The Lump

This animated short tells the story of a short and unattractive man who develops an inert but highly attractive lump on top of his head. By simply buttoning his shirt over his face he changes his life! An animated parody on the superficiality of those qualities that lead to popularity and power.
Directed by John Weldon - 1991 | 7 min
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[@aikochan6142]

Omg!!! I watched this as a kid back in 1999!!! I thought it was a dream!! 22 years later I found it!!

[@Julayla]

Unsettling, but interesting. I still miss stuff like this

[@WobblesandBean]

Me too. It makes me sad that you just don't see stuff like this anymore. Have you seen the work of Sally Cruikshank? She's amazing, did a ton of surreal animations in the 70s and 80s. I love her 💜

[@OceanAdrift]

this was extremely unsettling. Wonderful work.

[@sharmanitascos]

how is this unsettling

[@RobKaiser_SQuest]

I'm gonna tell my kids this was Code Geass

[@toonbat]

This wonderful short has stuck with me for decades. Great song, trippy animation, and every joke makes me smile.

[@JadenVonBat]

This is one of the many shorts from O Canada that stick in my mind, but the names escape me after a while...This and The Family That Dwelt Apart.

[@asianbananacat]

Poor George 🙁

[@King.Wicked]

I looked for this forever as I only had a copy recorded on VHS back in 2001

[@Brian-xi8ug]

This makes me cry. So depressing. But I like the video.

[@ChiSportsNut18]

At least George only lost his marble head.

[@KANALYRAN22]

This is the stuff lost media legends are made of.

[@l.everetttalbottjr.275]

I remember this! This was on O Canada on Cartoon Network late at night!

[@jemsweaters690]

That was AWESOME!

[@andrewpytko4773]

4:44 I love that. Mr. Shreddie.

[@diesixdie2]

Seems oddly relevant in 2019.

[@WobblesandBean]

But unfortunately not realistic. Americans will never rise up against our own corrupt assholes, let alone overthrow them.

[@techbrahgaming7864]

I saw this when I was like 8 or 9 and I’m 33 it’s weird that I still think about this story till this day and I could find it on the internet

[@WobblesandBean]

Damn. I feel really bad for George 😭

[@vincentikuomola2946]

Me too

[@ChiSportsNut18]

George isn't that ugly.

[@vincentikuomola2946]

Poor George

[@ESport211]

I feel sorry for.you. I want to hold you and comfort you.

[@alexcrisman1954]

Thank you for solving Five Nights at Freddy’s

[@danielferstendig]

iremember this.

[@andrewguerra9343]

What a dark, depressing cartoon.
Blame Canada! Blame Canada!

[@AnimationBliss]

Wow...this was...weird...

[@caustictune]

George neyse beyler demeyi öğrenmeli

[@choccocker]

Me realizing Georges is bisexual-

[@muhammadnovian658]

Hey