A gentrified man is sitting at home, quietly reading his newspaper when his young son ("Ollie") takes a seat and sets about blowing his new big French horn! It's a deafening cacophony that ensues and his parents suggest he play outside to avoid disturbing them. All that solution delivers is the irritation of the entire street causing tempers to fray and accidents galore. Pretty soon, there is a concentrated "Stop Ollie" campaign calling on his parents to put a cork in it. "Ollie" refuses to be beaten though, and decides to take his skills into the wilderness where surely nobody can care about the racket? Wrong again - can the boy ever find anywhere to practice? Oddly enough, he does manage to find an home - and is soon the talk of the very town that shunned his talents! It's quite a lively and enjoyable animation this, epitomising as it does the worst in nimbyism and an hypocrisy amongst those who are keen to criticise but keener to share in glory, when it's there - all, of course, soundtracked to horn music. I started to learn the bagpipes when I was young... Enough said!
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UPA short about a boy and his tuba
llltdesq9 April 2014
Warning: Spoilers
This is a UPA one shot cartoon. There will be very mild spoilers ahead:
This is a short about a little boy named Ollie and his big horn, the noise his horn makes and the negative reaction of his parents, the adults of the town, a farmer and animals to his horn.
It's a good short and has some very nice touches scattered here and there (look at the streetcar Ollie rides out into the country). It's a one shot cartoon and has a nice ending. Ollie is a likable enough kid with a fondness for playing a rather loud instrument, that's all.
This short is on a three disc box set containing UPA's Jolly Frolics. The set itself is excellent and this short is well worth watching. Recommended.
This is a short about a little boy named Ollie and his big horn, the noise his horn makes and the negative reaction of his parents, the adults of the town, a farmer and animals to his horn.
It's a good short and has some very nice touches scattered here and there (look at the streetcar Ollie rides out into the country). It's a one shot cartoon and has a nice ending. Ollie is a likable enough kid with a fondness for playing a rather loud instrument, that's all.
This short is on a three disc box set containing UPA's Jolly Frolics. The set itself is excellent and this short is well worth watching. Recommended.
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