Thursday 7 April 2016

Fill 'Er Up

A ballet dancing Genie tells us in musical rhyme about the benefits of gas stations in Fill 'Er Up, a 1959 industrial by the John Sutherland studio. Here are a few of the poses. I like the unique swirls as he becomes visible.



Here’s “your car’s best friend,” the dealer. Note the stretches.



Designs are by Tony Rivera. Emery Hawkins, Gerard Baldwin and Ed De Mattia are the credited animators, directed by Irv Spence and Carl Urbano.

2 comments:

  1. That's a lost scene for this cartoon?

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    1. I'm pretty sure I found this on Vimeo in 2016. I can't find it now.
      I think it's from an original version of the cartoon. I get the feeling new animation and narration was provided in a later version, one in which the narrator changed in mid-cartoon when some figures are given.

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