#will vinton

As a Group:

-Art Clokey Toons act as liaisons and bridges between most of the stopmotion Toons due to their cheerful and friendly personalities. An example being that they get along well with BOTH the Will Vinton Toons and the Laika Toons, meaning they often act as mediators between them so fights don't immediately break out due to the Will Vinton Toons and Laika Toons' bad history.

-Primarily because of Gumby, the Art Clokey Toons are very active in the charity scene. They'll donate and help anything they can. Of course, this sometimes leads to them being a bit TOO overgenerous.

-The Art Clokey Toons are.... neutral on Moral Orel. They get along just fine with Orel himself (who acts as a spokesperson for his group) but for most of the rest of the cast....not so much. They generally prefer to keep a polite distance so no negative opinions will start forming.

Gumby and Pokey:

-Gumby is BIG on volunteering! Anytime there's something that needs extra hands, Gumby is there ready to help. He's volunteered for several charity projects and fundraisers in Toontown and has become synonymous with the definition of a true altruist.

-Being heavily based on the Gingerbread Man, Gumby has become GREAT friends with Gingy from the Shrek Franchise!

-Pokey's favorite plants are cactuses and other succulents. He's generally quite fond of the desert in general and loves to spend time in it when not with Gumby. Due to this, he's met Wile E and Roadie several times and become fairly good aquaintances with them.

Davey and Goliath:

-Davey may be primarily Christian, but he DEFINITELY respects other religions. He's listened to not just Christian prayers, but also Jewish prayers and anthems because he loves hearing the sounds and feels of other religions.

-Davey works as a professional weeder. He is an EXPERT at removing invasive species from gardens and planting them somewhere else so they can thrive.

The late Will Vinton a film maker and famous stop motion animater created the Noid and He also had a large hand making the film "The adventures of Mark Twain" where this Satan character came from

The Haley comet, a beautiful sight that visits the earth every seventy five years. One of these times in 1835, Mark Twain was born. And as it comes back at the end of his life and illustruous career, he's ready to leave with it by reaching it in the heavens.

How so? By using his steampunk airship to get to space, along Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher. All of course with a few stories to tell on the way.

Wait, what?

Directed by claymation maestro Will Vinton, this movie is composed of a set of vignettes that abridge the different literary works on Mark Twain through the eyes of the man himself(or at least his fantasy counterpart). Appropriately, the movie operates on almost contradictory tones, shifting from the anachronistic satire in The Diaries of Adam and Eve, to the quite frankly sinister The Mysterious Stranger segment with a brilliant but terrifying depiction of Satan. Awkwardly, some of the more dated aspects of his books also rear their head ("Injun Joe" anyone?). One has to manage, though; it comes with the package.

True to the claymation name, almost the entirety of the movie is actually of made of clay. Backgrounds, props, the characters and everything in between, which has some FASCINATING effects on the aesthetics in display.

On one hand, this means the differences in material and character of anything you see are dictated strictly by the scuplting. This extends to the way things move as well, having some scenes literally being molded in front of your eyes to delightful effect. On the other, given the WEIGHT of clay some movements are not even possible to achieve without digital compositing, which informs the cinematography (look how characters hardly lift their feet to walk).

In short, it's a charming trade off for a movie with a slightly unfocused, but nevertheless unique and at points surprisingly melancholic identity.

my asexual ass: