All Episodes of Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
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Animator Bill Plympton first received widespread public attention when his outré "Your Face" (1987) was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short. This collection of short films—some as brief as 15 seconds—made between 1985
Season 1
N/A/100 votesSelf Portrait
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/1989
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.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: P.C. Vey, Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votesThe Great Turn On
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/19/1968
Bill Plympton's first animated short for his college's 1968 yearbook promotion.
Director: Bob Summers, Bill Plympton
Writer: Bob Summers, Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votesLucas, The Ear of Corn
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/1977
An incomplete short by Bill Plympton.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Gene Gorelik
N/A/100 votesBoomtown
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/1/1984
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.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Jules Feiffer
N/A/100 votesDrawing Lesson #2
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/1/1985
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.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votesYour Face
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/1/1987
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.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Maureen McElheron, Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votesLove in the Fast Lane
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/1/1988
A distracted businessman buys an anniversary gift for his wife, but gets much more than he bargained for.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votesOne of Those Days
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/1/1988
A day in the life of the world's unluckiest guy.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votesHow to Kiss
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/1/1988
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.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votes25 Ways to Quit Smoking
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/1/1989
The perilous road to kicking the habit is explored in twenty-six vignettes that include various professionals and contraptions.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votes245 Days
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/2/1989
The music video for Peter Himmelman's song "245 Days", featuring original animations by Bill Plympton.
Director: Joel Stillerman
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesNoodle Ear
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/1/1989
A 13-second channel bumper for MTV, animated by Bill Plympton circa 1989.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votesExcerpt from Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/2/1989
A 30-second excerpt from Amnesty International's 20-minute Universal Declaration of Human Rights animation video special from 1989.
Director: Stephen R. Johnson
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesPrevious Lives #1: Rod Stewart
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 6/6/1991
An excerpt from MTV's 10th Anniversary Special, animated by Bill Plympton.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votesPrevious Lives #2: Eddie Van Halen
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 6/6/1991
An excerpt from MTV's 10th Anniversary Special, animated by Bill Plympton.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votesPlymptoons
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 1/1/1990
A collection of comedic vignettes and sight gags, animated by Bill Plympton.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: P.C. Vey, Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votesAt the Zoo
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 1/1/1969
A student film animated by Bill Plympton, when he was a student at The School of Visual Arts, New York City.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Bill Plympton
N/A/100 votesAmerica: Upper and Lower Case
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 1/1/1969
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.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Bill Plympton
