I've been watching a lot of TerryToons lately and I want to post about some things that I like about them. This is a Farmer Alfalfa short, which is a nice cozy little cartoon series that uses the framework more to tell stories about animals than the dull human, Al. Sometimes I think about the guys drawing these thinking about their childhoods on the farm or some other place with bugs or animals. Now all cartoonists draw remembrances of is pokemon games! This is a joke because I do this also but now I'm just ramblin', here's what I likes.
The Terrytoons were made for very cheap as most cartoons were at the beginning, like the koko the clown stuff or felix. I say "most" like I have an understanding of the market in the 1910s-40s but ad far as i can tell ink and paper were not the most expensive ways to produce a film. Especially not here, where they're inventing limited animation techs hannah-barbera probably both takes credit for and has completely forgotten. The pig's mouths are animated separately from the bodies, which are running on weird little cycles. Apart from cost this probably helps lip sync easier. It doesn't really track correctly and it's full of wee glitches but i think this makes it more charming.
Anyway this cartoon's not about those other pigs, it's about the runt! The other pigs hog all the food and we arrive at this great little scene of the runt crying and singing. The tune sounds old, I almost think it was supposed to sound old then, like a foggy memory of some childhood tragedy you wouldn't be fazed by now. The lyrics are also very simple, which I think they shoud be. Cartoons should be simple.
Anyway some frog notices
And hey! now a bunch of frogs are jumping around and playing, it ain't all bad kid. The animation in this scene is also really something, very fluid and full of specific well executed lip sync. I might have to scrub through but I get the impression it's more "full" compared to the rest of the cartoon's cycles.
This guy is great and the image is a still painting (or inkwash)
"NICE FAT PIGS"
There is little funnier than a direct, printed lie
Anyway Honest John captures the fat pigs but The Runt escapes unscathed, because he is too little to be of much eating use. I won't spoil the rest of the cartoon, what are you doing reading me talking about the plot of this cartoon like the plot of the cartoon is important or like you just didnt watch it already in the beginning. I like that the runt turns into a horn.
Anyway next time I can talk about some reasons I find space jam good. It's the best episode of tiny toons for sure, and speak of the devil here they are now!!
The Terrytoons were made for very cheap as most cartoons were at the beginning, like the koko the clown stuff or felix. I say "most" like I have an understanding of the market in the 1910s-40s but ad far as i can tell ink and paper were not the most expensive ways to produce a film. Especially not here, where they're inventing limited animation techs hannah-barbera probably both takes credit for and has completely forgotten. The pig's mouths are animated separately from the bodies, which are running on weird little cycles. Apart from cost this probably helps lip sync easier. It doesn't really track correctly and it's full of wee glitches but i think this makes it more charming.
Anyway this cartoon's not about those other pigs, it's about the runt! The other pigs hog all the food and we arrive at this great little scene of the runt crying and singing. The tune sounds old, I almost think it was supposed to sound old then, like a foggy memory of some childhood tragedy you wouldn't be fazed by now. The lyrics are also very simple, which I think they shoud be. Cartoons should be simple.
Anyway some frog notices
And hey! now a bunch of frogs are jumping around and playing, it ain't all bad kid. The animation in this scene is also really something, very fluid and full of specific well executed lip sync. I might have to scrub through but I get the impression it's more "full" compared to the rest of the cartoon's cycles.
This guy is great and the image is a still painting (or inkwash)
"NICE FAT PIGS"
There is little funnier than a direct, printed lie
Anyway Honest John captures the fat pigs but The Runt escapes unscathed, because he is too little to be of much eating use. I won't spoil the rest of the cartoon, what are you doing reading me talking about the plot of this cartoon like the plot of the cartoon is important or like you just didnt watch it already in the beginning. I like that the runt turns into a horn.
Anyway next time I can talk about some reasons I find space jam good. It's the best episode of tiny toons for sure, and speak of the devil here they are now!!
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