Supervising Animator
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Jan 24, 2012, 8:10 PM
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Happy Chinese New Year 2012 (Year of Dragon)
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I know it's late, but...
This Year Is The Year of the Dragon, sooooo...
Let us mention the dragon in cartoons!
Like cartoons from "Sleeping Beauty" where Maleficent turns into a Dragon to an episode of "Garfield and Friends" called "China Cat" where Garfield plays a trick on The Dragon and eats the Dragon's food!
Anything goes...as long as it involves a Dragon!
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Thank God for kids who love obscure things-Lee Hazelwood (1929-2007)
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Supervising Animator
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Jan 24, 2012, 8:51 PM
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Re: Happy Chinese New Year 2012 (Year of Dragon)
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Dreamworks How to Train Your Dragon is a no-brainer.
Bugs flushes out a dragon with a seltzer bottle in "Knightmare Hare"
Mad Madame Mim transforms herself into a purple dragon in The Sword in the Stone.
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"Homer,we just brought Flanders back from the dead. Did you use the notebook to make a flock of penguins peck him to death?"
Marge-"Murder He Wrote"-a Simpsons Comic story.
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Animator / Contributor
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Jan 24, 2012, 10:01 PM
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Re: Happy Chinese New Year 2012 (Year of Dragon)
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I think this topic is already covered, by TammiToon, titled "How To Count Your Dragons." It's post #108168, likewise occuring in this Trivia section.
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Cartoon Aficionado / Contributor
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Jan 25, 2012, 7:07 AM
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Re: Happy Chinese New Year 2012 (Year of Dragon)
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Yes, I did post about that. Thanks, OUB.
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"Never walk alone in a danger zone."
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Zinc Saucier / Moderator
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Jan 25, 2012, 10:57 AM
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Re: Happy Chinese New Year 2012 (Year of Dragon)
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To make this thread more interesting (and not to mention, more accurate), I think only instances of Chinese or Asian dragons should be included, since we are talking about Chinese New Year. That also differentiates it from Tammi's earlier thread.
To that end, in the Simpsons episode "Goo Goo Gai Pan", there are three dragons that Homer manages to insult (they cry rainbows, who knew?).
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Directing Animator
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Jan 25, 2012, 1:48 PM
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Re: Happy Chinese New Year 2012 (Year of Dragon)
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In Kung Fu Panda 2, Po and the Furious Five hide in a dragon costume.
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Research Guru / Moderator
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Jan 26, 2012, 12:55 PM
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Re: Happy Chinese New Year 2012 (Year of Dragon)
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The French series Chasseurs de Dragons (Dragon Hunters) ran for 52 half-hour episodes.
In the series, dragons infest the world. They are swarming in multiple places and are dangerous altogether. They eat sheep and devastate crops. Despite the danger, Lian-Chu and Gwizdo, two inseparable friends, hunt these monsters.
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"Oh boy." -- Allan Sherman
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Animator
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Jan 27, 2012, 9:30 PM
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Re: Happy Chinese New Year 2012 (Year of Dragon)
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There was the Disney animated series, "American Dragon: Jake Long", which featured a family of Chinese descent. Jake, the main character, was capable of turning into a dragon, as could his grandfather. They were the guardians of other mythical creatures.
Also by Disney, "Mulan" featured not only the dragon character Mu Shu, but in the climactic scene towards the end, as Chang and the soldiers arrive at the Imperial City to be awarded for defeating the enemy Shan Yu, a costume dragon is seen dancing around at the foot of the stairs to the palace. As Chang and the soldiers ascend the steps, the dragon follows, until they reach the Emperor, then the dragon costume is ripped off, revealing some of the Hun army hidden underneath.
Produced by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Disney, "Spirited Away" featured two dragons: Haku, the boy Chihiro/Sen meets in the bath house is really a river spirit in the shape of a dragon, and the "stinky spirit" she helps clean up turns out to be another river spirit, also in the shape of a dragon.
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