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Unnatural History (1959)

Unnatural History poster
Directed by
Abe Levitow
Genre
animation, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
6 min
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This cartoon is a series of short, disconnected jokes about animals in unusual situations. It has no main story and just jumps from one silly premise to another.

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What happens

Unnatural History is a 1959 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Abe Levitow, with a story by Mike Maltese. The short was released on November 14, 1959. The cartoon is made up of blackout gags with no real story tying them together, similar to many cartoons directed by Tex Avery. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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