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2016 Captain Lou Albano Memorial Animation TournamentRound 3Ian McKenzie and Peter Torres1. A Spanish speaking one of these creatures is a friend of Dora the Explorer who drives a yellow car and is named Tico. While not a mouse, one of these animals named Screwie plays Lennie Small in a 1940’s cartoon. An aging one of these animals blew up the Who at Woodstock while accompanied by her nephew, Skippy. In The Wild, Benny is an eastern gray variant of these animals. Scrat in Ice Age is a saber-toothed type of these animals and constantly puts his life in danger to safeguard his acorns. For 10 points, both Nutty from Happy Tree Friends and Sandy Cheeks are this type of rodent. ANSWER: Squirrels (accept Spanish equivalent: Ardilla)2. This creature speaks an alien language named Tantalog, which is also spoken on his creator’s home world of Turo. In his first appearance, one girl attempts to make this creature a “model citizen” by encouraging him to act like Elvis Presley. This creature, designed by Jumba Jookiba, was the first created without Jacques Von Hamsterviel’s funding. In a sequel film, this creature has a glitch making him unable to compete in a hula competition. For 10 points, name this illegal experiment labelled 626 whose best friend is Lilo. ANSWER: Stitch (accept Experiment 626 before mentioned)3. In one Genesis game, this character must travel to the title castle after his girlfriend is stolen by a wizard named Mizrabel. Jimmy Carter once said that this character is, “the symbol of goodwill, surpassing all languages and culture”. This character made his debut in the Lindberg inspired short “Plane Crazy”, along with Clarabelle Cow. This character’s conception came after one man lost the right to use Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. This character’s first synchronized sound short was “Steamboat Willie” in 1928. For 10 points, name this anthropomorphic mouse who was created by Walt DisneyANSWER: Mickey Mouse4. In The Simpson’s Hit and Run, this character drives the Longhorn while trying to discover the source of Buzz Cola. This man refers to himself as the fifth Beatle due to a friendship with the McCartneys in the 1960’s. Unable to pronounce this character’s last name, Chief Wiggum only blames Homer for the murder of Mr. Burns in Treehouse of Horror IX. This man graduated from the Springfield Heights Institute of Technology after being the valedictorian of the Calcutta Technical University. For 10 points, name this Indian proprietor of Kwik E Mart who often says, “Thank You, Come Again”.ANSWER: Apu Nahasapeemapetilon5. One character in this series is self-styled,” Prince of the Netherworld”, and wears a mask resembling Darth Maul. Another character recently moved from Hutchinson, Kansas, but moved out west because of over-active allergies. This series’ first made-for-TV movie, Race Across New Zealand, aired alongside the 2002 Winter Olympics. The cook Tito Makani often dispenses advice to the four main kids while working at the Shore Shack. This show’s protagonists are often participating in extreme sports such as surfing or skateboarding. For ten points, name this series situated in Ocean Shores and which follows the lives Otto, Reggie, Sam, and Twister.Answer: Rocket Power 6. Ruff’s friend, Reddy, is one of these things in Hanna-Barbera’s first TV series. Snitter and Rowf are this animal in a Martin Rosen film about “plague” ones. Allegations of bestiality were leveled at Betty Boop when she became human while her boyfriend, Bimbo, remained this species. Ladybird belongs to the Hill family while one among the many voiced by Frank Welker premiered in “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire.” One who pretends to be battle the Red Baron on Halloween is best friends with Woodstock. FTP, name this animal Including Droopy, Goofy, Pluto, and lots of Fidos and Spikes.ANSWER: Dogs7. Bernie Mac voices his car in a film titled this character’s “Biggest Caper Ever.” A series titled for this character’s field trip incorporated live footage to teach kids about geography and was notably Don Adam’s last portrayal of him. A boy counterpart fixates on his partner, Heather, and later stars in a series subtitled “Adventures in History.” Maurice Lamarche takes over the role in a series wherein he is a Lieutenant aided by two small robots. An action figure and the SNES game based on this series show the face of his nemesis who was never pictured in the original series, and who is assisted by his nephew, Talon, in a 2015 CG series. Portrayed by Matthew Broderick and French Stewart on film and thanklessly