Crime Time

{{Infobox television

| image = Crime Time.jpg

| runtime = 2 minutes

| creator = Santosh Sawant

| executive_producer = Jay Zaveri

| producer = Steve Kasper

| composer = Kostas Christides (117 episodes)
Roto Shah (2 episodes)

| director = Nassos Vakalis

| writer = Kelly Ward
Steve Kasper
Nassos Vakalis

| country = India

| network = Cartoon Network (India)

| company = Future Thought Productions

| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2008|12|01}}

| last_aired = {{End date|df=y|2009}}

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 120

}}

Crime Time is a series of animated shorts produced by Future Thought Productions, produced by Jay Zaveri and Steve Kasper, and directed by Nassos Vakalis.Animation Xpress: {{cite web |url=http://usanx02.indiantelevision.co.in/index.php/index.php?file=story&id=2334 |title=Animationxpress.com > Editorial > in conversation with Future Thoughts Jay Zaveri |access-date=2010-03-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721154425/http://usanx02.indiantelevision.co.in/index.php/index.php?file=story&id=2334 |archive-date=2011-07-21 }}

Premise

Shifty (The Criminal) perpetrates crimes from the sublime to the ridiculous – and never quite pulls them off, resulting in hilarious consequences. It is rendered in a graphic style reminiscent of classic UPA shorts.Yahoo! Movies: {{cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14549/Adlabs-cinemas-charged-CRIME-TIME.html |title=Adlabs cinemas charged with CRIME TIME | Bollywood News - Yahoo! India Movies |access-date=2010-03-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222072254/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14549/Adlabs-cinemas-charged-CRIME-TIME.html |archive-date=2007-12-22 }}{{cite web | publisher=Indian Television | url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/aac/y2k7/aac185.php | title=Ravi Rai's 'Tingya' to be screened at Asian Film Festival | date=31 October 2007 | access-date=26 May 2018 }}

Crime Time gives the viewer a brief but comical look at the irony of crime. Taking on the spirit of old-world cartoons, the series uses sight gags and pacing to bring about a comedic scenario. Produced in a combination of Flash and CGI animation, the creators utilize classic elements of storytelling to give this series a unique personality. The series, which consists of shorts varying in length from 90 to 180 seconds, introduces a comic anti-hero character Shifty (The Criminal) who seems to always be just moments away from successfully beating the system only to have his plans derailed by some unforeseeable circumstance.