The Los Angeles Times [free registration required] reflects on the success of the Spiridellis brothers after their Flash-animated short, This Land, debuted on their JibJab.com website in early July. “Set to the tune of Woody Guthrie’s This Land Is Your Land, the two-minute cartoon lambastes “the right-wing nut job” (Bush) and the “liberal wiener” (Kerry) with amusing animation and slightly off-color lyrics. It’s not the first time they’ve poked fun at politics. During the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election, they made a 90-second cartoon titled Arnold for Governor that was shown at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. They also did an animated rap battle in 2000 between presidential candidates Bush and Al Gore”. The site registered 5 million hits in the week after the new short appeared.
This Land Flash cartoon – a whole new take on the talking heads!