The music was used in the cartoon during a fight scene was "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" by the International Concert Orchestra which was sped up. This was before tape recorders ever existed, but just to keep in mind that tape recorders never existed in 1935. This was also the same music which was first used in an early silent Technicolor short "The Toy Shop" in 1928 from Tiffany Productions.
Really glad this beautifully colored and painted, and so imaginative cartoon has been uploaded in such a high quality video. It really looks sharp and is one of Ub Iwerks' finest masterpieces.
Anyone else find this to be one of the most unintentionally creepy cartoons from way back when? The number of on-screen deaths is amazing, even if none of them are brutal in the slightest.
Mother of god every time pin cushion man pops a balloon person they die. No wonder they are afraid of him. In balloon land if you have needles or pins you're a murderer. The pin cushion man is literally a balloon people killer! D:
I found out that this cartoon was produced by some of Disneys old animators. Even has the famous Villain falling to his death scene which is one of Disney's trade marks.
Billy Blecher who does played the father in "Boy Meets Dog" by Walter Lantz and it was also distributed by the same company Castle Films, originally produced for Ipana toothpaste.
And musical director Carl Stalling worked at Disney before leaving with Iwerks, then moved to Warners to compose for _Merrie Melodies_ and _Looney Tunes._
It's not much of a life really is it? Get sneezed out of a tree, molded into a cookie-cutter soldier and a minute later get killed by a pin-armed pantomime villain.
I'm guessing the door, and the walls and ground, are probably pretty thick, like truck-tire thick, so it'd too hard to pop easily. Also, the PCM seems to enjoy directly popping the people more.
I searched for this on TH-cam and it didn't even come up in the top ten results, despite _clearly_ being the best transfer I've seen yet. Instead, the search turned up plenty of reloads with diminished resolution and almost-unwatchable dark/pixelated transfers. This video finally turned up in my recommendations. #sheesh Thanks for uploading!! The little punk isn't even a minute old and he's already smack-talking, too big for his balloon britches. It's only because someballoony else lets the Pincushion Man through the gate that he doesn't get sent to balloon prison and sentenced to deflation.
I remember seeing this when i was a kid. It was on a tape that had a random collection of cartoons on it. Seeing this as an adult, I now realize how screwed up this was.
The comparison in the article wasn't about which 30s cartoons were darker than another ; just an example of how mature content in animation existed long before modern "adult" animation/cartoons that are popular today.
it was good, but the owl tree part I suggest that the owl tree should have just told the balloon kids to go back to their home before it was too late Because, y' know, it's an owl and owls are suppose to be wise
HOLY SHIT, it's the Pincushion man, he was in Arfenhouse all those years ago, never would have guessed the guys at Disaster Labs took him from an old obscure 30s cartoon
It's true. I find it to be the general formula of most cartoons around the 30s in which there is a happy fantasy world--be it singing characters from books, balloons or even flies. Then a villain shows up to wreck havoc upon that world--but is fortunately defeated in the end. The only thing I find somewhat disturbing is the Pincushion man slaughtering those balloon civilians.
That's why I've just watched my 8mm bootleg silent print of "The Pincushion Man" and it will end up getting nightmares. I've got this in the mail today.
One thing that makes any cartoon good would be the villain. I wonder what ever happened to the Pin Cushion Man. Do you think he eventually crashed down to any ground. It looked like he fell down a bottomless sea of sky.
The Pincushion Man is voiced by Billy Bletcher. His most well known voices are probably Disney's big bad wolf from the three little pigs shorts and the papa bears from the Looney Tunes Three Bears shorts.
I looked up on eBay that they had an 8mm version of this cartoon which was retitled "Pincushion Man", but sadly, it's the infamous "Headline" version, but sadly, they didn't have the "Complete" version, but I hope maybe they might come across someday. This got to be the creepiest cartoon ever, I guess someone took LSD when they made this cartoon, it gives you nightmares.
I saw it on eBay, but it listed as the 16mm "Headline" edition with lots of bad editing and cuts most of the scenes out. The 8mm "Complete" edition is very difficult to find.
Christopher Sobieniak I don't have it, because I already got an 8mm copy of "The Pincushion Man" as a bootleg, but it lacks the subtitles or explanatory titles but it got rid of the Castle Films logo except the ending title was replaced by "The End" with the sunset in the background, but it was listed as "Whimseyland", and it was not a Castle Films print. This was from a black market distributor such as Cinepix or Astra TV where they circulated the Castle Films version and distributed through a pirated copy and sold it illegally. I watched it a few times, but half a times it was pitched black, but I don't know why they ruined this version on 8mm which was a bad sign for me.
