Mr Pencil Draws The Line
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Year Published: 1975
Creator: Michael Hirsh.
Description: "Mr. Pencil Draws The Line" is a 1975 animated short featuring Mr. Pencil, a famous pencil who struggles with the challenges of fame, including autograph seekers and a broken leg. Despite his injuries, he is encouraged to draw for children in a playroom. The story unfolds with Mr. Pencil's humorous reflections on his life, his interactions with other characters, and his eventual recovery, culminating in a joyful singalong. Keywords animation, Nelvana, Mr. Pencil, broken leg, fame, children, humor, drawing, singalong Directed by Nelvana co-founder Michael Hirsh. Home transfer from 16mm original.
Complete Record: "Mr. Pencil Draws The Line" is a 1975 animated short featuring Mr. Pencil, a famous pencil who struggles with the challenges of fame, including autograph seekers and a broken leg. Despite his injuries, he is encouraged to draw for children in a playroom. The story unfolds with Mr. Pencil's humorous reflections on his life, his interactions with other characters, and his eventual recovery, culminating in a joyful singalong. Keywords animation, Nelvana, Mr. Pencil, broken leg, fame, children, humor, drawing, singalong Directed by Nelvana co-founder Michael Hirsh. Home transfer from 16mm original.
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[Music] [Music] oh um oh um it's spring and I'm lying here reading my fan letters mmm mmm this one looks good mr. pencil mr. pencil you're top today we all need you we all played you so why don't you stay love Jessie Oh Oh on a day like today what I really needed a shave it's not easy not easy at all being a famous pencil my hands all the time hiding outside my door wanting my autograph and pencil shavings I should have been an ordinary pencil uh-uh here they come Oh autograph why of course you can have my autograph come along give me a but you got a pencil plenty of autographs here [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] help I broke my leg call an ambulance [Music] [Music] [Music] lid knocked off it's all blood throw it [Music] well Debbie I hear you had the best foot operation in town how was it terrible terrible they didn't have any good one no none Oh about your lid it's no fun having your broken leg specially when you're a pencil I mean you can hardly call yourself a pencil and you got a broken leg they record for never this is the first time I've ever broken me leg yes yes mind you I've blunted it I mean we all blunt our legs you've grunt your leg no I have never done Jimmy well I've got minded quite a lot I use it you know I mean I use it okay name is penciler that's right that's right I'm wrapping myself while I was in place mmm getting my leg dirty as it were mr. pencil I'm so glad I found you the kids have heard you're here and they want you to come up to the playroom and draw for them they do they really do I got broken leg I could have broke our cut I can't draw with the broken and the headache oh oh my head Oh bad in my whole life we'll take care of you really well I really fragile you know I mean this slide would to fall off any minute please I really like it comment please you really looked off to me we will I'll do it oh that's good do 50 [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] a patient very patient hello hello hello that was great things like they're all nicely warmed up now now let's see if you're as compelling stories as you are seeing I know you will make up a story and I'll do the cartoon and then cut it down you make lots and lots of pencils just so happened that one of the pencil sets instead of a gift should talk so this is him telling you story they put him in the yellow bath then they shipped him in a big box to a school for a boy started scribbling and then his leg broken oh then they had to take him to the Letcher machine made them all better like a hospital like you in the Bell room I need to kick them out for recess he forgot that he stuffed him in his pocket and it just so happened that he had a hole in his pocket and wall places he [Music] was walking around like they didn't know anything what's going on that's what saved the day and everybody wanted to catch the dragon so um the Black Knight from the castle came and he had a tongue punch anybody he could um make it go right out and punch a guy so hard he has to have dogs barking alligators snapping and pretty well that was the end I got hit by a truck that's it I've had enough I'm not getting hit by any truck I wanna dance and sing [Music] present for it and Jamie and Romy do you want to come up here and get the present oh oh wonder what it is it's a potential charger Oh a pencil sharp enough and we're very glad to have you the hospital join us in our singsong Wow got pictures for us very safe to be here the perfect fit now I'm all better [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music]
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