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chibimuse ([personal profile] chibimuse) wrote2008-01-15 06:10 pm

The NFB owns my childhood

the National Film Board of Canada created some real animation gold back in the day.
I remember these cartoons so fondly that I have been searching for them since they stopped airing on saturday mornings on the good old Canadian Broadcast Corporation, and FINALLY here they are! For those of you from Canada, these may be a little slice of childhood.
For anyone else, this is a little insight into what we grew up with.

The Log Driver's Waltz
http://rowdy45.multiply.com/video/item/197/Logdrivers_Waltz

I even sufficed with having a bad midi of this song when I couldn't find a real version of it. Now don't go thinking this means I frequently saw log drivers on the north saskatchewan river, even when I was born this was a rather historical little ditty.

The Cat Came Back

http://rowdy45.multiply.com/video/item/198

I can always remember the refrain of this (it's not exactly hard) so it turned into one of those annoying repetitive songs kids sing on field trip buses. I saw this in a museum after it stopped airing, and I've been looking for a copy ever since.

Black Fly

http://rowdy45.multiply.com/video/item/196/Black_Fly

Phnelt remembers this one, but I don't think I ever saw it. Anyone else remember it? Maybe its just because I was an Albertan.

Also, any non-Canadians should check out some molson Canadian commercials on you-tube, classic.

[identity profile] chelseabagel.livejournal.com 2008-01-16 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
OH MY GOD I LOVE ALL THREE OF THOSE!!

The cat came back, the very next day, oh the cat came back they thought he was a gonner but the cat came back! He just couldn't stay away!

[identity profile] chibimuse.livejournal.com 2008-01-16 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
They're so amazing! <3
SO did you see the fly one growing up? Why didn't I? >_>
(did you get your letters yet?)

[identity profile] chelseabagel.livejournal.com 2008-01-16 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I saw the blackfly one. XD

The letter you sent while you were here? Yes, I got it and sent another one.. :DD.

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[identity profile] phnelt.livejournal.com 2008-01-17 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not the only fly seeing person! I think it's hilarious, but possibly this is because of traumatic trips to north ontar-io

[identity profile] chelseabagel.livejournal.com 2008-01-17 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! Whenever we had subs in elementary we would watch these. The guy who did the blackfly one even came to my school to sing. :DD

[identity profile] mercury-phoenix.livejournal.com 2008-01-16 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I think I saw the black fly one once, but the only one I'm really familiar with is the cat came back. never saw the first one!

[identity profile] sapote3.livejournal.com 2008-04-08 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Man, you haven't posted in forever, so I'll put it here
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[identity profile] chibimuse.livejournal.com 2008-04-08 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Man, I really haven't! I need to get on that with some awesome fan art or something.
THANKS! :D I feel loved!