TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT CATS

February 21, 2013 9:43 AM

The latest of Thomas Ridgewell's (aka TomSka) animated short-humor videos has hit youtube: asdfmovie6. (link in video to previous videos)
posted by The Whelk (16 comments total)

Popularity among U Household children: through the roof
Popularity among U Household adults: through the floor
posted by DU at 9:59 AM on February 21 [1 favorite]

Actually, that's unfair. My wife and I like maybe 1/10 of the shorts. Like the cats part was hilarious.
posted by DU at 10:05 AM on February 21

What is this I don't even
posted by Kitteh at 10:10 AM on February 21

As TomSka animations go, it's no Drunk Science.
posted by Strange Interlude at 10:13 AM on February 21

Ah, I was wondering when the next script for interacting with my junior relatives would arrive ...
posted by scruss at 10:40 AM on February 21

The U Household children and I apparently have very, very similar tastes in humor.

The post-credits doctor bit really tickled me too. Like lots more than it should have.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 10:40 AM on February 21

Hey, not all cartoony things with stick figures and non-meaningful four-letter names can be XKCD. (Or SMBC, even though that one's an actual acronym) But you'd think that with almost a year between 2-minute movies, he'd have collected better material.
posted by oneswellfoop at 10:55 AM on February 21 [1 favorite]

My first thought was The Demented Internet Movie (warning: pointless) from like a decade ago.
posted by Joey Michaels at 11:20 AM on February 21 [2 favorites]

If we're talking TomSka, I feel I'm obligated to link all y'all to Baby With A Gun.

Warning: Baby with a gun.
posted by KChasm at 11:50 AM on February 21

Also, The Confession.
posted by KChasm at 11:53 AM on February 21

My first thought was The Demented Internet Movie (warning: pointless) from like a decade ago.

My god! Someone else remembers that too! I use to love it. I wonder how it held up...
posted by OwlBoy at 1:03 PM on February 21

It's interesting how much this recapitulates pre-war animation styles, before the "cartoon" became defined by e.g. Merrie Melodies. I watch a lot of old films and one of the neat things on DVDs are out-of-copyright shorts included as extras. They're not all great, but it's interesting to see a whole "card" so to speak in one sitting.
posted by dhartung at 3:13 PM on February 21

Some say that surrealist humor is about revealing how our beliefs are just random habits that we follow out of ingrained, learned behavioral patterns.

Some say that surrealist humor is throwing random shit together.
posted by Pyrogenesis at 7:38 PM on February 21

Mr. Cat is real.
posted by BlueHorse at 9:48 PM on February 21

Far superior quick-cut-gag-movie: William Garratt's Offcuts
posted by oneswellfoop at 12:27 PM on February 22

that was okay, oneswellfoop, but asdf is a thing. It's like Monty Python for some kids today. Drop a line (examples "I like trains", "Hello, parking meter!", "No, Llama, no!") and see what happens.
posted by scruss at 9:25 AM on February 23