a blue cat named Jof from the old What A Cartoon Show pricks his finger and must go to the hospital. doctors try to perform ridiculous tests on him but he manages to escape. i love how the doctors yell whenever they're summoned
I remember watching this with my big sister back in the 90s and we would cry laughing. I lost her to suicide a month ago. It brings tears to my eyes watching it now, but it also makes me so happy seeing this and remembering how much joy we got from it. Miss you, sister ❤
this cartoon is an exceptional lesson in customer service and overall service design. It;'s unbelivable in how many organizations this is literally the customer's experience (not just hospitals)
Believe it or not, i've benen searching for this video for about 20 years. Cant express the happiness i feel right now. This video sums up cartoon network of my childhood
I've been searching for this for sooooo long. I watched this few times as a teen and always laughed at those assistants' tribal yells. That's why I wanted to see it again. Finally! lol
This is how hospital bills are racked up so high because the doctors looks at everything else BUT the problem. A message in this cartoon I didn't get when I was a teen, but as a parent I get now.
This was made in Europe by veteran Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto, exclusively for Hanna-Barbera in 1995. Prior to this stint, Bozzetto was renowned...and still is to this day...for making vignettes for the European telly & cinema screens.
I used to see this all the time when I was little. I was born in 1991 and am SO glad I got to experience the golden age of childrens television. Moments such as Jof having to press the button with his bad finger, moving himself to the Dr, by moving the point anddrawing the door, the tribal chants by the doctors crazy assistants, and the doctor giving Jof "Playcat" and trying to kill him, brought me back to the 90's and my childhood. Thank you very much for posting, you made my day.
The fact that that doctor is still in business despite the fact that he is willing to harm and torture innocent patients proves how mean spirited, villainous and antagonistic he is.
I. LOVED. THIS. CARTOON. It's really a one hit wonder really; the music, the characterizations and the lack of dialogue all go together so well. And the fact that I'm laughing now as much as I did when I was like, 5 years old shows that this really stood the test of time.
The music from timestamp 1:16 to 1:23 with the finger drawn hospital signs in this cartoon looks like the intro music of Twin Peaks, composed by Angelo Badalamenti.
I've gotta echo everyone else's comments, I'm so happy someone finally uploaded this. I don't think I admitted it when I was a kid, but this was probably one of the best "What A Cartoon"'s that they had. A childhood masterpiece.
This cartoon used to make me frighten and have nightmares! I was 8 when I first watched this hahahaha Today, eleven years late I'm rewatching and gosh, only me and my sis know how nostalgic it is. haha
A good example in how to make a short that's virtually dialogue-free and still very entertaining. I love the tribal chants of the orderlies, and the underlying plot in that you can have a simple problem, but some people make it much more difficult than necessary!
Why does the hospital door buzzer sound like a school bell? I thought hospitals were generally supposed to be QUIET places. But then again, with that crazy doctor and his assistants, it's probably quite noisy there frequently!
Man this takes me back. I remembered this cartoon all these years but never remembered the name. Then i randomly find this gem. What a great way to start a Saturday morning!
I remember watching this as a kid and loved it (still love it!).. He he...the three doctor helpers who make tribal noises are no worse than witch doctors! Lots of classical music and a strong message against quacks.....Thanks for uploading.
lol. It's been a long time since I've seen this one. It was always one of my favorites. I think the whole "Tribal Yelling" when the doctors were summoned was to show how the common person doesn't understand medical speach, (there's the name doctors use for everything, then there's the simplified word that everyone else uses.) But, "Help" being the only clear word in the cartoon, for some reason always made me feel like this one needed to be in "Oh Canada" for some reason. Thanks for upload.
Songs heard in this short: "Theme from Twin Peaks" by Angelo Badalamenti (1:18) "20th Century-Fox Logo" by Alfred Newman (2:23) "Over the Waves" "Hungarian Dance No. 5"
OH MY GOD I CAN NOT BELIEVE I FOUND THIS. I kept telling everyone about this but no one seemed to remember it. Now I have a proof! Also, it's nice to watch it again after so many years! thank you so much!
God this makes me feel really old. I loved this when i was younger. I forget how old i was though when i first saw this. I'm 18 now. Makes you realise that cartoons these days can't even hold a candle to cartoons from the 90's. This was really clever and funny.
I finally found it! This suddenly popped up in my mind! :D I'm so grateful to be born during the time of this cartoon. *sigh* I wish I could go back in time. I bet more than my share of my generation feel the same way.
OMG!! WE USED TO CRACK UP EVERY TIME THOSE AFRICAN YELLS CAME OUT! LMFAO! GOOD JOB WITH THE UPLOAD! FAVORITED WITH LIGHTNING SPEED! I feel a tear coming..
Always felt so bad for poor little Jof. especially whenever he whimpered "Help"... Would've been better off just healing that injury himself, instead of dealing with those mad scientists who call themselves doctors.
when I see cartoons like these it makes me feel proud of being alive in the 90's and being an artist that works with 2D design and animation. Every time I see stuff like this I want to create animated shorts again for the hell of it.
