#this cartoon is the absolute best

[ducktracy]

a short placing heavy emphasis on Hungarian Rhapsody No. II is a rite of passage for golden age cartoons. Bugs Bunny did it! Tom and Jerry did it! Daffy and Donald! but one thing Woody Woodpecker has above the competition is that he is held hostage by a group of gangsters and is forced to entertain, lest he get executed. amazing

#fans of Mickey's Trailer will note the similarities at the beginning of the moving van stretching out the fence--that's because #this was directed by Don Patterson who animated that absolutely BIZARRE cut in Trailer #please look it up if you haven't because it is some of the best animation you will ever see. it is insane #i'm so sad i didn't know this short existed until yesterday because i love it. i love musical cartoons and the story/hook of this one #genuinely made me laugh. and Daws Butler voices the gangsters and cop! #Hungarian Rhapsody No. II... gangster is named Mugsy... it's almost a Friz Freleng short! almost #Hugh Harman did write this one though which is bizarre to me. yes that Hugh Harman who established and ran the first 3 years of the Warner #studio with Rudy Ising #(and Herman Cohen animates on this who of course was a longtime WB animator!) #i love cartoons #ww #convict concerto #patterson #vid #also i am team Rhapsody Rabbit on the RR vs Cat Concerto debate i'm sorry Tom (and Jerry) #but one short has Bugs Bunny killing a man in cold blood and the other doesn't

[syrupyyyart]

This Motley Pilot (its not an ep1, it's a Pilot) is gonna be so fucking killer. It's all falling into place for real.

Now I'm at the stage where I'm debating whether or not it should have songs. Lol

Lime (the one I post about the least, lol) got a pretty big overhaul, now she TRULY feels like one of the main characters. Ooooo so excited to share more previews and clips. Stay tunedddd

#got a friend who makes ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE showtunes/orchestral tracks. so now i decide whether the characters will sing or not #(leaning towards Yes. cherrys va is super super amazing at singing. so why not ....... why Not have little songs) #before lime couldnt really hold a candle to blueberry or cherry. but now shes like ...... one of the best ones imo #motley #motley the cartoon #cant wait to cast lime and blueberry. aaaaaa ohhhhh its gonna be lit

[egophiliac]

Have you seen Lilia's vignette yet? Our insight into his initial parenting skills sure was, something.

HA HA YEP, Lilia's. questionable parenting has come up a few times and it's always, like, he read Baby Instructions 101 and went "ooh, I like red, I'll do those ones :)". he has Dad Instincts, but unfortunately they are Stereotypical '90s Sitcom Dad Instincts.

it was, however, worth it to see Sebek (watching Lilia gleefully dunking a bat into a coffee cup) just slowly turn to Silver and go "how the fuck are you alive".

#twisted wonderland spoilers #also sebek: 'for the first time in my life i feel respect for you as a person' #it's okay even the bat was like 'no it's cool he's doing his best' #'he's my dad now and i will never leave him' #silver's childhood was literally a tom and jerry cartoon huh #fortunately dr. zigvolt(!) and mrs. dr. zigvolt(!!!) were like 'oh my god' and swiftly intervened/made lilia step up his fucking game #they continue to be the absolute best characters despite never actually appearing #also just absolutely delighted by malleus' mom energy in this one #'why aren't they back yet. they're going to miss dinner. :(' #then when they finally show up: 'it's not like you have a curfew i just want to know if you're going to be back late' #i half expected him to be like 'but i made SPAGHETTI' #i mean yes canonically he doesn't cook (except eggs once) but he just has spaghetti vibes. you know.

[ohmigoshiloveu]

Shilo and grefgor have a lovely picnic with their lovely pheasant while they wait for emizel to wake up from being impaled by a nearby branch

I forgot to bring the pheasant back for the picnic, please forgive me

#jrwi the suckening #jrwi grefgor #jrwi grefgore #shilo bathroy #shilo bathory #I fucking loved this one actually cuz it let me do my most favorite thing ever: overthink shit #like if emizel is impaled on a branch would he be dead or does that count as a staking? #these are vampires if they’re having a picnic they need blood so where is it coming from? #grefgore would NOT be having a lovely ANYTHING if one of his princes was just impaled #stuff like that #also! the doodle prompt ask thing is ABSOLUTELY still ongoing but this is probably the last thing I’ll actually doodle tonight #thank you anon! #tw gore #maybe closer to cartoon gore? #omgart #OH OH also in the last panel Grefgore is using his hands as a makeshift bowl so Shilo can drink #I figured this was probably an armored pheasant ask but I am. so so at romantic interactions so that’s kinda the best I got

[jazzymarie1006]

My girl April was absolutely GOLDEN in this movie!

