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Octocat Adventure #1
by amid
March 13, 2008 12:10 pm


Half-cat and half-octopus, Octocat is searching for his parents. And he manages to drink a relaxing cup of tea during the search. I hope we see a lot more cartoons from 13-year-old Randy Peters.

(Thanks, David O’Reilly)

03/13/08  12:24pm

Absolutely brilliant!

03/13/08  12:35pm

Go Randy Go !

03/13/08  12:39pm

That

is

great.

It’s sort of abstract, in a “fine art that was never meant to be fine art” way.

03/13/08  12:46pm

Funny as hell! We need this kid to get a job at the networks ASAP. Quit school and go for it….

03/13/08  12:54pm
Tom Pope says:

Best forty-five seconds of film I’ve seen this year. Like the cat thing yesterday and the Lollipop video, I could, and shall, watch this A LOT.

03/13/08  1:09pm
Chuck R. says:

Aristocats, Cats Don’t Dance, Thundercats….
Simon’s Cat, Octocat…

I’d say the internet is a safer haven for cats.

Randy, keep up the good work, but don’t quit school. At the very least, you’ll never find a better source for drawing from life than the classroom.

03/13/08  1:45pm
alex Kirwan says:

WOW!

03/13/08  2:13pm
Julian Carter says:

What’s the fuss all about? That animation clip has absolutely no artistic merits at all (i.e. nothing to justify the crudeness of technique). Oh, and he could have thought of a more imaginative name than ‘Octocat’, surely …

Everyone on Youtube is raving about it. Either they’re all potty, or I’m failing to recognise any beauty in Randy Peters’ work. Bleh …

03/13/08  2:16pm

Julian - you are a miserable blackheart.
I think it’s just about the best animated thing I’ve seen in months.

03/13/08  2:32pm
1 says:

That is really good. However, the fact that “RANDYPETERS1″ joined youtube and submited the video only 12 hours ago and David O’Reilly found it so quickly makes me suspicious. It’s close enough to his terms that he could have made the video himself.

That’s probably not the case, however, and it is a great animation. I hope there are more to come.

03/13/08  2:34pm
Your Mother says:

One of the best things i have ever seen. +1 internets to you

03/13/08  2:35pm
Adolf Hitler says:

He fights to find his parents, it brings me to tears. Bravo!!!! Bravo!!!! I can’t stop clapping!!!!

03/13/08  2:40pm

Hi, I didn’t make this one, but thanks for the compliment.

03/13/08  2:45pm

The symbolism is magnificent. Octocat Adventure #1 truly reaches out to the inner lost cat in all of us. Maybe one day I will go on an adventure to find my parents as well. What a brave cat. eh drinks tea and doesnt afraid of anything. Excellent job Randal. Keep up the good work.

03/13/08  3:11pm
doug holverson says:

Never underestimate the power of MS Paint! ;)

03/13/08  3:21pm

I was kidding about the school thing Chuck….

03/13/08  3:43pm
ponsonby britt o.b.e. says:

sounds like somebody needs more fiber…or an exorcist.

03/13/08  3:53pm
hibbity bibbity says:

Yeah, not a fan. Something is suspicious with all the rave reviews.

03/13/08  3:58pm
Zekey says:

Octocat appears to be stricken with the same speech patters as Popeye the Sailor Man.

03/13/08  4:03pm
FP says:

I liked it better than FINDING NEMO.

What?

03/13/08  4:15pm
Natalie Kalmus says:

Cartoon Network doesn’t justify the crudeness of its technique, either.