aided by his Niece, Penny, and Dog, Brain, FTP, name this law enforcement agent who repeatedly foils Dr. Claw.ANSWER: Inspector Gadget.8. Kylie Griffin led a female version of this group in an IDW comics series. She made her debut in an “Extreme” series alongside Eduardo, Roland, and the wheelchair-bound Garrett, having aspired to do so since her childhood when she encountered the Grundel. In their original series, this team faced enemies including Samhain and Sandman, and re-encountered the Terror Dogs, Zuul, and Vigo. Kath Soucie took over from Jeannie Elias in voicing Jeanine Melnitz, while Buster Jones relieved Arsenio Hall and Dave Coulier took over from Lorenzo Music as Winston Zeddmore and Peter Venkman, respectively. FTP, Don’t go see the upcoming reboot of this franchise which also features Slimer.ANSWER: The Ghostbusters. Anti-prompt Real Ghostbuster or Extreme Ghostbusters9. This man voiced Harold Zoid in the Futurama episode, “That’s Lobstertainment.” He voiced Bartok the Bat in Anastasia and its sequel, Bartok the Magnificent. He was the live-action Gargamel in both Smurfs films. He is better known for his hundreds of roles on The Simpsons including Duffman, Disco Stu, Superintendant Chalmers, The Sea Captain, Snake Jailbird, Dr. Nick Riviera, Professor Frink, Comic Book Guy, and, FTP, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, and Apu.ANSWER: Hank Azaria10. This man was production designer on Brad Bird’s series, Family Dog, though he had little to do with Nelvana’s animated series adapted from his 1987 film. After an unsuccessful stint as a Disney animator on The Fox and the Hound and Tron, he made his breakout stop-motion film, Vincent, with frequent collaborator Rick Heinrichs. He and Mike Johnson co-directed their first stop-motion feature together, 2007’s Corpse Bride. That would make Frankenweenie his second feature-length stop-motion directorial effort since Henry Sellick ACTUALLY directed, FTP, whose The Nightmare Before Christmas?ANSWER: Tim Burton11. He directed a film based on fellow Termite Terrace alum’s story, The Bear that Wasn’t, and this man directed Theodor Geisel and Frank Capra’s Private Snafu films during WWII. He wrote the screenplay for long-time collaborator, Abe Levitow’s feature film, Gay Purr-ee. Among his animated features are adaptations of The Phantom Tollbooth, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, and The White Seal. His Last film was 1996’s From Hare to Eternity and other work with Ted Geisel includes adaptations of Horton Hears a Who! and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Teaming with Maurice Noble, Abe Levitow, Ken Harris and Ben Washam while at Warner Brothers, he directed such classics as Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening, and What’s Opera, Doc? FTP, name this so-called father of Bugs Bunny.Chuck Jones12. The Witches 5 are thwarted in their quest for the Holy Grail in this series, and later the Amazon Trio are sent by Queen Nehelenia to find the Golden Crystal, which is actually Pegasus’ horn. The shortest story arc is the Doom Tree Saga, and the Silver Emperium Crystal is found in the first season just in time to defeat Queen Beryl. Tuxedo Mask, prince of the earth is the alter ego of Darien, the main character’s love interest, and that character works with Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter to fight evil after the talking cats, Luna and Artemis, awaken Neo Queen Serenity. Aimed primarily at young girls, FTP, name this anime whose nautically themed titular character hails from earth’s only natural satellite.ANSWER: Sailor Moon13. They helped the Fugitoid evade capture by the Triceratons and their meetings with Usagi Yojimbo include teaming up with him in the Battle Nexus. When Ch’rell was trapped on an icy asteroid, the protagonists teamed with his adopted daughter, Karai, to check the gang lord, Hun. Initially the Utroms working at TCRI produced the substance that created them and one ill-conceived incarnation saw them team up with Venus de Milo to defeat The Rank led by Dragonlord. Bodycount is the title of the last graphic novel Kevin Eastman was involved in to feature them so neither he nor co-creator Peter Laird are involved in the the Michael Bay-produced films, and in their current TV incarnation, two of them now wield a naginata and kusarigamas. Trained by Hamato Yoshi to battle Oroku Sake, FTP, name these anthropomorphic reptile martial artists.ANSWER: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or TMNT14. The Sculptor’s Welsh Rarebit Dream, produced by Thomas Edison’s film company, animated this substance and the earliest female animator known to use it was Helena Dayton Smith. The Fleischer Brothers’ Out of the Inkwell film, Modeling, saw Koko the clown play with it. Hey, Arnold! Began as a series of shorts utilizing this medium. Doug Tennapel’s PC game, Neverhood was animated from this stuff and Will Vinton revolutionized the medium after creating the California Raisin Guys. Aardman often animates, FTP, which substance from which Gumby is made?ANSWER: Clay15. Less famous shows carried in this programming block include The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show, another series that saw Wildwing Flashblade and his team oppose Lord Dragaunus and the Saurians, and another that, due to licensing issues, is not a Roger Rabbit animated series and which springboarded from shorts shown on Raw Toonage. In addition to The Mighty Ducks and Bonkers, it briefly carried Quack Pack about an adolescent Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Also incorporating established series like Duck Tales and Chip and Dale, Rescue Ranger, FTP, name this programming block that carried Gargoyles and Goof Troop, and which was named for its time slot and a famous company.ANSWER: The Disney Afternoon; prompt generously on things indicating Disney animated series. Do not accept or prompt on One Saturday Morning, anything indicating the Disney Channel, etc.16. He voiced Captain Hook in the TV series, Peter Pan and the Pirates and sang the line “pretty soon you're gonna see me wallow in it. I feel good; a special kind of horny” in his role on Ferngully: The Last Rainforest. He voiced Emperor Palpatine and Darth Sidious in Star Wars: Clone Wars and the Snorch’s pal, Zimbo, from Aahh! Real Monsters. FTP, name this man who lent his voice to Nigel Thornberry and who played Dr. Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.ANSWER: Tim Curry17. Director Milton Knight called this character “the world’s sexiest fat man” in a DVD feature from one series in which he created the SSSSS to destroy his rival. A later series sees him employ Sleet and Dingo for that purpose while still another sees him assisted by the duplicitous character, Snively. Currently he is assisted by Orbot and Cubot while in the early 2000s, he was assisted by Bocoe and Decoe. Formerly residing in Robotropolis where he enjoyed roboticizing freedom fighters, FTP, name this nemesis of Sonic the Hedgehog.ANSWER: Dr. Ivo Robotnik or Dr. Eggman18. In his essay on this film, animation historian Michael Barrier cites ethnographer Mary Douglas and describes Gothic arches as evidence for the ring structure of this film. Abstract animator Oskar Fischinger left this film over artistic differences with its producer. It was for this film that Freddie Moore redesigned one of its characters, and Leopold Stokowski offered to work on it for free. To avoid backlash from Creationists, humans were removed from the Rite of Spring segment. Black female centaurs shining hooves were removed from the Pastoral Symphony sequence. Dancing mushrooms are featured in, FTP, what 1940 film also featuring Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice?ANSWER: Fantasia19. The influence of Estonian animator, Priit Parn, is heavily evident in the work of this studio which began while its founders were married. Responsible for a redesign of Ronald McDonald for a series of direct-to-video shorts, it’s not Film Roman, but this studio produced the Tracy Ullman shorts and first three seasons of The Simpsons. Less successful series include Santo Bugito and Stressed Eric while Jason Alexander voiced the titular Duckman for three seasons. Better known for shows like As Told By Ginger and The Wild Thrornberries, FTP, name this doubly-eponymous studio that created Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and Rugrats.ANSWER: Klasky Csupo20. Argentinian animator, Quirino Cristiani, animated in this technique in the early 20th century, as did Berthold Bartosch in his film, L’idee. Beat Generation filmmaker Harry Everett Smith’s Heaven and Earth Magic as well as now-rare George Lucas-produced feature film, Twice Upon a Time, were made using this. Often cited as the greatest animated film of all time, Yuri Norsteyn’s Tale of Tales, was made using this. Also employed in the production of many Karel Zeman films and in Rene Laloux’s Fantastic Planet, FTP, name this animation medium famously used in Terry Gilliam’s Monty Python work and which was actually only used in the pilot episode of South Park.ANSWER: Cutout animation, paper animation or anything indicating animation made from bits of paperTB1.This film sees a character befriend a soldier named Barbaratus