Don Hertzfeldt: The Animation Show (Full, HQ)

Don Hertzfeldt's popcorn creatures shorts from The Animation Show Vol. 1:
WELCOME TO THE SHOW / INTERMISSION IN THE THIRD DIMENSION / THE END OF THE SHOW (2003).
www.animationshow.com/

[@RoboJules]

I love that Don Hertzfeldt thought that Scandinavian folk music was the best choice for background audio.

[@ramirocaorlin4613]

Speaking of music....do you know the name of the background classic music played at 6:55 when the robots attack?

[@dominicbofficial]

I feel like he knew how bad of a choice it was, and decided to go with it for the express purpose of it being bad.

[@ariasjoel91]

@@ramirocaorlin4613 sounds a lil' bit like the pre-recorded cues used by Twilight Zone, right?

[@ramirocaorlin4613]

@@ariasjoel91 I don't know....can you pass me some of it so i can hear it?

[@nate567987]

hey it was in rejected so

[@stevewmartist6182]

“I’m sweatin’ like a pony” is one of those phrases I say to myself on a regular basis that nobody else understands

[@Pipkiablo]

I'll also frequently say, "It's like I can touch you!" whenever I put on sunglasses and no one knows what the hell I'm on about.

[@hoorayfortoast]

​@@Pipkiablosame!

[@DoyleGuy]

@stevewmartist6182 I say it all the time and my parents look at me like I'm genuinely insane

[@Chernobog34]

I'll never get over the 1 second of a cloud person chasing a robot with a fucking knife. I rented this from my library YEARS ago, and that 1 second is etched into my brain forever.

[@justinvasquez5685]

This KZbin video was one of the most significant parts of my childhood and now I have a tattoo of it ♥️

[@danx9243]

Was the tattoo of one of the cotton-looking guys?

[@DewMan001]

@@danx9243 my personal hope is it's of the Let's All Go To The Lobby characters

[@pedlpower]

In 3D?

[@pinkman_]

Picture or it didn’t happen

[@Pugtail]

Lol you just told me about that 5 minutes ago

[@anastasiabennett4854]

This was the funniest shit in the world to me when I was like 12. It was buried deep in my psyche and randomly emerged today, 13 years later

[@RoboJules]

I love how the Scandinavian folk music in the background makes it even more awkward than it already is. I fucking love you, Hertzfeldt.

[@jeremykrane4855]

“The animated arts are-“ *”ROOOOOBOOOOOOOTTTTTS”* with the unfortunate rise of ai art/animation, this quote has never been more relatable

[@redmountain2939]

This is what true mastery of the animated media looks like.

[@johnparslow8753]

This brings back so many memories.😁

[@82dorrin]

My anus is bleeding!!

[@1978garfield]

I want a 2 hour version of the "Robots!" scene.

[@f.d.3289]

same here

[@Sum67]

but with overused sound effects

[@Rellik165]

I have no idea why this man is allowed to interact with the rest of us in the outside world. ...But I wish he did so more often. This is amazing.

[@vo1827]

At the lollipop scene I almost died of laughter.

[@scottgalbraith6555]

Wat da faaaa!!!

[@rubiaragagon7722]

Ba ba ba baaaa!

[@LeMoonek]

"ITS LIKE I CAN TOUCH YOU" one good pun and i believe in human race again

[@type.silver]

WHAT PUN I DONT GET IT

[@Sinaduel]

I still think the guys bashing the paper from the otherside in rejected cartoons was probably the best use of the medium I have ever seen.

[@squidydesu2150]

I can't tell you how many times I watched this in middle school, good times ❤️ nooo shmokin' and no flash photography ❤️

[@shark180]

Damn the illusion of movement! Damn the illusion of movement to hell!

[@trewashington787]

Bubbles!!

[@javianwilliams7463]

3:27 I don’t think the audience got any 3-D glasses… “3-D GLASSES NOT AVAILABLE IN ALL AREAS.”

[@hannahmartin9705]

What's the third diemension?

