Here's a great Disney cartoon from 1953: Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, directed by Ward Kimball and Charles Nichols. At this time, UPA studios was the new Hollywood darling, creating cartoons with bold new graphic design. This was in direct contrast to the realism Disney had spent years perfecting in their animation. Disney decided to jump on the bandwagon and show they too could use the "new style" in their animation. They also decided to film this cartoon in CinemaScope, making this the first animated cartoon released in the new format. Hollywood took notice, and this film won the 1954 Academy Award for best animated film. More recently, in 1994 it was chosen #29 in the Top 100 cartoons of all time. You may want to hit the "Full Screen" button on the bottom right when watching this one, as it is presented in widescreen. Enjoy!
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