5 minSeason 1 • Episode 65
LatestShort adventures of a ball shaped fly. The Fly would come into sticky situations but always somehow manage to escape. The theme featured The Fly flying through several commonplace areas such as the kitchen.
Direction
Lewis Trondheim's comic timing translated to zero dialogue
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn insect physics feel gross and charming simultaneously
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lewis Trondheim was already a celebrated French comics artist; this was his rare foray into animation, keeping his minimalist storytelling intact.
Aired in that weird 1999-2001 window when European animators were obsessed with making children's content slightly traumatic—see also 'The Trap Door' and 'The Animals of Farthing Wood.'
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