Ludvig Von Drake destroys all





Disney's Symposium on Popular Song (1962)

As a diehard Professor Von Drake fan, I was pleased to see this up on youtube after I downloaded it from thepiratebay. Sadly the version I got is totally out of sync (fuck you very much to the original uploader) but the version you're going to watch is perfect. The 2D paper-cut stop motion animation in this short brings me to my knees. This short is so good that the only thing I'd say if I only watched the musical numbers is, "That was awesome, the only way it could be better is it if were hosted by Ludvig Von Drake."

I think a lot of other members of my generation's self proclaimed "cultural elite" poopoo Disney as the nothing more than the schlock purveyors we grew up with, but there's a lot more to the history of Disney animation than the end result of a woman wearing a Tinkerbell sweatshirt in loading her plate with mashed potatoes at Golden Corral. This sort is a fantastic example of the creative star power employed by Disney while Walt was still in charge. (For a complete list of Disney's filmic crimes, see Micheal Eisner.)

Also, the boogie-woogie "Fortune Cookie" song is shockingly racist, even for '62.
- posted by Mason @ 7:07 PM