Santa's Workshop

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer [Max Fleischer]

Santa's Suprise

Daddy's Handwriting

A bit of self-promotion: here's a Christmas short written by me. The truth of what happens at midnight on Christmas Eve in homes around the world.

Bee and PuppyCat

A fun, expectedly bizarre web series from Natasha Allegri, one of the creative contributors to "Adventure Time." "Bee and PuppyCat" was one of the most successful video/film fundraisers of all-time on Kickstarter.

Do You Want to Build a Meth Lab?

For all you "Breaking Bad" fans...

Orca Awareness

BOO!

Happy Halloween, everybody!

The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)

Nominated for a Best Animated Short Oscar, this UPA produced film routinely ranks high among animation historians and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Jumping Devil

There's Good Boos Tonight

Tiny Toons Halloween intro

The Sandman (1991)

This creepy piece from 1991 was nominated for an animated short Oscar.

"Groovie Goolies" Monster Mash

Not going to lie - I've never heard of the "Groovie Goolies" before. Had to look this one up. Apparently it was a Filmation show running in 1970, a spinoff of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" which was already a spinoff of "The Archie Show." Only 16 episodes were produced. The animation is, shall we say, sparse? But this is a fun little treat for the season.

"Ruby Gloom" Theme Song

Michael Dougherty's Season's Greetings

This animated short from 1996 features the original appearance of "Sam," the iconic trick-or-treater who would later appear in Dougherty's live-action "Trick 'r Treat" feature film, as well as several shorts.

Scaredy Cat

A Halloween-themed "Simon's Cat!"

This Way Up

Sidewalk

A bittersweet meditation on the journey of life. Beautiful, lively animation and a great score.

I Am An Ass. You Are An Ass. We Are All Asses

Marilyn Myller

If you've ever created something, failed at creating something, or had your creation misunderstood, then you'll relate to this smart, beautiful short.

Untitled (Why pandas lack color)

Post by Breno Breníbis.

Usagi Yojimbo - "The Last Request"

This proof-of-concept short supposedly presages a feature-length movie. Fingers crossed!

BONUS: Vintage Terry Gilliam on his Monty Python animations

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

With the new movie opening today, let's recall memories of yore with the original "TMNT" theme song (co-written by future "Two and a Half Men" and "Big Bang Theory" creator, Chuck Lorre).

'Weird Al' Yankovic - Lame Claim To Fame

As part of his just-ended "Eight Videos in Eight Days," Weird Al gave us some new animation. Enjoy!

Funny fat animals.

For no particular reason, here are wild animals... fat.

Futurama 3d (test shot)

An animator is working on a detailed CG rendering of the opening of "Futurama." The results in this test shot are looking fantastic.

Animating Adam Savage's Workshop

Marty Cooper, the creator of Aug(De)Mented Reality, visits The Cave to talk about animation and create a new piece for that location.

Car racing stop motion

This homegrown animation by a Taiwanese amateur features a race between a Tumbler, a DeLorean, and Optimus Prime. Who will win?

Duet

This charming short from animation veteran Glen Keane is a collaboration with Google, demonstrating some of their recent advancements in blending traditional hand-drawn animation with computer animation.

What Would Brian Boitano Do?

15 years ago today, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut hit movie theaters. And it's still great!

Jerry Garcia on The Acid Tests

An interview with Jerry Garcia from 1988, revived and set to animation by PBS.

Why Do I Study Physics?

Monkey Rag

This animation was done the old-fashioned way - drawn on paper and colored by hand. The end result has so much bouncy life to it. Great song, too.

Aug(De)Mented Reality

The basics of hand-drawn animation, reframed and applied in an innovative way. Excellent.

BONUS: John Lasseter’s CalArts Commencement Speech

Here's John Lasseter's energetic speech to the 2014 graduating class of his alma mater, CalArts. Thanks to Cartoon Brew.

X-Men

In honor of today's big movie opening, an "X-Men" throwback.

Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two) by Weird Al

Artist Mark Ryden asked numerous recording artists to do their rendition of the olde tyme song "Daisy Bell," and then produced animated paintings as music videos for each. Below is "Weird Al" Yankovic's contribution.



For more videos by other singers (such as Katy Perry and Mark Mothersbaugh), click here.

Moving On by James

A music video using stop-motion animated yarn, put to smart metaphorical use.

The Illusion of Life

A crash course in animation, told through animation, adapted from the book by all-time master Disney animators Frank&Ollie.

Steadfast Stanley

A corgi faces down the living dead to reunite with his family!

My Happy End

Clever use of medium.

Wild Life

This personal favorite of mine was Oscar nominated in 2012.

Huset Pa Kampen

A story of unexpected turns.

Batman Beyond

Warner Bros. continues its celebration of Batman's 75th anniversary with this new "Batman Beyond" short by Darwyn Cooke. Kevin Conroy and Will Friedle reprise their roles. Clever nod to the history of Batman at the end.

The Cats of YouTube

An animated take on the web's most popular cat videos.

To Spring (1936)

A weird little ditty that suggests spring exists as a result of a subterranean civilization of miners pumping colors up to the Earth's surface through some sort of arterial system. This cartoon is the directorial debut William Hanna, who would go on to cofound Hanna-Barbera Productions. Impressively detailed animation, spectacular use of color. (Thanks to CartoonBrew.com)

Vivarium

BONUS: The 100 best animated movies

As voted on by industry professionals. See if your favorite made the cut!

Click here for the list

"Batman: Strange Days"

Bruce Timm -- one of the key creative partners on the '90s "Batman: The Animated Series" -- directs this new short, in honor of BATMAN's 75th anniversary.

BONUS: Orchestra Plays 43 Cartoon Theme Song Mashup

With cartoon enhancements!

WWE Slam City - Alberto the Barista

What our friends at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios have been up to, in between "The Friendship All-Stars of Friendship" and the new season of "Robot Chicken."


Check out the entire "Slam City" series by clicking here.

Ballad of a Wi-Fi Hero

Narrated by H. Jon Benjamin.

Batman versus The Terminator

Sounds like a joke. Is actually pretty awesome. Enjoy.

BONUS: Old "Simpsons" sketches from animator David Silverman

A few days ago he started tweeting "Simpsons" sketches, like the original model for Miss Krabappel (RIP) and a bunch of sketches from the Poe segment of the very first “Treehouse Of Horror.”

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Ringo Starr wishes he were a Powerpuff Girl

Lego Thriller

Annette Jung animates the opening scene of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" using Lego bricks.

Experimental animation meets pottery

This fascinating video begins as its own making-of documentary, and slowly morphs into the completed animation.

The Renter

Every "Futurama" Character Ever (Almost)

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