Cartoons!

I love cartoons, and if you haven't already become a jaded old fart, you probably do to! Here is a collection of my favorite cartoons via Youtube.

First up is the 1929 Bosko cartoon The Talk-Ink Kid. Bosko was created in 1927 by Hugh Harman while working for Disney on the Alice Comedies. This cartoon does nothing more then showcase the ability to animate soundtrack-synchronized speech and dancing. It would be the only Bosko cartoon that features Bosko with characteristics that could be considered ractist. In his book, Of Mice and Magic, Leonard Maltin states that this early version of Bosko "was in fact a cartoonized version of a young black boy... he spoke in a Southern Negro dialect... in subsequent films this characterization was eschewed, or perhaps forgotten. This could be called sloppiness on the part of Harman and Ising, but it also indicates the uncertain nature of the character itself."



Falling Hare is a 1943 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert Clampett, starring Bugs Bunny. It is of note because it features one of the few times that Bugs Bunny as the protagonist has been outsmarted. This cartoon also features a few digs at Disney.



This 1951 Goofy cartoon is a good example of Disney showing Goofy as an everyman, a device Disney used numerous times, but there is more here then meets the eye. While we are shown Goofy, the actuality is that Goofy is playing George Geef, who lives in a world populated by Goofies. Huh. Keep an eye open for the drug reference.



Rabbit Seasoning is a 1951 Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones. It is the sequel to Rabbit Fire, and the second entry in the "Hunter's trilogy" directed by Jones and written by Michael Maltese. It could be considered the greatest meeting between Daffy and Bugs as they both take turns outwitting Elmer Fudd.



All I can say is that Squidbillies is one of the best cartoons I've ever seen. So bizarre.