Semi-OT: When the non-fans come along

[RetroMan]

Have you ever had any odd experiences, or heard some rather dim-witted comments when watching classic cartoons with a less-than-enthusiastic friend(s)?
I remember I once took one of my Golden Collection sets to school and played them on a laptop. As soon as I popped in disc 1, the guys begin to say "ach! I hate Bugs Bunny - he always wins!", so we watched a few Daffy cartoons, and I distinctly remember one of them saying after the end of The Scarlet Pumpernickel "that's such a bad influence! Too much violence!". He said the same after Tortoise Wins By A Hare. I'm sure that had we seen Have You Got Any Castles, they would've called me a racist!

Then I recall I once wrote something about Looney Tunes, and this guy saw the words "Termite Terrace" written - he thought that was the name of the guy that took care of the WB water tank!! No offence to this fellow, but that really disturbed me.

[J. B. Warner]

While watching several Clampett cartoons on GC2 once, my across-the-hall neighbor walked in and declared that "Looney Tunes" have horrible animation compared to "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe". It was bad enough that he said such a ridiculous comment - but in the middle of "Baby Bottleneck", no less!

This same friend also tells me that I'm wasting my time trying to pursue a career in animation and that I should try to do something sensible, like butter carving or Communism. I don't take him seriously anymore.

[The G Man]

High school is no place for smart people like us, I'm afraid. :shame:

[RetroMan]

While watching several Clampett cartoons on GC2 once, my across-the-hall neighbor walked in and declared that "Looney Tunes" have horrible animation compared to "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe". It was bad enough that he said such a ridiculous comment - but in the middle of "Baby Bottleneck", no less!

HAH! That's gotta be the funniest thing I've read all day! He-Man, really....

[GeorgeC]

Yeah, that He-Man comment is about as dim-witted as the anime crowd saying Japanese animation is superior to classic 1940s American animation from any of the Big American 3 (Disney, WB, MGM).

However, most people just aren't into cartoons that much and many people wouldn't notice the difference in MOTION anyway. They just think one picture says it all as opposed to a SERIES OF DRAWINGS describing motion.

Heck, there are more than a few character designers in animation (these guys aren't even real animators!) that don't see why the classic animation is a LOT better than any TV series or recent movies they've worked on!

Believe me, I've read and participated in this argument more than a few times myself! :bugs2: :daffy: :sylvester :ysam: :befuddled :speedy: :coyote: :beepbeep: :lepew: :ham: :marvin: :sowhite: :dodo: :bugs1: :tomcat: :jerry: :droopy: :wolfie: :red: :bbear: :mickey: :donald: :goof: :scrooge: :sailor: :betty: :audrey: :felix:

[J. B. Warner]

Yeah, that He-Man comment is about as dim-witted as the anime crowd saying Japanese animation is superior to classic 1940s American animation from any of the Big American 3 (Disney, WB, MGM).
Heck, if anything, I think anime should be MORE like classic 1940s animation. I recently wrote a lengthy anime fanfiction for another forum I frequent, and the script reads a lot better if you imagine the characters moving with the wild elasticity of a Tex Avery cartoon. That's just my vision, I guess.

[Cartman]

While watching several Clampett cartoons on GC2 once, my across-the-hall neighbor walked in and declared that "Looney Tunes" have horrible animation compared to "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe".
Excuse me for a minute, folks.


HA-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[frogboxer]

While watching several Clampett cartoons on GC2 once, my across-the-hall neighbor walked in and declared that "Looney Tunes" have horrible animation compared to "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe".
What a boid brain!

[Vdubdavid]

I suppose this is as good a place as any to tell this story. In high school gym class, we were playing tennis and one of my court-mates was dedicating his lobs to random people, like Jay Leno for example. At one point he said "this is for that 'Tom and Jerry' guy, Fred Quimby!" I tried to correct him, but unfortunately I rushed my explanation and now he probably thinks Tom and Jerry was created by some lady named Hanna Barbera!:tomcat: :jerry:

[cbrubaker]

HE MAN having better animation?

Ay carumba..next thing you know, they'll say "South Park has WAY better animation than COAL BLACK"

[frogboxer]

Ay carumba..next thing you know, they'll say "South Park has WAY better animation than COAL BLACK"Well, doesn't it?

JUST KIDDING . . . You can all put down those torches and pitchforks now.