He understood children. This has more in common with “Le ballon rouge” (which I saw at the time, and, though I did not hate, I perceived as “the sort of thing grown-ups like”) than with “Howdy Doody”. And for all the awards UPA may have won, the animation comes off as cheap, rather than “minimalist”.
R.I.P. Gene Deitch
What a wonderful cartoon!
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how come this wasn't included on The Jolly Frolics Collection?
It was lost
Nice that it was, rather a shame Bob hated it from what I read.
In any case. it was never released theatrically, or shown on television.
Yes. He thought it was too weird.
He understood children. This has more in common with “Le ballon rouge” (which I saw at the time, and, though I did not hate, I perceived as “the sort of thing grown-ups like”) than with “Howdy Doody”. And for all the awards UPA may have won, the animation comes off as cheap, rather than “minimalist”.
@@NJMerlin I can understand, he was practical than artsy.
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A subtler, animated "Brokeback Mountain."