Heaven and Earth Magic (excerpt) Harry Smith, 1957-1962

An excerpt of the beginning of Harry Smith's mindblowing experimental film.

Now available for purchase at this site, you lucky bastards. For the longest time, I couldn't find it anywhere.

Le Pas, Piotr Kamler, 1975

Beautiful surreal piece, with music by Bernard Parmegiani.

Slow Bistro,Ivan Maximov, 2002

The awesome, amazing, and totally wonderful Ivan Maximov, with something I think we can all relate to.

Gerald McBoingBoing, Robert Canon, 1950

UPA short, based on a story by Dr. Seuss. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short, 1950.

Sneezing Song, Paul Fierlinger, 197os

Please pay attention to the message of this song. I do not want what you've caught.

COMBO, Blu and David Ellis, 2009

"BLU and David Ellis have been working like crazy on this animation for a full week against moskitos, rain, bored assistants. "
Created at Fame Festival 2009 by Blu and David Ellis.


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Puppet, Patrick Smith, 2006

A sadistic short by artist and animator Patrick Smith.

I Love to Sing-a, Tex Avery, 1936

...about the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a...

The tale of young Owl Jolson.

Ident, Richard Goleszowski,1989

An early short from Aardman Animation.

Ο Ντούτσε αφηγείται (Il Duce narrates) Stamatis Polenakis, 1942

The first animated cartoon ever made in Greece, this satirical short lampoons Mussolini haughtily narrating his "great deeds" to a biographer.

Youtube poster petr79 translates the introduction:
The introductory credits mention: "This short "Mickey Mouse type" movie is the first in its kind that was filmed in Greece. For that reason we ask the audience to judge this movie with clemency"

Danny and Me, Jan Vankeerberghen, 2006

The story of a pair of perfectly normal brothers who happen to share a body.

Street Musique, Ryan Larkin, 1972

Don't be afraid of those disheveled young men you see. It all soon gives way to a lovely improvised fantasy by the brilliant Ryan Larkin, enabled by the National Film Board of Canada.

_LY, Monte Young, 1971(?)

From the Electric Company. Song by the great Tom Lehrer.

Comment Wang-Fô fut sauvé (How Wang-Fo Was Saved) René Laloux and Philippe Caza, 1987

Based on a story by Marguerite Yourcenar.

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Au Fou, Yoji Kuri, 1967

A series of strange scenes...

Cup o Noodle commercials, Kim Blanchette, 1992

In 1992, animator Kim Blanchette created a profoundly awesome series of stop motion commercials for Nissin's Cup'o'Noodle brand instant soup. Here are several of them.

The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam, Jinquing Hu,1983

Huset på kampen,Pjotr Sapegin,1998

Love works in mysterious ways indeed.

Sekcja zwłok (Autopsy) Ryszard Czekala, 1973

Betty Boop in Minnie the Moocher, Max Fleischer,1932

YES. this is the one with Cab Calloway as that weird ghost-walrus thing.

Banished from Eden, Todor Dinov,1967

The Cybernetic Grandma, Jiri Trnka, 1962

Wonderful science fiction from puppet animation master Jiri Trnka.
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Bad Luck Blackie, Tex Avery, 1948

Now this is what cartoons are all about. Cats and dogs beating the shit out of each other.

The Cat Piano, Eddie White and Ari Gibson, 2009

By of the People's Republic of Animation. Narrated by Nick Cave.




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Marvin Digs, Ralph Bakshi, 1967

Psychedelic short for Paramount, concerning the adventures of a furry little hippie.

Spegelbarn (Looking Glass) Erik Rosenlund, 2007

Really Rosie - Chicken Soup with Rice, Maurice Sendak, 1975

1975 classic, with vocals by Carole King.

I remember when I was a kid, I thought that being showered with chicken soup would be really gross. Some things never change. I still think it would be gross.

Big Underground Ball, Stanislav Sokolov, 1987

Incredible puppet animation, based on two Hans Christian Andersen stories, "The Marsh King's Daughter" and "Hill of the Elves."

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Jazz Numbers- #2, Sesame Street, 1969

The first to air in the popular Jazz Numbers (or "Jazzy Spies") series of counting cartoons. Featuring vocals by Grace Slick.

Le Canard á L'Orange, Patrick Bokanowski, 2002

This French cooking show is entertaining, but very hard to follow.