ANIMATION ANARCHY: THE ART COLLEGE CRASH COURSE – LESSON 4

ANIMATION ANARCHY: THE ART COLLEGE CRASH COURSE – LESSON 4

(Or: Why Every Art Student’s First Style Is Just a Glen Keane Knockoff)

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🔥 WELCOME BACK TO ANIMATION ANARCHY – WHERE WE BURN ART SCHOOL TO THE GROUND 🔥

This is Animation Anarchy. The blog where we:

✅ Expose the art school scam.

✅ Teach you things that actually matter.

✅ Remind you that “finding your style” is the biggest scam they sell you.

I wasted six figures on an art education, and now I’m giving it all away for free—because if I have to suffer, I’m dragging everyone with me.

🚨 SUBSCRIBE TO THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@mrbraylabs

(Unless you want to keep believing that “style” is something professors can teach you.)

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LESSON 4: THE GREAT LIE OF “FINDING YOUR STYLE”

(Or: Why Your First 500 Drawings Are Just Bootleg Disney Characters)

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🔥 THE MYTH: “YOU HAVE TO FIND YOUR STYLE”

Art professors love to tell students:

🖌️ “Develop your own unique artistic voice.”

🎨 “Style is what makes an artist stand out.”

🤔 “What’s YOUR aesthetic?”

What they don’t tell you?

🚨 You already HAVE a style. It’s just buried under years of self-doubt. 🚨

Also, half the time, they’ll just punish you for having one anyway.

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🔥 WHAT “FINDING YOUR STYLE” REALLY MEANS

1️⃣ You start by copying everything you love.

2️⃣ You spend years imitating Glen Keane, Hayao Miyazaki, and whatever anime you watched last week.

3️⃣ You feel guilty because your art “isn’t original enough.”

4️⃣ One day, you realize no one is actually original, and every artist is just a mix of their influences.

5️⃣ BOOM. YOU HAVE A STYLE.

That’s it. That’s the process. Nobody tells you this because art school profits off your confusion.

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🔥 THE FOUR STAGES OF “STYLE DEVELOPMENT”

STAGE 1: THE GUILTY PLAGIARIST (aka: “Wait, this looks too much like X”)

• You copy every artist you admire.

• You start drawing Disney characters but give them emo hair.

• Your professor says, “I see your influences, but what’s YOUR voice?”

• You feel like a fraud.

🚨 REALITY CHECK: Every artist starts here. You are NOT a fraud. You are absorbing influences, and that’s GOOD.

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STAGE 2: THE FORCED EXPERIMENTATION PHASE (aka: “Professors Made Me Do This”)

• You panic and try to be different for the sake of being different.

• You draw with your non-dominant hand to “break free.”

• You try cubism, surrealism, and drawing with a chicken feather dipped in ink.

• Your professor acts impressed but still hates everything you do.

🚨 REALITY CHECK: Trying new things is great, but forcing yourself to be “different” when you don’t even know what you like yet is a waste of time.

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STAGE 3: THE “SCREW IT, I’M JUST GONNA DRAW” MOMENT (aka: “Wait… I actually like this?”)

• You stop thinking about “finding a style” and just make stuff.

• You absorb your influences, but now they blend naturally.

• You stop worrying about what’s “unique” and start worrying about what’s “fun.”

• Your work starts to feel like YOU.

🚨 REALITY CHECK: This is when style actually happens. The second you stop forcing it and just make stuff, your influences mix together and become “your style.”

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STAGE 4: ACCEPTANCE – YOU HAVE A STYLE (BUT YOU KEEP EVOLVING)

• You realize style isn’t a destination—it’s a process.

• Your work keeps changing.

• You experiment for fun, not because you feel like you have to.

• You finally understand that “finding your style” was never the point—getting better was.

🚨 REALITY CHECK: If someone tells you they have a “finished” style, they’re lying. Every pro artist keeps evolving. That’s the whole point.

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🔥 WHY ART SCHOOL DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS

If art schools admitted that style isn’t something you “find” but something that naturally evolves,

💰 They wouldn’t be able to sell you four years of confusion.

Instead, they’ll:

• Act like “style” is something that must be discovered through deep suffering.

• Punish you for imitating other artists (even though that’s literally how every artist learns).

• Confuse you into thinking you need them to “find your voice.”

🚨 YOU DON’T. YOU JUST NEED TO KEEP MAKING ART.

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🔥 HOW TO “FIND” YOUR STYLE (THE ACTUAL WAY, NOT THE ART SCHOOL SCAM WAY)

1️⃣ Absorb influences. Copy artists you admire. Everyone does it. The greats did it. Do it.

2️⃣ Keep drawing. The more you make, the more your natural tendencies will appear.

3️⃣ Let it happen naturally. Stop forcing it. Your “style” is just the sum of your influences + your own taste.

4️⃣ Remember: NO ONE is “original.” Every artist is just remixing things they love.

5️⃣ Style is a process, not a goal. It will keep evolving forever.

🚨 That’s it. That’s the secret. 🚨

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🔥 FINAL THOUGHTS: STOP WORRYING ABOUT STYLE, JUST MAKE STUFF

Here’s the truth:

🎨 Style is not something you “find.” It’s something that happens while you work.

💀 You don’t need permission to draw like yourself.

🚀 The only way to develop a style? KEEP MAKING ART.

Don’t let art school sell you a lie. Just make the things you love, and your style will find you.

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🚨 THE SOLUTION: JUST WATCH THIS SERIES INSTEAD.

I wasted six figures so you don’t have to.

🔥 Next lesson drops soon!

🔥 Subscribe to my YouTube channel so you don’t miss it:

👉 https://www.youtube.com/@mrbraylabs 👈

💀 COMING NEXT: Lesson 5 – Networking: How To Befriend the One Student Who Will Actually Get Famous

(Or: How to Strategically Attach Yourself to Future Success Like a Parasite.)

💬 Drop a comment: What’s the worst “style” phase you ever went through?

(Or, who was the first artist you copied when you started drawing?) 🎨💀😂

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🚨 ANIMATION ANARCHY STARTS NOW. 🚨

🚀 The revolution will not be graded.

ANIMATION ANARCHY: THE ART COLLEGE CRASH COURSE – LESSON 3

ANIMATION ANARCHY: THE ART COLLEGE CRASH COURSE – LESSON 3

(Or: How to Nod Like You Understand While Your Soul Leaves Your Body)

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🔥 WELCOME BACK TO ANIMATION ANARCHY – WHERE ART SCHOOL FEELINGS GO TO DIE 🔥

This is Animation Anarchy. The blog where we:

✅ Tell the brutal truth about art school.

✅ Actually teach you things that matter.

✅ Emotionally prepare you for the horror of hearing someone say, “I just feel like this lacks intention.”

I wasted six figures on an art education, and now I’m giving it all away for free—because revenge is best served with a side of brutal honesty.

🚨 SUBSCRIBE TO THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@mrbraylabs

(Unless you enjoy having your soul crushed by critique sessions.)

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LESSON 3: YOUR FIRST CRITIQUE – PUBLIC HUMILIATION DISGUISED AS “FEEDBACK”

(Or: That Moment When You Realize Art Professors Don’t Actually Like Art)

🎨 CONGRATULATIONS! YOU FINISHED YOUR FIRST PROJECT!

You have spent 30 hours straight working on your piece.

You are proud of it.

You are excited.

You think, “Maybe I won’t get roasted alive!”

🚨 WRONG. 🚨

Welcome to Critique Day. The psychological battleground where your professor and classmates will systematically dismantle your artistic self-esteem in the name of “growth.”

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🔥 THE CRITIQUE PROCESS: A HORROR STORY IN FOUR ACTS

🎭 ACT 1: THE BUILD-UP – PURE DREAD

• You arrive to class, clutching your work like it’s a newborn baby.

• The professor says, “Alright, let’s begin.”

• Your heart rate triples.

• Someone pulls out a project that looks like Michelangelo himself painted it.

• You reconsider every decision you’ve ever made.

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🎭 ACT 2: THE SACRIFICIAL OFFERING

The first student walks up to present their work.

• It’s a stick figure.

• It’s titled “Emotional Reflection on the Void.”

• The professor immediately starts crying.

• Someone in the back whispers, “Incredible.”

Meanwhile, your highly detailed, well-thought-out work is waiting its turn, shaking like a prisoner on death row.

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🎭 ACT 3: YOUR TURN – THE OBLITERATION

• You place your work on the wall.

• Everyone stares at it in dead silence.

• The professor approaches, rubbing their chin like they’re trying to decipher ancient hieroglyphics.

• You hear a classmate mutter, “Interesting use of negative space,” even though there is none.

Then, the first comment drops:

🎤 “I feel like this lacks intention.”

🚨 THIS IS CODE FOR “I DON’T LIKE IT, BUT I’M GOING TO SOUND SMART ABOUT IT.” 🚨

Other critique classics include:

💀 “It’s too finished.” (Wait, what?)

💀 “It’s a little too on-the-nose.” (What does that even mean?)

💀 “I just don’t know what you’re trying to say.” (IT’S A STILL LIFE OF A BANANA, KAREN.)

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🎭 ACT 4: THE MINDLESS NODDING ESCAPE PLAN

At this point, you have two choices:

1️⃣ Defend yourself and get into an existential debate with your professor.

2️⃣ Smile, nod, and pretend you understand while disassociating.

🚨 99% of students choose Option 2. 🚨

You nod aggressively, taking fake notes while thinking:

📝 “I have no idea what they’re talking about.”

📝 “I swear if one more person says ‘lacks intentionality’ I’m going to throw my sketchbook into the sun.”

📝 “I am never showing my art to another human being again.”

When it’s finally over, you mutter “Thanks for the feedback” like a broken robot and return to your seat.

Congratulations. You survived your first critique.

But at what cost?

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🔥 BREAKDOWN: THE FIVE TYPES OF ART SCHOOL CRITIQUES

1️⃣ The Fake Intellectual

🚨 Uses big words to sound smart, even if they make no sense.

💀 “This piece explores the liminal space between form and formlessness.”

💀 “I just feel like you need to interrogate the emotional undercurrents more.”

💀 “What’s the semiotic intent behind this composition?”

Translation: They don’t know what they’re saying either.

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2️⃣ The Human Fortune Cookie

🚨 Only speaks in vague, “deep” one-liners.

