# Ode to Little Nemo **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 15, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771 "2012-10-15T13:29:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/1 "2012-10-15T13:29:57Z")
I see that our own Little Nemo is being celebrated on Google today. Or not. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/2 "2012-10-15T15:12:27Z")
Don’t miss today’s Google Doodle honoring the 107th anniversary of the innovative comic strip “Little Nemo in Slumberland” by Winsor McCay. It’s excellent! ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/3 "2012-10-15T15:46:01Z")
I saw that and immediately thought, 'isn’t there a Doper who calls himself **Little Nemo**? Why yes, yes there is. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/4 "2012-10-15T15:51:03Z")
It’s pretty cool, especially at the point where it uses the screen to scroll to produce animation. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/5 "2012-10-15T15:58:03Z")
It’s about time. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/6 "2012-10-15T16:01:11Z")
I hope it will lead people to discover McCay’s amazing and beautiful work. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/7 "2012-10-15T16:05:05Z")
Great stuff. I’m a big fan of McCay, and have collections of his stuff. McCay also made some of the very first animated cartoons, and himself animated Little Nemo. I have a copy on DVD. They’ve brightened up the faded color (McCay’s cartoons were hand-colored), and it looks amazingly good and modern. > **[Amazon.com: Winsor McCay - The Master Edition \[DVD\] : Winsor McCay, George...](https://www.amazon.com/Winsor-McCay-Master/dp/B0001UZWNY)** > > Amazon.com: Winsor McCay - The Master Edition \[DVD\] : Winsor McCay, George McManus, Roy L. McCardell, Thomas A. 'Tad' Dorgan, Tom Powers, John Bunny, J. Stuart Blackton, Winsor McCay, Winsor McCay: Movies & TV ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/8 "2012-10-15T16:10:51Z")
I’m choosing to believe it is a tribute to me. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/9 "2012-10-15T16:15:06Z")
Best doodle ever. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/10 "2012-10-15T16:52:37Z")
I hate to say this, but **Clothahump** ’s [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=668788) had a better title. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/11 "2012-10-15T16:55:24Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I hate to say this, but **Clothahump** ’s [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=668788) had a better title. Merged threads. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/12 "2012-10-15T17:42:37Z")
My first thought was _oh good, now maybe people will stop confusing him with a fish_. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/13 "2012-10-15T18:21:28Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m choosing to believe it is a tribute to me. As do we all, my friend! ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/14 "2012-10-15T18:39:58Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m choosing to believe it is a tribute to me. I must say you’re cuter than I pictured. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/15 "2012-10-15T18:47:10Z")
I don’t know the exact date Little Nemo was first printed, but he’s about the same age as my grandmother, who, as I write, is about two months short of her 108th birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/16 "2012-10-15T18:49:55Z")
Today, 107 years ago per Google. ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/17 "2012-10-15T19:52:16Z")
Some of the news stories seemingly link to further[images](http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/15/winsor-mccay-google-doodle-fuels-mystery-over-little-nemo-creators-birthplace/)by google that reference this work. Does anyone know how to see these in context? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/18 "2012-10-16T01:38:58Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > McCay also made some of the very first animated cartoons, and himself animated Little Nemo. I have a copy on DVD. They’ve brightened up the faded color (McCay’s cartoons were hand-colored), and it looks amazingly good and modern. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcSp2ej2S00](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcSp2ej2S00) > [@phreesh](#): > > Does anyone know how to see these in context? Click on the pullcord. Does Google save these anywhere? ---
**Author:** ![orderfire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orderfire/32/10908_2.png) [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/19 "2012-10-16T03:16:31Z")
Oh! I say, Flip! What a dream! No more blancmange and sardine sandwiches before bed tonight! ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771/20 "2012-10-16T03:33:22Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcSp2ej2S00](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcSp2ej2S00) Thank you for that link. I had never seen that animation. McCay was an astonishing draftsman as well as a brilliantly imaginative artist. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-little-nemo/637771.md?page=2)