Specials

1974 – 1997 14 cartoons

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Cartoons

  1. Closed Mondays

    1974 (estimated) TV Special Lighthouse Productions

    "Closed Mondays" explores the relationship of art to life. As a skeptical old wino wanders into a deserted art museum, the works of art displayed there shift momentarily from the world of i…

  2. Mountain Music

    1975 (estimated) TV Special Will Vinton Productions

    Three folk musicians playing music in an idyllic mountain landscape (accompanied by some rather strange frogs, birds and other forest creatures) disrupt nature as the music becomes more and…

  3. Martin The Cobbler

    1976 (estimated) TV Special Will Vinton Productions

    A cobbler who has lost his family is all alone and angry at God. When a holy man leaves him a Bible, the lonely, sad cobbler finds new inspiration by reading the tale of a rich merchant who…

  4. Rip Van Winkle

    1978 (estimated) TV Special Will Vinton Productions

    Featuring Rip Van Winkle

  5. The Creation

    1981 (estimated) TV Special Will Vinton Productions, Billy Budd Films

    God is lonely, so he creates a lot of stuff (the universe). He sees that it is good but he's still lonely, so he creates a man in his own image.

  6. The Adventures Of Mark Twain

    March 1, 1985 Theatrical Will Vinton Productions, Harbour Towns

    Old Mark Twain, sailing off for one last adventure in a riverboat/spaceship, tells stowaways Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher the tales of the Calaveras County jumping frog, Adam &…

  7. A Claymation Christmas Celebration

    December 21, 1987 TV Special Will Vinton Productions

    Dinosaur hosts Herb and Rex toast the Christmas season with wassail and off-the-wall merriment. In cameo appearances, the California Raisins sing their own inimitable rendition of Rudolph t…

  8. Meet The Raisins!

    November 4, 1988 TV Special Will Vinton Productions

    Featuring A.C., BeeBop, Red, Stretch

  9. Arnold Escapes From Church

    1988 (estimated) TV Special Will Vinton Productions

    Featuring Arnold

  10. The Raisins Sold Out!

    May 2, 1990 TV Special Will Vinton Productions

  11. The Arnold Waltz

    1990 (estimated) TV Special Will Vinton Productions

    Arnold, a school kid with a vacant stare and hair sticking out, takes the bus to school. He sits idly through lessons. Then, it's time for band, where he plays the piccolo. He daydreams thr…

  12. Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy Of Horrors

    May 29, 1991 TV Special Will Vinton Productions

    Wilshire Pig and Sheldon Snail, diside to steal Dr. Frankenswine's monster as part of a get rich quick scam.

  13. A Claymation Easter

    April 19, 1992 TV Special Will Vinton Productions

    The evil Wilshire Pig kidnaps the Easter Bunny and disguises himself as a rabbit to win the Easter race.

  14. The Online Adventures Of Ozzie The Elf

    December 13, 1997 TV Special Will Vinton Productions, H. Beale Company

    Ozzie the Elf decides Santa's workshop needs a little update.