💀 “Art is a journey.”

💀 “What is ‘good,’ really?”

💀 “This piece makes me feel… something.”

Translation: They have no actual feedback but want to sound profound.

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3️⃣ The Brutal Assassin

🚨 Will obliterate your soul without blinking.

💀 “This doesn’t work.”

💀 “I don’t see the point of this piece.”

💀 “Have you considered starting over?”

Translation: They haven’t slept in three days and they’re taking it out on you.

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4️⃣ The “I Like It” Guy

🚨 Has no real critique, just vibes.

💀 “I think it’s cool.”

💀 “Nice colors.”

💀 “I don’t know, I just like it.”

Translation: They didn’t do the assignment and are trying to blend in.

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5️⃣ The Professor Who Says Nothing Useful

🚨 Gives feedback so vague it might as well be fortune-teller advice.

💀 “I think there’s something here, but I want you to push it further.”

💀 “This is a great start, but what if it was… more?”

💀 “What do you think it’s missing?”

Translation: They don’t know. They’re stalling.

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🔥 HOW TO SURVIVE ART SCHOOL CRITIQUES WITHOUT LOSING YOUR SOUL

Rule #1: Never Take Anything Personally

• Half the time, people don’t even know what they’re saying.

• The professor just wants to sound wise.

• Smile, nod, and filter out the nonsense.

Rule #2: Learn the Art of Pretend Understanding

• Nod knowingly, even if you have no idea what they mean.

• Say “I see what you’re saying” while taking fake notes.

• Escape as quickly as possible.

Rule #3: Remember That Critiques Are NOT the Final Word

• Not all feedback is useful.

• Sometimes, your professor is just wrong.

• At the end of the day, make the art YOU want to make.

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🔥 FINAL THOUGHTS: CRITIQUES ARE A SCAM, KEEP DRAWING ANYWAY

Here’s the truth:

🎨 Every great artist has been told their work “lacks intention.”

💀 Most critiques are just empty jargon.

🚀 The best way to improve? Keep making art.

You survived your first critique. Now go make something anyway.

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🚨 THE SOLUTION: JUST WATCH THIS SERIES INSTEAD.

I wasted six figures so you don’t have to.

🔥 Next lesson drops soon!

🔥 Subscribe to my YouTube channel so you don’t miss it:

👉 https://www.youtube.com/@mrbraylabs👈

💀 COMING NEXT: Lesson 4 – The Great Lie of “Finding Your Style”

(Or: Why Every Art Student’s First Style Is Just a Glen Keane Knockoff.)

💬 Drop a comment: What’s the WORST critique you’ve ever gotten?

(Or, what’s the most meaningless feedback you’ve heard?) 🎨💀😂

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🚨 ANIMATION ANARCHY STARTS NOW. 🚨

🚀 The revolution will not be graded.

ANIMATION ANARCHY: THE ART COLLEGE CRASH COURSE – LESSON 2

ANIMATION ANARCHY: THE ART COLLEGE CRASH COURSE – LESSON 2

(Or: Why You Just Bought a $200 Ruler You’ll Never Use)

🔥 WELCOME BACK TO ANIMATION ANARCHY – WHERE WE BURN ART SCHOOL TO THE GROUND 🔥

This is Animation Anarchy. The blog where we:

✅ Tell the brutal truth about art school.

✅ Teach you real skills while aggressively roasting the system.

✅ Make sure you never waste money on a “professional-grade” sketchbook again.

I spent six figures on an art education, and now I’m giving it all away for free—because I am a financially irresponsible idiot who wants revenge.

🚨 SUBSCRIBE TO THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@mrbraylabs

(Unless you want to keep getting scammed by overpriced art supply lists.)

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LESSON 2: THE SUPPLY LIST SCAM – HOW TO BANKRUPT A STUDENT BEFORE THEY EVEN START

(Or: Why That “Required” Paint Set Will Sit in Your Closet Until the End of Time)

🎨 Welcome to art school, where the first lesson isn’t about drawing—it’s about losing all your money.

Before you even step foot into the glorious halls of overpriced education, your professor hands you The Supply List.

A long, intimidating, soul-crushing document filled with:

🚨 Brand-name-only materials that must be purchased from a single, expensive store.

🚨 $20 erasers. (Yes. Twenty-dollar. Erasers.)

🚨 A required easel that you will use exactly one time.

🚨 A sketchbook so expensive you’ll be afraid to draw in it.

🚨 A box of oil paints—even though you’re a digital artist.

Congratulations. You’re now broke. And you haven’t even drawn anything yet.

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🔥 THE ART SUPPLY PYRAMID SCHEME

You might be thinking: “But these must be the best materials, right?”

🚨 NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. 🚨

The art supply list is a carefully crafted, professor-approved financial scam designed to:

1️⃣ Make sure you buy unnecessary, overpriced materials.

2️⃣ Send all your money to a specific art store that mysteriously funds your school.

3️⃣ Teach you NOTHING about actually being a working artist.

Because guess what?

🖌️ Professional artists don’t use most of this stuff.

🛒 They use whatever they can afford.

💀 And half the time, they’re still using the same $2 pencil they had in middle school.

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🚨 BREAKDOWN: THE BIGGEST SUPPLY LIST SCAMS 🚨

Let’s take a look at some of the most ridiculous things art schools will force you to buy.

1️⃣ The “Professional-Grade” Sketchbook That You’re Afraid to Use

• Cost: $60-$100

• Description: “A high-quality, archival, acid-free sketchbook with hand-stitched Italian paper made by the souls of ancient monks.”

• Reality: You WILL NOT DRAW IN IT. Ever.

• Why? Because it’s too expensive.

• What the pros actually use? A $5 spiral notebook from Walmart.

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2️⃣ The $200 Ruler

• Cost: More than your dignity.

• Description: “A precision-crafted, architect-approved, laser-etched steel ruler.”

• Reality: It’s just a ruler.

• What the pros actually use? A free one they stole from their high school.

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3️⃣ The “Required” Paint Set (Even If You’re a Digital Artist)

• Cost: $250-$500

• Description: “A full range of oil paints, including rare pigments that haven’t been legal since 1893.”

• Reality: You will use exactly one tube before the entire set rots in your closet.

• What the pros actually use? Whichever brand is cheapest that day.

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4️⃣ The $20 Eraser

• Cost: Your soul.

• Description: “An imported kneaded eraser that absorbs mistakes and self-doubt.”

• Reality: It’s an eraser. You will lose it immediately.

• What the pros actually use? A free one they stole from a bank.

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5️⃣ The $75 “Precision” Mechanical Pencil

• Cost: A week’s worth of groceries.

• Description: “A German-engineered mechanical pencil with ergonomic grip and adjustable weight balance.”

• Reality: It writes exactly the same as the $1 one from Target.

• What the pros actually use? Whatever pen is closest when inspiration strikes.

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🔥 HOW TO SURVIVE THE SUPPLY LIST SCAM

So, how do you avoid going bankrupt before your first class?

🚨 IGNORE THE PROFESSOR’S LIST. 🚨

Instead, follow these three rules:

✅ Rule #1: Buy Cheap Until You Know What You Need

• Don’t buy the $300 sketchbook.

• Buy a $5 sketchbook and actually use it.

• Professors won’t check, because they don’t care.

✅ Rule #2: Borrow, Steal, or Barter

• Ask upperclassmen if they have extra supplies they never used.

• Find out which materials you can use for free in the school’s supply room.

• Befriend the one student who has everything and trade snacks for supplies.

✅ Rule #3: Use What Professionals Actually Use

• Ask working artists what they actually use.

• 90% of the time, it’s cheap, reliable, and available at a normal store.

• Use that. Ignore everything else.

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🔥 FINAL THOUGHTS: DON’T LET ART SCHOOL ROB YOU BLIND

Here’s the truth:

🖌️ Great artists are not made by expensive supplies.

💀 No one is hiring you based on whether you used a $300 or a $3 paintbrush.

🎨 The best way to learn? Just start drawing. With whatever you have. Right now.

Let art school scam other people. Not you.

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🚨 THE SOLUTION: JUST WATCH THIS SERIES INSTEAD.

I wasted six figures so you don’t have to.

🔥 Next lesson drops soon!

🔥 Subscribe to my YouTube channel so you don’t miss it:

👉 https://www.youtube.com/@mrbraylabs👈

💀 COMING NEXT: Lesson 3 – Your First Critique: Public Humiliation Disguised as “Feedback”

(Or: How to Nod Like You Understand While Your Soul Leaves Your Body.)

💬 Drop a comment: What’s the most RIDICULOUS art supply you’ve ever been forced to buy?

(Or, what’s the dumbest thing you wasted money on in art school?) 🎨💀😂

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🚨 ANIMATION ANARCHY STARTS NOW. 🚨

🚀 The revolution will not be graded.

ANIMATION ANARCHY: THE ART COLLEGE CRASH COURSE – LESSON 1

ANIMATION ANARCHY: THE ART COLLEGE CRASH COURSE – LESSON 1

(Or: How You Just Paid Six Figures to Draw Fruit in Charcoal for a Year)

🔥 WELCOME TO ANIMATION ANARCHY – WHERE ART EDUCATION GETS BURNED TO THE GROUND 🔥

This is Animation Anarchy. The blog where we:

✅ Tell the truth about the animation industry.

✅ Roast every sacred cow of art education.

✅ Actually teach you useful stuff (but in a way that makes you question your life choices).

I spent six figures on an art education, and now I’m giving it all away for free—because I am a generous, unhinged idiot.

🚨 SUBSCRIBE TO THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@mrbraylabs

(Unless you want to keep getting scammed by the art school industrial complex.)

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LESSON 1: WELCOME TO ART SCHOOL! HERE’S WHY YOU’VE ALREADY MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE

(Or: The Most Expensive Way to Feel Like a Failure in Your First Year)

🎨 CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE MADE A HORRIBLE LIFE CHOICE!

You have entered the magical, whimsical, completely financially devastating world of art school.

You love to draw. You have a dream. You want to be the next big-name animator, illustrator, or creative genius.

But first, art school.

Because you need a degree, right?

🚨 WRONG. 🚨

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🔥 WELCOME TO ART SCHOOL – WHERE YOUR DREAMS GO TO DIE (OR AT LEAST, GET SEVERELY BRUISED)

WHAT YOU EXPECTED FROM ART SCHOOL:

✅ World-class education from industry professionals.

