The Powhatans raid the Virginia Colony.The Powhatans raid the Virginia Colony.The Powhatans raid the Virginia Colony.
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...And then he woke up. It was a dream!
Cubby Bear falls asleep while reading a history book and dreams about being part of the John Smith and Pocahontas story in this visually beautiful but pointless cartoon from Van Beuren.
I dislike stories in which all the issues are resolved by "And then he woke up". Add in the pointless clowning of Cubby Bear -- no matter how well executed -- and you wind up with something that actively annoys me. This sort of "white-faced clown" was common in cartoons in this period as the cartoon teams concentrated on making gags that fit the cartoon, instead of fitting the cartoon character.
Nonetheless, the artwork in this cartoon is particularly beautiful, with a nice minimalist use of black and white illustrations with little in the way of grays. This emphasizes the shapes in a very attractive manner. The gags are also well timed and executed. It's the fact that they don't add up to anything in particular that makes this a bad cartoon.
I dislike stories in which all the issues are resolved by "And then he woke up". Add in the pointless clowning of Cubby Bear -- no matter how well executed -- and you wind up with something that actively annoys me. This sort of "white-faced clown" was common in cartoons in this period as the cartoon teams concentrated on making gags that fit the cartoon, instead of fitting the cartoon character.
Nonetheless, the artwork in this cartoon is particularly beautiful, with a nice minimalist use of black and white illustrations with little in the way of grays. This emphasizes the shapes in a very attractive manner. The gags are also well timed and executed. It's the fact that they don't add up to anything in particular that makes this a bad cartoon.
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- Runtime6 minutes
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