Roach Royalty
Wooooo! We’re talking old. Way old. Very, very old. From 1930 (and it looks older than that!), comes “King of Bugs,” an RKO/Aesop’s Fable. This was a halcyon era in American animation — every cartoon character had that ubiquitous minstrel face design, so all you had to do is add a couple of antennae to any ol’ doodle and… voila! Instant insect!
Come to think of it, the hero in this epic only has one antenna. No matter. That’s a relatively minor issue in an universe that allows little bug-rabbits and bug-tortoises to freely mingle with all the more generic insect types. As the plot rattles on, the hairy spider turns out to be a dastardly villain (big duh!) and the title character reveals himself as… well, pretty much a big jerk! Methinks it’s time the general population considered some sort of bug democracy.
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On June 23rd, 2006 at 12:00 am
Well, this spider does not bark, but he does kinda growl at the beginning of the foot race…and at 04:14 he does do victoy jig that I have been doing for years….who Knew a cartoon spider invented it in 1930?
On June 23rd, 2006 at 12:00 am
Same jig? Hot damn! And you only have two legs (an asumption on my part).