iannucci@sjuvax.UUCP (iannucci) (02/26/85)
[ yeah...after five years they give me a brush! ] >I have noticed that the old Monty Python animation style (Terry Gilam?) >is poping-up in commercials these days. Two I have noticed are the >am/pm Minimart Jumbo Java ad and the MacDonald's Fillet of Fish one. >Does anyone know if the same agency is behind these? Are any of the >Pythons involved in any way? Or did it just take corporate America >ten years to try this out? Yes, I have noticed that too. But I truly don't believe that Terry Gilliam has anything to do with it. Though the animation is similar in style, you can tell the difference, and that is definitely not Gilliam. As far as I know there was never any AGENCY behind TG -- it was just something he did for fun that they were able to incorporate into the show. -- David J. Iannucci (the dirty vicar) St. Joseph's University {allegra | astrovax | bpa | burdvax}!sjuvax!iannucci Philadelphia "A witty saying proves nothing. " --Voltaire =============================================================================