before a battle, with that character finding the staff sergeant’s head after the army was killed by acid. Later in this film, it is revealed General Mandible, Bala’s fiancé, purposely sent the army to be eradicated. Mandible tricked the workers into building a “Mega Tunnel”, which leads to a puddle that floods the colony. Colonel Cutter saves the Woody Allen voiced protagonist, Z, from the flood in, FTP, this 1998 DreamWorks animated feature which was released around the same time as Pixar’s A Bug’s Life. ANSWER: AntzBONII1. These characters were created by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera while still working as animators at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and share their names with an earlier silent cartoon duo and an alcoholic beverage. FTPE:[10] Name this cartoon duo who often cohabitated with Mammy Two-Shoes, a decidedly non-PC housemaid, while trying to kill one another.ANSWER: Tom and Jerry[10] This man, who helped found Rembrandt films in what is now Czechia, was commissioned to produce new Tom & Jerry shorts in his modernist style beginning in 1961. He also directed the first screen adaptation of The HobbitANSWER: Gene Deitch[10] Gene Deitch’s son, underground comics artist Kim Deitch once dated indie animator Sally Cruikshank, who produced shorts including Beginning, Middle, and End and Part of the Whole for this children’s series starring Big Bird.ANSWER: Sesame Street2. If you’re tired of hearing about really obscure animators, answer these questions about a producer whose name is a household word: Fred Seibert. FTPE:[10] While acting as creative director at MTV, Seibert also made Nickelodeon the highest rated cable channel for a time in the eighties before helping them launch this nighttime programming block aimed at adults and featuring classic television sitcoms.ANSWER: Nick-at-Nite; prompt on TV Land, I guess, even though that’s dead wrong.[10] While president of Hanna-Barbera, Seibert developed the What a Cartoon! Show which spawned, among others, this show, about two titular animals whose father “was proud. He didn’t care how” and who often run afoul of the Red Guy. ANSWER: Cow and Chicken[10] Seibert named this studio for himself, which is responsible for shows like ChalksZone, Bravest Warriors, and Adventure Time. The studio ID features Seibert as a stop-motion robot jackhammering the studio’s name out of rock.ANSWER: Frederator Studios.3. Animator Otto Messmer created this character based on Charlie Chaplin and successfully won the rights from the estate of his deceased alcoholic professional boxer studio manager’s estate. FTPE:[10] Name this character who premiered in 1919’s Feline Follies:ANSWER: Felix the cat[10] When Joe Oriolo developed Felix for television in the 60s, Felix’s squawky voice was heard to utter this affirmative one-word catchphrase ad nauseam.ANSWER: “Righty-O!”[10] Oriolo also gave Felix this magical implement which aided him in 1988’s feature film and which was sought by the Professor and Rock Bottom in the 60’s, and by Peking Duck in 1995’s The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat. It is yellow with black patterned marking.ANSWER: Magic Bag.4. Answer some questions about the legacy of Will Vinton, who lost the trademark to the word, “Claymation,” which he coined, when he was booted from his own studio.[10] Will Vinton Studios created these characters for an advertising campaign. Modeled after the Temptations, they spawned several TV specials, a series, video games, and lots of merchandise. Their biggest hit was a cover of “Heard It Through the Grapevine.”ANSWER: The California Raisins[10] Vinton produced animation for this man’s Moonwalker and several music videos, in addition to segments of his 3D Epcot show, Captain EO.ANSWER: Michael Jackson[10] Phil Knight, CEO of Nike, thought he’d teach his animator son a business lesson by becoming majority shareholder of Will Vinton Studios and ousting Vinton. Rebranded as Laika Entertainment, the studio’s most recent feature was this film which saw a cross-dressing villain with a cheese allergy who seeks to exterminate the titular geometric creatures from a Victorian-era London.ANSWER: The Box-Trolls5. Answer the following about technology used to advance the art of animation FTPE:[10] This technique was developed by the Fleischers for use in industrial films and involves shooting live-action footage and animating over it. Richard Linklatter’s dreadful animated films, Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly, use this technique with Flash animation.ANSWER: Rotoscoping[10] Ub Iwerks beat Walt Disney by a matter of months in