[@lauluis1mii124]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5fSZmmPn8iMe68

[@Wurdswurth]

07:26 I love the cannon sound!

[@Arguman]

Wurdswurth I just watched this again and I was thinking how perfect the sound fx/foley art is. Beyond just his animation, Don does amazing work with sound

[@abcedertreetoo]

Enhanced by following the mouth explosion noise just 3 seconds earlier.😂

[@Wurdswurth]

Oh my gosh, you’re right. That’s funny. 😆

[@rubiks_20]

1:56 "they drew me too many a-"

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

that always makes me laugh

[@jevinpellican4187]

"I am 'drawn' towards this creature"

[@leoangelo1234]

These songs, man. These songs kill me.

[@GuyLuLu]

I'm so glad I randomly remembered this Jem

[@megachaosblast126]

The thiiiiiiiird dimension....

[@TeamColemanberg]

I remember the first time I saw Billy's Balloon, my faith in humanity increased and I realized there were some cool people in the world. Probably not the reaction it usually gets.

[@aurinrakkun8589]

Oh god…I was a kid when this came out, and me and my best friend still quote this all these years later!

[@rayrayraydio]

The credits at the end are for all the animators in the animation show. They were not shown with this piece, just the Hertzfeldt intermission scenes.

[@theshaggyone9345]

This animation show is certainly the most animation.

[@LilypondMovie]

The original DVDs of this were like Off The Air except with hosts that were perpetually trapped in a datura fever dream

[@Arguman]

So many good lines. Before I could watch KZbin on a phone, I ripped the audio from these clips and put it on my ipod to listen in the car. It helped me to memorize every word and sound to perfection, and while its obviously a complete package-experience with the a/v, listening to the audio by itself is very interesting and enjoyable

[@ElementofKindness]

This animation jumped right into awesomeness at 6:52

[@javianwilliams7463]

1:36 “MY HEAD IS NOW A GIANT EGG!”

[@javianwilliams7463]

“WHA?!!?!??”

[@phuturephunk]

@@javianwilliams7463 MY HEAD IS NOW A GIANT EGG!

[@javianwilliams7463]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” “EGG!” “OOOOOOOOOOOOO-“ “EGG!” “AAAAAAAAAAAAAA-“

[@MattDeRac]

@@javianwilliams7463 Flower.

[@javianwilliams7463]

(Calmly) Ahhh!

[@charliedayfan7322]

“But I’m not wearing any pants..” “Me neither!”

[@trewashington787]

I don’t like animation. D:

[@TheIrkenEmpire420]

@@trewashington787 MY HEAD IS NOW A GIANT EGG!!!

[@trewashington787]

@@TheIrkenEmpire420 Whaaaaaaaa?!!!

[@TheIrkenEmpire420]

@@trewashington787 MY HEAD IS NOW A GIANT EGG!!!

[@trewashington787]

@@TheIrkenEmpire420 (screams)

[@mrb3rt811]

Every year or so, i keep coming back to this masterpiece of animation and laugh my ass off 😂😂😂😂🤣

[@PuffyOne1898]

And remember: no smokin’, and no flash photography.

[@ScorpionNani]

Now I know where FilmCow got it's inspiration from.

[@M1ckTheMan]

My dad took to me to this when I was a teenager, it was AWESOME!

[@lolojeanette6260]

Best part at 5:17

[@EJAXK13]

MY HEAD IS NOW AN GIANT EGG!!!!!

[@Jared_Wignall]

Whaaa?!

[@EJAXK13]

Jared Wignall MY HEAD IS NOW AN GIANT EGG!!!!!

[@Jared_Wignall]

Nexitron Yeee-Waaahhh!

[@EJAXK13]

Jared Wignall MY HEAD IS NOW AN GIANT EGG!!!!!

[@Jared_Wignall]

Ohhhh!

[@umbrellashotgunman]

If you guys are wondering about the context, The Animation Show was a touring animation festival showcasing the work of several different animators; these Hertzfeldt shorts were used to bookend the actual films being showcased.

