Joachim's Dictionary

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

January 1999 •English

An animated short film based on a 1989 wordless picture book by Bill Martin Jr. "In this lively alphabet rhyme, the letters of the alphabet race up the cocunut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom!" -- Amazon.com

Mr. Men - The Great Alphabet Hunt

April 1992 •English

The Mr. Men and Little Misses are going on an alphabet treasure hunt field trip on the Misterland Bus to see what things they can find to make up all the letters of the alphabet.

They Might Be Giants: Here Come The ABCs

February 2005 •English

Learn the ABCs the fun way with The Grammy® - winning rock legends: They Might Be Giants 'Here Come The ABCs' CD + DVD features 24 New Songs PLUS 24 Music Videos. Enjoy both the CD and DVD in this package. The DVD contains over 45 minutes of animations, the wonderful puppets of the Deeply Felt Puppet Theater and performances!

The Alphabet

February 1969 •English

A woman's dark and absurdist nightmare vision comprising a continuous recitation of the alphabet and bizarre living representations of each letter.

ABC

April 1989 •German

Animated short directed by Alexandra Schatz

Winnie The Pooh's ABC Of Me

January 1990 •English

The Alphabet with Pooh Bear.

Why z?

May 2019 •English

CG animated short film that follows the story of z, the lonely last letter of the alphabet who struggles to find his way in a world that's constantly reminding him of his place at the end.

M is for Marble

January 2013 •English

This is Stake's entry for the ABC's of Death 2013 competition.

P for Pelican

January 1972 •Persian

An old hermit lives in a slum and wants to teach the alphabet to the children who regularly go there to play. When a child proposes he use the word “Pelican” for the letter ‘P’, the hermit goes to the nearby park to see this animal he has never heard of.

A, B, C... Z

February 1971 •Albanian

Children get ready to start the first grade. They start learning the first letters.

The ABCs of Death

March 2013 •English

An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.

Alphabet Soup

January 1995 •English

William Wegman and his dogs - Fay Ray, Batty, Chundo, and Crooky - teach children the alphabet.

O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame

January 1952 •Portuguese

Kamen Rider W Forever: From A to Z, 26 Rapid-Succession Roars of Laughter

July 2010 •Japanese

A series of 26 net movies, comedy-themed shorts (one for every letter of the alphabet) that were released by Toei to promote the Kamen Rider W summer movie, Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate.

Devil in the Room

July 2013 •English

Have you ever woken in the night unable to move, certain that you are not alone? This is an experimental documentary examining what happens when dreams leak into waking life. It is about what is real, what is not, and if it even matters.

Helter Swelter

August 1950 •English

"Helter Swelter" is an animated short about the first days of summer. Includes a sing-a-long of "In the Good Old Summertime"

Blue Hawaii

January 1950 •English

The cartoon travelogue shows us the splendors of Hawaii. Next, we're invited to follow the bouncing ball and sing along to "Blue Hawaii."

Pleased to Eat You

July 1950 •English

A hungry lion is captured, shortly after being tricked by a hunter. He escapes his cage and robs a hot dog stand. A chase ensues when the police pursue him.

Sunny Italy

December 1950 •English

In this "operetta," Oil Can Harry has Pearl Pureheart in his clutches at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, from which she is hanging by a thread.

Jitterbug Jive

June 1950 •English

Olive has invited the boys over, but finds Popeye old-fashioned compared to the zoot-suited Bluto. Popeye wants to dance a waltz, pull taffy, play pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey and croquet, and bob for apples, but Olive turns up her nose at all these as Bluto sabotages them. Finally, Bluto pours quick-drying cement in the apple water and drives off with Olive. Popeye, encased in cement, rolls downhill into a vegetable shop, right next to a bin of spinach. Good thing, because Bluto's getting fresh in a very old-fashioned way. A zoot-suited Popeye stops him, and gets the girl.