Anthropomorphism
Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven
In the mid-1960s, when I was in elementary school, I had a subscription to HUMPTY DUMPTY MAGAZINE. A very weird comic strip therein was titled "Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven." (Seen above, drawn by Jerry Smath, and courtesy of the Flickr stream of Glen Mullaly.) Even as a kid, I knew it was strange. A living, sentient star who manifested on Earth in a bipolar costume and kept his face-equipped iconic star head? And did he come from the celestial heaven or the Christian Heaven? Far out!
Little did I know until recently that "Twink" had earlier adventures in the 1940s, in the pages of CALLING ALL KIDS, that were even more bizarre in their fashion. Unfortunately, no information remains about the writer and/or artist who was crazed enough to invent Twinkle.
You can read several issues here.
This issue appears to be Twink's origin story.
I love those giant railroad engineer/welder's gloves he wears in his 1940s incarnation.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 15, 2013 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature, Comics, Children, 1940s, 1960s
King Ding Dong
If only the psychedlic-era King Ding Dong had been allowed to rule the Hostess company, they might still be with us today.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 11, 2013 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Royalty, Advertising, Chocolate, Junk Food, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #203
Turkish Airlines - Wingo TVC - English from Robotika Films on Vimeo.
I don't know... That bird reminds me of too many other incompetent fictional birds. Especially the klutzy Launchpad McQuack. I'm not feeling in good hands--or wings--here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 01, 2013 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Air Travel and Airlines, Europe
Charley Says
In this dangerous world, God help all kids who don't have a child-sized cat friend with feline Tourette's Syndrome.
So popular, they have been collected on DVD.
Not to be confused with this other "Charlie says!"
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 27, 2013 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Death, Disasters, PSA’s, Advertising, Candy, Cats, Europe
Follies of the Madmen #200
50 Jahre Orion (TV Ad) from MovieBrats Films & Animation on Vimeo.
200 dumb and/or silly ads! How did we get here? What did we learn? Where are we going? Will the public ever wise up? The answers remain enigmatic.
But this over-the-top ad seems his fitting for such a milestone.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 17, 2013 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Products
Cabbit
Cabbit from PROSPEKT on Vimeo.
Visit the home page.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 01, 2013 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Technology, Urban Life, Surrealism, Reader Recommendation, Cartoons
Weird Snowmen
Evil snowmen is a horror trope that had never occurred to me. But I'm sure it's in one Stephen King novel or another already.
Anthropomorphic icicles is another notion I was blissfully unfamiliar with. Can they really run far enough and fast enough to the north to escape Spring?
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 28, 2013 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Destruction, Evil, Seasonal, Cartoons, 1930s, 1960s, Fictional Monsters
Dr. Rich Lather
'Dr. Rich Lather' commercial - Englewood Hospital from Kurt Ritta on Vimeo.
See, here's what I don't understand: when the two hands are shown scrubbing towards the end, are they the same intelligent face-bearing hands depicted earlier, bashing their facial features against one another till they all fall off? I mean, that's the logic of this nightmare world, right? But if so, where's the screaming?
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 30, 2012 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Health, PSA’s
Most Disturbing Cartoon Lion Ever
[Click to enlarge]
Source of image in Amazon link.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 20, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Comics, 1950s
Ranger Rick
Is Ranger Rick more ghastly and scary than Woodsy Owl? Your call!
You just know, of course, when he's seated at that computer he's surfing for furry porn.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 17, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Nature, Children, 1960s
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