Mashup Video: Flip the Frog in Killing Floor

Ub Iwerks' "Fiddlesticks" is in the public domain. I am reading Neal Gabler's Disney biography - and it's amazing how all these early greats all knew each other back in Kansas City - Iwerks and Disney were partners, as were they with Harman and Ising. The organ player at the local theatre was Carl Stalling. Anyway I wanted to try this mashup, owing to the fact that early animation, by virtue of it sheer amazingness, had a lot of micro zen moments, where a character was merely bouncing up and down in place for instance, while music played. A cartoon like Fiddlesticks then lends itself to this type of project because of various animation "slugs" that can be cobbled together.

Plus, the song is awesome.

Arab War - Private Snafu - Booby Traps

The image of the camel with the bomb really felt weird to watch with troops in Iraq getting the same treatment. But, whaddyaget when Frank Capra, Mel Blanc, Dr. Seuss, P.D. Eatsman ("Go Dog, Go!"), Bob Clampett, Chuck Jones and Friz Freling are all collaborating at Leon Schlesinger's Warner Brothers Animation Studio in order to save American lives? Private Snafu Here's where to download these. Also available at YouTube & Google Video Wikipedia Entry