Rooty Toot Toot (John Hubley, UPA, 1951) 

That was one of the greatest cartoons I've ever seen in my life. Seriously.

This toon is full of quirky, wonderfully animated moments. Nellie Bly smoothing out her crumpled dress was pure genius!

I'm 22 and I use to love all these old cartoons, I just can't believe I never saw this before it was great!

Nominated for the Academy Award for best animated short. But lost to the Tom and Jerry short The Two Mouseketeers.

I loved how experimental they were in the 50s-60s with their animation it was so much fun to watch

It's amazing to me that so much of the audacious inventiveness and style exhibited in this 2D animation has never reappeared in 3D animation work and probably never will. Thanks for the upload.

there is something about the classic cartoon that holds up even better today the animation of today cannot hold a candle to the animation of the 30s 40s and 50s🙂

6:56 : and here we go again... Thanks a million for posting this great UPA production!!

This is fantastic quality! This is beautiful.

# 41 on the list of the 50 greatest cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 animation professionals (1994)

Bless you for sharing!!

The list was the subject of a book by Jerry Beck. Wikipedia has the full list under the heading of "50 greatest cartoons"

Just great !

MICHAEL BARRIER BROUGHT ME HERE.

Shocking masterpiece

qué maravilla!

The cartoon was actually choreographed. Hubley and his artists made extensive drawings of an L.A. - area dancer named Olga Lunick who worked out dance routines for the characters. Just check out Frankie's enrance into the courtroom and her pas de deux with her lawyer . . .

0:21 : Myron "Grim" Natwick?! Oh, such a small world! He worked for Fleischer Studios (mainly in Betty Boop cartoons), this to mention a former job.

WHAT?! The Annoying Orange is the BEST....... ......example of shit on this planet. I absolutely loved this short film! So glad Brad Bird recommended it on Twitter!

I see the original poster for this is up for bid on emovieposter, Had to check it out. Gotta love UPA

Of course, Zippy the elf was killed by John Hubley, who was actually Santa in disguise so Left 4 Team Portal 3 episode 2 is coming out in the year 42000

true!

Chicago before Chicago

Jesus better hurry and Buddha better scoot, because if they don't... Rooty Toot Toot.

yes , I'm saying the same thing, it's based on a real dancer doing a real dance, that's not surprising.

Could i have a link to that article sounds good.

her feet are modeled on a ballet dancer's in toe shoes.

because he was flirting with the singer

The Who brought me her

envy

I was just thinking that, too bad she had a short temper and a knack with firearms...

Technically she can't be tried again for the first murder despite everything now being obvious.

Is that Thurl Ravenscroft as the defense attorney?

Screen needs to be fixed.

Half-Life 3 confirmed

Not guilty then she shot the lawyer? Can someone explain WHY?

This vid was too dark.

Pshhhh... All he did was dance with her for a little :/

Lots of political undertones in this cartoon, which is consistent with the ideology of the entities that made it. She represents American Capitalism, seductive & deceiving, only able to get off with her slick high priced lawyer. In the end we see her true nature as she shoots the lawyer.("the last capitalist will be hung by the very rope he just sold to the hangman"). In the fantasy world of cartoons she ends up punished when the masses, the jury, see what she (American Capitalism), really is.

Paul Terry got there first. He made intentionally made Terrytoons for kids when he noticed if kids laugh at a movie everyone else laughs too. He dumbed down the writing long before Hanna-Barbera dumbed down the animation.

And then, Hanna-Barbera ruined cartoons as an art form.

Frankie is more beautiful than that no neck singer.