# What is your favorite animated short? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [December 5, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248 "2020-12-05T00:51:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/41 "2020-12-06T04:36:58Z")
People have listed some of my favorites: Feast, Presto, and La Maison en Petits Cubes. I don’t think I could name just one favorite but here’s one that hasn’t been mentioned: A Single Life [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pzAZnOyMTI4/maxresdefault.jpg "A Single Life - Oscar Nominated Animated Short") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzAZnOyMTI4) I won’t link it but another great one is “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”. Nobody gets more pathos out of Pop Goes the Weasel than that short. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/42 "2020-12-06T04:58:57Z")
Mouse Menace with Porky. This is a good one to watch while herbally enhanced. Stalling syncs the music to the action perfectly. > **[Looney Tunes Blue Ribbon - Mouse Menace - video Dailymotion](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x44gil3)** > > Looney Tunes Blue Ribbon - Mouse Menace All rights reserved to Warner Bros. Enjoy the HQ Dubbed 1995 print of this cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![Hoops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoops/32/6408_2.png) [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/43 "2020-12-06T08:48:53Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I loved this when I saw it at an animation festival over 30 years ago. I’ve been looking for it ever since. Glad to have been of assistance, @CalMeacham. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/44 "2020-12-06T09:52:18Z")
The OP’s offering reminded me of David Lynch’s fun “Dumbland” shorts. > [@Gatopescado](#): > > …fighting a lion and I think there was a condescending pinguin involved… > [@psiekier](#): > > I remember a one-page comic strip in Heavy Metal decades ago with Pablo Picasso battling a lion and threatening to break him down … “into the little cubes.” I wonder if that was the inspiration? Myself, I was thinking more along the lines of Scotty of the Antarctic, featuring humans fighting lions, and the penguin…well…more on the gigantic (and tenatcled) side than condescending. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/45 "2020-12-06T10:24:07Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > [Feast.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_(2014_film)) This! Here’s the entire short film (unmute the audio): > **[Feast Disney Short Film 2014 - Vídeo Dailymotion](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2j238j)** > > Audio: English; Subtitles: English, Français, Español, Português. The story of one man's love life is seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite by bite through the meals they share. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/46 "2020-12-06T14:32:16Z")
Stupid me didn’t even think of including Bugs Bunny cartoons, so I have to add the Robin Hood short. I roll on the floor no matter how many times I see it. “Don’t you worry, never fear, Robin Hood will soon be here.” ---
**Author:** ![Yogeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yogeekgirl/32/4129_2.png) [@Yogeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yogeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/47 "2020-12-06T16:07:53Z")
Ha. Love me some Richard Condie. : ) This one is kinda long but definitely a favorite. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1S5pAF1YYA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1S5pAF1YYA) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/48 "2020-12-07T08:29:29Z")
Both from Canada NFB: Mindscape [Mindscape - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydiaPnag0YE) Sand Castle [The Sand Castle - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzvqmoPu2H4) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/49 "2020-12-07T09:21:37Z")
[What on Earth!](https://youtu.be/wFaHArkYLsM) Another NFB classic, from 1965. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/50 "2020-12-07T10:24:41Z")
Aah,that’s mine as well. That and the Aardman shorts. [Creature Comforts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F4OVFUiM7k), for instance. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/51 "2020-12-07T11:01:33Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > from Canada NFB While we’re at it–To Be: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KUXKUcsvhQc/hqdefault.jpg "To Be") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUXKUcsvhQc) ---
**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:** [December 7, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/52 "2020-12-07T13:13:04Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > OK, I am now thoroughly convinced you are my English teacher (Motion Picture class) from high school. Deny it all you like! 🤪 Is this Good or Bad? ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/53 "2020-12-07T16:19:42Z")
“Aeon Flux” (~10 min, no dialogue) I love all the Schiele-type stuff. https://player.vimeo.com/video/147068041 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/54 "2020-12-07T19:36:52Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Is this Good or Bad? Yes. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![GreaterZamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@GreaterZamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreaterZamboni)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/55 "2020-12-09T00:17:39Z")
My favorites are the previously mentioned “Duck Amuck” and “Baseball Bugs”, plus one I saw back at college in the 1980s that I cannot find now. It was hilarious. It was a parody of Star Wars, featuring household appliances, (clothes irons, toasters, electric shavers, etc.) flying through space like spaceships firing at each other in an epic battle. It was a riot, but my google-fu is poor and I cannot find it here now today. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/56 "2020-12-09T00:28:52Z")
_Hillbilly Hare_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QuaojjCV1Tk/hqdefault.jpg "Bugs Bunny's square dance in 'Hillbilly Hare' (best quality + subtitles!).mp4") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuaojjCV1Tk) And, of course, _Duck Amuck_ and _What’s Opera, Doc?_ ---
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Round about half a century ago, the National Film Board of Canada released “Hot Stuff,” an amusing fire safety short. My father would bring home a projector from work for our birthday parties. Back in those days, you could get 30 minutes of films for free from the library. I still have fond memories of choosing this film year after year. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ht6lRb8y_AQ/hqdefault.jpg "Hot Stuff - National Film Board of Canada") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht6lRb8y_AQ) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/58 "2020-12-09T01:16:08Z")
> [@GreaterZamboni](#): > > My favorites are the previously mentioned “Duck Amuck” and “Baseball Bugs”, plus one I saw back at college in the 1980s that I cannot find now. It was hilarious. It was a parody of Star Wars, featuring household appliances, (clothes irons, toasters, electric shavers, etc.) flying through space like spaceships firing at each other in an epic battle. It was a riot, but my google-fu is poor and I cannot find it here now today. [**Hardware Wars**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYOSZwe8Ibk&ab_channel=JudyBrooks), my friend. “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll kiss three bucks good-bye!” (The original version has been slightly soup-ed up – it’s THE SPECIAL EDITION!! I’m not sure this one’s it.) ---
**Author:** ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248/59 "2020-12-09T02:45:35Z")
The Big Snit: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1S5pAF1YYA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1S5pAF1YYA) Apparently another Canada NFB. Has some seriously catchy material…“Sawing for Teens,” “Stop shaking your eyes!!” etc. ---
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I already did a post, but wanted to put up an honorable mention. This isn’t my favorite, but it is one of the ones that moves me. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5LNHYz89sNc/hqdefault.jpg ""There Will Come Soft Rains" - Budet Laskovyj Dozhd") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LNHYz89sNc) There Will Come Soft Rains, based on the short story by Bradbury, with Soviet era animation and dialog. It’s moving, as well as depressing story in the original. While the animation is not 100% faithful to the original, it still evokes the feeling of the story well. While we’re less worried about nuclear annihilation these days, it still haunts me at times. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-animated-short/927248.md?page=4)