From her first scene to her last, ABSOLUTE QUEEN!

#Rise of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #Rise of The TMNT #RotTMNT #Rise of The TMNT Movie #RotTMNT Movie #April O'Neil #Cartoon Fandoms #Movie Fandoms #Cartoon Characters #Movie Characters #Favorite Characters #THE ABSOLUTE BEST GIRL!!!!

[hershelwidget]

This marks the start of a silly little side project:

Paper Airplane Shellington Saga

You remember how a few minutes ago I released this image?

Well someone in our discord said he looked like a paper airplane and now. he is going. ON AN ADVENTURE

Today we are throwing him and every week there will be an update on his current location ! This sounds worse every word I add on to the explanation

The goal is to get this man to the edge of the universe :3 What happens then? It’s a surprise!

Ready? Set? GO

Current Location: HQ

(OH AND BEFORE I FORGET: IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC LOCATIONS YOU WANNA SEE HIM IN NOWS THE TIME TO REQUEST! CAN DO VIA ASKS SUBMISSIONS OR REBLOGS ON THIS POST GO HAM GO WILD)

#octonauts #paper airplane shellington saga #octonauts shellington #i am. so sorry #i already have the ‘transition’ locations saved #you could ask for absolutely anywhere in the world and in space!! #i will do my best to find a spot for it!! #NOW LETS WATCH A CARTOON SEA OTTER F L Y

[marclef]

so close to freedom. only 2 things left to draw and, they're both my own funny little guys. at least i know who i'm saving for last.

spooky day's comin' up! so i drew a spooky bouncy little pumpkin.

my headcanon voice for him is forever the one that Joel uses. you can't tell me otherwise.

#like serious baby joel is. the absolute perfect voice for him. perfect voice for the round silly boy. #my art #october 2023 #artists on tumblr #deltarune #deltarune lancer #feed him 1000 mixtapes. he's a good boy he should eat well. #best cartoon splat sound effect boy.

[mira-blue]

the owl house really said we may be going out but we are going out with the biggest brightest loudest bang you can ever imagine

#just the PICTURES of those previews are filled with so so so much potential. what the fuck #listen i don't brainrot toh as bad as anything else. but my god. it really is one of the absolute best cartoons ever #i know there's no point in saying it but. seriously what the fuck disney. why would you cancel something so #clearly filled with passion and love #it hurts it really does #but thanku dana and crew. for everything you CAN and will give us #i can't wait to witness s3 #mirambles #toh #the owl house #the owl house season 3

[oc-atelier]

Part 2 of the, "putting Leo in outfits," WIP sketches! The outfit this movie is from has a really soft place in my heart and I was so excited to sketch Leo in it last night, but trying to figure out the perfect pose to put him in to match the feeling of the outfit while also showing off more of his personality was a struggle dgjksljgjlk Thankfully, just sleeping on it and revisiting it today helped bc I ended up liking this pose a Lot better compared to the ones I was trying to make work last night

#rambling #If you can recognize the movie based on just this headshot alone you win a free sleepy Cinnamon snuggle #BUT YEAH I really wanted to give him The best pose I could come up with to show off a little of the dramatic flare he has in personality #bc I feel like being in this specific outfit would absolutely make him pull out all the stops in being as dramatic as possible KJJDKGJKLSG #I have like. two more outfits in mind for him???? If I feel like doing four total but KJJKLSDKJGJK #Look forward to when or if those happen or if I just stick to these main two I've shown tiny snippets of #I also just realized I only gave him one outfit from a cartoon and the other three are from anime rip #To be fair though I couldn't really think of any cartoon outfits that I was dying to see him in aside from one #but that could change maybe if I think on it some more dkjkljgjkl #Also I'm going to Attempt a like. kind of group composition of these since so far they're all full bodies so that will be fun #I don't normally group all my drawings into one but it's something I've seen a lot of favorite artists of mine do that I Really want to try #at least once

[ballisterboldheart]

every cartoon nowadays is about trauma and healing or some shit i really miss when cartoons were just about people beating the living shit out of each other then going out for pizza 😔

#s.txt #some of the best cartoons. are abt people just absolutely violating the geneva conventions on each other #and then grabbing a bite to eat. i miss that #i blame stevens universe for the shift to cartoons being about Feelings #one of the many things that stupid rock show ruined for all of us -_-

[ducktracy]

yet another reprise of the same post i’ve made dozens and dozens of times before but GEEZ! i am so incredibly lucky to be doing what i’m doing! to think i spend hours and hours and days and weeks and months and years and hopefully DECADES pouring over animation history, lauding the masters and studying their work so intently and absorbing it and feeling and identifying with it, and the fact that i get to walk the same turf they did. that i get to be a part of this business that they established. that i get to carry the torch and that, some day, no matter how small or insignificant, my own work and contributions will be regarded as “animation history” because i work in animation and all history is history. i just can’t believe that i’m privileged enough to indulge in some of the same practices that The Greats did, that i get to study their work and, if i’m so lucky, channel and make homages to it where possible.

