The Hep Cat [part two]: Clampett's horny expressions

That should say plenty on its own.

Back to the cartoon though! We're about a quarter done with it. Maybe I'll jam more screencaps into this one.

Here's something that became a staple of Clampett cartoons; shadows! I don't recall excessive usage of them in his black and whites, but I could be wrong. Maybe somebody could throw me an example or two, I'd love to see 'em!

The shadows are especially prevalent in cartoons like The Wise Quacking Duck and The Great Piggy Bank Robbery. Anyways, back to the cartoon!

Any he-men out there who talk to their partners like this? Does it actually work?

And who animated this bit? It looks really solid, like McKimson did it, but I also see some wrinkles, characteristic of Scribner. I'm going to put my money where my mouth is and guess McKimson.

Relatable bit here, if I do say so myself.

I know some folks who appreciate a good smear any day of the week. (Does drybrushing like this count as smearing?)

I always loved this part! The way the brick smashes into the cat's skull is animated so thoughtfully. In fact, this whole next part is arguably the best in the entire film.

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This whole part is a lot of fun! It has some really lively movements going on the entire time, and the cat frantically shadow-boxing is really fun to watch. You can also feel his frustrations too! Honest-to-god humanity. We need more stuff like this!

You have to watch this part to understand the joke. While I'm not huge on a lot of verbal humor, this really hits the nail pretty good! Maybe I'm just in a good mood after refreshing on some Abbott and Costello. Or maybe it's the vanilla swiss-roll cake that's fueling me at the moment.

I'll be god-damned if this isn't Scribner.

Jeez, I never noticed this scene until now! There's so much hidden stuff in every Clampett cartoon. It's like an Easter egg hunt; you keep finding goodies! I'll bet he knew there would be people like myself taking these cartoons apart. Damn mindreaders!

This take reminds me of some Ub Iwerks takes from his ComiColor cartoons, only much wilder. You never got a whole lot of really crazy takes with lines emanating from the characters' bodies in this degree.

This take is much more restrained than the one before it. You almost don't even see it!

And with that, we cut to the next scene in a later post. Maybe tomorrow, or Wednesday, if I'm not really feeling it.