The Race to Animate
In the streaming era, animation is big business.
Vulture takes a look at where we are, and how we got here.
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But that doesnt mean these early cartoons deserve to be forgotten.
A canceled TV show revived?
In this case, it meant putting the cast ofSeinfeldintoDeath of a Salesman.
Check it out if youre not too le tired.
Perhaps its the driving drum beat that makes this cartoon so memorable.
Perhaps its the simplicity of the stick-figure animation.
Perhaps its the fact that every number before schfifty-five is both really stupid and really fun to say.
Sadly, in a post-Flash world, Badgers might suffer a bit more than Homestar does.
On YouTube this doesnt happen, althougha one-hour versionof the cartoon does exist if you want a similar experience.
If youve never seen this one, you may not want to inflict this song upon yourself.
Its not exactlyscary; just really, really creepy.
The sound design is as sparse as the post-apocalyptic hellscape that Salad Fingers resides in.
Certainly Cosby didnt want anything out there that could tarnish his reputation as a family comedian.
But he will perhaps be best known for correctly announcing that Mister Rogers could defeat Godzilla.
