vast portfolio of hit projects, so when help came, it came in the biggest way possible.