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First Animated Cartoon Online

Instead of just boring webmaster messages, I figured I'd post this video that I saw referenced on the Instructables.  The video is widely believed to be the first animated cartoon and it was done 100 years ago by J. Stuart Blackton at Vitagraph Studios.  Maybe the AFI big wigs should take time from giving us lists of the 100 greatest sneezes captured on film and give us a three hour tribute on the centennial of the cartoon?

Posted by Chesty Larue on August 27, 2006 - 11:38am.
Animation | Classics | Pop Culture News

dougieonline's picture
HeeHee

Posted by dougieonline on August 27, 2006 - 4:04pm.

I liked the bit with the guy smoking, especially in light of the madness over Tom and Jerry cartoons here in the UK

Nina Kincaid's picture
Tom and Jerry

Posted by Nina Kincaid on August 27, 2006 - 6:09pm.

I haven't heard what's happening with that?  Does it have to do with the portrayal of african-americans. i.e. the maid character?

Lycaeon's picture
Game side of things

Posted by Lycaeon on August 27, 2006 - 7:29pm.

Did you know that the Tom and Jerry games are rated T for Teen? That's the equivallent of PG-13.

What's next? Will Willie E. Coyote never fall off the cliff? Sounds like the censorship police are at it again.

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t & j

Posted by Samantha on August 27, 2006 - 8:28pm.

They show them smoking in some corntoony, and the snooty brits call up in a dither and stuff.  now all of these corntoonies are being edited to exclude scenes of smoking.  Ironically, I read they are using computer generated whatsit to replace the  cigs with dildoes.

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you're spot on Samantha

Posted by dougieonline on August 28, 2006 - 12:43am.

except it was ONE adult who complained. She (I don't know for sure, but I bet it's a she) was watching Boomerang (Cartoon Network spin-off)with children she had kidnapped (maybe) and forced to eat pennies (probably) when she saw Tom smoking a cigarette he (rather impressively) rolled with one hand. She called OFCOM (they're whores), who spoke to Boomerang, and they just said "Fine, we'll change it!" because one voice means nothing in politics, but in cartoons, it's more than enough. So I guessed it was going to be like Spielberg spending all that money ($7 million, if I remember) turning guns into flashlights in E.T, but like Samantha said, it's going to be sex toys. unless it looks out of place, in which case it's going to be fajita's (also impressive to see being wrapped one handed).

I'm glad you mentioned the maid character, Nina. Because for episodes that are running a bit short when the smoking scenes are edited, they're just gonna show a scene of the maid getting beaten with a door stop.

Part of what I say may not be as true as other parts, so if that stuck-up cow that complained about a cat smoking because she fears her grandkids may start force feeding the family cat marlboro's (continued below)

-- instead of complaining about the Sheilas Wheels insurance company, who tell us that woman are better drivers so are getting better deals on their insurance while the women IN THE ADVERT (a) face the wrong way in the car while it's moving, (b)all sit in the backseat while they let a prairie dog drive them around, and (c) refuse to hold the steering wheel, opting to wave their arms wildly instead. And don't get me started on the policy. They reckon women are better drivers so get better deals? What if I reckon white people are better drivers, so are gonna get a better deal than blacks, asians, or eskimos (inuit)? No way I'd get away with it. Hell, I wouldn't even get away with saying men are better drivers! --

, please don't sue!

Oh, on a side note, I met Al Gore for a 1-on-1 chat yesterday, after seeing his film An Inconvenient Truth. How cool am I!?!?