✅ State-of-the-art resources to unlock your creative potential.

✅ A clear path to success in animation, illustration, or fine arts.

WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GET:

🚨 A $200 textbook that says “just draw what you feel.”

🚨 A professor who hasn’t worked in the industry since before Photoshop existed.

🚨 Your classmates judging you while drawing anime wolves in the corner.

🚨 Endless critique sessions where someone says, “This lacks intention” and you nod like you understand.

🚨 A portfolio review where they tell you to “experiment more” and then hate everything you experiment with.

Oh, and you are now in debt.

Because you just took out a loan to pay for a “figure drawing” class where you sketch naked people for three hours in silence while your professor eats yogurt in the corner.

WELCOME TO THE MOST EXPENSIVE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS OF YOUR LIFE.

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💀 MYTH: “YOU NEED ART SCHOOL TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST”

Let’s break this down:

✅ THINGS ART SCHOOL GIVES YOU:

• A crippling amount of debt.

• A classmate who will actually become famous (it won’t be you).

• A professor who still talks about their “upcoming” graphic novel from 1998.

• Trauma.

🚫 THINGS ART SCHOOL DOES NOT GIVE YOU:

• A job.

• A guarantee of success.

• Actual structured learning.

• A way to explain to your parents why you spent $100K to draw cartoons.

But wait, what about “connections”?!

Sure, if by “connections,” you mean you’ll spend four years watching your classmates copy Glen Keane and hoping one of them gets hired at Disney.

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🔥 THE ART SCHOOL EXPERIENCE: A STEP-BY-STEP BREAKDOWN 🔥

Step 1: Pay an Unholy Amount of Money

• Congratulations! You just signed up for financial ruin.

• Your parents are proud but also visibly nervous.

• Your roommate is already 500% better at drawing than you.

• You have purchased the official “$300 Required Sketchbook” (that you’re too afraid to draw in).

Step 2: The First Assignment – “Draw What You Feel”

• You turn in a well-rendered portrait that took 10 hours.

• The professor says it “lacks emotional depth.”

• The student next to you turns in a stick figure holding a balloon.

• The professor cries and calls it genius.

Step 3: Your First Critique – Public Humiliation Disguised as “Feedback”

• Everyone circles around your work like vultures.

• You watch your soul leave your body as a classmate says, “I think this lacks form.”

• The professor stares at it for five full minutes in silence.

• Someone brings up “the use of negative space” even though there isn’t any.

Step 4: The Great Portfolio Panic

• You realize half your classmates are industry plants and already have internships.

• You start panicking because your portfolio is just 12 sketchy anime drawings and an unfinished painting of a sad clown.

• The professor tells you to “develop your own voice.”

• You ask how.

• The professor stares into the void for 30 seconds and says nothing.

Step 5: Graduation – The Crushing Realization That No One Cares About Your Degree

• You walk across the stage.

• You get your diploma.

• You immediately open your laptop to look up “freelance commissions” while your parents hug you.

• Your student loans activate like a Final Boss Battle.

• Your first job offer is for $10 an hour to draw corporate mascots for a pet food company.

Congratulations.

You now understand why every successful artist on the internet says “just practice” instead of “go to art school.”

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🚨 THE SOLUTION: JUST WATCH THIS SERIES INSTEAD.

I wasted six figures so you don’t have to.

🔥 The next lesson drops soon!

🔥 Subscribe to my YouTube channel so you don’t miss it:

👉 https://www.youtube.com/@mrbraylabs👈

💀 COMING NEXT: Lesson 2 – The Supply List Scam: How to Bankrupt a Student Before They Even Start

(Or: Why You Just Bought a $200 Ruler That You’ll Never Use.)

💬 Drop a comment: What’s the WORST art school scam you’ve seen?

(Or, what’s your most traumatic critique session experience?) 🎨💀😂

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🚨 ANIMATION ANARCHY STARTS NOW. 🚨

🚀 The revolution will not be graded.

🔥 ANNOUNCEMENT: THE ANIMATION ANARCHY ART COLLEGE CRASH COURSE 🔥

(Or: How I Wasted Six Figures on Art School So You Don’t Have To!)

🚨 ATTENTION, BROKE AND TRAUMATIZED ARTISTS. 🚨

Are you tired of elite art institutions gatekeeping knowledge while setting your wallet on fire?

Have you spent $100K just to be told your art “lacks intentionality”?

Do you lie awake at night, haunted by the phrase “What’s your creative process?”

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

🎨 Welcome to the Animation Anarchy Art College Crash Course! 🎨

💀 30 brutal, hilarious, painfully accurate lessons that actually teach you what you need to know—WITHOUT THE SOUL-CRUSHING DEBT. 💀

👉 Best of all? It’s FREE. Because I already wasted six figures, so you don’t have to.

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🔥 THE COURSE OUTLINE: 30 LESSONS OF PURE CHAOS 🔥

(Because art school may be a scam, but knowledge is still power. Let’s use it for evil.)

🛑 PART 1-5: WHY ART SCHOOL IS A BAD DECISION AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD

🎓 1. Welcome to Art School! Here’s Why You’ve Already Made a Terrible Mistake

📜 2. The Supply List Scam: How to Bankrupt a Student Before They Even Start

🎭 3. Your First Critique: Public Humiliation Disguised as “Feedback”

🎨 4. The Great Lie of “Finding Your Style” (AKA: Why Your Professors Will Still Hate It)

🤝 5. Networking: How To Befriend the One Student Who Will Actually Get Famous (and Ride Their Coattails Like a Parasite)

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🖌️ PART 6-10: DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS (AKA: THE SH*T YOU SHOULD HAVE LEARNED FOR FREE)

🖍️ 6. Gesture Drawing: How to Draw a Human in 30 Seconds or Have a Mental Breakdown Trying

📏 7. Perspective: How to Pretend You Understand 3D Space (Until Someone Asks You to Draw a Car)

🎨 8. Color Theory: How to Emotionally Destroy Yourself with a Rainbow

🧠 9.5. Color Psychology: How to Manipulate the Human Brain with a Crayon

📢 10.5. Principles of Visual Communication: How to Trick People into Thinking You’re a Genius

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🎬 PART 11-15: DIGITAL ART & ANIMATION (A.K.A. “WELCOME TO THE VOID”)

💻 11. Tablets & Digital Tools: How to Spend $3,000 on a Career You Haven’t Started

🎞️ 12. Animation Basics: How to Ruin Your Life 24 Frames at a Time

🎭 13. Character Design: The Art of Making a Protagonist You Won’t Hate in 5 Years

📝 14. Storyboarding: How to Make a Comic That Moves (or at Least Looks Like It Tried)

🏡 15. Backgrounds & Layouts: How to Avoid Drawing Trees by Using “Stylistic Choices”

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💰 PART 16-20: THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD (AKA: “THE SYSTEM IS RIGGED, GOOD LUCK.”)

🎨 16. Portfolios: How to Trick People Into Hiring You Without Selling Your Soul (Mostly)

👩‍💻 17. Freelancing: How to Work 80 Hours a Week and Still Be Poor

🤡 18. Clients: How to Survive Their Insane Requests Without Losing Your Mind

🏭 19. Studio Jobs: How to Be Underpaid in a Creative Sweatshop with “Cool Culture”

📱 20. Social Media & Art: How to Sell Your Soul for Clout

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🧠 PART 21-30: THE FINAL LESSONS (A.K.A. “OH GOD, NOW WHAT?”)

🛑 21. Imposter Syndrome: The Artist’s Best Friend

🎭 22. Art Block: How to Work Even When Your Soul Has Left Your Body

🛍️ 23. Your First Convention Table: A Financial Disaster Waiting to Happen

🎨 24. Fan Art vs. Original Art: Why Nobody Cares About Your OC and How to Fix That

📺 25. Animation vs. Illustration: The Divorce That Split the Industry

💾 26. AI Art & NFTs: How the Industry Found New Ways to Ruin Us

💀 27. Burnout: Why Every Artist Eventually Snaps

🎩 28. “Making It” in Art: The Biggest Lie Ever Told

📝 29. Final Exam: There Is No Exam. The Real Exam Is Life.

🎭 30. The Truth: You Didn’t Need Art School. You Needed This.

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🚨 ANIMATION ANARCHY STARTS NOW. 🚨

🚀 The revolution will not be graded.

Top 10 Greatest Animated Moms (Because Real Moms Are Gone, and the Rest of Us Are Barely Holding It Together)

Listen… Mother’s Day hits different when your mom’s no longer around. Mine passed in 2018, and honestly, I’ve been winging it ever since — poorly. So rather than pretending I know how to celebrate actual motherhood, I did what any emotionally-stunted cartoon nerd would do…

I made a totally arbitrary, chaotic, and mildly disrespectful list of the greatest animated moms of all time.

Because if we can’t laugh about it, what’s even the point?

🍼 10. Mrs. Brisby (The Secret of NIMH)

Widowed, homeless, kids are sick, entire field about to be plowed under…

Still handles it better than me when my internet goes out.

Absolute legend.

🥴 9. Elastigirl (Helen Parr) (The Incredibles)

She’s holding the whole world (and her family) together while her husband has a midlife crisis in a unitard.

Meanwhile, I can’t even hold a conversation without googling “How to be a functioning adult.”

👑 8. Queen Arianna (Tangled: The Series)

She married the kingdom’s himbo-in-chief, survived kidnapping trauma via her daughter, and somehow doesn’t scream into a pillow every night.

Teach me your ways, Queen.

🦜 7. Linda Gunderson (Rio)

She adopted a rare bird, raised it, and traveled across the world to save it.

I can’t even keep a houseplant alive.

😤 6. Chicha (The Emperor’s New Groove)

Pregnant.

Two chaotic gremlin children.

Still has the time and energy to drag an entitled emperor and an evil witch.

Meanwhile, I need a nap after emptying the dishwasher.

🪀 5. Mrs. Davis (Toy Story)

Unbothered, unphased, raises Andy without questioning why he’s having existential meltdowns over plastic figurines.

Basically every mom who let us be weird and didn’t call CPS.

🪡 4. Eudora (The Princess and the Frog)

She’s a seamstress and a saint.

Taught Tiana how to dream and hustle.

