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The Butter Battle Book (Bakshi Animation TV Special, 1989)
About this film
Well, since what's uploaded here on the Internet Archive is a VHSRip and a reupload from Dailymotion, I decided to take my time and upload MarioMickey's upload of the HD remaster of Dr. Seuss and Ralph Bakshi's "Butter Battle Book" animated special for the best quality possible, which is also the final adaptation of a Dr. Seuss book made during his lifetime. The next special, "Daisy-Head Maysie" was based on an unfinished book of his and was released after his passing. Oh and does anyone know that this story is an allegory for the Cold War? This book was written and made to reflect on the war. A good, notable example is that the story has no ending, implifying that the Yooks and the Zooks will be wiped away if one drops that Bitsy Big-Boy Boomeroo, which is a literal metaphor for the Cold War. It ain't considered to be one of Seuss' darkest stories for nothing! Also, fun fact, Dr. Seuss actually liked how the special turned out! He considered this special as one of the best adaptations of his work as it follows his original story beat-by-beat. He wanted to collaborate with Bakshi more to adapt more stories of his (a possible successor to his association with DePatie-Freleng), but p…
Directors & creators
Dr. Seuss, Bakshi Animation, TNT
Subjects
dr. seuss, ralph bakshi, butter battle book, TNT, 1989
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