Uncle John's Crazy Town: Piano Mover

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Piano Mover

Today I find myself in a quandary. How to top "The Male Man"? It can't be done. "Male Man" is the pinnacle. So, I decided to post "Piano Mover" (Columbia, Krazy Kat, 1932). It also has everything a cartoon needs: juggling muscles, weird on-the-spot rotations, a masturbating dog, not to mention a fine example of the power of piano keys to attract chaw juice. Although it is not as good as "The Male Man" it is "The Greatest Cartoon Ever Made".

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"During the span of years from 1914, I have made efforts to retain the "cartoony" effect. That is, I did not welcome the trend of the industry to go "arty". It was, and still is, my opinion that a cartoon should represent, in simple form, the cartoonist's mental expression. In other words the "animated oil painting" has taken the place of the flashiness and delightfulness of the simple cartoon.

In my opinion, the industry must pull back. Pull away from the tendencies toward realism. It must stay in it's own backyard of "The Cartoonist's Cartoon." The cartoon must be a portrayal of the expression of the true cartoonist, in simple, unhampered cartoon style. The true cartoon is a great art in it's own right. It does not need the assistance or support of "Artiness." In fact, it is actually hampered by it." - Max Fleischer