I learned how to eat Pop-Tarts over the sink.

🐻 3. Queen Elinor (Brave)

Turns into a bear.

Still keeps her family together.

When I get cranky, I just turn into a middle-aged man yelling at clouds.

👵 2. Grandma Fa (Mulan)

Not technically a mom, but pure, uncut chaos energy.

Gives zero life advice, but maximum bad ideas and snacks.

Basically the parental figure I aspire to be.

🐘 1. Mrs. Jumbo (Dumbo)

The OG ride-or-die mom.

Locked up, branded a “mad elephant,” but still sings “Baby Mine” through prison bars.

If that scene doesn’t emotionally wreck you, you might be a villain.

💥 Honorable Mentions:

• Marge Simpson (because she deserves hazard pay)

• Nicole Watterson (Gumball’s mom — full psycho energy)

• Duchess (The Aristocats, single mom with STYLE)

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What If WALL-E Was a 1930s Ub Iwerks Silent Cartoon?

What If WALL-E Was a 1930s Ub Iwerks Silent Cartoon?

(Or: What If WALL-E Had Giant White Gloves and Played the Banjo?)

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Forget Pixar’s visually stunning, emotionally powerful, Oscar-winning sci-fi masterpiece.

In this timeline, WALL-E was never a 2008 CGI film.

Instead, it was a 1930s Ub Iwerks silent cartoon—meaning:

• WALL-E has noodle arms and bounces constantly, even when standing still.

• EVE is redesigned as a floating angel with a halo.

• The humans are all identical rubber hose men who wobble uncontrollably.

• Every movement is set to a bouncy, never-ending jazz score.

• There is no dialogue. Just whistling, slide whistles, and honking noises.

This isn’t a post-apocalyptic love story.

This is a bouncy, barely-coherent, jazz-infused cartoon that lasts 7 minutes and barely has a plot.

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1. WALL-E Is Now a Rubber Hose Toon With Giant White Gloves

Forget Pixar’s beautifully expressive, lonely little robot.

1930s Ub Iwerks WALL-E is a weird, sentient trash can with eyeballs and zero internal depth.

• His arms stretch and squash like an accordion.

• His wheels bounce up and down rhythmically, even when stationary.

• Every time he moves, he makes a squeaky, rubbery sound effect.

• He never speaks—he just whistles tunelessly and honks a bicycle horn.

And instead of collecting human artifacts in a melancholic, poetic way?

• He just finds random junk and immediately turns it into a musical instrument.

• Half the runtime is him playing a banjo made out of an old boot.

• Every time he smashes trash, the objects bounce back to life and dance.

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2. EVE Is Now a Literal Angel

Pixar EVE? A sleek, deadly, futuristic robot.

1930s EVE? A floating, rubber hose angel who sparkles constantly.

• She has massive, blinking Betty Boop eyes.

• Instead of a laser cannon, she carries a magic wand.

• Her movements are impossibly smooth compared to everything else.

• She doesn’t speak—she just sings in an eerie, high-pitched falsetto.

And when she and WALL-E first meet?

• She floats in on a cloud, accompanied by a heavenly harp sound.

• WALL-E’s eyes literally pop out of his head, stretch five feet, and then snap back like rubber bands.

• He floats midair for five seconds, surrounded by pink hearts.

This is not a realistic love story.

This is two bouncy cartoons falling in love because that’s what cartoons do.

3. The Earth Is Not Post-Apocalyptic—It’s Just… Kinda Messy

Pixar’s WALL-E? A haunting, cautionary tale about environmental collapse.

1930s Ub Iwerks WALL-E? A wacky comedy where “trash” is just an excuse for sight gags.

• There’s no grim loneliness—just goofy stacks of bouncing garbage.

• Every pile of trash has a face and starts singing at random moments.

• A banana peel literally gets up and starts dancing.

• Instead of skyscrapers made of trash, the background is just the same three painted buildings repeating forever.

WALL-E’s “job” is not cleaning up the Earth.

It’s just… hanging out with funny pieces of garbage that sing to him.

4. The Humans Are All Identical Rubber Hose Dudes

Forget Pixar’s deeply unsettling depiction of a future where humans have become mindless blobs.

1930s Ub Iwerks humans are all the same exact noodle-limbed guy, copy-pasted across the screen.

• Every man is wearing suspenders, white gloves, and a tiny hat.

• Every woman looks like Olive Oyl from Popeye.

• They all move in perfect synchronization, wobbling uncontrollably.

• Every time one of them laughs, their head bounces a full foot into the air.

And instead of living in a dystopian space cruise ship,

• They live in a bouncing space zeppelin.

• The captain is just a goofy mustachioed guy who says “Whoops-a-daisy!” a lot.

• Nobody is in danger—they’re all just… vibing.

There is no conflict.

There is no lesson.

There is just… wobbling.

5. The Axiom’s AI (AUTO) Is Just an Evil, Talking Gear

Forget the cold, calculating menace of AUTO, the HAL-9000-inspired AI villain.

1930s AUTO? Just a big, googly-eyed gear with an evil laugh.

• His arms are just two wriggling wires that flail wildly at all times.

• His dialogue is just deep, gibberish mumbling that nobody understands.

• Every time he does something evil, lightning randomly strikes behind him, even in space.

• His entire evil plan is to tie WALL-E to train tracks and twirl a nonexistent mustache.

And instead of a climactic battle where WALL-E is crushed,

• AUTO is defeated when he trips over his own wires and falls down a giant hole.

6. The Ending Is One Giant, Over-the-Top Musical Number

Pixar’s WALL-E ends with a bittersweet, emotional reunion as WALL-E’s memory is restored.

1930s Ub Iwerks WALL-E? Nope. Time for a nonsensical, city-wide musical finale!

• Every single trash pile comes to life and starts dancing.

• The humans all Charleston their way off the spaceship.

• WALL-E and EVE do a full synchronized tap dance routine on top of a moonbeam.

• The camera zooms out to reveal that the entire galaxy is made of music notes.

Narrator (in a deep, booming 1930s voice):

📢 “And so, dear viewers, our little trash-can friend found his true purpose—LOVE and JAZZ!”

THE END.

Final Verdict: Would 1930s Ub Iwerks WALL-E Be Good?

• Would it be an emotional sci-fi masterpiece? No.

• Would it contain important themes about humanity? Absolutely not.

• Would it be a weird, wobbly, nonsensical jazz explosion of pure chaos? Yes.

• Would it somehow be weirdly terrifying? Oh, for sure.

This wouldn’t be a thoughtful story about loneliness and hope.

This would be a 7-minute, bouncy fever dream that gets banned from TV after airing once.

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🚨 SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT 🚨

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Next up:

🎃 What If The Nightmare Before Christmas Was a 1980s Ralph Bakshi Film?

(Hint: Jack Skellington has a full-blown identity crisis, Sally is animated in two completely different styles, and every scene has a weird saxophone solo. 🎷)

What If: The Incredibles Was a 1960s Hanna-Barbera Saturday Morning Cartoon?

What If: The Incredibles Was a 1960s Hanna-Barbera Saturday Morning Cartoon?

(Or: What If Mr. Incredible Had a Chin So Big It Needed Its Own ZIP Code?)

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Forget Pixar’s slick, cinematic superhero masterpiece.

Forget deep emotional arcs, flawless action sequences, and award-winning animation.

In this timeline, The Incredibles was never a 2004 Pixar blockbuster. Instead, it was a cheaply animated, wildly inconsistent, laugh-track-infested Saturday morning cartoon from the 1960s—straight from the weirdos at Hanna-Barbera.

This means:

• Half the budget, twice the sound effects.

• Mr. Incredible’s chin is a separate character.

• Characters move in two-frame loops, and nobody’s mouth syncs with their dialogue.

• Syndrome has the same voice as every other Hanna-Barbera villain.

And, of course, every episode is exactly the same.

Let’s dive into the jankiest, most low-budget superhero adaptation possible.

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1. The Animation Would Be 95% Stock Footage

Forget Pixar’s beautifully fluid character animation.

Hanna-Barbera The Incredibles runs on a shoestring budget and vibes.

• Characters don’t actually move—they just slide across the background like they’re on ice skates.

• Every time Mr. Incredible talks, his mouth just flaps open and closed like a ventriloquist dummy.

• Violet’s invisibility power? It’s just the animator forgetting to draw her in half the scenes.

• Every fight sequence is the exact same five frames recycled every episode.

• The backgrounds? Static paintings that repeat every 10 seconds like a Scooby-Doo hallway.

If The Incredibles was a Hanna-Barbera show, we’d be lucky if the animation looked as good as a Captain Crunch commercial.

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2. Mr. Incredible Would Be a Literal Brick With a Face

Brad Bird’s Mr. Incredible? A complex, well-animated, emotionally layered hero.

Hanna-Barbera Mr. Incredible? A giant square-jawed slab of testosterone with zero facial expressions.

• His chin is so big it casts a shadow over his entire torso.

• His hands are permanently stuck on his hips because it’s easier than animating new poses.

• Instead of deep existential struggles, his entire personality is just “Gee whiz, gotta save the day, kids!”

• He only has two voice settings:

1. Booming laughter

2. Confused yelling

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3. Elastigirl Would Be a Sassy 60s Housewife Trope

Forget Holly Hunter’s layered, powerful performance.

1960s Elastigirl is just a slightly smarter Wilma Flintstone.

• Every episode starts with her making breakfast in high heels.

• Her stretching powers? Used exclusively for household chores.

• She never actually fights villains—she just wags her finger and lectures them.

• Her signature move? Yanking Mr. Incredible by the ear whenever he messes up.

Basically, she’s a superhero, but also a 1960s sitcom wife who spends most of her time scolding her husband.

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4. Dash Would Be Speedy Gonzales With ADHD

Brad Bird’s Dash? A kid struggling to control his powers.

Hanna-Barbera Dash? A hyperactive blur that zips across the screen making “zoop” noises.

• His entire body turns into a single line whenever he runs.

• Every time he stops, he leaves behind a cloud of smoke with his silhouette.

• Instead of emotional growth, his entire personality is just yelling “YAHOOO!” at random intervals.

Also, every episode, he gets into trouble for messing up his school’s track meet by running too fast.

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5. Violet Would Be… Barely In the Show

Forget Violet’s emotional arc and struggles with confidence.

