I was revisiting some of my Rocky & Bullwinkle DVDs recently when I happened to come across this particular episode of Dudley Do-Right. It's called Flicker Rock. I've embedded it above for your viewing pleasure. Storywise, it's about the same as any other episode. However, something about it caught my eye. The animation throughout the entire episode really stands out for me. It's rather fluid nature (fluid especially for a show with the most limited animation) and somewhat angular posing reminds me of the work of Rod Scribner.
My most popular post on this rickety old blog of mine is the one I did about Rod Scribner way back in 2006. I did briefly mention that he worked on George of the Jungle, but he did lots of work at the Jay Ward studio really. Every once in a while you can see something that looks "Scribner-esque" in any of Jay Ward's projects. It is an absolute treat to be watching a cartoon wether from WB from the units of Hardaway-Dalton, Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, or Bob McKimson as well as anything from Jay Ward, JC Melendez, or any animated commercials from the 50's & 60's and to discover some of Scribner's work just standing out like a sparkly diamond.
In tribute to this wonderful discovery of Scribner's work in Dudley Do-Right, I have attempted a "Scribner inspired" rendering of Rocky & Bullwinkle.
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Does it measure up? Feel free to leave a comment. Either way, thank you, Rod, for sharing your immense artistic gift with the world.