How Rubber Hose Runs

Gerald Mc Boing Boing’s father rushes in a panic to the phone after hearing his son make sound effects instead of speaking words. Because the timing is governed by Dr. Seuss’ rhyming dialogue, dad has lots of time to flail around with his spaghetti arms and legs.



What’s amusing is Gerald Mc Boing Boing was heralded as some kind of new style of animation, but dad stretches like rubber hose, similar to Bill Nolan characters in the ‘20s, though more elaborately.

The animation in this Oscar-winner is by Frank Smith, Willis Pyle, Pat Matthews, Bill Melendez and Rudy Larriva. Marvin Miller voices dad and everyone else.