Hanna-Barbera Violet exists purely to remind the audience she can turn invisible… and that’s it.

• She gets about two lines per episode.

• She’s mostly just a floating outline with no actual animation.

• When she talks, her mouth doesn’t move—they just re-use the same static image of her from episode one.

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6. Syndrome Would Be a Dollar Store Cartoon Villain

Forget Syndrome’s compelling backstory and nuanced motivations.

Hanna-Barbera Syndrome is a joke.

• He has zero depth—he’s just a goofy villain with a bad mustache-twirling laugh.

• His face constantly changes size between frames.

• His plan is always some unnecessarily complicated gadget that backfires on him.

• Every episode ends with him shaking his fist and yelling,

• “CURSE YOU, INCREDIBLES!!!”

Then he either:

1. Falls into a bottomless pit.

2. Gets hit with his own invention.

3. Explodes in a non-lethal way and reappears next week like nothing happened.

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7. The Music Would Be 100% Goofy Sound Effects

Forget Michael Giacchino’s thrilling jazz-infused score.

Hanna-Barbera The Incredibles would be wall-to-wall cartoon sound effects.

• Every punch? A loud “BOING” noise.

• Every explosion? A comically long “KA-BLAMMO!!!”

• Dash running? The same “pew pew pew” laser sound effect from every other Hanna-Barbera show.

• Elastigirl stretching? An unsettling, wet rubber band noise.

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8. Every Episode Is the Same

Since this is a Saturday morning cartoon, there is no plot continuity.

• Each week, Syndrome invents a dumb gadget.

• Each week, the Incredibles stop him.

• Each week, nobody learns anything.

• Each week, the exact same punch sound effects play at least 47 times.

Also, half the script is catchphrases.

• Mr. Incredible: “Great Scott, kids! We gotta save the day!”

• Dash: “YAHOOO!”

• Elastigirl: “Oh, Bob…” (exasperated sigh)

• Syndrome: “I’ll get you next time, Incredibles!”

And at the end of every episode?

• They all laugh for no reason while the screen freezes on Mr. Incredible’s chin.

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Final Verdict: Would 1960s Hanna-Barbera The Incredibles Be Good?

• Would it be well-animated? Absolutely not.

• Would it have deep storytelling? No.

• Would it have 10x more unnecessary sound effects? YES.

• Would kids watch it anyway because it’s the only superhero cartoon on TV?

You bet your bootleg cereal box decoder ring.

It’d be low-budget, repetitive, and filled with reused frames… but somehow, it’d still run for seven seasons.

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🚨 SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT 🚨

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Next up:

🦸‍♂️ What If Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Was a 1940s Max Fleischer Superhero Serial?

(Hint: Less glitch effects, more dramatically narrated monologues, and Miles Morales has the exact same square jaw as Superman.)

The Best and Worst Stop-Motion Films – A Brutal Roast & Toast of Cinema’s Most Painfully Slow Art Form

Stop-motion animation is the most unnecessarily difficult way to make a movie. Imagine spending five years moving tiny dolls millimeter by millimeter just to create 90 minutes of footage. That’s stop-motion. Every frame is handcrafted with the patience of a saint and the suffering of a thousand animators who lost their minds somewhere between puppet adjustments.

Some stop-motion films are breathtaking masterpieces. Others? Are proof that just because you CAN animate something frame by frame doesn’t mean you SHOULD.

So today, we’re celebrating the greatest and dragging the worst stop-motion films kicking and screaming into the spotlight.

Let’s get to it.

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THE TOP 10 GREATEST STOP-MOTION FILMS

10. Corpse Bride (2005) – AKA “Dead But Make It Fashion”

Toast: Tim Burton really said, “What if being a walking corpse was actually kinda hot?” and somehow, it worked. This movie is gorgeous, weirdly emotional, and features the most visually appealing dead people ever animated. The skeleton jazz band? An entire mood.

Roast: Victor is so painfully awkward that watching him is like reliving every embarrassing social interaction I’ve ever had. Also, Emily waited her whole (after)life for love and still lost out to a chick named Victoria. Brutal.

Self-Deprecation: I once tried to play the piano like Victor. Turns out, it helps if you actually know how to play the piano.

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9. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) – AKA “Wes Anderson’s Perfect Excuse to Make Everything Twee”

Toast: This movie is so charming it makes me want to move to the countryside, wear corduroy, and start using words like “droll.” The dialogue? Immaculate. The visuals? Cozy chaos. George Clooney as a fox? Weirdly fitting.

Roast: This movie is basically “What if a children’s book got a hipster makeover?” Also, why do I kind of want to eat the fake stop-motion food?

Self-Deprecation: After watching this, I tried to be effortlessly cool like Mr. Fox. I tripped over my own feet and spilled coffee on myself instead.

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8. ParaNorman (2012) – AKA “Dead People Are Just Misunderstood”

Toast: This movie was lowkey ahead of its time. It tackled themes like bullying, fear, and generational trauma while also featuring a kid who sees dead people but is just kinda over it. The stop-motion detail? Insane.

Roast: Norman’s family is the worst. The dude literally sees ghosts and they act like he’s just being dramatic. Also, the twist that the real villain is a vengeful ghost girl? Lowkey terrifying.

Self-Deprecation: I once thought I could see ghosts as a kid. Turns out, I just had a really active imagination and bad lighting in my room.

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7. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) – AKA “Laika Studios Flexes On Us Again”

Toast: This movie is visually stunning and has one of the best uses of origami in cinema. It’s a beautiful mix of stop-motion and CGI, and the story actually has emotional weight.

Roast: Kubo’s journey is basically “your parents are dead, but here’s a cool guitar.” Also, how did Laika spend so much time and effort on this film, and still nobody watched it?

Self-Deprecation: I tried to fold an origami crane after watching this. I made a crumpled paper wad instead.

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6. A Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) – AKA “Hot Topic’s Entire Personality”

Toast: The animation is still incredible. The songs? Bangers. Jack Skellington? The first emo king. This movie still dominates Halloween and Christmas, and rightfully so.

Roast: Let’s be honest, Jack is a terrible leader. His whole plot arc is just “I got bored and committed crimes.” Also, let’s not ignore how traumatizing Oogie Boogie is. Dude is just a giant sack full of nightmare fuel.

Self-Deprecation: I tried to sing “What’s This?” while decorating for Christmas. I tripped over lights and almost broke my neck.

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5-1: The Heavy Hitters of Stop-Motion

• 5. Coraline (2009) – A children’s movie that psychologically scarred every child who saw it.

• 4. Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) – A near-perfect silent comedy starring literal sheep.

• 3. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993) – A classic featuring a penguin with crime ambitions.

• 2. Chicken Run (2000) – A movie about chickens that’s somehow an action-packed prison break film.

• 1. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Yeah, I listed it again, it’s THAT iconic.)

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THE WORST STOP-MOTION FILMS THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN MADE

5. The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012) – AKA “The Fever Dream Nobody Asked For”

Roast: Imagine if Teletubbies had a baby with a direct-to-DVD nightmare. That’s this movie. The characters look like they belong in a horror movie, and somehow, this actually got a theatrical release.

Self-Deprecation: I tried watching five minutes. I lost five brain cells.

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4. Foodfight! (2012) – AKA “This Should Be Illegal”

Roast: Okay, technically this is CGI, but it’s so bad it feels like stop-motion made with Play-Doh and despair. This movie looks like it was animated inside a broken microwave.

Self-Deprecation: I made it 20 minutes before I had to lie down and rethink my life choices.

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3. The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) – AKA “What Did I Just Watch?”

Roast: This movie is beyond unsettling. It’s like someone took Mark Twain’s works and filtered them through pure nightmare fuel.

Self-Deprecation: I saw the Satan scene as a kid. I have never recovered.

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2. Rudolph and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001) – AKA “Rudolph Deserved Better”

Roast: This sequel to the beloved Rankin/Bass classic should’ve never happened. The animation looks like it was done by sleep-deprived interns, and the story is absolute nonsense.

Self-Deprecation: I tried to defend this movie once. I was wrong.

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1. The Happytime Murders (2018) – AKA “Muppets But If You Regret Everything”

Roast: Technically puppetry, but it deserves mention because this movie is so aggressively bad that it feels like it was made as a tax write-off.

Self-Deprecation: I watched it in theaters. I demand financial compensation.

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Final Thoughts: Stop-Motion is Insane, and We Love It Anyway

Now, argue with me. What stop-motion films deserve a roast? What hidden gems did I ignore? And most importantly, WHY IS OOGIE BOOGIE SO SCARY?

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The Best and Worst Stop-Motion Films – The Brutal Roast & Toast Update

Stop-motion animation is both a miracle and a curse. It takes years of dedication, precision, and the patience of a Buddhist monk to create something that can either be a breathtaking masterpiece or a horrifying pile of cinematic garbage.

Some stop-motion films are beautiful, weird, and unforgettable. Others? Are so ugly and poorly executed that they should be locked in a vault and buried under six feet of clay.

So let’s celebrate the best and mercilessly roast the worst stop-motion films ever made. Buckle up.

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THE TOP 10 GREATEST STOP-MOTION FILMS

10. Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) – AKA “The Silent Film That’s Smarter Than Most Movies With Dialogue”

Toast: This movie is pure visual storytelling genius. It proves you don’t need dialogue when you have perfect comedic timing and an army of sheep doing crimes. Aardman flexed hard with this one.

Roast: Let’s be real—Shaun and his crew are absolute menaces to society. These sheep cause more destruction than a Michael Bay movie and never face consequences.

Self-Deprecation: I once tried to mimic a sheep’s “baaa” and startled my dog so bad she refused to look at me for an hour.

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9. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993) – AKA “A Penguin Mastermind and a Man Too Dumb to Notice”

Toast: This short film is pure stop-motion perfection. It has action, suspense, comedy, and a villain so iconic that an entire generation is afraid of penguins now.

Roast: Wallace is possibly the dumbest man alive. My guy let a literal criminal bird move into his house and didn’t question it.

Self-Deprecation: I once put on a pair of pants too tight and fell over immediately.

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8. Mary and Max (2009) – AKA “The Most Beautifully Depressing Stop-Motion Film Ever”

Toast: This movie is gut-wrenching in the best way. It’s funny, sad, and so brutally honest about mental illness and loneliness that it sticks with you forever. Also, the claymation style is perfect for the story’s weird and dark tone.

