Sunday, October 08, 2006

VIFF Review: Jumptrumprumpbump

This simply styled animated short is about a young girl and her family who run a junkyard. She repairs electronic equipment in her tree house workshop, while her father drives the magnetic crane, and her mother runs the household.

One night at dinner time, a policewoman comes to the door and shows them mug shots of wanted criminals–cute fuzzy animals. Her father sends the nosy copper away with a well timed game of pull my finger.

After dinner, the girl meets with the fugitive alligator (okay, he's not fuzzy but he is cute) and the true extent of their crimes is revealed. Hidden in the woods, the jazz menagerie band illicitly broadcasts their performances on the girl's pirate radio setup.

A very cute short with a fine sounding jazz band who may or may not actually have been animals. No animals were harmed in the making of this cartoon.

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