This cartoon is very strange in its existence, and the fact it was apparently meant for kids when the pincushion man and his... pin.... commit mass murder.
After "Molly Moo-Cow and Rip Van Winkle" there's this cartoon "Balloon Land" and to follow "Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe" in the video titled "Molly Moo Cow Cartoon Parade Hour"
Cara, o tal do agulheiro encara as crianças, e de vez em quando segura a agulha maior que sai do seu abdômen, com as duas mãos, e corre pra persegui-las. E percebam que a agulha maior na realidade sai de entre as pernas dele. Mais claro que isso impossível. Tem uma tara por crianças sendo enxertada aí.
Wake up people - this is a cartoon from a simpler time. A little weird but not atypical of the genre. PC man is actually a safety pin; look at him closely, especially the way that thing in front which is not a penis folds under his face and the way he is folded beneath the pincushion where his legs attach. The doofus at the gate, the sly inclusion of Chaplin & Laurel & Hardy - it's just entertainment. The intro music is "Buffoon" by Zez Confrey, BTW, originally a novelty piano piece.
Gostei! Se for querer ser um pouco mais filosófico (hehehehehe), eu diria que dá para traçar um paralelo com os dias de hoje. O homem agulha/alfinete é um bandido armado e os balões são as pessoas comuns. Chega a ser uma crítica muito inteligente. Gostei do episódio! Nada de sinistro, como alguns vem comentando.
Why aren't those kids in any trouble? If it weren't for them, the Pin Cushion Man wouldn't even have ventured in. He was just chilling in the woods, popping trees. He had plenty of trees left to pop, he would've been busy for quite some time. They got dozens of people killed, prosecute them for reckless manslaughter.
The music was used in the cartoon during a fight scene was "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" by the International Concert Orchestra which was sped up. This was before tape recorders ever existed, but just to keep in mind that tape recorders never existed in 1935.
This was also the same music which was first used in an early silent Technicolor short "The Toy Shop" in 1928 from Tiffany Productions.
I don't know about you people, but I really like this short. I love the character designs and the art style looks really pretty to me.
I had this cartoon on VHS back in the day.
I saw this in music class in elementary school and I had nightmares for weeks!
Really glad this beautifully colored and painted, and so imaginative cartoon has been uploaded in such a high quality video. It really looks sharp and is one of Ub Iwerks' finest masterpieces.
Anyone else find this to be one of the most unintentionally creepy cartoons from way back when? The number of on-screen deaths is amazing, even if none of them are brutal in the slightest.
Guy at 1:11:
"Oh, so THEY get a whole song and I just get a lame-ass 'Beware of pins'?!"
Lmaoooo
Cue
"Aw, man, you ever gonna run out of pins?!"
"No, because I work at ze pin factory!"
YES!!!! ITS BEEN YEARS AND I FINALLY FOUND IT!!!!! YEEEAAAA!
If you stop and think about it, this is actually a very gruesome cartoon.
i always loved this as a child.
Mother of god every time pin cushion man pops a balloon person they die. No wonder they are afraid of him. In balloon land if you have needles or pins you're a murderer. The pin cushion man is literally a balloon people killer! D:
Let us mourn all of the fallen citizens of Balloon Land...
I found out that this cartoon was produced by some of Disneys old animators.
Even has the famous Villain falling to his death scene which is one of Disney's trade marks.
Let alone the villain is voiced by Billy Bletcher, who played both Pete and the Big Bad Wolf for Disney too.
Billy Blecher who does played the father in "Boy Meets Dog" by Walter Lantz and it was also distributed by the same company Castle Films, originally produced for Ipana toothpaste.
And musical director Carl Stalling worked at Disney before leaving with Iwerks, then moved to Warners to compose for _Merrie Melodies_ and _Looney Tunes._
It's not much of a life really is it? Get sneezed out of a tree, molded into a cookie-cutter soldier and a minute later get killed by a pin-armed pantomime villain.
I'm guessing the door, and the walls and ground, are probably pretty thick, like truck-tire thick, so it'd too hard to pop easily. Also, the PCM seems to enjoy directly popping the people more.
The pincushion man's design is actually pretty awesome looking.
I don't know why the Pincushion Man is so angry when he clearly has the ability to autofellate.
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Back when you were a kid, that thing was the stuff of nightmares. And I'm 18.
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I kinda assume that was like molasses or some sticky sap. Almost thought they were turning him into a popcorn ball with those whiffle balls.
