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Quasi at the Quackadero Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 597 seconds This cult cartoon follows two ducks and a pet robot at an amusement park in the future where time travel is exploited. Hugely popular in the 1970s, and available today on DVD at my website, www.funonmars.com Related: allan, amusement, armstrong, carnival, cartoon, cruikshank, cult, dodge, future, park, robt, sally |
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Face Like a Frog Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 324 seconds Haunted frog house cartoon with music by Danny Elfman, (pseudonym Mystic Knights), including the song "Don't go in the Basement." Animated and everything else by me, Sally Cruikshank. Available on dvd at my site www.funonmars.com It looks much better on the DVD! I also sell artwork from this cartoon. Related: cartoon, cruikshank, danny, elfman, face, frog, haunted, house, like, sally |
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Above It All (Classic Sesame Street) Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 280 seconds An alligator girl spins her fez propellor and flies in sync to music. Created and aired first in 1989. Related: above, all, alligator, classic, cruikshank, flying, it, sally, sesame, street |
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Make Me Psychic Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 474 seconds Anita the duck buys a psychic device at a novelty store in an alternate universe and creates mayhem at a crazy party. By Sally Cruikshank, with music by Robt. Armstrong and Allan Dodge Related: anita, cartoon, cruikshank, novelty, party, psychedelic, psychic, quasi, sally |
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"Caribbean Amphibian" Elmopalooza Jummy Buffett Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 166 seconds Jimmy Buffett sings this charming song, "Caribbean Amphibian" in this Sesame Street special, "Elmopalooza" with Kermit helping on vocals, and animation by me. It was my first attempt at computer animation, and it shows, but there's some fun here too! Related: amphibian, buffett, caribbean, cruikshank, elmopalooza, jimmy, kermit, sally, sesame, st, street |
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Beginning Middle and End (Classic Sesame Street) Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 172 seconds 3 dancing books explain the concept of stories, with Seymour travelling back in time. Sung by Paul Jacobs, who also plays most of the instruments. Related: beginning, classic, cruikshank, end, middle, sally, sesame, seymour, street |
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"Above It All" Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 164 seconds just a cleaner version of the Sesame Street song I animated in 1989. Related: above, all, animation, classic, cruikshank, it, sally, sesame, street |
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Island of Emotion (Classic Sesame Street) Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 97 seconds Reggae music in this classic Sesame Street song about the Island of Emotion. I heard that some children found it too emotional to watch though it's really very sweet. Animated by me, Sally Cruikshank. Related: animation, classic, cruikshank, emotion, island, of, reggae, sally, sesame, street |
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From Your Head (Classic Sesame Street) Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 113 seconds Of all the Sesame Street songs I animated, this one's my favorite. Jazzy, dreamy, loose and strange. That's jazz great Betty Carter singing the song. Related: betty, carter, classic, cruikshank, from, head, imagination, jazz, opossum, sally, sesame, showboat, street, swamp, your |
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Your Feets Too Big (Classic Sesame Street) Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 111 seconds This is my other favorite out of all the Sesame Street songs I did, based on the charming Fats Waller recording of same title. Believe it or not, the purpose of this song was to teach kids about measuring. I don't think they ran it very often. Related: big, classic, cruikshank, fats, feets, sally, sesame, street, too, waller, your |
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"Ruthless People" Main Titles Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 139 seconds I designed and directed these main titles in 1987. They were done at Playhouse Pictures in Hollywood. A couple of years ago I was driving with the radio on, and I heard Mick Jagger talking about how he disliked them. He sings the title song. Hah! Related: cruikshank, jagger, main, mick, people, ruthless, sally, titles, zucker |
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Sally Cruikshank interview 1980 Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 237 seconds I found this tv interview with me down in the basement. (How fitting). It was on 3/4" tape, rapidly disintegrating. I transferred it to DVD and got it finally to a decent format to upload to my new favorite place, youtube. It answers some questions people often ask me. Related: 1980, cruikshank, films, interview, sally, snazelle |
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I'm Curious (Classic Sesame Street) Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 92 seconds A walking lizard finds an enchanted world and is very curious. Related: animation, classic, cruikshank, lizard, sally, sesame, street |
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In and Out Crowd Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 137 seconds One of the first three pieces I did for Sesame Street. The song is particularly witty I think. Related: animation, classic, crowd, cruikshank, in, out, sally, sesame, street |
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I Am a Mole Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 79 seconds Goofy sixties song about moles and other animals Related: cruikshank, goofy, sally, sixties, song |
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Don't Go In the Basement Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 75 seconds Surreal images in this song from Sally Cruikshank's FACE LIKE A FROG, 1987, written and performed by Danny Elfman and oingo Boingo, under pseudonym. Related: animation, cartoon, cruikshank, danny, elfman, face, frog, like, sally |
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fun on mars Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 256 seconds I made this film when I went to the San Francisco Art Institute, after graduating from Smith a semester early. It was my reaction to California. "Sweeping the Clouds Away" is sung by Charles "Buddy" Rodgers, who was Mary Pickford's husband. huh? who? The doctored photo was of an astronaut on the moon-- I thought he looked like a duck and made him one. From 1971... yikes! (uploaded by request!) Related: cruikshank, francisco, fun, mars, on, sally, san |
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Mannequin Main Titles 1987 Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 102 seconds I designed and directed these main titles. They hoped they would cover the story hole which lapses between when Kim Cattrall is in ancient Egypt, and where she is in the movie, in a department store in Philadelphia. No problem. right. Animated by an assortment of very talented people who were working at Playhouse Pictures at the time. Related: main, mannequin, titles |
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Who is Listening In? Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 156 seconds Sally Cruikshank takes her Charbucks adventure farther in this 2 1/2 minute flash animated comedy about appliances that are smarter than you are. Related: animation, appliances, comedy, cruikshank, future, whinsey |
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Twilight Zone Cartoon Hell Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 42 seconds You should see the beautiful cels that were painted for this cartoon hell sequence in the movie TWILIGHT ZONE. The girl in the parochial school uniform is Nancy Cartwright, voice of Bart Simpson! This segment was directed by Joe Dante. Related: cartoon, cartwright, cruikshank, dante, hell, joe, nancy, sally, twilight, zone |
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impossumble Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 161 seconds A spooky story about Whinsey and opossums in an old hotel. Related: animation, cruikshank, flash, opossum, sally, whinsey |
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Quasi's Cabaret Trailer Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 133 seconds Nightclub of the future with live alligators and a tipsy train that serves drinks. Related: anita, cartoon, cruikshank, quasi, sally |
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Whinsey on the Phone Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 151 seconds Talking horse Whinsey works in an appliance store in an alternate universe. Related: appliances, cruikshank, sally, time, travel, whinsey |
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If I Could Get My Hands on You Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 47 seconds This is the party song from "MAKE ME PSYCHIC", 1978, for those who want to get right to the musical treat of the film. Written and sung by Al Dodge, with Robert Armstrong and Paul Yountz(?) playing along. Related: al, cruikshank, dodge, make, me, psychic, sally |
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Candilicious Commercial 1987 Posted by: laughingsal
Video duration: 28 seconds With lyrics like, "chewy, delicious, bigger than your finger," or was it "bigger than you figure"? Anyway, I designed and directed this commercial right after Ruthless People. A number of very talented animators working at Playhouse Pictures did the animation. The product never took off-- it was like chewing gum but you swallowed it. Related: 1980s, candilicious, commercial |


























