YOUR DAILY CARTOON

Pony Glass, Lewis Klahr, 1998

2012-02-01T06:30:00.000-06:00

House of Small Cubes, Kunio Kato, 2008

2012-01-31T06:30:00.000-06:00

Les restes, Alexandre Fatta, 2012

2012-01-30T06:30:00.003-06:00

I might have mentioned before how much I appreciate it when animation finds me. Such is the case with today's piece, which is a just brand new short by French Canadian artist Alexandre Fatta.

Love Me, Love me, Love Me, Richard Williams, 1962

2012-01-29T06:30:00.001-06:00

Via the ever-wondrous Cartoon Brew

Memoirs of Captain de Ronch, Líviusz Gyulai, 2007

2012-01-28T06:30:00.000-06:00

Tired of awesome Hungarian animation without subtitles? Too bad, because here is More of That Sort of Thing.

Garabonciák (Magic) Dóra Keresztes and István Orosz, 1985

2012-01-27T06:30:00.000-06:00

Oh hey look more Hungarian animation without subtitles. But it's totally sweet.

Homo Faber, Szabó Sipos Tamás, 1967

2012-01-26T06:30:00.000-06:00

Sorry, no subtitles.

Pauvre Pierrot, Charles-Emile Reynaud, 1892

2012-01-25T06:30:00.001-06:00

Yes, you read that date correctly.

Charles-Emile Reynaud

presented this piece at his Théâtre Optique in 1892 - the first presentation of a projected moving picture show, using a modified version of his invention, the praxinoscope:

In 1888, (Reynaud) perfected a large scale projection version, that was similar in design to the projectors that would be used for cinema projection a few years later. Glass plates, individually painted by Reynaud himself, were mounted in leather bands. Each of the bands were connected by a metal strip with a hole through it which allowed it to locate on a pin on the rotating drum and align the image with the projecting lantern. By mounting the connected image strips on a pair of wheels similar to modern film reels, Reynaud was able to create a continuous series of moving images rather than restricting himself to 12 images, as had been the limit previously.

Here is a virtual reconstruction of Reynaud's device:

Little Nemo, Winsor McCay, 1911

2012-01-24T18:30:00.000-06:00

Dreamy Dud: He Resolves Not To Smoke, Wallace Carlson, 1915

2012-01-23T06:30:00.000-06:00

Une nuit sur le Mont Chauve, Alexander Alexeieff .1933

2012-01-22T06:30:00.000-06:00

Pojedynek, Waldemar Mordarski, 2002

2012-01-21T06:30:00.000-06:00

Waldemar Mordarski made this when he was a student of Piotr Dumala.

Stories About Space, Lev Atamanov, 1973

2012-01-20T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Man and His Bird, Anatoly Solin, 1975

2012-01-19T06:30:00.000-06:00

With a great score by Sophia Gubaidulina.

NO CARTOON

2012-01-18T05:45:00.008-06:00

NO CARTOON. IF THE STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT AND PROTECT IP ACT PASS, THERE WILL BE NO CARTOONS EVER. TELL CONGRESS HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS DRACONIAN BULLSHIT. IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE USA, YOU CAN PETITION THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS DRACONIAN BULLSHIT.

OK, maybe a little one. BUT IT'S GOING TO SUCK.

That was awful.

Holtágban (Dead Water) Tibor Banoczki, 2001

2012-01-17T06:30:00.000-06:00

Phil Mulloy, Cowboys, 1991

2012-01-16T06:30:00.002-06:00

The audience is familiar with genres and clichés, and I take advantage of that fact. The viewers soon discover their position in the usual scheme of things, and become conscious of their role.

Six films. Three minutes each. NSFW.

1.Slim Pickins

2. That's Nothin'

3.Murder

4. The Conformist

5. High Noon

6. Outrage

Aatomik, Elbert Tuganov, 1970

2012-01-16T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Last Words of Dutch Schultz, Gerrit van Dijk, 2003

2012-01-15T06:30:00.000-06:00

Põrgu (Hell) Rein Raamat, 1983

2012-01-14T06:30:00.000-06:00

Book Revue, Robert Clampett, 1946

2012-01-13T06:30:00.001-06:00

The Hick Chick, Tex Avery, 1946

2012-01-12T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Lorax, Hawley Pratt, 1972

2012-01-11T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Hobbit, Gene Deitch, 1966

2012-01-10T06:30:00.002-06:00

(William)Snyder managed to get a phone call through to Zdenka’s office. (Phoning to Prague in those days was like trying to contact Uranus.) He had a preposterous order for me: Make a one-reel version of THE HOBBIT, and bring it to New York within 30 days! I thought he had been smoking something wilder than his contraband Cuban cigars. Not possible!

