De Groote Philips Revue (1938) Philips Broadcast of 1938 (N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken)

[@Zoras88]

What I find amazing about this, is how smooth the stopmotion was for the time

[@haleysmith7958]

For our times either. I am an animation student myself, however, i can't imagine how it was done. Like it's not a clay i suppose, rather looks like wood in some shots. Or like how was the skirt done?

[@LucasSheaves]

​@@haleysmith7958Well actually they had to use several different body movements and many different head replacements.

[@russella90]

this animation is bonkers good

[@christopheracosta2043]

1:17 You gotta admit, it's a lovely song and a lovely setting.

[@jessyleppert2]

Elvis Presley sang it

[@HolyCross9]

George Pal was a real genius with his Puppetoons shorts.

[@phaasch]

Wonderful to see this online again!

[@coolbluelights]

This was just an advertisement for Phillips radios?? Wow!

[@jessyleppert2]

and yet they show it on Pee-Wee's Playhouse

[@coolbluelights]

@@jessyleppert2 Yeah that's where I first saw it

[@gionnijohnson408]

It's sad the only work we remember of George Pal today is his WONDERFUL creation of the ICONIC Pillsbury Doughboy.

[@mikehankin9495]

George Pal didn't create the Pillbury Doughboy.

[@gionnijohnson408]

@@mikehankin9495 he made a stop motion first appearance of the Pillsbury Doughboy back in 1965.

[@mikehankin9495]

@@gionnijohnson408 Have you any proof of this?

[@gionnijohnson408]

@@mikehankin9495 look up Pillsbury Doughboy commercial 1960's and under it will say Robert Cass.

[@jessyleppert2]

I've sang Harbor Lights with my group before.

[@ul7185]

1:18 As Seen on Shining Time Station or Pee-Wee's Playhouse

[@jessyleppert2]

I saw it on Pee-wee but not Shining Time Station

[@orion4565]

Pee wees playhouse! King of cartoons! " let the cartooooons- begin!

[@tommysoudenthe2nd73]

0:13 Little Jacket of Blue (Pee-Wee's Playhouse: Open House)

[@jessyleppert2]

yes

[@ricoelectric]

Good golly christ what a beautiful voice

[@cbsteffen]

I think this was the only stop motion cartoon to appear in Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.

[@TriClopsFilms]

was the blackface really necessary dear lord

[@coleparker]

Yes for the last section, because the song was taking place in 1930s Harlem. Watch some of the old videotunes from 30s. Also don't forget the first section shows Latinos.

[@enmanuelgaitangrandtheftau9767]

​@@coleparker oh yeah Cartoons like "Clean Pastures" Took place in New York Harlem

[@HolyCross9]

To be fair, George Pal, who was born in Europe, had no idea that the blackface portrayal of African Americans was considered offensive. Ironically, George Pal had great admiration over African Americans and their culture. Thus, when he eventually did discover how offensive blackface was, he was quite shocked about it. After this, George did his best to implement changes to any Puppetoons featuring African Americans to make them portrayed more accurately and less offensive. One of these Puppetoon shorts was an adaption of the folk story of John Henry called "John Henry and the Inky Poo."

[@coleparker]

These are not real people, they are wooden Puppets. So there is no blackface.

[@kozlorog]

My Lord, are Americans constantly freaking out over any portrayal of Africans before 2000-s is necessary? I don't think so. Enough of spreading Americano downhand racism.

[@LucasSheaves]

Before there was CGI we had stop motion.

[@cartoon-nw1vh]

3:11

[@everioke]

There was always something a little creepy about these puppetoons.

[@jamesaustin1988]

Guys did you know Chris Chan is back?

[@kanna-san.]

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