[@DAorangePEAL]

I missed watching this every week on an Xbox 360

[@thugger2176]

Thanks for this upload I've been missing this

[@geoffreybassett6741]

Saw this in theaters when it came out and I was in high school. Went with my best friend. I have never laughed harder in a theater in my entire life, to the point we were having trouble breathing.

[@spoogerification]

Damn the illusion of movement

[@Pillowcase]

The 3d gag is wonderful.

[@TheBfutgreg]

Everytime I see a bottle of that one popcorn seasoning brand I remember these little dudes

[@Knarki]

With just a little bit of editing this could be the best anti-drug commercial ever

[@murraynatkie7490]

drugs aren't as good as Don Hertzfeldt animations.

[@jonathanfreund6504]

This isnt the "Full" Animation Show, the full thing is a two part movie with different mini stories & art work like clay & CG art. One was clay where these two rock beings saw time indifferent perception, for them they moved, acted & reacted in normal speed while the background moved at fast speeds watching rise & falls of different cultures & civilizations of man come & go; a fascinating perspective on time, consciousness, life on humanity from where mainstream historians & scientist says we began till nowish & how perception can be tilted a bit it changes the whole story. Theres more like a man looking inside a hole that turns out to be the same man looking in a hole & goes on & the hole is in his or on his head.... both in & on... anyways the perception of looking into oneself conscious & find it layered over layer of oneself to a endless being, but again its how one perceives & interprets the art.

[@zackaryberry7290]

The DVD set was an incredible find. the shorts in between were just bonuses

[@walrusArmageddon]

And then there's that Ricardo bit

[@HeruruMeruru]

When I was in middle school the part with the live action toy horses and the cow was the FUNNIEST SHIT EVER for some reason.

[@PersonWhoLikesTo]

And remember, No smoking, And no flash photography.

[@chrisbg99]

Why wasn't this introduced into my life sooner?

[@JayNPay]

... Towelies high again

[@JohnSmith-un9fy]

True art.

[@philosophicalphil6611]

No way, Mike Judge, creator of King of the Hill and Beavis & Butthead, worked on this short.

[@cshimp10]

5:44 ; I cannot tell you how many times I've pissed myself to this. I don't know why it's so funny, but EVERY TIME I piss myself.

[@squ1shshr00m]

still quoting “ITS LIKE I CAN TOUCH YOU!” to this day

[@Shroomy089]

Hey yall I think we found the first object show ever

[@7_sharkie_7]

Oml, I love this so much I have it on dvd-

[@allenb5288]

6:29 LMAO i love this self reference

[@JoeMama-mt9iq]

... kzbin.info/www/bejne/np-mg5Srh7B3a9E

[@MLTharme]

I like to think the ending is what actually happen during the Matrix battle between the humans and the robots lol

[@connerthebarbarian5799]

This is delightful.

[@deborahshepherd382]

This is my brain when I have to do anything

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

ADHD

[@bobandrayfan1]

I just shared this..again..today. It may become a Thanksgiving Tradition!

[@johnparslow8753]

This brings back so many memories. 😁😁

[@olufsen98]

Seriously, this guys got a fetish or something for Swedish Christmas songs XD

[@82dorrin]

MY ANUS IS BLEEDING!!!

[@itzcoatlesquivelnieves8134]

this is pure gold

[@fullswaggeredscorpion]

There’s nothing more terrifying than 𝐞𝐠𝐠

[@LifeoftheFutureSecondEdi-td2pj]

AAAAAAAAAA-

[@Ogaitnas900]

I would love to see the audience reacting to this when it was shown, its so funny.

[@Ogaitnas900]

Also the voice acting is just amazing haha

[@JosephM]

beautiful

[@DemureCrowd]

I want to know what music don hertzfeldt keeps using in the back of these old vids

[@MegaGermanShepherds]

Die Fledermaus!!!!! I never thought that it would be at the start and end of this weird animated video! I am in orchestra and we have been doing this song this year. Lol! Such a fun overture full of comedy!