this isn’t to say “i’m just like Tex Avery because i work in animation TOO!!!!”, but, rather, an expression of my sheer GRATITUDE and amazement that i get to do what i do at all. i’ve met so many nice people. blossomed so much as an artist and cartoonist. get inspired each day by the talent i am constantly surrounded by. and to think that i get to be a part of it!!!!! that i get to carry the torch! i know this sounds so conceited and pompous and i really don’t mean it that way at all because i don’t WANT to be known as someone who people are only interested in because i work in cartoons. i just wanna be known for me! what “me” is i guess is for you to decide! but, regardless, i’m just feeling extra thankful tonight that i’m able to indulge in my passions and SPREAD my passions and have said passions fostered. that i’m lucky enough to tread the same ground as some of the greatest creatives that gave me this ground to tread on. there will never be enough words to properly articulate just how deeply and passionately my gratitude extends.

#not naming names because i feel weird bragging about them behind their back but one person who works on our show i look up to very very #highly. I MEAN I DO FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. i am literally surrounded by some of the best in the business. but one person i particularly revere #said they were a ‘big fan of my work’ and when i was told that i legitimately went lightheaded for a few seconds #or again Ruth Clampett commenting that her dad would ‘love to see this cartoon live on’ on my art and making me bawl like an absolute baby #IT’S JUST SO CRAZY #i just. man #it’s really beyond words #and so many other kind words from bosses coworkers friends mutuals acquaintances total strangers #i don’t take any of your kindness or even just. awareness for granted #i know i’m not often vreat at responding but i do read every single tag every ask every DM! please know i never take it for granted #thank you for keeping me company and deciding i’m worth the company to keep #okay i think i have officially gone into word salad territory so it’s time to retreat #i’ve gotten much less candid for fear of maintaining some semblance of professionality but sometimes you just need to speak from the heart #(and i’ve gotten much less neurotic about that in recent months thankfully. Tumblr is my little safe haven) #so thank you for making it a safe haven at all

[andsotheuniverseended]

the rumors are true, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur good

#Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #the uhhh cartoon show. i have not read the comics so idk how faithful it is #but the show is really fun and also like. absolutely gorgeous. good times #casey and lunella are girl best friends #etc etc. good stuff! love the family dynamic love the heart and soul of it all love the casual inclusion of queerness #Universe Ends Posts

[link-sans-specs]

Hump it like a dog.

GMMore2278

Can We Translate British Slang?

#gmm #gmm 2278 #gmmore #link neal #link sans specs #link avec specs #ocean blues #what an absolutely stunning creature he is #a beautiful cartoon boy #he makes the best faces #sigh 🥰 #my edit

[linipikk]

I want to talk to whoever wrote this bit bc I've been laughing for 20 minutes at how unnecessarily SMOOTH it was

(sorry i can't do gifs)

#craigh of the creek #i really love this show so much #i hacked my brain into watching craigh of the creek anytime supernatural is going to appear on my dash #pavlovian reaction to my own au #best cartoon experience ever #cat pun episode my absolute beloved #this is how i end up obsessed with the 2.5 lines character

[swordfright]

dsmp would make a great anime and i lament every day what we could have had if they didnt all fucking hate each other now

it would have made a great anime not because it’s a wonderful story (which it is), not because it’s edgy as hell (which it is), not because it has a varied and memorable cast (which it does), but because it’s stupid in all the same ways anime is stupid.

#obviously I think streaming was the absolute best medium with which to tell this story #but it’s fun to daydream about what dsmp might’ve looked like in other mediums #personally i can see it working really well as a cartoon network show #asks

[flannelepicurean]

Homies.

"Sensei Targaryen" is theeeeeeeee most

💯💥👊💥🏆🏆🏆

tag to EVER

Absolute All-Valley Champion of a tag. It can kick SO HIGH. It will steal yo man and throw him in the trunk of a sports car with a fucking snake on the hood and dump him in a wine cellar and brick up the entrance and go play the piano in a billowing vampire robe while looking at a giant oil painting of the two of them getting married. Stunning. Exquisite. A masterpiece.

✨💖🍷🐍🍷💖✨

#cobra kai #terry silver #sensei targaryen #house of the cobra #lordy #absolute masterpiece #the best tag #accurate #truth #exquisite #he's so bonkers #bonkers bizzonkers #cartoon villain #stunning #perfection