Bill Littlejohn Animation #2

[@villalobosedwin1214]

Y’know, sometimes I forget he animated on Garfield. Amazing work by an amazing animator!

[@tinycrow]

this is, without a doubt, one of the greatest sakuga reels ever created! i've seen this one so many times and it never gets old

[@ZakWolf]

Heh, I love Snoopy's tennis tantrum; the shot at 0:39 makes for a great desktop background!

[@MrJohnffrey87]

He also worked on the B-17 segment from Heavy Metal which you can view here: www.dailymotion.com/video/x17ddc4_heavy-metal-1981-b-17_shortfilms, if I had to guess I'd say the scenes of the men on the bomber getting shot and maybe some scenes with the zombies are his work.

[@LovCrimson]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Heavy Metal!

[@Antifearn]

Does anyone know what specific scenes he animated in Frosty Returns? I saw his name in the credits and couldn't find anything in my research. My guess is the scenes with the narrator.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Reminded Bill worked on this short during the mid 80's called "Moebius Play" where he's credited on both Animation and Layout, though perhaps not as lively as his usual fare, though it was a more serious piece. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5DQqKGdhd-Gjq8

[@LovCrimson]

Didn't know much about Littlejohn when I first saw this short. Now looking into it, it certainly has Littlejohn's unique flavor! Especially the crab scene and the scene where the woman hangs clothes. Thanks for reminding me this short.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I figured the crab was easy to spot. While we do have some good info on Littlejohn out there, it's interesting to me there isn't a lot on Tita Cooley online, besides her obituary in the LA Times, stating she was an activist for several events along with being a painter and an award-winning filmmaker (though her imdb only lists this short, along with her being thanked on several shorts produced by Faith or Emily Hubley, so perhaps she was able to get Littlejohn on this due to his connection with them). The only reason I brought it up was because I first saw this short around around the time she die but I didn't know it at the time. Sorry to be off-topic there, but I just like adding anecdotes!

[@justincaban825]

Did Littlejohn also animate Snoopy playing tennis in “You’re a Good Sport, Charlie Brown”? (1975)