so they looked at chaplin or buster keaton or laurel and hardy. it was about silence.t was a good way for them to hone up animation skills. >> chaplin said mickey mouse is going to put me out of work. the mouse could do, magically, almost anything. >> meanwhile, the studio was their rival. they're grittier and dirtier and a lot of weird characters. >> it had a tendency to feel more adult than the other studios. betty boop had this garter that fell down and slipped up. there was a sex component to her. when popeye and bluto fought, it was very violent. >> popeye, as far as art goes, it's a funny drawing. it makes you laugh. >> i'll squish your brains out, you bet. >> and he wasn't nasty or violent or anything, it was just he got put upon. he was not looking for trouble. meanwhile, he could kick anybody's butt. >> popeye cartoons had a beat to them. you can almost tell they're made with a metronome going back and forth. all moving with the same beat. it was fantastic. this is fleischer in the '30s. >> i'm popeye the sailor man. >> walt disney was the only one who was gen

so they looked at chaplin or buster keaton or laurel and hardy.was all about physical performance. it was about silence. that was a good way for them to hone up animation skills. >> chaplin said mickey mouse is going to put me out of work. the mouse could do, magically, almost anything. >> meanwhile, the studio was their rival. they're grittier and dirtier and a lot of weird characters. that you only find in the subway. >> it had a tendency to feel more adult than the other studios. betty boop had this garter that fell down and slipped up. there was a sex component to her. when popeye and bluto fought, it was very violent. >> popeye, as far as art goes, it's a funny drawing. it makes you laugh. >> i'll squish your brains out, you bet. >> and he wasn't nasty or violent or anything, it was just he got put upon. he was not looking for trouble. meanwhile, he could kick anybody's butt. >> popeye cartoons had a beat to them. you can almost tell they're made with a metronome going back and forth. all moving with the same beat. it was fantastic. this is f