Quitting time for a scarecrow. He gets home, and his little boy scares him.

Cal Howard
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Is it worth your time? If you have an itch for weird, golden-age animation that feels a little bit like a fever dream, sure. It's short, it’s fast, and it’s deeply silly. But if you hate the kind of rubber-hose animation where everyone’s limbs move like cooked spaghetti, stay away. This is definitely for the crowd that...


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"Is it worth your time? If you have an itch for weird, golden-age animation that feels a little bit like a fever dream, sure. It's short, it’s fast, and it’s deeply silly. But if you hate the kind of rubber-hose animation where everyone’s limbs move like cooked spaghetti, stay away. This is definitely for the crowd that likes their cartoons served with a side of 1930s surrealism. The whole thing starts with a scarecrow dad coming home from a long day of, well, standing in a field. His kid jumps ..."


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