Originally planned as a full length feature film with Jiri Trnka, this short was made in 30 days. Read the story on Gene Deitch's site.

In fact, you really must check out Gene Deitch Credits, so many great stories

Via and via.

Horton Hears a Who, Chuck Jones, 1970

2012-01-09T06:30:00.000-06:00

Horton Hatches the Egg,Robert Clampett 1942

2012-01-08T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Egg Collector, Chuck Jones, 1940

2012-01-07T06:30:00.000-06:00

Bear Feat, Chuck Jones, 1949

2012-01-06T06:30:00.000-06:00

Gone with the Wind, Alexander Tatarsky, 1999

2012-01-05T06:30:00.000-06:00

M.C. Escher; Sky and Water 1, Gayle Thomas, 1998

2012-01-04T06:30:00.000-06:00

How to Become A Person, Vladimir Petkevitch, 1988

2012-01-03T06:30:00.000-06:00

Obida, Roman Kachanov, 1962

2012-01-02T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Room of Laughter, Nina Shorina, 1991

2012-01-01T06:30:00.001-06:00

Altair, Lewis Klahr, 1995

2011-12-31T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Blue Bird, V. Livanov, 1972

2011-12-30T06:30:00.000-06:00

Puss In Boots, Garri Bardin, 1995

2011-12-29T06:30:00.000-06:00

Pettin' in the Park, Bernard Brown, Bob Clampett, and Jack King, 1934

2011-12-28T06:30:00.000-06:00

Toy Town Hall, Isadore Freleng, 1936

2011-12-27T06:30:00.001-06:00

Beauty and the Beast, Isadore Freleng, 1934

2011-12-26T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Great Toy Robbery, Jeff Hale, 1963

2011-12-25T18:27:00.001-06:00

In case the other NFB short doesn't show up for you, here is another festive Canadian Christmas cartoon.

Christmas Cracker, Norman McLaren, Gerald Potterton, Grant Munro, 1963

2011-12-25T06:30:00.002-06:00

The Christmas Card, Terry Gilliam, 1968

2011-12-25T06:30:00.001-06:00

Spunky the Snowman aka The Snow Postman, Leonid Almarik, 1955

2011-12-24T06:30:00.004-06:00

Spunky The Snowman (The English language version)

The Russian version (In.. well, Russian, I will try to find a translation if I can.)

Good Will to Men, William Hannah and Joseph Barbara, 1955

2011-12-23T06:30:00.000-06:00

Updated remake of Hugh Harman's "Peace on Earth."

Peace on Earth, Hugh Harman, 1939

2011-12-22T06:30:00.000-06:00

Christmas Night Pals, James Tyer, 1933

2011-12-21T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Bellies, Phillipe Grammaticopoulos, 2009

2011-12-20T06:30:00.000-06:00

Les temps morts, Rene Laloux, 1964

2011-12-19T06:30:00.000-06:00

Here's something cheerful.

The Owl, Emmanuel Ho, 2006

2011-12-18T06:30:00.000-06:00

Carmen - Habanera, Aleksandra Korejwo, 1995

2011-12-17T06:30:00.001-06:00

Krank, Grzegorz Domaradzki, 2008

2011-12-16T06:30:00.001-06:00

The Old Castle, Maciej Cwiek, 1992

2011-12-15T06:30:00.000-06:00

Day of Nose, Atsushi Wada, 2005

2011-12-14T06:30:00.000-06:00

A Rule of Dreams, Naoyuki Tsuji, 1995

2011-12-13T06:30:00.000-06:00

OOIOO - Umo, Shoji Goto, 2007

2011-12-12T06:30:00.000-06:00

Revenge of the Clock, Shintaro Kago, 2009

2011-12-11T06:30:00.000-06:00

animation for Les Religions Sauvages, Daisuke Ichiba, 2006

2011-12-10T06:30:00.002-06:00

Everything is a Number, Stefan Schabenbeck, 1967

2011-12-09T06:30:00.001-06:00

Figa , Hieronim Neumann, 1982

2011-12-08T06:30:00.000-06:00

Your 1000th Cartoon

2011-12-07T09:36:00.003-06:00

ETA, of course I assed this up and set it to post at 6:30 PM, because it's major.

