This example lasts five seconds. Avery supplies a darkened room. The only animation is some eye blinks and a flickering television. Narrator Paul Frees sets it up with the line: “Of course, TV does keep you up late for those night-owl shows.”
The lights quickly come up to reveal a pun.
The only animation is the flickering light from the TV. The human and owls are immobile on a background painting or cel.
Avery used five animators: Mike Lah, Ray Patterson, Bob Bentley, Walt Clinton and Grant Simmons. Ed Benedict designed the characters.
Incidentally, there is no mother-in-law joke in this cartoon.
I didn't realize the human and owls are supposed to be a painting since they have outlines, but I do remember a few other examples like this.
ReplyDeleteActually, scratch that, my mistake. The characters are cels placed on the background. Whoops.
DeleteTex Avery cartoons are more fun than a tree full of owls.
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