Oswald builds a radio machine which transforms people's characters. Fooey the duck turns into a crooner, a swimmer and a wrestler.
Walter Lantz, Victor McLeod
United States
Is this for you? If you like old-school, slightly mean-spirited animation from the Walter Lantz era, you’ll probably get a kick out of The Unpopular Mechanic. It’s snappy, short, and doesn't care if you find the characters likable or not. If you prefer your cartoons to be warm, fuzzy, or have a moral lesson, skip this....
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Walter Lantz
Reggie Morris
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"Is this for you? If you like old-school, slightly mean-spirited animation from the Walter Lantz era, you’ll probably get a kick out of The Unpopular Mechanic. It’s snappy, short, and doesn't care if you find the characters likable or not. If you prefer your cartoons to be warm, fuzzy, or have a moral lesson, skip this. It’s basically just a series of unfortunate events happening to a duck because a rabbit wanted to play with wires. Honestly, the whole thing feels like a fever dream. Oswald just..."
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