Cockaboody - 1973

John & Faith Hubley combined animation with the voices of their preschool daughters (Georgia & Emily) to make this award winning short. (New York Animation Festval)
Similar in concept to their earlier work "Moonbird".

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  Film & Animation

[Lisa Clark]

I saw this beautiful film in 1973 (I think) just before Woody Allen's "Love and Death" at the Paris Theater in Manhattan. I am so grateful that it's been posted. The Hubleys were geniuses and I will never forget their work.

[mcover1]

The Hubley creativity lives on in Emily's animation and Georgia's music.

[Diamondfist1]

This wonderful piece had a sequel with the same girls in it, but I can't remember the name of it.

[mcover1]

Maybe "Windy Day (1968)"?

[Daniel Madrid]

I saw this on HBO when I was a kid and since then "cockaboody" has been in my vocabulary. Noe

[beth murray]

I can't believe I've never seen this. It is adorable and very creative. Thanks for posting.

[thedogshouterer]

Wow, I'm assuming this is Georgia Hubley from Yo La Tengo? What a lovely discovery.

[Pazzensutra1]

Does anybody know about a cartoon before 1973 about the gods being angry, and then it tells a story about a couple in an apartment with a dog (or cat) that keeps saying "just gimme the cream", and then the husband jams a fork in the toaster, which starts a fire, which ends up with the city and then the whole earth on fire, and it ends with a voice saying "....and the gods were angry again..."? Does anybody know the name of that animation?

[Diamondfist1]

You were right, thank you!!

[furfur76jw]

Omg i remember this when i was lil girl on HBO, this short film brings back memories! I love this!!

[lmn503]

I too saw this during movie breaks on HBO. I had forgotten about it and now I get to share with my children:)

[tbuck501]

I loved this as a kid, watching it between movies on HBO. I'm so happy to have found it again here. Thank you for sharing it!!

[Denise D]

I've been searching for this video forever. I thought I'd seen it on The International Film Festival, but I guess it *was* on HBO as other posters have noted. I googled all sorts of phrases but "Cockaboody" was the thing did it. Adorable and timeless. Thank you Mr and Mrs Hubley.