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Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

  • Air date:1989-06-01
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  • Number of episodes:23

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Self Portrait
S1E1
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Air date: 1989-06-01

Runtime: min

Excerpted from the collective short "Animated Self-Portraits" (1989), this 13-second clip is as the title describes: a self-portrait of Bill Plympton, animated circa 1988.

The Great Turn On
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Air date: 1968-01-19

Runtime: 2 min

Bill Plympton's first animated short for his college's 1968 yearbook promotion.

Lucas, The Ear of Corn
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Air date: 1977-01-19

Runtime: 4 min

An incomplete short by Bill Plympton.

Boomtown
S1E4
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Air date: 1984-01-01

Runtime: 6 min

The Android Sisters sing about the alarming increase in U.S. defense spending during the cold war and its effect on various aspects of the domestic economy.

Drawing Lesson #2
S1E5
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Air date: 1985-01-01

Runtime: 6 min

While giving an art lesson, the Magic Line is distracted by thoughts of his true love and former model, Vera, with whom he'd had a wild and passionate affair.

Your Face
S1E6
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Air date: 1987-05-01

Runtime: 3 min

A tenor, in suit and tie, with a receding hairline, sings an original ballad to his love, “Your Face is Like a Song”, to simple piano accompaniment.

Love in the Fast Lane
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Air date: 1988-01-01

Runtime: 3 min

A distracted businessman buys an anniversary gift for his wife, but gets much more than he bargained for.

One of Those Days
S1E8
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Air date: 1988-01-01

Runtime: 7 min

A day in the life of the world's unluckiest guy.

How to Kiss
S1E9
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Air date: 1988-10-01

Runtime: 6 min

As a brave couple demonstrates, the narrator uses quotes, examples and advice to help us all reach the highest heights in the art of kissing.

25 Ways to Quit Smoking
S1E10
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Air date: 1989-06-01

Runtime: 5 min

The perilous road to kicking the habit is explored in twenty-six vignettes that include various professionals and contraptions.

245 Days
S1E11
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Air date: 1989-07-02

Runtime: 5 min

The music video for Peter Himmelman's song "245 Days", featuring original animations by Bill Plympton.

Noodle Ear
S1E12
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Air date: 1989-07-01

Runtime: min

A 13-second channel bumper for MTV, animated by Bill Plympton circa 1989.

Excerpt from Universal Declaration of Human Rights
S1E13
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Air date: 1989-08-02

Runtime: min

A 30-second excerpt from Amnesty International's 20-minute Universal Declaration of Human Rights animation video special from 1989.

Acid Rain
S1E14
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Air date: 1989-09-03

Runtime: min

An environmental awareness PSA from MTV, animated by Bill Plympton circa 1989.

Trivial Pursuit TV commercial #1
S1E15
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Air date: 1990-01-01

Runtime: min

A 1990 TV advertisement for the board game Trivial Pursuit, animated by Bill Plympton.

Trivial Pursuit TV commercial #2
S1E16
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Air date: 1990-01-01

Runtime: min

A 1990 TV advertisement for the board game Trivial Pursuit, animated by Bill Plympton.

Sugar Delight TV commercial #1
S1E17
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Air date: 1991-01-01

Runtime: min

A 1991 TV advertisement for artificial sweetener Sugar Delight, animated by Bill Plympton, featuring the voice of Emo Philips.

Sugar Delight TV commercial #2
S1E18
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Air date: 1991-01-01

Runtime: min

A 1991 TV advertisement for artificial sweetener Sugar Delight, animated by Bill Plympton, featuring the voice of Emo Philips.

Previous Lives #1: Rod Stewart
S1E19
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Air date: 1991-06-06

Runtime: min

An excerpt from MTV's 10th Anniversary Special, animated by Bill Plympton.

Previous Lives #2: Eddie Van Halen
S1E20
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Air date: 1991-06-06

Runtime: min

An excerpt from MTV's 10th Anniversary Special, animated by Bill Plympton.

Plymptoons
S1E21
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Air date: 1990-01-01

Runtime: 7 min

A collection of comedic vignettes and sight gags, animated by Bill Plympton.

At the Zoo
S1E22
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Air date: 1969-01-01

Runtime: 2 min

A student film animated by Bill Plympton, when he was a student at The School of Visual Arts, New York City.

America: Upper and Lower Case
S1E23
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Air date: 1969-01-01

Runtime: 2 min

Another student film animated by Bill Plympton during his time as a student at The School of Visual Arts, New York City, humorously speaking to class divisions in America.

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