Best Animated Short - 1955

We have now gotten to the year 1955, which is the year that my dad was born. When I was young I idolized my dad and thought everything in the world about him.* I even thought that he was really old, and that anything or anybody that was older than him would be really, really old. Of course he was only in his 30s back then, but it's been over 20 years since those days and my dad is closing in on his 60th birthday. So I guess the films from this year and the ones I'll be reviewing later would be really, really old.

*I still think everything of my dad. He is the mot selfless and hard working person I've ever known. I know that we have clashed from my laid back nature and his more serious nature, but I understand that he wants me to be the best that I can be because he is always demanding his best. I don't think I've ever told him that I appreciate everything he's done for me and that I love him, but I might as well do it here. 爸爸，我愛你.

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Module 5: MGM

MGM may not have the prestige of Disney or Warner Bros., but when all is said and done they probably had just as much success as the other studios in both Oscar success and critical prestige. Like Warner Bros., MGM's animation division had humble beginnings, and didn't start to pick up until they hired Rudolf Ising and Hugh Harman from Disney. The duo made some successful films for the studio, but the output really became fantastic after they hired a trio of animators in William Hanna, Joe Barbera, and Tex Avery. Hanna-Barbera won over a half dozen Oscars for Fred Quimby mostly on the strength of their Tom and Jerry films, while Tex Avery made the films that rank near the top of the best animated short films.

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