Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for April 26, 2020

Someone finally found the door!

Wow! Nice! Too bad Lewis & Fry aren’t inspired like this more often. Needs a title, though. “Nighthawks” is already taken, so what would YOU call it?

I don’t remember which cartoonist it was who some weeks/months ago did a brilliantly subtle coronavirus cartoon consisting of the darkened “Nighthawks” diner. Adding the OTH characters lightens it up wonderfully.

Hammy Hopper.

Yeah, I want some pie!

Years ago now there was a construction article in “Railroad Model Craftsman” that detailed how one model railroader put this scene inside one of the buildings on his layout. I learned not only how to do it but much about the original painting. It was a blend of art forms.

The artwork is truly stunning.

I’ve seen this diner’s sillohuette before… in a computer generated short about some salt & pepper shakers that dance when the lights go out. I think it was part of a video collection called “Computer Animation Festival #2”. Wiki & Google would know.

I always liked little corner diners like this. Or diners period. Or restaurants. I miss going and getting a bite to eat.

I don’t miss theaters at all. Let the movie industry find smarter ways to bring us new flicks. My 43" 4K “big screen” is plenty enough for my needs… and the popcorn is dirt cheap. ; )

Human food that should make RJ Happy !

Pastis was there first.

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My old drum corps, the now 19 time world champ Blue Devils, with their 2018 show “Dreams and Nighthawks” inspired by the painting, and perfectly recreated at the end.

Enjoy.

TCM fans should recognize the painting as they occasionally use it for some of their lead- in’s on their film noir showings. This is a very nice utilization of the work. Tom Waits wrote an album " Nighthawks at the Diner." I recommend giving it a listen.

Artistic.

Anybody remember when “VeggieTales” made a similar reference in “The End of Silliness”? The exterior of the ice cream parlor in that episode was modeled in the same way as Nighthawks.

Yay Hamster!

BRILLIANT!

Why are they glowing? Does COVID-19 exposure cause one to become radioactive? (And I’ll take a slice of key lime, please, Hammy.)

“Nighthogs”

This made my day!

That backdrop has already been used for a Veggie Tale silly song collection.

Wowsers! I really like this one.

Oh this is WONDERFUL! Hopper’s smiling up there somewhere.

Sorry, that backdrop has already been used by VeggieTales for their second silly song collection.

This is, simply stated, a beauty.

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