# What's your favorite animated short of all time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 20, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342 "2010-09-20T00:13:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/41 "2010-09-21T10:14:33Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > > [@MrDibble](#): > > > > [Kiwi](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs) > > This is the first one that came to mind. I don’t know what that says about me, but it’s so deeply bittersweet that it’s hard to forget. I went to rewatch that and came across an earlier work by the same guy called [Pony](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNu8u_Kpa00) about a little girl who gets a “magic pony” for her birthday…sort of… I think I may be traumatized for life. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/42 "2010-09-21T10:49:39Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > > [@Caprese](#): > > > > I really like the [Simon the Cat](http://www.youtube.com/user/simonscat)series of shorts. > > The name of the cat (and the series) is Simon’s Cat. Thanks. I guess my coffee had not yet kicked in. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/43 "2010-09-21T13:14:11Z")
Does the cartoon that opens _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ count? That was absolutely hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/44 "2010-09-22T01:38:17Z")
Too many to choose from, but I’d have to say my favorite is Pixar’s **Presto**. I was laughing so hard the first time I saw it my daughter thought my head might actually explode. It as funny on repeated viewings. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/45 "2010-09-22T01:55:23Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > There was a MGM? Warner Bros? cartoon from way back in the day that was set to “The Blue Danube” and the entire thing was the sheet music coming to life on the page. I remember the eight notes galloping like horses. Can’t remember the name, can’t YouTube at work … but it was my favorite ever. [High Note](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqaedNnx2nE) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/46 "2010-09-22T02:23:53Z")
I had to think about for a while. Duck Amuck was certainly up at the top of the list, along with Rabbit Fire and Rabbit Seasoning, where Bugs and Daffy start the ‘Rabbit Season’ - ‘Duck Season’ gimmick. But since Chuck Jones got so much coverage in this thread already, I wanted to find something outside of the Looney Tunes universe. So my final selection, [Roger Myers’ Scratchtasia](http://www.hulu.com/watch/18724/the-simpsons-roger-myers-scratchtasia) ---
**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:** [September 23, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/47 "2010-09-23T02:13:44Z")
I can’t pick just one. The most haunting animation I know is [Mindscape](http://nfb.ca/film/Mindscape). [The Sand Castle](http://www.nfb.ca/film/sand_castle/) is a very whimsical short. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/48 "2010-09-23T02:23:24Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > > [@Gyrate](#): > > > > This is the first one that came to mind. I don’t know what that says about me, but it’s so deeply bittersweet that it’s hard to forget. > > I went to rewatch that and came across an earlier work by the same guy called [Pony](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNu8u_Kpa00) about a little girl who gets a “magic pony” for her birthday…sort of… > > I think I may be traumatized for life. That cartoon gave me an idea what true psychosis might be like. Disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/49 "2010-09-23T04:35:59Z")
_ **The Rabbit of Seville** _ (My autographed copy of\*\*\* Chuck Amuck\*\*\* is one of my most prized possessions.) ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/50 "2010-09-23T05:04:58Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > [The cat came back](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bETCusT5kNM). Me too 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lshaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lshaw)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/51 "2010-09-23T06:18:31Z")
Yuriy Norshteyn’s _Hedgehog in the Fog_ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/52 "2010-09-23T13:40:21Z")
The first animated short that always comes to my mind is… [_Quasi at the Quackadero_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH7LcVNusQE) ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/53 "2010-09-23T13:42:13Z")
Simpsons, for what it became ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/54 "2010-09-23T16:04:53Z")
I’m not sure if I can say it’s my favorite of all time yet, but I absolutely loved the “[Day and Night](http://www.pixar.com/shorts/d&n/index.html)” short that ran before Toy Story 3. Such a fantastic blend of 2D and 3D animation. So simple and yet so beautifully complex at the same time. Also seconding “For the Birds.” EDITING TO ADD: If you haven’t seen any of "Day and Night, [here is a short clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTHlt6zhbNc). ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/55 "2010-09-23T18:07:01Z")
> [@MTCicero](#): > > > [@jjimm](#): > > > > [Rejected Cartoons](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJYxCSXjhLI) by Donald Hertzfeldt. > > This was a revelation. I just watched it for the first time and laughed out loud several times. > > Thanks for posting this! If you liked that, check out this other one by him, [“Billy’s Balloon”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpc5vgi9zbM) ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/56 "2010-09-23T18:43:43Z")
One of my favorites from Allegro non troppo, a collection of animation set to classical music: [Dvorak’s Slavonic Dance #7](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y87nLlz3iDQ&feature=related) Probably the most touching, though, is Disney’s [The Little Match Girl](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUSzQBaWq0Q). The lousy youtube dub doesn’t do it justice, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Sparrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Sparrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparrow)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/57 "2010-09-24T13:23:37Z")
The very early Pixar one with the momma desk lamp and the baby one bouncing around. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/58 "2010-09-24T14:53:16Z")
> [@MTCicero](#): > > > [@jjimm](#): > > > > [Rejected Cartoons](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJYxCSXjhLI) by Donald Hertzfeldt. > > This was a revelation. I just watched it for the first time and laughed out loud several times. > > Thanks for posting this! So when I change my sig to “Mah spoon is too big!!!” I won’t just be crying out in the wilderness? How about “I am a consumer whore! (and how!)”? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/59 "2010-09-24T15:01:03Z")
> [@Annie](#): > > So when I change my sig to “Mah spoon is too big!!!” I won’t just be crying out in the wilderness? As long as it’s not “My anus is bleeding!” If you have a few minutes for some casual YouTubery, do a search for all the “My spoon is too big” videos. There are some entertaining (and some awful) homespun versions of that bit. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342/60 "2010-09-24T15:13:29Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > [Rejected Cartoons](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJYxCSXjhLI) by Donald Hertzfeldt. Damn close second in my book. My personal favorite is Linda McCartney’s [_The Oriental Night Fish_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prH0Y4ex_m0), which was shown right before Bakshi’s _Lord Of The Rings_ when it premiered in Hollywood. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-animated-short-of-all-time/554342.md?page=4)