Oswald the Lucky Rabbit hosts an open mic. Everything goes over well except for a persistent lamb who tries increasingly inventive ways to get on the air, and a tough looking frog who seeks to hog the mike until he is neatly disposed of.

Victor McLeod, Walter Lantz
United States

If you've got seven minutes to spare and a weird itch for early animation history, Amateur Broadcast is worth a look. It’s perfect for people who like their cartoons a little rough around the edges and honestly, probably annoying for anyone who needs a solid, coherent plot. Oswald is the host here, and he’s doing his ...
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Tex Avery

Henry Edwards
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"If you've got seven minutes to spare and a weird itch for early animation history, Amateur Broadcast is worth a look. It’s perfect for people who like their cartoons a little rough around the edges and honestly, probably annoying for anyone who needs a solid, coherent plot. Oswald is the host here, and he’s doing his best, but it’s basically a disaster. The whole thing feels like a fever dream of vaudeville acts gone wrong. That persistent lamb There's this one lamb who just won't quit. Watchi..."


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