This Weeks New Yorker Caption Contest

Here is my entry in this weeks New Yorker Caption Contest. Each week they provide the image and you provide the caption.

"I figured out a way to fit all four cats into my new studio apartment."



Here's the leftovers...

I don’t think they’ve realized that the trench coat fell off as soon as they walked in the door.

I think there’s going to be an earthquake.

Looks like it takes at least five cats to change a light bulb.

No, the cats love the new baby.

If you guys can hold that pose for two more minutes, I’ll give you the sausage on my shoulder.




And here is this weeks Hilarious nominees!



















"Here's to Little Miss 'Don't You Touch My Hat.'"
Submitted by Kevin Forhan
Seattle, Wash.


"She should have told us the fruit was real."
Submitted by T. J. Tu
Douglaston, N.Y.


"I didn't expect to gain weight on this cruise."
Submitted by Andrea B. Hollingshead
Manhattan Beach, Calif.

I entered...

"At least the fruit is real; I wish I could have said the same about the rest of her."

I'm starting to think I'm pressing the wrong button when I enter this thing. Oh well, better luck next time.

The Imagination Train Station

In Honor of the first finished screening of Tracy taking place this afternoon, check out this clip from the movie featuring the animated intro to Tracy's 1970's kids show "The Imagination Train Station".

Let me know what you think!


The Imagination Train Station Intro from Dan Scanlon on Vimeo.

TRACY is finally FINISHED!

After a six year pregnancy and a brutal 4 day labor, we just gave birth to a 75 minute movie named Tracy !



Jeff Pidgeon did this great illustration yesterday. Thanks Jeff!




* Also in honor of the first screening on Feb 20th, I'm gonna post a special clip from the film here Friday morning.



Wish me Drunk!

Dan

This Week's New Yorker Caption Contest

Here is my entry in this weeks New Yorker Caption Contest. Each week they provide the image and you provide the caption.


"We should have just let the aliens finish it."



Here are the leftovers...


You might want to hold on to this design for a few hundred more years.

We've decided to go with giant butter cubes instead.

We had to skimp on a few materials to get it finished on time.

Pillarhenge is a complete disaster…





Here are this weeks nominees...

"So a doctor walks into a bar—this is not a joke, by the way."
Submitted by James Allen
Lambertville, N.J.

"Until I recover, let's just assume your prostate is fine."
Submitted by Jeff Goodman
Burnsville, N.C.

"Sorry, we're out of medical supplies."
Submitted by Christina Rodriguez
San Diego, Calif.




"I’m not gonna lie, this surgery is very risky for me."

Finishing Tracy

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately, but all of my extra time has been devoted to trying to finish up Tracy before the first screening on Friday February 20th. I'm damn close, but man, after 6 years of working on this project, it's the last few weeks that have been the most difficult in a lot of ways. This would probably be a good place for a sports metaphor, if I knew one. The fun, creative stuff is long finished, and now it's all the technical nightmare of wrapping the whole thing up. The last few weeks have been spent hovering over the film ready to suffocate it with a pillow to put both of us out of our misery.

This Sunday night is more or less the drop dead, cut off date to finish the film, and that's what I plan on doing when it's done.

Wish me luck!


* This is me on the set with Brian Fee and a great group of friend's kid's during the Imagination Train Station shoot in September of 2005.

This Week's New Yorker Caption Contest

Here is my entry in this weeks New Yorker Caption Contest. Each week they provide the image and you provide the caption.


















"At least the fruit is real; I wish I could have said the same about the rest of her."






Here are the leftovers... get it, because it's about cannibalism.

In hindsight we probably should have started with the hat.

You’re right, the fruit taste way better than her face.

I’m trying to eat more fruit.

I’m glad we saved the fruit for dessert.

The fruit really washes out the taste of human flesh.





Here's this week's nominees...





"If anybody calls, I'm not here."
Submitted by Iver Peterson
Lawrenceville, N.J.

"I'd kill for some peanuts."
Submitted by Adam Cooper
Los Angeles, Calif.

"Most men drink to escape. I escape to drink."
Submitted by Douglas Buck
Flint, Mich.

I entered...

"No more for me, I’ve got to tunnel home."