Generally, I like cynical or at least disatrous Thanksgiving stories better than sentimental ones, and I prefer present-day Thanksgiving stories to stories of the Pilgrims. So it's no wonder I've always liked Art Davis's "Holiday For Drumsticks." Like a number of his cartoons it gets by more on the wackiness of the animation than the actual gags or the way they're timed, but that's fine. And the casually violent old hillbilly couple (both voiced by Mel Blanc) are really funny.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
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"Like a number of his cartoons it gets by more on the wackiness of the animation than the actual gags or the way they're timed, but that's fine."
That's an astute observation. When the gags in Artie's cartoons were perfectly timed, they really work. The best example, IMO, being Two Gophers from Texas.
While I think Tom Turk and Daffy is unquestionably superior, Holiday for Drumsticks is one damn fine cartoon. It may be one of the only Warner shorts ever cast by character. Save a couple of shots, the scenes with the hillbillies are all animated by Emery Hawkins.
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