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Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!

zarq — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:54:22 -0800

Via io9: "The first nine Superman cartoons produced by Fleischer Studios from 1941 to 1942 are a wonder of animated retrofuturism, giving us a peek into a world that not only had a flying superstrong protector, but also filled viewers' heads with dreams of autonomous robots, comet-controlling telescopes, and machines that could shake the Earth. These films are in the public domain and have been available on the Internet Archive," but now Warner Bros. is releasing them (remastered) on YouTube. The first short, "Superman" (also known as "The Mad Scientist,") was nominated for an Academy Award. Also see: The Super Guide to the Fleischer Superman Cartoons. Find links to all nine episodes and more inside. Fleischer Studios Superman Episodes 1) Superman / The Mad Scientist [1941] 2) The Mechanical Monsters [1941] 3) Billion Dollar Limited [1942] 4) The Arctic Giant [1942] 5) The Bulleteers [1942] 6) The Magnetic Telescope [1942] 7) Electric Earthquake [1942] 8) Volcano [1942] 9) Terror on the Midway [1942] Per Wikipedia: The Fleischers produced nine classic cartoons in the Superman series before Paramount took over the Fleischer Studios facility in Miami and ousted Max and Dave Fleischer. By the end of 1941, the brothers were no longer able to cooperate with each other, and the studio's co-owner Dave Fleischer had left Florida for California, where he would eventually become the new head of Columbia Pictures' Screen Gems studio. The sleek look of the series continued, but there was a noticeable change in the storylines of the later shorts of the series. The first nine cartoons had more of a science fiction aspect to them, as they involved the Man of Steel fighting robots, giant dinosaurs, meteors from outer space, and other perils. The later eight cartoons in the series dealt more with World War II propaganda stories, such as in Eleventh Hour, which finds Superman going to Japan to commit acts of sabotage in order to reduce the morale of the enemy; meanwhile, an angered Adolf Hitler had a cameo role at the end of Jungle Drums after Superman foiled another Nazi plot. The first seven cartoons originated the classic opening line which was later adopted by the Superman radio series and in the live-action television series a decade later: "Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!" (The radio series also eventually used the cartoon series' theme music.) However, for the final two Fleischer-produced cartoons and the first of the eight Famous Studios-produced cartoons, the opening was changed to "Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to soar higher than any plane!". For the remaining Famous Studios-produced cartoons, the opening line was changed again to "Faster than a streak of lightning! More powerful than the pounding surf! Mightier than a roaring hurricane!" This series also featured a slight variation of the now-classic exclamation (also from the radio series): "Up in the sky, look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!"
Famous Studios Superman Episodes These were American WWII propaganda, and some include racist caricatures. 10) Japoteurs [1942] 11) Showdown [1942] 12) Eleventh Hour [1942] 13) Destruction, Inc. [1942] 14) The Mummy Strikes [1943] 15) Jungle Drums [1943] 16) The Underground World [1943] 17) Secret Agent [1943] The Internet Archive has all 17 Fleischer and Famous episodes, combined into a single, two hour movie.

Yes, John Barleycorn is #1

TheWhiteSkull — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:46:39 -0800

And now, the 25 Douchiest Bars in Chicago. ...and as a counterpoint, the 26 least douchey bars in Chicago. Also, the 25 Douchiest Bars in NYC and the 25 Douchiest Bars in Los Angeles.

Did you notice this bar is like a total sausage fest?

empath — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:05:43 -0800

Celery -- Just some bros hanging out. Probably a bit NSFW.

On The Bro'd

bhamrick — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:20:39 -0800

On The Bro'd Every sentence of Jack Kerouac's On The Road, retold for bros.

Dude, it's totally funneling!

functionequalsform — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:01:52 -0800

In light of the storm that tore through the metropolitan New York City area, we now have Bro-nado. (YT)

Fantasia, Americana, Wonderland.

Ambrosia Voyeur — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:53:18 -0800

Take a solo trek through the back streets of toontown or gaze upon pastoral fantasia. You'll find an astonishing variety of familiar and fantastic locales at Bob Richards' Animation Backgrounds blog. Why, there's even a plate of beans without the beans.

Ironic pepsi-blue

codacorolla — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:43:54 -0800

"It began six hours after he arrived — 'I iced a friend at lunch,' he said — but really took off at a barbecue around the family pool in Belmar the next day. 'There have been over 20 icings so far'", "Icing" is an increasingly popular, viral drinking game. The rules are relatively simple: One of your "bros" hides a Smirnoff ice in a place you will find it. You find it. You must get down on one knee and chug the drink in front of them. This is negated if you have a Smirnoff Ice somewhere on your person, in which case the icee becomes the iced, and must drink both bottles. There’s the website that started it all Several famous people have been iced (from the NYT article). Is there an intentional homo-erotic aspect to the 'game'? If Smirnoff didn't concoct this, then what does it mean for them? Is it viral marketing (Smirnoff denies that it is)? Is it just some bros having a good ass-slapping time? Something even more devious? Time will tell.

Sorry Samus but your Princess is in another castle!

carsonb — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:40:37 -0800

Super Mario Crossover - Play Super Mario Bros. as Bill S, Samus, Link, Simon, Mega Man or, of course, as Mario. swf download alternate browser link

What's Opera, Doc?

litterateur — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:34:35 -0800

And now presenting the 10 Best Uses Of Classical Music In Classic Cartoons!

What is it about brothers and film?

cell divide — Thu, 06 Dec 2001 10:15:17 -0800

What is it about brothers and film? You've got the Hughes Brothers, the Cohen Brothers, the Polish Brothers, the Wachowski Brothers, the Farrelly Brothers, to name the best known. We also have the Weinstein Brothers, and numerous up-and-comers taking the fraternal route. What's behind this phenomenon? And where are the sisters?