Johnny Bassotto

[CyberFox]

I found this on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xJgF2sZxjU

This is produced by Bruno Bozzetto, an italian animator that brought us the What A Cartoon! "Help!"

[Studio Toledo]

I found this on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xJgF2sZxjU

This is produced by Bruno Bozzetto, an italian animator that brought us the What A Cartoon! "Help!"
For the older set, his most familiar work is the Fantasia spoof, "Allegro non Troppo" (I also had a somewhat familiarity with his work on some cartoons I saw in my youth).

Seems like ever since YouTube showed up, more and more we foreigners tend to find some of the most interesting things that never get seen here. The Bozzetto studio in particular did a lot of work in advertising and other TV projects such as main title openings for a number of programs. Was kinda interested where stuff like this was in otherwise (seems like the song here is about how kids shouldn't get into trouble or whatever). YouTube used to have a few other of these odd music video-like segments but I guess the guy who had them up got booted off already (saved some on my own). Here's a couple other oddities to check out.
Portobello (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM4r0hmVTe4)
Isotta (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmTeTFW0ggY)

[Bugsmer]

That was kind of strange. I liked it. I agree with Studio Toledo that YouTube gives us access to a lot of things we wouldn't have necessarily seen otherwise. Thanks, CyberFox. As for the "School House Rock" connection, I'd give it a maybe. Only the kid reminded me of it, nothing else.