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Posted by Dominic von Riedemann Dec 13, 2007 |
What's big, blue, wears a mohawk, and commits random acts of violence?
That would be Papü: The Inexplicable Force of Nature, the latest hero of Xeth Feinberg's Flash animated shorts. Feinberg, best known for the Mickey Mouse-spoofing Bulbo and the feature-length animated flick Gay Duck, has created a new protagonist, a gigantic, diaper-wearing maniac who throws his twin hammers a lot.
So does Papü shorts do? Well, the big blue guy gets into situations alongside his pals Little Boy and Captain Wacky. Just when there's the possibility of a plot, Papü lets loose his trademark yell, "Papü smash!" and does the wrong thing at the wrong time, to comedic results.
We're not talking War and Peace-style storytelling here, but the shorts are silly fun and that theme song is insanely catchy. The animation has some great energy to it as well.
You can check out the latest short, America's Next Top Papü Idol, where Papü and a certain snippy celebrity producer judge possible imitators. Look for a cameo from one of Feinberg's other shorts, The Old Man and the Skyscraper (methinks Feinberg is spoofing the NFB with that one, but maybe that's just me).
There are three other Papü clips on offer:
Papü in Paradise: Papü and pals go to Heaven, but the big blue guy takes the instruction "Do whatever you want" a little too literally. Gotta love the Mohammed riff.
Papü and the Undersea Space Zombies: Papü recruits a group of random superheroes to take on duck-like, cyclopean monsters. Or, at least they try . . .
Papü Family Values: Papü has Thanksgiving Dinner with his big brother Babü. Violence ensues.
Enjoy the cartoons, and sing along, everybody: "Papü / Papü / He's very big and blue / Papü / Papü / A friend to me and you!"