This viral piece was directed and created by CISMA (Denis Kamioka) and the Birdo Studio in Brazil.

What it is advertising I’m not sure (rolling papers, I think) — but I love it.

(Thanks, Jason Deeble)

The NY Daily News has posted a fantastic 46-image, 70+ year photo history of Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade cartoon balloon characters. Check out image #15 - Behind the dachshund balloon, is a wraparound 2 story 3-D neon, Times Square billboard for Kleenex tissues featuring Little Lulu from 1950. Image #18 shows the Popeye balloon in 1957, #21 contains Superman from 1966, and other photos include Linus the Lionhearted, Mickey Mouse, Snoopy, Betty Boop, and Woody Woodpecker.

(Thanks, Brent Alexander)

Animator Michele D’Auria has produced a beautiful viral short for Honda Italia. It tells of Soichiro Honda’s initial inspiration for his motor company and, in its way, becomes inspiring itself. Watch it here.

If you think this is freaky, check out his Tom and Jerry, Road Runner and Coyote, Gumby and Pokey, and FrankenBerry, Count Chocula, and Boo Berry!

Madman or genius - you decide.

(Thanks, Jim Stewart)

A Thanksgiving rebuttal from the pen of animator James Sugrue:

(Thanks, Felicia Spano)

This new video from Katy Davis is really sweet. Katy self-produced it for her brother’s band, Bim, and did all the art herself.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers. Here’s a little turkey day treat - Tex Avery’s Jerky Turkey. For model sheets and animation drawings from the film, head on over to Kevin Langley’s blog.

Did you know that CARTOONS HATE FAMILIES? It’s true, I guess. Otherwise they wouldn’t say in in all caps at christiansagainstcartoons.com. At first I thought it was a crazy over-the-top parody, but it seems to be the real thing. I, for one, would never have guessed that Monsters Inc. is an attempt by the Godless Disney organization to introduce Satanism to innocent children. But sure enough, it is!

This site apparently has not been updated in a year, so I’d hate to push up their numbers and encourage them to post more. Still, it’s an interesting find — in the same way that the life forms one discovers hiding under a rock make for “an interesting find”. It’s too late for me, but you may still be able to save yourself from these filthy, vile cartoons!

(Thanks Joe Dante and special thanks to Dewey McGuire)