ANYWAY

This is my 1000th post! That's most likely more than 1000 cartoons, because my first post was multiple cartoons, and there have been several other entries that contain more than one piece, but 1000! That is SO MANY.

I wasn't sure what to post, until I thought of my first cartoon... ah let us embark in my Way Back Machine (so called because it is in the way-back of a buzzard puke green 1975 AMC Hornet station wagon and any similarity in the name is purely coincidental) and look at the first cartoon I ever posted before I even knew this was going to be A Great Big Amazing Thing, or even a blog:

The Hey Bulldog sequence, from Yellow Submarine. Directed by George Dunning, 1968. Character design by NOT PETER MAX! The wonderful Heinz Edelmann.

So yes! How would you like to see the whole thing?

ME TOO I TOTALLY LOVE THIS MOVIE

Off with your pants then, let's watch YELLOW SUBMARINE!!!!!

Throwaway, Sandra Ensby, 2007

2011-12-06T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Vagrant, David Talloy, Haeley Price, Ben Jones, Will Chesnutt, 2010

2011-12-05T06:30:00.000-06:00

Barenbraut, Derek Roczen, 2007

2011-12-04T06:30:00.000-06:00

Heal the Weak, Micah Buzan, 2011

2011-12-03T06:30:00.003-06:00

Tinned Food, Hamm Williams, 2011

2011-12-02T06:30:00.001-06:00

all the profits from this film could be spent on illegal meat, if such a product exists.

O makovém koláči (The Poppy Cake) Zdeněk Miler, 1953

2011-12-01T06:30:00.000-06:00

Educational film from the 1950s, no subtitles.

Basically, it is the making of a biscuit. That is pretty much what is happening here. Yep. One of those "farm to table" deals, back when that was a much simpler process.

I just got a vision of a contemporary version and suddenly I am not hungry.

Sestřeničky (Cousins) Jiří Šalamoun and Václav Mergl, 1988

2011-11-30T06:30:00.000-06:00

Three Blind Mice, George Dunning, 1945

2011-11-29T06:30:00.001-06:00

A sweet little safety film from George Dunning.

Boobs in the Woods, Robert McKimson, 1948

2011-11-28T06:30:00.000-06:00

Not those kind of boobs. Jeez.

Murry Wilson, Rock and Roll Dad, Peter Bagge and Dana Gould, 2001

2011-11-27T06:30:00.000-06:00

This online Flash series that Bagge made for Icebox.com (HOLY CRAP. Remember them?)chronicles the wacky adventures of the delightful patriarch of the Beach Boys clan. A real charmer, that one.

HATE, Steve Loter and Peter Bagge, 1995

2011-11-26T06:30:00.000-06:00

This is a failed pilot for a series based on Peter Bagge's HATE comics. The series never materialized, so I, for one, had no clue this existed until a few minutes ago.

Address is Approximate, Tom Jenkins, 2011

2011-11-25T06:30:00.001-06:00

Story: A lonely desk toy longs for escape from the dark confines of the office, so he takes a cross country road trip to the Pacific Coast in the only way he can – using a toy car and Google Maps Street View.

All screen imagery was animated - there are no screen replacements.

Thanks for the heads up, Sharyn.

I Was A Thanksgiving Turkey, John Schnall, 1986

2011-11-24T06:30:00.000-06:00

L'un, de Lune, Helene Tragesser and Florian Grolig, 2008

2011-11-23T06:30:00.000-06:00

Bingo the Clown, Chris Landreth , 1998

2011-11-22T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Tumor, Liu Wan-Ling, 2004

2011-11-21T20:11:00.000-06:00

QWERTY the Dinosaur, Will Finn, 2009

2011-11-20T05:24:00.003-06:00

An affectionate parody of Windsor McCay's silent animated classic: 'GERTIE THE DINOSAUR(1914),' created, written and animated in 2009 by Los Angeles animator Will Finn who nearly succeeded in shamelessly plugging this cartoon in the comments a while back, until he succumbed at the last second to a bout of shame, possibly induced by Comic Sans.

Flatworld, Daniel Greaves, 1997

2011-11-19T06:30:00.001-06:00

Maggot, Saori Shiroki, 2007

2011-11-19T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Triangle, Priit Pärn, 1982

2011-11-18T06:30:00.000-06:00

Grey Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood, Garri Bardin, 1990

2011-11-17T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Return of Count Spirochete, Don Peterson and Ken Duggan, 1973

2011-11-16T06:30:00.000-06:00

Who doesn't love a good venereal disease cartoon?