One of my Favorite Ub Iwerks cartoons. I love how Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy are at the beginning of this short.
I searched for this on TH-cam and it didn't even come up in the top ten results, despite _clearly_ being the best transfer I've seen yet. Instead, the search turned up plenty of reloads with diminished resolution and almost-unwatchable dark/pixelated transfers. This video finally turned up in my recommendations. #sheesh Thanks for uploading!!
The little punk isn't even a minute old and he's already smack-talking, too big for his balloon britches. It's only because someballoony else lets the Pincushion Man through the gate that he doesn't get sent to balloon prison and sentenced to deflation.
Pincushion Man...seriously...put that thing away....
Se não fosse pelo AssombradO.com.br eu nunca iria ver esse desenho.
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Thank you Cracked, for showing me how nutty my childhood was. xD
A classic and personal favorite.
Ive never seen this cartoon so clear, awesome job!
5:17 0 fucks given by those two guards
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There isn't enough death in modern kid's cartoons. I like how murder was still included in this era.
Storm Machinine Its obivious that violence is in Happy Tree Friends
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Which means it is also ALSO ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME.
HOLY CRAP!!! I OWN THIS CARTOON! I have a tape with a whole bunch of cartoons like this. SWEET NOSTALGIA! :D :D
I remember seeing this when i was a kid. It was on a tape that had a random collection of cartoons on it. Seeing this as an adult, I now realize how screwed up this was.
Either way, that pin that's actually attached to him is PRETTY suggestive. Especially with the end so close to his face.
The comparison in the article wasn't about which 30s cartoons were darker than another ; just an example of how mature content in animation existed long before modern "adult" animation/cartoons that are popular today.
I love this cartoon so much
it was good, but the owl tree part
I suggest that the owl tree should have just told the balloon kids to go back to their home before it was too late
Because, y' know, it's an owl and owls are suppose to be wise
2:02 when you're in line at the movie theatre with your date and the movie is Insidious.
o desenho é dos anos 1930 mas já é da era da tv e do cinema á cores!!!muito bom!!!
Haven't seen this in soooooo long! omgosh! memoriess!
HOLY SHIT, it's the Pincushion man, he was in Arfenhouse all those years ago, never would have guessed the guys at Disaster Labs took him from an old obscure 30s cartoon
I have a fear of balloons because I'm afraid of them popping
I wanna see a sequel!
so what the hell is the lesson here? lol intimidate Evil so it attacks and then have someone else solve your problem? HA HA
It's true. I find it to be the general formula of most cartoons around the 30s in which there is a happy fantasy world--be it singing characters from books, balloons or even flies. Then a villain shows up to wreck havoc upon that world--but is fortunately defeated in the end.
The only thing I find somewhat disturbing is the Pincushion man slaughtering those balloon civilians.
i cant unsee this
This gave me loads and loads of nightmares as a child! I forgot what the title was! Wow haha this is disturbing
That's why I've just watched my 8mm bootleg silent print of "The Pincushion Man" and it will end up getting nightmares. I've got this in the mail today.
In my dub he sounds extra evil
I have to admit that alarm is pretty clever.
In the early 1990's, this cartoon appeared on both Pee-Wee's Playhouse and Shining Time Station.
In the Words of Michael J. Nelson of MST3K and Rifftrax,
"Brought To You By LSD."
Zice033 That must be from a movie called "Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders" from 1996 and later appeared in MST3K where they were watching TV.
Bingo.
+Zice033 In the words of Tom Servo from that same episode:
OK, Now we're in Hell, it finally happened.
It was the same voice actor, Billy Bletcher. He also voiced Pete at Disney.
He never once pokes anyone with that pin. He throws the other pins at the balloon people.
One thing that makes any cartoon good would be the villain.
I wonder what ever happened to the Pin Cushion Man. Do you think he eventually crashed down to any ground. It looked like he fell down a bottomless sea of sky.
The Pincushion Man is voiced by Billy Bletcher. His most well known voices are probably Disney's big bad wolf from the three little pigs shorts and the papa bears from the Looney Tunes Three Bears shorts.
The guy who inflated them made one catchy song :D
The First Time I Watched this cartoon, it gave me nightmares for 3 weeks
When you were kids, did this cartoon give you nightmares every time you watch it?
Oh I hope so, that would make this totally f***ed-up cartoon EVEN BETTER!
Haha, I remeber watching this as a kid.