[@trebuchetfacts8859]

That big machine gun had the best "popopopopopop" noise

[@jameschristensen26]

It's not until watching this 15 years later that I realized that the 3d glasses represents a bad drug trip XD

[@glyantz]

There is a giant eyeball, and it is looking at us! I am drawn toward this giant *zap* *pop* Let's all go to the lobby! May be the funniest thing I have ever seen. First time I saw it I almost suffocated.

[@FlinckShinesOn]

It started slow but this grew to be my favourite video ^^

[@StevieObieYT]

I've got a sudden craving for snacks 😅

[@gracecampbell2181]

in not wearing any pants! me neither!😂

[@emissne5068]

2:35 i just realised the lego movie 2 referenced this and now i am wondering how that reference even went past the higher ups in that movie

[@ryuhinomaru]

I once had a bad trip eerily similar to this.

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

This could have been the funniest thing I’ve ever seen when I first saw it in college

[@guidodur]

It's like, the perfect representation of how I see the 3rd dimension :O

[@nekaana]

I think we can all agree the best parts are the Lollipop and the 'ROBOT!' scene

[@dragon53777]

I love this so much xD Bless you Don and Mike haha

[@celebi734]

IT"S LIKE I CAN TOUCH YOU!

[@Klausinator451]

5:57 that scream or more specifically 6:01

[@TheYellowSignal]

Show me a theatre with pumpkin pie.

[@TheYellowSignal]

Also, I saw this on DVD first time, and each time these fuckers showed up was absolutely jarring.

[@NekoMaogura]

I love this show =D

[@ramirocaorlin4613]

anyone knows the name of the music played at 6:55?

[@geometricentric]

i still want to know what dramatic sting they used in the beginning of the robot scene

[@lysergickfuneralproc]

Totally Oscar worthy shot right here

[@jamiebytheway1776]

Loved it sober when I discovered this long long ago. Now I can see the very face of God watching this while stoned off my butt now.

[@PuffyOne1898]

THERE IS A GIANT EYEBALL! AND IT IS LOOKING AT US!

[@jazzsolo84]

When I finally let my little brother try my Oculus Quest 3 (it’s on Passthrough mode and I didn’t give him the controllers): 5:18

[@Deinonuchus]

It's like the opening and closing bits of Robot Carnival took the brown acid.

[@psyOmicron]

I've watched this for the 7th time I think, and I still crack up at all the jokes XD

[@Jared_Wignall]

What music is used in the beginning and end of this? Is it like Beethoven or Mozart? It's awesome.

[@AntonioKatan]

It's Strauss. It's called Die Fledermaus and it is the very same piece that ends the short when the robots attack.

[@Jared_Wignall]

Thanks

[@ruthbankkkio9ogo194]

Jared Wignall kejwjshjebsnr

[@CaptainRillaboom]

Here after that Simpsons couch gag from Don Hertzfeldt.

[@ArtistTheArtist05]

My only criticism is that Don Hertzfeldt seems to have trouble with lip syncing his drawings with the audio but other than that, his animations are awesome.

[@fuegovioleta]

seems to be done purposely honestly

[@burlapjesus602]

Its because he's just reusing the same frames over and over again to save time (or maybe he was just being lazy), the parts that weren't prolonged periods of one character talking were lip synced just fine

[@w00tistgames]

Yeah I think he does it on purpose, since the whole 'hey do you want to go see a movie' scene in the rejected cartoons I just assume that when the lip sync is noticeably bad he's just screwing around

[@ArtistTheArtist05]

Some Random Makes sense.

[@SwissArmyTin]

I don't know if it's the case here, but in the Rejected commentary, Hertzfeldt said he did the animation before having any lines recorded, giving them more freedom for adlibbing and such.

[@slap_my_hand]

OMG that ending :D

[@D3sertGh0st]

New numbers station, cool

[@Dolphinsz]

That lollipop part.. with Ahrawr rwar rwar warrrr! RAWR. RAWR! I died

[@Dsaberguy]

let's all go to the lobby!