developing the first multi-plane camera from parts of his car. The multi-plane creates an illusion of depth by placing flat elements on flat sheets made of this substance.ANSWER: Glass[10] An optical device with this name was used to composite different elements on separate reels of film, and this term preceded by “3D” names a relatively new technique for creating 3D objects, such as the replacement heads in Paranorman.ANSWER: Printing or printers, etc.6. Answer some questions about a popular cable network in the 90s, before the station devolved into unspeakably inane drivel like Teen Mom. FTPE:[10] This Mike Judge series starred the two titular delinquents who watch music videos and do cruel things to animals. Daria was a spin-off of this show.ANSWER: Beavis and Butthead[10] This creation of Peter Chung featured Egon Schiele-inspired designs including its main character, a frighteningly emaciated action-babe in skimpy fetish attire who opposed Trevor Goodchild in a dystopian world. Charlize Theron starred in a live-action film that Peter Chung disavowed.ANSWER: Aeon Flux[10] Both of those shows spawned from an animation showcase called Liquid Television on this formerly Viacom network which also aired shows like Celebrity Deathmatch and The Maxx.ANSWER: MTV or Music Television7. When you think about what a dumb premise is, it’s surprising that Tiny Toons didn’t suck. FTPE, name the the Tiny Toons character based on the Looney Tunes character who inspired them. [10] Voiced by Don Messick, this character was based on Porky Pig. Plucky Duck went with him and his family on summer vacation to HappyWorldLandANSWER: Hampton J. Pig[10] Elmer Fudd inspired this Cree Summer-voiced character who starred in a spin-off titled for Pinky, her, and the Brain. She loved and hugged and squeezed things a lot.ANSWER: Elmyra Duff[10] This blue feline is fairly far removed from his antecedent, Sylvester. He doesn’t speak but only meows. In the opening credits, it is said that he is unlucky as a piano falls on his head. ANSWER: Furball8. Celebrate the release of The Last Days of Coney Island, Ralph Bakshi’s first animated feature in decades, FTPE, answer some questions about his career:[10] Bakshi began his career at this studio, whose namesake founder was quoted as saying “Disney is the Tiffany’s; I’m the Woolworth.” Its characters included Heckle and Jeckle, Gandy Goose, and Mighty MouseANSWER: Terrytoons acc. Also Paul Terry[10] Based on an R. Crumb comic book character, Bakshi produced this film, the first animated feature to merit an X rating:ANSWER: Fritz the Cat[10] Bakshi’s last animated feature before his long hiatus was this convoluted Roger-Rabbit rip-off, featuring Brad Pitt and a sometimes-animated Kim Basinger who tries to unite the real world with that of the cartoons:ANSWER: Cool World9. Ralph Bakshi mentored this man while he was working on The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse, so it seems fitting that you now answer some questions about his career, FTPE: [10]: This man had his auteur debut with Ren and Stimpy, though he was booted from the series when Nick fired him. He formed his own studio, Spumco, with then-girlfriend Lynne Naylor and developed the first Flash webseries, Weekend Pussy HuntANSWER: John Krisfalusi [kris-fah-LOO-zee](first name, last initial acceptable)[10] Krisfalusi also produced this wildly inappropriate Fox Kids series about four aging, bulging superheroes who fight villains like the Ovulator, an egg-laying man in a chicken suit, and Stinky Butt, who attacks by farting.ANSWER: The Ripping Friends[10] John K. directed the video for this musician’s song, “Close But No Cigar.” Other animated music videos for parody songs by this performer include “Jurassic Park,” directed by Mark Osborne, and “Weasel Stomping Day,” directed by Robot Chicken.ANSWER: Alfred Matthew “Weird Al” Yankovic10. Answer some questions about Belgium’s fruitful romance with comics and animation FTPE:[10] This comic character, created Herge, was first adapted for television by Belvision Studios, and more famously by Ellipse and Nelvana in the 90s. Accompanied by Captain Haddock and his dog, Snowy, he was featured in stories like “The Crab With the Golden Claws,” and a 2011 CG film subtitled The Secret of the Unicorn.