It's a Lovely Day

At first, I had never heard of the "Animaland" cartoons. Nor did David Hand, the director of Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "Bambi" (one of my favorite Disney films), make these cartoon series in England around 1949. My love for Animaland, David Hand, and Ginger Nutt the squirrel began when I first watched three of the Animaland cartoons on the T. C. M. Channel (Turner Classic Movies) during their Saturday morning cartoon segment called "Cartoon Alley."

I saw this short and thought it was sweet and funny; the three woodland lay-abouts, Corny Crow, Dusty Mole, and Loopy Hare, make a great trio.

This David Hand Animaland cartoon from England is another one starring the squirrel Ginger Nutt. He declares it's a lovely day for fishing which is overheard by his neighbor, a crow. When the crow asks him if he just said what he said, Ginger ignores him and tries to sneak outside inconspicuous. The crow then tries to get friends-a mole and a goofy rabbit-to try to sabotage Ginger's day. That turns to trouble when the mole, underwater, runs into a big sharp-teeth fish...Nice animation that looks Disney-like in inspiration (perhaps not surprising since Hand once worked for him) and a few amusing gags abound though compared to anything from Tex Avery or Bob Clampett, nothing too outrageous. It's a Lovely Day is worth a look for any animation buff looking for rarities.