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Animation turns 100

by Adam Finley, posted Feb 22nd 2006 5:24PM

koko the clownIf you believe James Stuart Blackton's 1906 short "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces" to be the first use of animation ever (and many do), then that means the artform hits the century mark in April of this year. Jerry over at Cartoon Brew mentions that, like Jazz, animation is a wholly American creation. He left out comic strips, but what can you do? In honor of Animation's birthday, I would now like to list every animated thing ever. Let's see, there's Cap'n Crunch; Speedy Gonzales; Mickey Mouse; Bugs Bunny; um, that tiny little ball that helps you sing along to songs... well, I'll finish the list later. In the meantime, let us raise a glass to this awesome artform. Cheers.

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Dan H

I had never seen that clip before. It's pretty neat to see how animation has evolved into what it is today.

February 22 2006 at 6:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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