Favorite Marty Taras Scenes

Marty Taras has become one of my very favorite animators. His work is really slick and well-timed, and was great at doing Tex Avery style takes. He adds what I call 'jazz' to his work, that extra spark that separates him from his contemporaries.

This is a long post, be sure you scroll down to view all of them!

Rodeo Romeo (1946)

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Much Ado About Mutton (1947)

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The Old Shell Game (1948)

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Mice Meeting You (1950)

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Mice Paradise (1951)

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(The spring gag isn't Marty's, just so gross, I wanted to include it.. Is it Morey Reden?)

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Cat-Choo (1951)

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Better Bait Than Never (1953)

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Git Along Little Duckie (1955)

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Watching these DailyMotion clips alone shows how lively and wonderful animated cartoons used to be. Why don't we have guys animating like Marty today?

BTW, I've launched a new blog where I'll post all of my non-animation related commie-bitch views. More posts to come on both blogs!