I looked up on eBay that they had an 8mm version of this cartoon which was retitled "Pincushion Man", but sadly, it's the infamous "Headline" version, but sadly, they didn't have the "Complete" version, but I hope maybe they might come across someday. This got to be the creepiest cartoon ever, I guess someone took LSD when they made this cartoon, it gives you nightmares.
You can always try to look for the 16mm edition.
I saw it on eBay, but it listed as the 16mm "Headline" edition with lots of bad editing and cuts most of the scenes out. The 8mm "Complete" edition is very difficult to find.
Christopher Sobieniak I don't have it, because I already got an 8mm copy of "The Pincushion Man" as a bootleg, but it lacks the subtitles or explanatory titles but it got rid of the Castle Films logo except the ending title was replaced by "The End" with the sunset in the background, but it was listed as "Whimseyland", and it was not a Castle Films print. This was from a black market distributor such as Cinepix or Astra TV where they circulated the Castle Films version and distributed through a pirated copy and sold it illegally. I watched it a few times, but half a times it was pitched black, but I don't know why they ruined this version on 8mm which was a bad sign for me.
I love how Cracked wrote about this cartoon being really dark and is not darker or more disturbing than your average 30s cartoon.
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That guy who opened the gates... man, what an airhead...
I'm 18 and just because something is from the old days doesn't mean it's not cool
Just like modern hollywood films, he has unlimited ammo and unerring aim
This cartoon is very strange in its existence, and the fact it was apparently meant for kids when the pincushion man and his... pin.... commit mass murder.
After "Molly Moo-Cow and Rip Van Winkle" there's this cartoon "Balloon Land" and to follow "Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe" in the video titled "Molly Moo Cow Cartoon Parade Hour"
Não vi nada de mais... Devo ser inocente...
Ou realmente não tem nada de mais. Galera inventa qualquer merda pra caçar clique e view, e infelizmente funciona.
Cara, o tal do agulheiro encara as crianças, e de vez em quando segura a agulha maior que sai do seu abdômen, com as duas mãos, e corre pra persegui-las. E percebam que a agulha maior na realidade sai de entre as pernas dele. Mais claro que isso impossível.
Tem uma tara por crianças sendo enxertada aí.
Tb
e mesmo n vi nada de mais.
nada ver irmão
I do (though I don't remember the original film, it was later spliced into "Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders")!
The Balloon Shooting of 1930.
1935
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Wake up people - this is a cartoon from a simpler time. A little weird but not atypical of the genre. PC man is actually a safety pin; look at him closely, especially the way that thing in front which is not a penis folds under his face and the way he is folded beneath the pincushion where his legs attach. The doofus at the gate, the sly inclusion of Chaplin & Laurel & Hardy - it's just entertainment. The intro music is "Buffoon" by Zez Confrey, BTW, originally a novelty piano piece.
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me too
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madness, sheer utter madness
assombrado
Assombrados hehe, desenho mais bizarro impossível! '-'
MST3K merlin brought me here
Gostei! Se for querer ser um pouco mais filosófico (hehehehehe), eu diria que dá para traçar um paralelo com os dias de hoje. O homem agulha/alfinete é um bandido armado e os balões são as pessoas comuns. Chega a ser uma crítica muito inteligente. Gostei do episódio! Nada de sinistro, como alguns vem comentando.
I hate seeing a villian, like the Pincushionman, fall to his doom!
melhor canal no TH-cam
NO! This is CRACKED!
I think you mean capital punishment, considering that Pin Cushion Man is a serial killer.
wow aint seen this in 30 years
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Why aren't those kids in any trouble? If it weren't for them, the Pin Cushion Man wouldn't even have ventured in. He was just chilling in the woods, popping trees. He had plenty of trees left to pop, he would've been busy for quite some time. They got dozens of people killed, prosecute them for reckless manslaughter.
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os desenhos de antigamente era muito mais rxd dos que de hj , os de hj e uma frescura deixa a criança rtdd
This is in impeccable shape! Thanks. I now what is being said at 5:03 is Ob, brigobdbdaob.
Which makes sense. Sort of.
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Well, for one, the Pin Cushion is killing everyone by poking them with his pin. Guess where the pin's located.
Dont trust the pin cushion man. He'll only let you down.
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No doubt Pincushion Man was played by Billy Bletcher here (who often played both Big Bad Wolf and Pete over at Disney's).
Na parte que ele vê as crianças o "amigão" dele fica enorme!
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That "Holy smoke, a'bdgfhab'dgblablehf'bgleh!" at 5:00 sounds so much like Robin Williams.
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He's actually saying "The way they rate me."
the best part is the baby alarm
This one looks restored.