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- Dave Fleischer
- Shamus Culhane(uncredited)
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Bully for Bimbo
Edward Selzer wandered into a story conference and announced "No one has ever made a funny bullfighting cartoon". This incited his staff to come up with BULLY FOR BUGS. It seems he had never seen this cartoon, made in the brief period when Bimbo was the Fleischers' big star, before the rise of Betty Boop.
Like most Bimbo shorts, it was a grab bag of bits. First you had Bimbo, the nominal star -- although it is clear that the bull he fights is the protagonist. Dave Fleischer crams a lot of gags into this, about six a minute -- if you don't think this was funny, wait a few seconds. Finally, there is a lovely bit of rotoscoping that runs from about 3:45 through 4:30 in which the bull dances -- quite startling and lovely.
Although this one may be hard to find, if you do, you should enjoy it a lot -- especially the bizarre capper gag.
Like most Bimbo shorts, it was a grab bag of bits. First you had Bimbo, the nominal star -- although it is clear that the bull he fights is the protagonist. Dave Fleischer crams a lot of gags into this, about six a minute -- if you don't think this was funny, wait a few seconds. Finally, there is a lovely bit of rotoscoping that runs from about 3:45 through 4:30 in which the bull dances -- quite startling and lovely.
Although this one may be hard to find, if you do, you should enjoy it a lot -- especially the bizarre capper gag.
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- boblipton
- Aug 1, 2013
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