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Bill & Willis

1994 · 5 min

A scrappy, silly little puppet lark that zips by in a blur of goofy voices and grubby charm.

Directed by
Wayne White
Genres
Comedy
Overview
A pair of crusty bumpkins bite off more than they can chew when they attend a swap meet in this busted puppetry short by Wayne White (Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Beakman's World, The Weird Al Show). Originally aired on MTV's Liquid Television.

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Directed by
Wayne White
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • class
  • deception
Places
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour8
Realism2
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Genres
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Directed by
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Runtime
5 min

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