In the spring of 1999, the Family Learning Channel commissioned animator Don Hertzfeldt to produce promotional segments for their network. The cartoons were completed in five weeks. The Family Learning Channel rejected all of them upon review, and they were never aired...
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Photosensitive Epilepsy Warning (Flashing) - [Throughout]
Animated Blood and Gore (non-graphic) - [Throughout]
Up Next in Season 1
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The Meaning of Life
A sprawling look at the evolution of humankind, over the course of a billion years.
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Animated Subject Matter Depicting Death (Non-Graphic)
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Watching Grass Grow
VHS time-lapse footage and rare pencil tests capture Don Hertzfeldt's progress animating The Meaning of Life in the early 2000s.
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Wisdom Teeth
Nigel does his best to help with his friend's simple request.