Roast: If you go into this movie expecting fun claymation hijinks, you’re about to get emotionally obliterated.

Self-Deprecation: I recommended this to a friend thinking it was a quirky comedy. They have not spoken to me since.

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7. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) – AKA “The Movie That Invented Hot Topic”

Toast: The music? Iconic. The visuals? Unmatched. The fanbase? Will fight you in a parking lot. This movie took stop-motion to a whole new level and still dominates both Halloween and Christmas.

Roast: Jack Skellington is literally just an overdramatic theater kid who committed identity theft and endangered an entire town. Also, Oogie Boogie? Maybe the scariest villain ever animated.

Self-Deprecation: I tried to carve a Jack-o’-lantern like Jack Skellington’s face. It came out looking like a confused potato.

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6. Chicken Run (2000) – AKA “The Greatest Prison Escape Film… But With Chickens”

Toast: This movie slaps way harder than a movie about poultry should. The stop-motion is flawless, the humor still holds up, and it somehow manages to feel like a high-stakes war movie.

Roast: The chickens are way too smart. Like, if real chickens ever organize like this, we’re doomed.

Self-Deprecation: I tried to do a dramatic escape run like the chickens. I tripped over my own foot.

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5. The Will Vinton Christmas Special (1987) – AKA “Pure Nostalgic Christmas Magic”

Toast: This is the holiday special that actually deserves a yearly rewatch. The stop-motion is beautifully crafted, and it has that perfect mix of warm nostalgia and slight weirdness that only 80s animation can deliver.

Roast: That said, there is some uncanny valley happening here. Certain characters look like they might crawl out of the TV if you blink too long.

Self-Deprecation: I tried making a stop-motion Christmas video once. It took me six hours to animate two seconds.

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4. Coraline (2009) – AKA “The Children’s Movie That Wasn’t For Children”

Toast: Laika absolutely outdid themselves. The animation is insanely detailed, the story is genuinely terrifying, and Button-Eyed Mother? Still scarier than most horror movie villains.

Roast: This movie ruined buttons for an entire generation. Also, Coraline’s real parents lowkey sucked.

Self-Deprecation: I once called a door in my house “The Other Door.” My wife told me to stop being dramatic.

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3. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) – AKA “The Pinocchio We Actually Needed”

Toast: Unlike Disney’s soulless cash grabs, this version of Pinocchio actually had depth, stunning animation, and a plot that didn’t make you want to yeet yourself into the sun.

Roast: That said, this film was SAD. Like, why did we have to feel that much emotional pain over a wooden boy?

Self-Deprecation: I once tried to whittle something out of wood. It looked like a deformed potato.

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2. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) – AKA “Laika’s Most Underrated Masterpiece”

Toast: This film is visually stunning, deeply emotional, and beautifully crafted. Every frame looks like a painting come to life.

Roast: It was so good that nobody saw it. Seriously, how did this movie flop at the box office?

Self-Deprecation: I tried to fold origami after watching this. I failed miserably.

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1. Chicken Run (2000) – AKA “Still the Best”

Toast: It’s just that good. A perfect stop-motion movie. We don’t talk about Chicken Run 2.

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THE 10 WORST STOP-MOTION FILMS

10. ParaNorman (2012) – AKA “Ugly Movie, Stupid Story”

Roast: The character designs look like rejected Muppets, the plot is a mess, and nobody acts like a real person. Laika should’ve left this one in the drafts.

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9. The Boxtrolls (2014) – AKA “Steampunk Garbage”

Roast: This movie is ugly and forgettable. The characters look diseased.

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8. Anything by Spike & Mike

Roast: If you’ve seen them, you know.

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7. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) – AKA “The Unnecessary Sequel”

Roast: The magic is gone. Also, why did they change the voice cast?

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6. Frankenweenie (2012) – AKA “Tim Burton, Please Stop”

Roast: A remake that nobody needed.

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5-1: More Bad Stop-Motion That Shouldn’t Exist

• 5. Rudolph and the Island of Misfit Toys – Santa is a jerk.

• 4. Foodfight! – Not stop-motion, but deserves mention.

• 3. The Oogieloves – Unholy.

• 2. The Corpse Bride – Sloppy and forgettable.

• 1. The Adventures of Mark Twain – Weird, but oddly fascinating.

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Final Thoughts: Argue With Me.

What stop-motion film did I forget? What deserves more roasting? And most importantly, why is Santa in Rudolph the worst?

And if you love unhinged animation takes, check out my YouTube channel for more chaos.

The Worst Stop-Motion Films Ever Made – Roasted Until the Clay Melts

Stop-motion animation takes years to make, which means when it goes wrong, it goes so catastrophically wrong that you start wondering how no one stopped it sooner. These films weren’t just bad—they were disasters in slow motion.

So today, we’re dragging the worst stop-motion crimes against cinema out of their graves, dusting off their cursed frames, and roasting them until they melt into a pile of shameful clay.

Let’s begin.

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10. ParaNorman (2012) – AKA “Ghost Whisperer for Kids, But Ugly”

Roast: This movie was supposed to be Laika’s next big hit, but instead, it was a weird, directionless mess with some of the worst character designs I’ve ever seen.

• Norman’s head looks like someone tried to sculpt an eraser shavings pile into a human shape.

• His parents act like they’ve never met a child before.

• The entire town spends most of the movie bullying a literal child, which would be fine if the movie actually had good writing.

Also, the twist? The ghost girl wasn’t scary—she was just another misunderstood victim. A noble idea, but the execution was so boring that I spent the last 30 minutes checking my phone.

Verdict: Ugly, boring, and made me regret my life choices.

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9. The Boxtrolls (2014) – AKA “Why Do These Characters Look Diseased?”

Roast: If ParaNorman was Laika being messy, The Boxtrolls was Laika straight-up losing their minds.

• Everyone in this movie looks like they have a terminal illness. The character designs are so aggressively unappealing that I feel itchy just thinking about them.

• The plot is aimless. The villains are gross but not interesting, and the main kid is so bland I forgot his name while writing this.

• The Boxtrolls themselves? They look like the gremlins that eat drywall in a condemned house.

Verdict: I would rather watch paint dry than sit through this again.

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8. Anything by Spike & Mike – AKA “Edgelord Trash”

Roast: Spike & Mike were like the middle schoolers of animation—always trying to be “edgy” but actually just annoying.

• The humor? Bad.

• The animation? Sloppy.

• The whole vibe? “Haha, gross-out humor is so deep and artistic.”

These shorts were the stuff that kids who smelled like Axe body spray thought was peak comedy.

Verdict: Garbage that should’ve stayed in the 90s.

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7. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) – AKA “The Sequel That Ruined a Classic”

Roast: You know what was great? The first Chicken Run. You know what should have NEVER happened? This cash-grab sequel.

• They changed all the voices. ALL OF THEM. And not in a subtle way—it’s painfully obvious.

• The animation lost its charm. It’s smooth but soulless—like someone gave Aardman an AI filter.

• The plot? Some nonsense about a chicken utopia and an evil factory. I was bored out of my mind.

This was the definition of a movie that exists just to exist.

Verdict: I refuse to acknowledge this in the same universe as the original.

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6. Frankenweenie (2012) – AKA “Tim Burton Please Stop”

Roast: This was Tim Burton remaking his own short film, but somehow making it worse.

• It was way too polished to have the charm of the original.

• The characters were so aggressively “Burton” that it felt like a parody.

• It was boring. Like, “I considered turning it off and doing my taxes instead” boring.

The original Frankenweenie was a cute, weird little short. This version felt like a forced, lifeless Tim Burton fanfic.

Verdict: This movie is why people say Tim Burton peaked in the 90s.

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5. Rudolph and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001) – AKA “Santa is a Jerk and This Movie is a Dumpster Fire”

Roast: I don’t even know where to begin with this disaster.

• First, Santa is an absolute monster. Instead of being jolly and kind, he’s out here acting like a full-blown corporate overlord.

• The animation? Straight-up nightmare fuel.

• The story? Like a rejected Hallmark script but somehow worse.

At no point did anyone stop to ask why this existed.

Verdict: An insult to Rudolph.

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4. The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012) – AKA “What Even Is This?”

Roast: This movie looks like it was made for toddlers, by people who have never met a child.

• The characters look horrifying.

• The animation is stiff and creepy.

• The story feels like a bad fever dream.

It flopped so spectacularly that it became one of the biggest box office bombs ever.

Verdict: Who funded this, and are they okay?

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3. Foodfight! (2012) – AKA “A War Crime Against Animation”

Roast: This isn’t technically stop-motion, but it’s so abominable that it deserves a spot.

• The animation? Looks like it was made on a malfunctioning PlayStation 1.

• The characters? Terrifying.

• The story? An incoherent mess about brand mascots doing battle.

This was an actual scam of a movie.

Verdict: It should be illegal to watch this.

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2. The Corpse Bride (2005) – AKA “A Sloppy Nightmare Before Christmas Sequel That Wasn’t Even a Sequel”

Roast: This movie felt like a first draft of Nightmare Before Christmas that Tim Burton found in a drawer and decided to animate.

• The designs? Lazy.

• The story? Predictable.

• The ending? So rushed it felt like the animators were done with life.

It tried to be Nightmare Before Christmas but had none of the charm.

Verdict: A waste of perfectly good stop-motion.

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1. The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) – AKA “The Movie That Haunts My Dreams”

Roast: This movie is so unsettling that I honestly believe it was created to scare children into obedience.

• The animation? Nightmare fuel.

• The story? Disjointed and weird.

• That one scene with Satan? Absolutely traumatizing.

That being said… it’s kind of fascinating? It’s the one bad movie on this list that’s actually worth watching just for the experience.

Verdict: Horrifying, but at least interesting.

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Final Thoughts: Stop-Motion Is A Risky Game

When stop-motion is great, it’s magic. But when it’s bad? It’s a disaster that takes YEARS to make.

Now, fight me in the comments. Which bad stop-motion film deserves to be roasted harder? And if you love cartoons, animation rants, and unnecessary opinions, check out my YouTube channel for more chaos.

What If: Toy Story Was a 1920s Fleischer Studios Cartoon?

What If: Toy Story Was a 1920s Fleischer Studios Cartoon?

