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Self 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: Bill Plympton, P.C. Vey
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The 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: Bill Plympton, Bob Summers
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Lucas, The Ear of Corn
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/1977
An incomplete short by Bill Plympton.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Gene Gorelik
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Boomtown
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
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Drawing 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
5.0/101 votes
Your 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: Bill Plympton, Maureen McElheron
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Love 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
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One 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
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How 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
7.0/101 votes
25 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
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245 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
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Noodle 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
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Excerpt 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
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Acid Rain
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/3/1989
An environmental awareness PSA from MTV, animated by Bill Plympton circa 1989.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Trivial Pursuit TV commercial #1
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/1/1990
A 1990 TV advertisement for the board game Trivial Pursuit, animated by Bill Plympton.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Trivial Pursuit TV commercial #2
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/1/1990
A 1990 TV advertisement for the board game Trivial Pursuit, animated by Bill Plympton.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Sugar Delight TV commercial #1
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/1/1991
A 1991 TV advertisement for artificial sweetener Sugar Delight, animated by Bill Plympton, featuring the voice of Emo Philips.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Sugar Delight TV commercial #2
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/1/1991
A 1991 TV advertisement for artificial sweetener Sugar Delight, animated by Bill Plympton, featuring the voice of Emo Philips.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Previous 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
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Previous 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
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Plymptoons
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 1/1/1990
A collection of comedic vignettes and sight gags, animated by Bill Plympton.
Director: Bill Plympton
Writer: Bill Plympton, P.C. Vey
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At 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
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America: 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