Woody Woodpecker - The Loan Stranger, Alex Lovy, 1942

2011-11-15T18:30:00.000-06:00

Stalk of the Celery Monster, Tim Burton, 1979

2011-11-14T06:30:00.000-06:00

shorts from The Fine Art of Goofing Off, Victor Moscoso, 1972

2011-11-13T06:30:00.000-06:00

Spots from Henry Jacobs' The Fine Art of Goofing Off animated by genius comic book and poster artist Victor Moscoso.

Life in Transition, John Dilworth, 2005

2011-11-12T06:30:00.000-06:00

Nigel Tufnel Day Cartoon Special! 11-11-11 11:11:11

2011-11-11T11:11:00.006-06:00

TODAY IS 11-11-11!

In fact, I have set this to post at 11:11 11-11-11.

You know I could not let this momentous occasion pass without note.

I was unsure if I would be able to find any Spinal Tap related cartoons, but lo and behold, apparently in 2009 there was a video contest, and The Internet stepped up to the challenge with their very best crude flash.

Youtuber puckgodz reinvents the band as South Park style characters for his vision of Stonehenge.

Marie Gugliemo imagines a version of Back from the Dead in which Jeanine gets her way and the band dresses as Zodiac animals.

Bonnie Rose's animation for Back from the Dead

Charlie Tantam's animation for Stonehenge:

This is unrelated to the contest, but young Beatnick13 made a video for "Cups and Cakes" with what appears to be some sort of game program.

Last, but absolutely not least, is an outstandingly gory interpretation of The Majesty of Rock that was apparently created with frickin' DOS in 1994 by Frank Stringini of Stringanime.

oh by the way (this is not a cartoon):

The Interview, Ernest Pinthoff, 1960

2011-11-11T06:30:00.001-06:00

The Backwater Gospel, Bo Mathorne, 2011

2011-11-10T06:30:00.000-06:00

Szupermarket, Temesvári Csilla , 1998

2011-11-09T06:30:00.000-06:00

Seiltänzer, Raimund Krumme, 1986

2011-11-08T06:30:00.000-06:00

The Daffy Doc, Robert Clampett, 1938

2011-11-07T06:30:00.000-06:00

Kitty City, Cyriak Harris, 2011

2011-11-06T06:30:00.000-06:00

OMG YOU GUYS NEW CYRIAK

Dumbo, Ben Sharpsteen +, 1941

2011-11-05T06:30:00.001-05:00

If you were to ask me "Oh hey, Kinky Boot Beast, if that is your real name, what is the best Disney cartoon?"

And I would say THIS ONE RIGHT HERE!

Not my favorite when I was a kid. I was scared shitless of those pink elephants.

Oh, yeah, this is the whole darn thing.

Directed by too many people to add to the marquee up there - Ben Sharpsteen was the supervising director. Sometimes it takes a lot of people to make something this great.
Sam Armstrong
Norman Ferguson
Wilfred Jackson
Jack Kinney
Bill Roberts

The Wind in the Willows, James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, and Jack Kinney, 1949

2011-11-04T06:30:00.000-05:00

If you're wondering why in tarnation they are singing about "Ichabod" in the credits, it's because this was packaged with "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Ichabod doesn't even know where Toad Hollow is. Pfft.

The Sneetches, Hawley Pratt, 1973

2011-11-03T06:30:00.000-05:00

哐哐: Year of the Rabbit, Pi San, 2011

2011-11-02T06:30:00.002-05:00

Earlier this year, animation director Pi San made a sweet, lighthearted New Year's cartoon. The cartoon went viral, because everyone likes bunnies, right?

As it turns out, the Chinese government did not care for the bunnies so much.

In this news clip, Pi San discusses his creation.

Humor is serious business.

Herr Barr - Chris Clark, Dimitri Stankowicz, 2007

2011-11-01T06:30:00.001-05:00

A Witch's Tangled Hare, Abe Levitow, 1959

2011-10-31T06:30:00.004-05:00

Oh what the Hell, IT'S A HOLIDAY! Here's one more.

Transylvania 6-5000, Chuck Jones, 1963

2011-10-31T06:30:00.003-05:00

I was scratching my head over what to post for Halloween, when my friend Loren reminded me of this one. (Thanks!)