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''Toonheads'' was an anthology series aired on Cartoon Network from 1992-2003. The series featured collections of many cartoons from various animators, usually with certain themes, and in between would feature trivia and background information about the cartoon playing. | |||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
In 1996 (a complete date is unknown), Toonhead's aired a special featuring winning shorts from ASIFA-East Animation Festival. The special went undocumented with few mentions online. This special was aired on a Saturday at 10:00 PM. It is entirely unknown exactly ALL of the shorts shown in the special, the following are the confirmed shorts seen by viewers, some of which are lost in their entirety. <ref>http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/cartoon-network-timeline-first-three-years/</ref> | In 1996 (a complete date is unknown), ''Toonhead's'' aired a special called '''''A Night of Independent Animation''''', featuring winning shorts from ASIFA-East Animation Festival. The special went undocumented with few mentions online. This special was aired on a Saturday at 10:00 PM. It is entirely unknown exactly ALL of the shorts shown in the special, the following are the confirmed shorts seen by viewers, some of which are lost in their entirety.<ref>[http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/cartoon-network-timeline-first-three-years/ A Cartoon Research index which features a timeline of Cartoon Network in its first three years.] Retrieved 02 Feb '19</ref> | ||
==The "Plugman"== | |||
On January 23rd, 2019, a post was made to the LMW forums by James Calico. The post contained information about a short he had seen as a child, but didn't know the title, nor where it had come from.<ref>[http://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/3105/man-plugged-wall An LMW forums thread on "The Plugman".] Retrieved 02 Feb '19</ref> | |||
<blockquote> "One of the short films was so striking that it's stayed with me to this day almost 24 years later. It had a modern style of animation. It was very minimalist, done with just a few simple black lines that create shapes and impressions without details. A man in a suit sitting at a desk, a picture of his family on the desk. A Southern or African American narrator (He has a draw) talks about him and his life. The man finds a chord attached to his foot, and yanks on it. He's never noticed it before, but he notices it goes down the hallway. He follows it gathering it up as he walks. It leads him to an actual wall outlet where he's apparently plugged in. He pulls the plug from the wall, everything fades to white, and the narrator says something like "And no one ever heard from him again"." </blockquote> | |||
LMW user and YouTuber Captain B. Zarre ended up bringing up a promo on Cartoon Network for ''A Night of Independent Animation''. The original poster has not confirmed this to be it, but another user who had seen the short, 'Terry the Cat', recalled it looking as it did in the promo. | |||
No title was mentioned in the promo, but a very small snippet of what could be the scene of the shirt with a man pulling a plug from a socket is shown. | |||
The short is thought to be Aaron Augenblick's ''The Wire'', but no confirmation has been made, considering that short is completely lost. | |||
==List of Shorts== | |||
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! # !! Short Title !! Creator !! Description !! Status | ! # !! Short Title !! Creator !! Description !! Status | ||
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| 1 || "Another Bad Day for Philip Jenkins" || Mo Williems || Philip Jenkins is unwanted. He walks head down, sad, in suit, hat, and wire-rim glasses. In this nearly wordless animation, bad things happen to him. || <span style="color:red;"> | | 1 || "Another Bad Day for Philip Jenkins" || Mo Williems || Philip Jenkins is unwanted. He walks head down, sad, in a suit, hat, and wire-rim glasses. In this nearly wordless animation, bad things happen to him. || <span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2 || "Buy My Film!" || John Schnall || Selling oneself, living to animate vs animating to live, and good old-fashioned hucksterism. || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | | 2 || "Buy My Film!" || John Schnall || Selling oneself, living to animate vs animating to live, and good old-fashioned hucksterism. || <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | ||
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| 4 || "Unknown Title" || Paul Fierlinger || Unknown. || <span style="color:grey;">'''Unidentified'''</span> | | 4 || "Unknown Title" || Paul Fierlinger || Unknown. || <span style="color:grey;">'''Unidentified'''</span> | ||
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| 5 || "The Wire" || Aaron Augenblick || Unknown || <span style="color:red;"> | | 5 || "The Wire" || Aaron Augenblick || Unknown || <span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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==External Link== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ToonHeads The Wikipedia article on ''Toonheads''.] Retrieved 02 Feb '19 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 03:44, 3 February 2019
Promo title card.
Status: Partially Found
Toonheads was an anthology series aired on Cartoon Network from 1992-2003. The series featured collections of many cartoons from various animators, usually with certain themes, and in between would feature trivia and background information about the cartoon playing.
Details
In 1996 (a complete date is unknown), Toonhead's aired a special called A Night of Independent Animation, featuring winning shorts from ASIFA-East Animation Festival. The special went undocumented with few mentions online. This special was aired on a Saturday at 10:00 PM. It is entirely unknown exactly ALL of the shorts shown in the special, the following are the confirmed shorts seen by viewers, some of which are lost in their entirety.[1]
The "Plugman"
On January 23rd, 2019, a post was made to the LMW forums by James Calico. The post contained information about a short he had seen as a child, but didn't know the title, nor where it had come from.[2]
"One of the short films was so striking that it's stayed with me to this day almost 24 years later. It had a modern style of animation. It was very minimalist, done with just a few simple black lines that create shapes and impressions without details. A man in a suit sitting at a desk, a picture of his family on the desk. A Southern or African American narrator (He has a draw) talks about him and his life. The man finds a chord attached to his foot, and yanks on it. He's never noticed it before, but he notices it goes down the hallway. He follows it gathering it up as he walks. It leads him to an actual wall outlet where he's apparently plugged in. He pulls the plug from the wall, everything fades to white, and the narrator says something like "And no one ever heard from him again"."
LMW user and YouTuber Captain B. Zarre ended up bringing up a promo on Cartoon Network for A Night of Independent Animation. The original poster has not confirmed this to be it, but another user who had seen the short, 'Terry the Cat', recalled it looking as it did in the promo.
No title was mentioned in the promo, but a very small snippet of what could be the scene of the shirt with a man pulling a plug from a socket is shown.
The short is thought to be Aaron Augenblick's The Wire, but no confirmation has been made, considering that short is completely lost.
List of Shorts
| # | Short Title | Creator | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Another Bad Day for Philip Jenkins" | Mo Williems | Philip Jenkins is unwanted. He walks head down, sad, in a suit, hat, and wire-rim glasses. In this nearly wordless animation, bad things happen to him. | Lost |
| 2 | "Buy My Film!" | John Schnall | Selling oneself, living to animate vs animating to live, and good old-fashioned hucksterism. | Found |
| 3 | "The Ballad of Archie Foley" | Buzzco Associates | A sentimental look at one man's life, as it passes before his ears. | Found |
| 4 | "Unknown Title" | Paul Fierlinger | Unknown. | Unidentified |
| 5 | "The Wire" | Aaron Augenblick | Unknown | Lost |
Gallery
External Link
- The Wikipedia article on Toonheads. Retrieved 02 Feb '19
References
- ↑ A Cartoon Research index which features a timeline of Cartoon Network in its first three years. Retrieved 02 Feb '19
- ↑ An LMW forums thread on "The Plugman". Retrieved 02 Feb '19