day six of thirty
Day 01 | Your favorite song
Day 02 | Your favorite movie
Day 03 | Your favorite television program
Day 04 | Your favorite book
Day 05 | Your favorite quote
Day 06 | Whatever tickles your fancy
A couple of months ago, Warner Brothers Home Video seemingly went batshit crazy and discounted a TON of their usually expensive TV on DVD collections. They were easily found in gigantic bins in most of the Big Lots around here and you better believe that I went digging. I found cool stuff like Pinky and the Brain Vol. 1 and 2 but by far the neatest find was Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Vol. 1.
I picked it up for $3 bucks; it normally goes for $45 on Amazon.
The cartoons are ASTOUNDINGLY good. I know quite a few people who, when they see black and white cartoons, their eyes glaze over and they just picture anthropomorphic people whistling and dancing for five minutes, but the Popeye cartoons are brilliant. The animation is as bouncy and eye-catching as you can imagine, and the scripts are laugh out loud funny. The vocal actors add so much extra to their performances, especially to the many muttered asides that Popeye tosses off whenever he's thinking. The music in these Popeye cartoons is jazzy and catchy. They're the perfect cartoons.
I implore you. Watch the following cartoon:
Things that are great:
1. The use of the song "Brotherly Love" at the beginning of the cartoon. It's the song Popeye's singing.
2. When Popeye asks Olive to go to the zoo and she says no, he says "Huh, your loss." really quickly.
3. When Olive smells the flowers and says "What a man!"
4. The song that plays while Swee'Pea rides the leopard at the end of the cartoon is "Hold That Tiger"
5. Popeye's anti-parent rant at the end!
While you watch it, think about this: Little Swee'Pea is Elliot's FAVORITE cartoon ever. I put it on for him once on a lark and the kid was hooked. He asks to watch Popeye almost every day. I love that. When given the choice between a cartoon made in 1932 and the sanitized and safe as a Nerf ball cartoons made for two year olds in 2010, Elliot will request Popeye EVERY time. He has incredibly good taste.
I completely recommend buying the Popeye the Sailor: 1932-1938, Vol. 1. You can find a lot of Popeye shorts that have fallen into the public domain for cheaper than that volume, but the reproduction quality on the Warner Brothers discs make them worth the trouble.
Day 07 | A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 | A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 | A photo you took
Day 10 | A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 | A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 | A fictional book
Day 14 | A non-fictional book:
Day 15 | A fanfic
Day 16 | A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 | An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 | A talent of yours
Day 20 | A hobby of yours
Day 21 | A recipe
Day 22 | A website
Day 23 | A YouTube video
Day 24 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 | Your day, in great detail
Day 26 | Your week, in great detail
Day 27 | This month, in great detail
Day 28 | This year, in great detail
Day 29 | Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 02 | Your favorite movie
Day 03 | Your favorite television program
Day 04 | Your favorite book
Day 05 | Your favorite quote
Day 06 | Whatever tickles your fancy
A couple of months ago, Warner Brothers Home Video seemingly went batshit crazy and discounted a TON of their usually expensive TV on DVD collections. They were easily found in gigantic bins in most of the Big Lots around here and you better believe that I went digging. I found cool stuff like Pinky and the Brain Vol. 1 and 2 but by far the neatest find was Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Vol. 1.
I picked it up for $3 bucks; it normally goes for $45 on Amazon.
The cartoons are ASTOUNDINGLY good. I know quite a few people who, when they see black and white cartoons, their eyes glaze over and they just picture anthropomorphic people whistling and dancing for five minutes, but the Popeye cartoons are brilliant. The animation is as bouncy and eye-catching as you can imagine, and the scripts are laugh out loud funny. The vocal actors add so much extra to their performances, especially to the many muttered asides that Popeye tosses off whenever he's thinking. The music in these Popeye cartoons is jazzy and catchy. They're the perfect cartoons.
I implore you. Watch the following cartoon:
Click to viewThings that are great:
1. The use of the song "Brotherly Love" at the beginning of the cartoon. It's the song Popeye's singing.
2. When Popeye asks Olive to go to the zoo and she says no, he says "Huh, your loss." really quickly.
3. When Olive smells the flowers and says "What a man!"
4. The song that plays while Swee'Pea rides the leopard at the end of the cartoon is "Hold That Tiger"
5. Popeye's anti-parent rant at the end!
While you watch it, think about this: Little Swee'Pea is Elliot's FAVORITE cartoon ever. I put it on for him once on a lark and the kid was hooked. He asks to watch Popeye almost every day. I love that. When given the choice between a cartoon made in 1932 and the sanitized and safe as a Nerf ball cartoons made for two year olds in 2010, Elliot will request Popeye EVERY time. He has incredibly good taste.
I completely recommend buying the Popeye the Sailor: 1932-1938, Vol. 1. You can find a lot of Popeye shorts that have fallen into the public domain for cheaper than that volume, but the reproduction quality on the Warner Brothers discs make them worth the trouble.
Day 07 | A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 | A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 | A photo you took
Day 10 | A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 | A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 | A fictional book
Day 14 | A non-fictional book:
Day 15 | A fanfic
Day 16 | A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 | An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 | A talent of yours
Day 20 | A hobby of yours
Day 21 | A recipe
Day 22 | A website
Day 23 | A YouTube video
Day 24 | Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 | Your day, in great detail
Day 26 | Your week, in great detail
Day 27 | This month, in great detail
Day 28 | This year, in great detail
Day 29 | Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 | Whatever tickles your fancy