(Or: What If Woody Was a Vaudeville Hustler and Buzz Was an Art Deco Space Messiah?)

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Let’s take Pixar’s CGI revolution, throw it in a time machine set to the Roaring Twenties, and hand the whole thing over to Max Fleischer, the king of rubber hose animation, surreal nonsense, and characters with limbs that defy the laws of physics.

This ain’t your dad’s Toy Story. This is Fleischer Studios’ Toy Story, where:

• Woody’s a fast-talking conman with a Brooklyn accent.

• Buzz is an Art Deco fever dream come to life.

• The entire movie is one long, fluid, borderline-hallucinogenic dance sequence.

Buckle up, folks. This is going to get weird.

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1. Woody: The Fast-Talking Vaudeville Hustler

Forget Tom Hanks’ friendly cowboy. 1920s Woody is a wise-cracking, cigar-chomping con artist straight out of a Brooklyn speakeasy.

• He’s got noodle arms that stretch for miles, a permanent smirk, and a habit of pointing at himself with both thumbs whenever he talks.

• Instead of a sheriff’s badge, he wears suspenders and a tilted derby hat.

• He doesn’t “fall with style”—he just bounces like a rubber ball when he hits the ground.

• His catchphrase? “Ain’t that just the way, kid?” (Said every five minutes while he lights an invisible cigar.)

• Instead of being jealous of Buzz, he tries to scam him out of Andy’s love.

Imagine him talking like an old-school newsie:

🗞️ “Listen, kid, ya might be spaceman royalty where ya come from, but ‘round these parts, I run da joint!”

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2. Buzz Lightyear: The Art Deco Space Messiah

Disney-Pixar’s Buzz? A delusional toy who slowly realizes he’s not a real space ranger.

Fleischer Buzz? A fully divine, Max Fleischer-meets-Buck Rogers god of cosmic proportions.

• His entire body is chrome and Art Deco sleek.

• His helmet is way too big and constantly falls over his eyes.

• He never stops posing. Hands on his hips, chest puffed out—every frame is dramatic.

• He’s so delusional that reality bends around him—whenever he speaks, we see an animated sci-fi montage of planets, aliens, and rocket ships.

• When he jumps, he literally floats midair for five seconds before gravity remembers to exist.

• His theme song is an epic 1920s brass fanfare that plays every time he enters a scene.

His first words upon landing in Andy’s room?

🚀 “Fear not, citizens! I bring progress… AND JAZZ!”

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3. The Animation Would Be Unhinged

Forget clean, polished 3D animation. 1920s Fleischer Studios would make Toy Story look like a jazz-fueled hallucination.

• The characters stretch, squash, and bounce like living rubber bands.

• The backgrounds breathe, twist, and move constantly—the wallpaper might start tapping its own pattern to the beat.

• Woody’s hat? Never sits still. Sometimes it floats off his head and talks to him.

• Buzz’s wings? They grow and shrink depending on how dramatic he’s feeling.

• Every scene is set to a high-energy jazz band that won’t shut up.

At some point, Andy’s room would turn into a fully choreographed dance number. It’s inevitable.

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4. Sid’s House Would Be a Nightmare

Disney-Pixar Sid’s house was creepy. Fleischer Sid’s house would be pure Lovecraftian horror.

• His toys don’t just look weird. They crawl, ooze, and morph into horrifying shapes.

• One of his creations whispers to Woody in an ancient language.

• The lighting? Dim, eerie, full of flickering shadows that move on their own.

• Sid’s dog is drawn as an unholy rubber monster whose eyes always face in different directions.

• The moment Sid realizes the toys are alive, his house literally melts into a screaming black void before snapping back to normal.

And instead of just running away in fear, Sid’s soul exits his body and floats into the sky like a lost balloon.

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5. The Ending: A Full-Blown Jazz Extravaganza

Pixar’s Toy Story ends with Woody and Buzz finally becoming friends and returning to Andy.

Fleischer’s version? A surrealist, jazz-fueled fever dream where every character dances uncontrollably until the film runs out of frames.

• Buzz and Woody tap-dance on Andy’s windowsill, their arms and legs stretching like liquid spaghetti.

• The other toys form a massive kickline that moves in sync like a sentient wave.

• The entire house tilts like a funhouse mirror as the music intensifies.

• Andy’s mom enters the room, sees the chaos, and just starts Charleston dancing uncontrollably.

• The final frame?

• A giant, blinking “The End” sign that pops up out of nowhere, winks at the audience, and bounces away off-screen.

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Final Verdict: Fleischer’s Toy Story Would Be an Absolute Jazz-Soaked Acid Trip

Would it be groundbreaking? Yes.

Would it be terrifying? Absolutely.

Would it permanently warp children’s minds? Without question.

The animation would be fluid and mind-bending, the humor would be fast-talking and weirdly adult, and Buzz would be so delusional that reality itself would become an optional suggestion.

This isn’t just Toy Story. This is Toy Story on a steady diet of flappers, prohibition, and rubber hose madness.

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🚨 SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT 🚨

Hey, if you made it through this jazz-fueled brain-melter, you should probably subscribe to my YouTube channel where I regularly say things that make animation executives nervous.

Also, if you have an animation conspiracy theory that keeps you up at night, drop it in the comments. (Unless it’s about Cars. I refuse to acknowledge whatever horror Pixar did with that universe.)

Next up:

🔥 What If Shrek Was a 1980s Disney Renaissance Movie?

(Hint: Less fart jokes, more power ballads. And Donkey? He’d be a talking violin.)

The Top 10 Worst Disney Animated Films That Should Stay Dead (But We’re Digging Them Up for a Roasting Anyway)

The Top 10 Worst Disney Animated Films That Should Stay Dead (But We’re Digging Them Up for a Roasting Anyway)

Some Disney films deserve to be cherished forever. Others? Deserve to be locked in a vault, buried in an unmarked grave, and never spoken of again.

But because I have zero self-control and an unhealthy need to overanalyze cartoons, we’re exhuming these rotting cinematic corpses and roasting them until even Walt Disney’s frozen head starts sweating.

So grab a torch, a pitchfork, and your lowest expectations—we’re going grave-robbing.

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10. Chicken Little (2005) – AKA “What If Pixar Had a Stroke?”

Roast: Imagine if someone hit a Pixar movie with a baseball bat, then told a group of terrified animators to “make something funny out of the remains.” That’s Chicken Little.

This movie looks like it was animated on a TI-83 calculator. The textures are so bad, every character looks like they’re made of stale Play-Doh. The story? An absolute mess. First, it’s about a neurotic chicken having an anxiety attack. Then suddenly aliens show up like Disney forgot what movie they were making halfway through.

Also, WHY DOES EVERYONE IN THIS TOWN HATE CHICKEN LITTLE? He’s a literal child. The entire town gaslights him into oblivion for an hour, then acts like he’s a hero at the end because he was right one time.

Toast: That one scene where Chicken Little and his dad actually have a heartfelt moment? That was kinda nice. But it lasted about 0.2 seconds before the movie devolved into madness again.

Self-Deprecation: I saw this in theaters as a kid and thought it was the funniest thing ever. I have since watched it sober, and I owe my past self an apology.

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9. The Black Cauldron (1985) – AKA “What If a Movie Had NO Audience?”

Roast: This movie was supposed to be Disney’s dark, edgy fantasy masterpiece. Instead, it’s what happens when a Lord of the Rings fan reads one book and then immediately gets a concussion.

Nobody knows who this was made for. It’s too creepy for kids, but also too stupid for adults. The animation tried to be all dark and gritty, but instead, it just looks like someone smeared Vaseline over a medieval PowerPoint presentation.

Also, Taran is the most boring protagonist in Disney history. Dude has the personality of wet toast and spends most of the movie bumbling around like he lost a bet. Meanwhile, the villain, The Horned King? Looks terrifying but does absolutely nothing. He just stands around, scowls, and then dies like a chump.

Toast: The skeleton army scene? Lowkey awesome. Unfortunately, it lasts about two minutes before this movie remembers it has to be terrible again.

Self-Deprecation: I tried to watch this as an adult, and I zoned out so hard I almost slipped into another dimension.

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8. Home on the Range (2004) – AKA “The Movie That Killed Disney’s 2D Animation”

Roast: This movie was so bad it single-handedly ended Disney’s hand-drawn animation division. That’s an actual fact. That’s how much of a crime against art this was.

It’s about cows. Talking cows. On a farm. That’s it. That’s the entire movie. And somehow, it still manages to feel like too much plot.

Also, the villain? A yodeling cattle thief. This dude yodels so hard it hypnotizes cows. Disney had Walt’s entire animation empire at their fingertips, and THIS was the best they could come up with?

Toast: The animation itself was actually decent, but it was wasted on a movie that should’ve been left in the storyboard phase forever.

Self-Deprecation: I genuinely forgot this movie existed until I started writing this list. And now I wish I could forget again.

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7. Strange World (2022) – AKA “How to Lose $200 Million in 90 Minutes”

Roast: This movie lost so much money that Disney probably has it on their hit list.

It was supposed to be a grand sci-fi adventure, but instead, it was so generic it evaporated from pop culture the moment it hit theaters. Nobody saw this movie. You didn’t see it. I didn’t see it. I’m not even sure the animators saw it.

Toast: The animation was nice. But who cares if nobody watched it?

Self-Deprecation: I tried to watch it once. I lasted 20 minutes before I instinctively checked my email instead.

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6. The Good Dinosaur (2015) – AKA “Pixar’s First Flop (And Rightfully So)”

Roast: This movie is proof that Pixar was just flexing their rendering software and forgot to write a script.

The backgrounds? Photorealistic and stunning. The dinosaurs? Look like balloon animals. The plot? The Lion King, but worse. The main character, Arlo, is so annoying that I was actively rooting for the asteroid.

Toast: The water effects deserved better than this movie.

Self-Deprecation: I fell asleep watching this, and when I woke up, I was somehow still bored.

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5-1: Movies That Should Be Sent Back to the Shadow Realm

I could keep going, but honestly, my sanity is wearing thin. But before I pass out from exhaustion, let’s speed-run the top 5 worst Disney films of all time.

• 5. Mars Needs Moms (2011) – A movie so bad that it killed an entire animation studio. Also, the uncanny valley in this movie is strong enough to make your soul leave your body.

