Ralph claimed that this cartoon was autobiographical, although I could see no physical or personality similarities between him and Melvin. Perhaps this is the way we all feel when the world isn't giving us the things we want, like a helpless hapless clown, looked down on by even the lowliest insects. Melvin tries hard to...

The second Zootoon would continue the saga of Melvin and Malcolm. This time I created a storyboard from Ralph's preliminary sketches, broadening the scope of the story with elements of film noir and cramming as much plot into six minutes as we possibly could and yet still have a somewhat comprehensible and solidifying theme. The...

Brick is a loud-mouthed, boistrous showboat, more obnoxious style than substance. The only thing that will take the jazz-maddened women's minds off of Melvin and Malcolm's music is when Brick shows up at the roach Pit looking for his client. "OOh, it's Brick!", they pant as he struts by. He tell his partners Say Wen...