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. . . over itself to find out who ACTUALLY wrote the 1965 novel THE PAINTED BIRD, originally published under the name Jersey Cold-Shin-Ski. What twisted, warped imp of the perverse could have contrived the implausible canine and human interactions serving as THE PAINTED BIRD's cornerstone, and what led infamous plagiarist Jersey to think that America would lap up such filth? It turns out that Mr. Cold-Shin-Ski, being functionally illiterate in English when THE PAINTED BIRD was released, did what many outsiders do when when seeking the most outrageous, unnatural, illicit material possible: He turned to Texas--specifically, CRAZY MIXED UP PUP. Though Jersey's paltry imagination pales in comparison to the bizarre doodles of Mr. Avery, it is always rewarding to clear up a decades-old literary mystery.

This is simply the greatest Tex Avery short animated film I know. And I believe to have seen almost all of them. This is as simple as it sounds: blood transfusion goes wrong, man had dog blood and dog has man blood. The dog acts like his owner, patting the woman's head, the man acts like a dog, chasing birds around and bringing the slippers to his dog. If you analyze the film-making, you can easily realize how much efforts Tex Avery was putting in trying to make his audience laugh every 10 seconds or so. I cannot think of a sequence that isn't funny. The animated sequences of each person's face whenever they are bewildered at the occurrences are simply amazing: very often have I felt bewildered and immediately thought about this sequence, expecting my hairpiece to turn on itself, clock-like cuckoos to pop out of my mouth... The rendering of bewilderment has never been equaled after this. Up to its last plot twist , this film is hilarious. According to me, this cartoon is one of Tex's funniest, and also one of his wackiest.

This short, nominated for an Oscar, is pretty typical of Avery, with one small difference-where he typically started with a rather mundane normal situation and then twisted it in insane ways, here he starts with an absurdity (the infusion of dog plasma into a man and vice versa) and THEN twists it in insane ways! A hilariously funny cartoon and the ending is perfect. Highly Recommended.

This one is has a distinct 1950s feel, is very well drawn, and funny to boot. I love the "cuckoo" scene, repeated 3 times, including for the kitten at the end.

Stereotypical 50s homemaker wife with the "screwball element" thrown in for good measure (watch the henpecked husband say "yes dear" in the beginning).

Flattened out cartoons were the best! Loved when the ambulance attendant's eyes went cuckoo. Tex Avery was a genius of awesome animation. His cartoons were the best, funniest, and at times cutest (yes!). And the best part? His characters weren't recurring, unlike Tom & Jerry, Bugs or Daffy, so I never got tired of his, unlike the latter which today I often find downright unwatchable and flip channels.

That's a 9/10 from me for this Tex Avery gem.

Too busy reading his grocery list, poor old "Sam" and his dog "Rover" get hit by a car whilst crossing the road. I'm not sure plasma was on their list but some quick action by the medics appears to have muddled it up and so now the dog has human traits and "Sam" goes around on all fours burying bones in the garden and yapping like a maniac. "Maggie" can't make sense of this changed dynamic, especially when "Rover" refuses to eat his tinned dinner from a bowl. The role reversal aspect works quite well here and at the conclusion you don't know whether to feel more sorry for the cat hiding up the tree or the wife - well until she and her poodle meet a similar fate whilst trying to escape the madness. It's got a lively score from Clarence Wheeler and moves along quickly and quite entertainingly.