[10] These creations of comic artist, Peyo, were initially one-shot characters called “Les Schtroumpfs” in the series Johan and Peewit, but a Hanna-Barbera cartoon made Jokey, Brainy, and Gargamel international starts in the 80s.ANSWER: The Smurfs[10] This Franco-Belgian comics character was most recently featured in a 2014 CG film subtitled The Land of the Gods, though he has also squared off against Julius Caesar and met Cleopatra in his capacity as a Gaulic warrior. He is often accompanied by his best friend, Obelix.ANSWER: Asterix11. In 1982, Jean Chalopin, Bruno Bianchi, and Justin Heyward serendipitously joined forces to form Dic Enterprises, which, through its many vicissitudes, produced some of the most iconic series of the 80s and 90s. FTPE:[10] Dic created this series based on a concept by Ted Turner about five ring-wielding teens led by the Whoopi Goldberg-voiced Gaia, whose powers combined to summon the titular eco-hero into battle against Hoggish Greedly and the like.ANSWER: Captain Planet and the Planeteers[10] This Dic series based on the George Gately comic strip featured Mel Blanc as the titular feline and another segment about Riff-Raff’s crew and furry-fodder girlfriend, Cleo, with their transforming automobile.ANSWER: Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats[10] Brad Garrett voiced this wrestler who starred in a Rock ‘n’ Wrestling, a Dic series that also saw an animated Captain Lou Albano. This wrestler often tore his yellow tank top off in fits of mania.ANSWER: Terry Jean “Hulk Hogan” Bolea12. Though Mark Mothersbaugh may have had something to do with a certain influential New Wave band, he’s found success scoring cartoons as well. Name some of his work FTPE, none of which is the theme song to Super Mario World:[10] Hearkening back to his roots, Mothersbaugh provides this Cartoon Network series with an 80s infused synth-pop soundtrack. It features the exploits of a pair of slackers: one a blue jay, the other a raccoon.ANSWER: Regular Show[10] Unfortunately, Mothersbaugh also scored these films, unfortunately directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, which feature Adam Sandler voicing Dracula.ANSWER: Hotel Transylvania[10] Mothersbaugh also scored this acceptable film in which the evil Lord Business seeks the Kragle to glue blocks into place.ANSWER: The Lego Movie13. Answer the following about a lineage of stop-motion animators FTPE:[10] Willis O’brien made film history animating the dinosaurs in 1925’s The Lost World, but he is better known for producing the animated creatures for this Merian C. Cooper film about a character who carries Fay Wray to the top of a New York landmark.ANSWER: King Kong[10] O’brien mentored this stop-motion guru on Mighty Joe Young, though he would more famously produce animated monsters in films like The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts, and Clash of the Titans.ANSWER: Ray Harryhousen or Uncle Ray[10] Inspired by Harryhousen, Star Wars animator, Phil Tippett, began pioneering the technique of go-motion, which he was slated to use to bring dinosaurs to life in this film. Unfortunately, Spielberg opted for CG instead midway through production. Steve Williams at ILM was then largely responsible for this film’s t-rex animation.ANSWER: Jurassic Park14. This series of films saw many firsts, including Flowers and Trees, featuring the first commercially released film to be produced in the three-strip Technicolor process, and Disney’s first use of the multiplane camera in The Old Mill. FTPE:[10] Name these 75 short subjects produced between 1929 and 1939:ANSWER: Silly Symphonies[10] This first Silly Symphony, animated entirely by Ub Iwerks, sets Saint-Saens’ Danse Macabre to a cartoony cemetery jamboree.ANSWER: Skeleton Dance[10] Burt Gillett directed perhaps this most famous Silly Symphony about a trio of cartoon swine foiling a predatory figure who may be an allegory for the Depression.ANSWER: The Three Little Pigs15. Answer some questions about artists in the first half of the 20th century, and their forays into animation.[10] This man’s collaboration with Walt Disney, Destino, was left unfinished in 1946 and only completed in 2003. He is better known for the film, Un Chien Andalou with Luis Bunuel, and the painting Persistence of Memory.ANSWER: Salvador Dali[10] Technically not animation, this Dada artist’s film, Anemic Cinema, depicted 6 minutes of what he called “rotoreliefs.” He credited the film to his drag alter-ego, Rrose Selavy. He painted Nude Descending a Staircase, no 2.ANSWER: Marcel Duchamp[10] Images of live actors, machinery, and frame-by-frame bits of abstract filmmaking are all juxtaposed in Ballet Mechanique from 1924, which was co-directed by Dudley Murphy and this artist whose own brand of Cubism Louis Vauxcelles dubbed “Tubism,” as seen in canvasses like The City and Three WomenANSWER: Fernand Leger 16. Founded by David Sproxton and Peter Lord, FTPE, answer some questions about a prominent British stop-motion animation