Opening sequence cartoons

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 In exploring this site, I've seen lots of references to sight gags, continuity errors,
trivia and the like. One thing that I don't think that has been covered are the 5 second
cartoon clips that we see on the large display screen just before the spaceship crashes headlong into it. Has anybody compiled a list of what cartoons these clips were actually taken from? There must be some
thought by the animators in placing these short clips, and I was curious if anybody has compiled the titles of these clips, let alone what their signifigances are.

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Originally posted by Number 44:
Has anybody compiled a list of what cartoons these clips were actually taken from?

They have a bunch at What Else Futurama.  I forget the link, but I believe there's a link to it from CGEF.  I'm too lazy to find out for sure.

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Originally posted by Nixon+Morbo=???:
They have a bunch at What Else Futurama.  I forget the link, but I believe there's a link to it from CGEF.  I'm too lazy to find out for sure.

Thanks for the info, that's exactly where the information is, and it seems that they would like to know as well.

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For the first season and part of the second, the cartoon sequences were pretty easy to recognize.  Now, they're using some really obscure material from the 30's.  It will be tough to identify those!

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well, for first season and the first part of the second, they can be found on www.frcr.com  . i copied the list for convience:
[1ACV01] MGM's 1937 "Little Buck Cheeser" {da}
[1ACV02] Porky Pig in "Baby Bottleneck" {da}
[1ACV03] another clip from "Baby Bottleneck" {je}
[1ACV04] Bugs Bunny in "The Wacky Wabbit", 1942 {pm}
[1ACV05] Porky Pig and Bugs Bunny in "A Corny Concerto" {co}
[1ACV06] 1932's "Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions" {t}
[1ACV07] Grampy in a Betty Boop cartoon {ms}
[1ACV08] Elmer Fudd in "A Corny Concerto" {dd}
[1ACV09] Betty Boop in "A Corny Concerto" {dd}
[1ACV10] Clutch Cargo {jk}
[1ACV11] 1943's "Pigs in a Polka" {cm}
[1ACV12] 1943's "Daffy The Commando" {ms}
[1ACV13] Simpsons Ullman short "Making Faces" {ms}
[2ACV01] 1943's "Fresh Hare" {ms}
[2ACV02] 1943's "Pigs in a Polka" {mc}
[2ACV03] 1927's "Koko's Earth Control" {ms}
[2ACV04] 1943's "Fresh Hare" {rn}

{da} Dale G. Abersold
{je} Jordan Eisenberg
{pm} Paul McNulty
{co} Craig R. Orr
{ms} Mike Smith
{dd} Daniel L. Dreibelbis
{jk} Joe Klemm
{cm} Craig Marinaro
{t} Tim155
{mc} mtvcdm
{rn} Robert Nowall

pitty frcr died at that time and never came back to its fullest

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wow i didnt know that many references were used...how crazy is matt groening? 

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Originally posted by futurefreak:
wow i didnt know that many references were used...how crazy is matt groening?   

He sure is a kooky crazy guy, that Matt Groening is

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Originally posted by [-mArc-]:
well, for first season and the first part of the second, they can be found on www.frcr.com

Now I finally know what the Internet is for "It's got every piece of information anybody could possibly want" =:-)))

Ainoth

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Originally posted by Nixon+Morbo=???:
He sure is a kooky crazy guy, that Matt Groening is

what a kooky raisin!

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After reviewing the tape, here are a few more  cartoon openings for you:

2ACV06 - Put Your Head on My Shoulder - this is a Little Lulu cartoon, made by Paramount/Famous studio between 1943 and 1948.

2ACV07 - Lesser of Two Evils - this is a Felix the Cat cartoon from the 1920's.

2ACV11 - How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back - this is a Felix the Cat cartoon from the 1920's

2ACV16 - Anthology of Interest I - this is Bosko, Warner Brothers first cartoon character (1930 - 1933)

2ACV18 - War is the H-Word - another Felix the Cat cartoon.  Since it's in color, I believe that it is "Neptune Nonsense", made by Van Beuren studio in 1936.

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Here's another one for your enlightenment:

2ACV12 - The Deep South - Warner Brothers, "Scrap Happy Daffy", 1943

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where do you guys find that info.?

by thw way welcome to the board of hell, Dr_Dave...nah i'm just kidding ya...oh and good research Dr_Dave 

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Well, I have three sources of information.

First, I've been watching cartoons most of my life.  That helps to recognize major cartoon characters if they appear in the opening sequence.  Also, after a while you start to recognize styles used by different studios and animators.  That helps narrow the field. 

Second, because I love animation, I have a large collection of cartoons.  Sometimes, you just have to go to the tape (or videodisc or DVD). 

Finally, I collect books on animation.  Some of these provide lists of every cartoon released by a Hollywood studio.

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This is a 9+ year old thread bump.  That's got to be some sort of record...

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