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Alpine Antics 1936

This is, undoubtedly, my favorite Jack King-directed Beans short. It’s got a simple plot with a natural end, no annoying secondary characters like Ham and Ex, and some genuinely fun gags. Like Boom Boom, it starts with some random gags before actually showing the main character, but this time it only goes on for about a minute and a half, and the gags are generally better. Beans is looking to ski in a race, but a big Pete rip-off breaks his skiis to try to discourage him. Beans finds replacements and joins the race anyway, and what follows is a fun race down a snow-covered mountain with some amusing gags and generally enjoyable antics. There’s nothing super stand-out about anything that happens, but it’s all done so competently and enjoyable that it’s hard to criticize. This is pretty much the only Jack King Beans cartoon I can truly recommend.

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