• 4. Planes (2013) – Disney tried to milk Pixar’s Cars franchise but ended up with a direct-to-DVD energy movie that somehow made it to theaters.

• 3. Cars 2 (2011) – The movie that took the most beloved Pixar franchise and made it about a spy car voiced by Larry the Cable Guy. I am personally offended.

• 2. Valiant (2005) – A forgotten CGI war pigeon movie that somehow exists. Even the pigeons want to forget.

• 1. The Wild (2006) – Disney’s bootleg Madagascar that nobody asked for and nobody watched. This movie looks like it was animated on a microwave.

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Final Thoughts: Burn Them. All of Them.

Yes, Disney has given us some of the greatest animated films of all time. But they have also given us these monstrosities. Some of these movies were so bad they killed careers, studios, and entire animation divisions.

Now it’s your turn—which Disney disaster did I forget? Fight me in the comments. Argue. Defend. Or agree that Chicken Little should be locked in a vault.

And if you love unhinged animation takes, check out my YouTube channel for cartoons, rants, and even worse decisions than Disney’s 2000s lineup.

When Great TV Shows (and Movies) Spawned Awful Animated Spinoffs (And We Had to Suffer Through Them)

When Great TV Shows (and Movies) Spawned Awful Animated Spinoffs (And We Had to Suffer Through Them)

We’ve all seen a great live-action show or movie only to find out that some evil executive decided to milk the brand dry with a cheap animated spinoff. These monstrosities are never good, never necessary, and always painful to watch.

Some of these cartoon adaptations had no business existing. Others were so disconnected from the source material they may as well have been different franchises. And some? They just looked like someone ran out of money halfway through animating them.

So today, we’re roasting the worst animated spinoffs of great TV shows and movies.

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10. The Real Ghostbusters (1986-1991) – AKA “Why Does Egon Have a Blonde Mullet?”

The Crime:

• A cartoon based on the legendary 1984 Ghostbusters movie.

• Instead of animating the actors’ likenesses, they made Egon blonde, Ray chubby, and everyone slightly off-brand.

• Slimer became the main character for some reason.

Why It’s a Disaster:

• They couldn’t get Bill Murray’s face right. (Peter Venkman looked like someone doing fan art of Bill Murray.)

• Egon got a random swooping blonde mullet.

• Slimer became an annoying comic relief sidekick.

Verdict: Not the worst show, but also… not really the Ghostbusters we wanted.

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9. Extreme Ghostbusters (1997) – AKA “Ghostbusters, But X-TREME!!!”

The Crime:

• A gritty, “cool” 90s reboot where Egon trains a new generation of Ghostbusters.

• The animation was solid, but the show itself felt way too serious for a Ghostbusters cartoon.

• Also, they replaced the original cast with “hip” younger Ghostbusters.

Why It’s a Disaster:

• Tried too hard to be edgy and “adult.”

• No one wanted Ghostbusters to be serious.

• It ignored the fun spirit of the original franchise.

Verdict: What if Ghostbusters was written by people who thought “X-treme” was a personality trait?

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8. Men in Black: The Animated Series (1997-2001) – AKA “MIB, But Animated and Super Grim”

The Crime:

• Instead of being a fun buddy-cop alien comedy, it became a dark, serious sci-fi cartoon.

• They killed off Agent K in the first episode.

• It took itself WAY too seriously.

Why It’s a Disaster:

• No Will Smith jokes. No Men in Black should exist without Will Smith cracking jokes.

• More conspiracy thriller than fun sci-fi comedy.

• The animation was mid-90s Fox Kids garbage.

Verdict: All the fun of Men in Black got sucked into a black hole.

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7. Rambo: The Force of Freedom (1986) – AKA “Let’s Turn an R-Rated War Film into a Kids’ Cartoon”

The Crime:

• The original Rambo was an ultra-violent war movie. So naturally, they made a Saturday morning cartoon where Rambo fights bad guys with no blood or bullets.

• Rambo became a G.I. Joe knockoff.

• They removed everything dark and political from the movies.

Why It’s a Disaster:

• No guns—just laser beams. Rambo fighting with laser beams. Let that sink in.

• Turned Rambo into a hero for kids despite the fact that he was originally a PTSD-ridden soldier.

• Basically a bad G.I. Joe ripoff with the Rambo brand slapped on.

Verdict: The most baffling kids’ cartoon adaptation ever made.

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6. Highlander: The Animated Series (1994-1996) – AKA “There Can Be Only One… and It Shouldn’t Be This Show”

The Crime:

• A Highlander cartoon… for children. Because kids love violent movies about immortal sword-wielding warriors decapitating each other!

• Decapitations? Gone. Instead, Highlanders just absorbed each other’s knowledge through a “quickening.”

• It was set in a post-apocalyptic future for no reason.

Why It’s a Disaster:

• A Highlander story without beheadings is like a Mortal Kombat game without fatalities.

• The writing was bland and the animation was mediocre.

• A Highlander show where no one can die is literally pointless.

Verdict: There can be only one, and this isn’t it.

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5. RoboCop: The Animated Series (1988) – AKA “RoboCop, But Make It Safe for Kids”

The Crime:

• Took one of the most violent, satirical, dystopian movies ever and turned it into a kids’ cartoon with no blood, no social commentary, and no edge.

• Replaced bullets with laser guns.

• Turned RoboCop into a moral lesson machine.

Why It’s a Disaster:

• You can’t take a movie about police corruption, capitalism, and brutal violence and make it G-rated.

• RoboCop fights generic cartoon villains instead of corrupt corporations.

• The animation is as stiff as RoboCop himself.

Verdict: I’d buy THAT for a dollar. But not this.

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4. Mister T (1983-1985) – AKA “Mr. T, But for Kids!”

The Crime:

• A cartoon starring Mr. T as a gymnastics coach who solves mysteries with his team of teenage athletes.

• No fighting, no punching, no action—just gymnastics and life lessons.

• They gave Mr. T a dog… WITH A MOHAWK.

Why It’s a Disaster:

• No one asked for Mr. T to be a gymnastics coach.

• His iconic toughness was completely removed.

• The dog with a mohawk. I cannot stress this enough.

Verdict: Pity the fool who thought this was a good idea.

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3. The Karate Kid: The Animated Series (1989) – AKA “Karate Kid, But Indiana Jones?”

The Crime:

• Instead of a Karate Kid story, they turned it into a globe-trotting adventure where Daniel and Mr. Miyagi search for a magic shrine.

• Fighting is almost nonexistent.

• It’s basically Indiana Jones with less action.

Why It’s a Disaster:

• Daniel and Miyagi spend most of their time running from bad guys.

• Has nothing to do with The Karate Kid movies.

• Magic artifacts? Really?

Verdict: Sweep the leg, sweep this show off the air.

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2. The Dukes (1983) – AKA “The Dukes of Hazzard, But Make It Wacky Races”

The Crime:

• Instead of being about rednecks running from the cops, the cartoon version turned it into a worldwide car race.

• The General Lee races across different countries for no reason.

• Boss Hogg cheats in every episode.

Why It’s a Disaster:

• The Dukes are now basically NASCAR drivers.

• The animation looks like it was done in a hurry.

• Confederate flag? Still on the car. Yikes.

Verdict: How did we go from moonshiners outrunning cops to an international road trip?

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Final Thoughts: STOP DOING THIS.

These animated cash-grabs should have never existed. They weren’t faithful, necessary, or even remotely well-animated.

Now, argue with me in the comments. What’s the worst animated spinoff of a great show or movie? And if you love unhinged animation takes, check out my YouTube channel before they turn Breaking Bad into a Saturday morning cartoon.

A to Z of Animation Studios: Zagtoon

(Or: The Studio That Built an Entire Franchise Around a Ladybug Superhero and Made Bank Doing It)

Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we celebrate animation history while also questioning how some studios create billion-dollar franchises seemingly out of nowhere. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before Hawk Moth akumatizes your WiFi.

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🔥 Z is for Zagtoon

Zagtoon is the animation studio behind Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir—one of the biggest modern animated franchises on the planet.

Founded in 2009 by Jeremy Zag, this French animation studio went from a small startup to an international powerhouse in just over a decade.

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The Miraculous Phenomenon (A.K.A. How Zagtoon Took Over the World)

1. Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015-Present)

• A CG-animated superhero show about two Parisian teens, Marinette and Adrien, who transform into Ladybug and Cat Noir.

• Features magical jewelry, secret identities, and endless romantic tension.

• Hawk Moth (the main villain) never gives up, despite failing for years.

• Massive fanbase, endless merch, spin-offs, and a feature film.

2. Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie (2023)

• What if Miraculous, but even more dramatic?

• Expanded the lore, improved the animation, and broke hearts worldwide.

3. Ghostforce (2021-Present)

• Miraculous meets Ghostbusters.

• Features a team of kids fighting supernatural creatures.

4. Power Players (2019-2020)

• Toy Story, but action-packed.

• A kid gets superpowers from action figures and fights evil toys.

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Why Zagtoon Is So Successful

1. They mastered the international market.

2. They created a superhero franchise that competes with American giants like Marvel and DC.

3. They figured out how to turn their shows into massive merch machines.

Whether you love Miraculous or are still waiting for Marinette and Adrien to figure things out, Zagtoon is a studio that knows how to build a phenomenon.

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🎖 Honorable Mention: Zumbastico Studios (Latin America’s Animation Powerhouse!)

Now let’s talk about Zumbastico Studios—the animation studio that put Latin American animation on the global stage.

What Did They Make?

• Puerto Papel (2015-2017) – A unique stop-motion animated show where a girl gains a new random power every day.

• Zumbastico Fantástico (2011-2012) – A mixed-media sketch show that felt like a Latin American version of Animaniacs.

• Paper Port (2015) – Another stylized stop-motion animated series.

Why Zumbastico Studios Matters

• They brought Latin American animation to a global audience.

• Their animation style is fresh, unique, and visually striking.

• They prove that Latin America has a strong voice in the animation industry.

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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before Hawk Moth Tries to Steal Your Emotions)

Zagtoon? The masterminds behind Miraculous and the kings of modern French animation.

Zumbastico Studios? The Latin American powerhouse bringing fresh, original animation to the world.

And with that… we’ve reached the end of the A to Z of Animation Studios!

(Spoiler: We might just need to do a new version in a few years, because animation is always evolving.) 🚀

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