studio, none of which are about Wallace and Gromit:[10] Feature films produced by this studio include Chicken Run and the unfortunate CG film, Flushed Away, as well as the TV series, Rex the Runt.ANSWER: Aardman Animations[10] Aardman studios has had success with this silent ruminant character, who starred in his own TV series and a 2015 feature film. This resident of Mossy Bottom Farm is often opposed by the dog, Bitzer.ANSWER: Shaun the Sheep[10] 2015 also saw the release of this swashbuckling film, which was subtitled variously in different markets as “Band of Misfits,” “In An Adventure With Scientists!,” and in France, what translates roughly to “Good For Nothing, Bad At All.”ANSWER: The Pirates17. John DiMaggio narrates this 2013 documentary about voice acting, which features interviews with Charlie Adler, E.G. Daily, Rob Paulsen, and many others. FTPE:[10] Name this film whose name may be a reference to an utterance Rocky the Squirrel is known for upon hearing the voices of Boris and Natasha in disguise.ANSWER: I Know That Voice[10] One of the interviewees in the documentary is riverboat deck hand-turned-voice talent, Jim Cummings. Among his literally hundreds of roles is this antagonist of the Powerpuff Girls, a pink hillbilly with a deep attachment to his banjo, named Joe.ANSWER: Fuzzy Lumpkins[10] Also interviewed is Jennifer Hale, who voiced Ivy, an ACME detective with her brother, Zack, who pursue this titular thief who specializes in world monuments and is known for her red trench coat and hat.ANSWER: Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? 18. The Simpsons have had some excellent guest animators work on couch gags. Name a few of them, FTPE:[10] This animator’s couch gag preceded the episode “Clown in the Dumps” and depicted the Simpsons as protozoa-like creatures with poor English skills. His own work includes the nihilist feature, It’s Such a Beautiful Day, and his breakout film, Rejected, about commercial work of his that was purportedly rejected, and features lines like “my spoon’s too big.”ANSWER: Don Hertfeld[10] This King of indie animation and frequent guest at the Florida Film Fest created three different couch gags. The first person to animate an entire feature film solo, The Tune, his filmography includes five more feature films, including Mutant Aliens, and many short films, commercials, and documentaries.ANSWER: Bill Plympton[10] Sylvain Chomet directed a very French couch gag after gaining notoriety for The Triplets of Belleville and this largely silent film about a down-on-his-luck magician and his friendship with an admiring young girl. It is not to be confused with a 2006 live-action Edward Norton film.ANSWER: The Illusionist19. After the Simpsons made animated sitcoms cool, a slew of others followed in its wake. Though some were quite good, all were ill-fated. Name some of them from clues, FTPE:[10] This series starred Jay Sherman, a character voiced by and modeled after Jon Lovitz. Starring in his own show-within-a-show, Coming Attractions, afforded him many opportunities to drop his catch phrase, “it stinks!”ANSWER: The Critic[10] This series, based on the work of underground comics artist, Everett Peck, featured Jason Alexander as a waterfowl clad only in eyeglasses. Assisted by Cornfed Pig, he was nominally a detective, though few plots actually portrayed him detecting.ANSWER: Duckman[10] This quirky series lasted exactly 6 episodes, and its straightforward two-word title denotes the aquatic variety of animal and law enforcing occupation of its main characters, Inspector Gill and his colleagues.ANSWER Fish Police20. UPA Studios revolutionized animation and graphic art in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. They also adapted some popular literary works for animation. Name those works FTPE:[10] Ted Parmelee directed this film, in which the influence of design artist Paul Julian is morbidly abundant. Through largely abstract images, it tells the tale of the murder of an old man with a wonky eye, and the imagined sounds that drive him to madness.ANSWER: The Tell-Tale Heart[10] UPA adapted the story, “The Unicorn in the Garden,” about the nagging wife of a man who sees a mythical animal in their yard, and was written by this American author, better known for “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.”ANSWER: James Grover Thurber[10] UPA shoehorned their most popular character, Mister Magoo, into this adaptation of a Arabic anthology work in which he plays Aladdin’s uncle, Abdul Azziz Magoo.ANSWER: (One Thousand and One) Arabian Nights ................
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