Schoolhouse Rock; The Shot Heard Round the Word, Tom Warburton, 1976

Schoolhouse Rock: Sufferin' 'Til Suffrage, Phil Kimmelman,1976

A Corny Concerto, Bob Clampett, 1943

Schoolhouse Rock; Naughty Number Nine, Phil Kimmelman, 1973

Yuck Mouth, Isadore Freleng,1973

1970s "Bod Squad" PSA.Produced by Depatie-Freleng Enterprises for ABC. Voiced by Scatman Crothers.



Another member of the Bod Squad was the mystifying Time for Timer. I still don't know what he is, and I still find this disturbing.

A Sheep in the Deep, Chuck Jones, 1962

"Mornin' Sam!"

"Uh...hullo. Mornin' Ralph. Have a good day."

Good Noose, Robert McKimson, 1962

Banty Raids, Robert Mckimson, 1963

One Froggy Evening, Chuck Jones, 1955

A Tale of Two Kitties, Bob Clampett, 1942

"If the Hayes office would only let me, I'd give 'im the boid, all right"
Classic Clampett. Responsible for the introduction of the loathesome Tweety Bird.

Easter Yeggs, Robert McKimson, 1947

OH WHAT THE HELL. Here's one more.

The Flea Circus, Tex Avery, 1954

Leave it to Tex Avery to not only get the most out of a sight gag, but also to give you conflicted feelings about fleas.

High Note, Chuck Jones, 1960

A more traditional Warner Brothers cartoon that still shows off his visual talent.

Jones was an incredibly versatile visual director. The cleverness of his characterizations is so compelling that you don't often hear about how absolutely great his cartoons looked, which is something I'm a bit enamored of at present.

In case you couldn't tell.

Eatin' On The Cuff, Bob Clampett, 1942

Rufus Xavier Sasparilla, Phil Kimmelman, 1977

Extremely awesome, even by Schoolhouse Rock standards.

Gumbasia, Art Clokey, 1953, plus lots of Gumby and Pokey

Yesterday the world lost a great animator. Art Clokey, stop motion pioneer best known as the creator of Gumby and Pokey, died at the age of 88. We can only hope that in our lives we bring so much happiness to so many. RIP.




In his honor, I'm posting several Gumby shorts for us all to enjoy.

INTRO:


TOY CRAZY:


THE MOON BOGGLES:


GABBY AUNTIE:


SHADY LEMONADE:


WEIGHT AND SEE:


EL TORO:


CHICKEN FEED:


LION DRIVE:

Beany and Cecil in DJ the DJ, Bob Clampett, 1959

Tom Turkey and his Harmonica Humdingers, Hugh Harman,1940

Today, let us give thanks for Cartoons.
If you're from the United States, because it's the holiday.
If you're from somewhere else, because cartoons are the best.

SEE? You see what they would do if we didn't eat them?

Strangled Eggs, Robert McKimson, 1961

His bandages will keep him warm.

Now here's something we hope you'll really like!

I had no idea, but today is the 50th aniversary of the TV debut of Rocky and Bullwinkle! OMG!

Here's a link to the first episode on Hulu.





Via Metafilter

ETA: I also discovered that today is Ivan Maximov's birthday. I have pretty much decided today is a holiday.