Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
Animator Bill Plympton first received widespread public attention when his outré "Your Face" (1987) was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short. This collection of short films—some as brief as 15 seconds—made between 1985 and 1991, showcase his unique talent much more effectively than his ponderous feature films. But in off-the-wall shorts like "Your Face", "25 Ways to Quit Smoking", and the 15-second shorts made for MTV, he emerges as an entertaining and highly original filmmaker.
- Created By
Bill Plympton
- First Aired on
Jun 01, 1989
- Popularity: 15.4104
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- Production
Bill Plympton StudiosMTV (US)Plymptoons
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Jun 06, 1991
Last episode: Previous Lives #2: Eddie Van Halen
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 23 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Self Portrait min
Excerpted from the collective short "Animated Self-Portraits" (1989), this 13-second clip is as the title describes: a self-portrait of Bill Plympton, animated circa 1988.
Episode 2The Great Turn On2 min
Bill Plympton's first animated short for his college's 1968 yearbook promotion.
Episode 3Lucas, The Ear of Corn4 min
An incomplete short by Bill Plympton.
Episode 4Boomtown6 min
The Android Sisters sing about the alarming increase in U.S. defense spending during the cold war and its effect on various aspects of the domestic economy.
Episode 5Drawing Lesson #26 min
While giving an art lesson, the Magic Line is distracted by thoughts of his true love and former model, Vera, with whom he'd had a wild and passionate affair.
