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From: mwtilden@watmath.UUCP (M.W. Tilden, Hardware)
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Subject: Re: Favorite cartoons
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Date: Thu, 27-Feb-86 11:57:39 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 27 11:57:39 1986
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In article <545@drutx.UUCP> dlo@drutx.UUCP (OlsonDL) writes:
>Does anybody remember the Max Fletcher (sp?) cartoons of Popeye.  They
>were fun, and I still marvel at how meticulous the artwork was done.
>The details, even in the background, was so fine and sharp that you could
>see individual leaves in the trees, bricks in the buildings, and stones
>and ruts in the roads.  The perspective gave a real sense of depth.  As
>scenes are panned, images move as they would in real life.  As I kid, I
>first saw them in the 50's, but I know they are older than that.  Good
>stuff.
>
>David Olson

The Max Fletcher cartoons had 24 (Count 'em! 24!) frame a second animation
and some of the best mumbled dialogue (imprompitue?) ever recorded. Popeye
was ALWAYS talking and some of the things he said were just priceless. 

For example... 

'I dunno what this has to do with the nature of cartesian dualism
 but I shure wishes I wuz outta here...'

Classic! Fantastic! But where can you get ahold of it!? I have *one*
episode on tape from a old, old Saturday Nite at the Movies show 
with Elwy Yost. Anybody know of another source or group?

Mark

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