Hey… I made a T-Shirt based on this video. tyronedeise.creator-spring.com/listing/t-shirt-but-it-was-banned-in

@jim6394

Ай бұрын

Good because I frequently revisit this video.

@electronicpizzaparlor

Ай бұрын

mmmmmmmmm steamed clams! I mean steamed hams........

@AliciaInNevada

Ай бұрын

So this is why KZread recommended me this video

This is the kind of thing you see on TV once as a kid and then it gets stuck in your head and you don’t know if it was real or a dream.

@timkrueger1179

Жыл бұрын

Like free speech in soviet countries. Today many ruZZians thinks they had it, but it was dream. Just like free speech in today ruZZia.

@DelTashlin

Жыл бұрын

Like most of the interstitial cartoons on Sesame Street. Like the pinball "1234, 5, 6789, 10 11 12."

@PACKERMAN2077

Жыл бұрын

And you saw it when you should have been asleep at 2 in the morning on a school day while it's raining on PBS in some rerun of a Eastern European art Showcase from the late 70s

@adamnedeff3102

Жыл бұрын

“The Clock Man” on Nickelodeon.

@greenaum

Жыл бұрын

I had one of those for yeeeears until the Internet told me it was Kafka's "Metamorphosis of Mr Samsa", animated in moving sand, by Caroline Leaf. At least I think so, the imagery is vaguely as I remember, and the one line I remember was "I don't wanna be a cockroach!". Except in Leaf's film, there's no dialogue. So maybe that's wrong. Early '80s animated film where someone doesn't wanna be a cockroach and I think there's a fire or they die in a kitchen fire or something? Which doesn't happen in Metamorphosis. Any better-fitting films, do, PLEASE, do tell me! Won't be post-1985 and probably not even post-1982.

i love how skinner just opens his mouth and creaks like a rusty hinge

@lajoswinkler

3 ай бұрын

It reminded me of one of the Salad Fingers episodes, the one where a child ends up in an oven by "an accident".

@aelix56

2 ай бұрын

That's because of capitalism

@Mister_Belvidere

2 ай бұрын

​@aelix56 you missed the point entirely.

@aelix56

2 ай бұрын

@@Mister_Belvidere You can't buy love

@lachlanclark4463

2 ай бұрын

You also can’t buy a new sense of humour, but you still need to find one.

“Why is there smoke coming oven Seymour?” *metal scraping noise* “I see.”

@gman424

2 ай бұрын

Why is smoke coming oven, Semourski?*

@DimitryViktorovich

2 ай бұрын

In Soviet Russia, oven comes out of your smoke 😂

@redstoneBLOCK42069

2 ай бұрын

Is there a lore reason why there is smoke in the oven? Is the oven a smoker??

@Skyrilla

2 ай бұрын

Why IS there smoke coming oven?

@lucrak41

2 ай бұрын

​@@redstoneBLOCK42069 is the smoke stupid?

Krusty: "....What the hell was that!?"

@lachlankeddie7

3 ай бұрын

Endut! Hoch Hech!

@alecboi777

Ай бұрын

Der Deutsches :)

@CaptOrbit

Ай бұрын

I came here looking for this exact comment. I was not disappointed.

@graon4880

16 күн бұрын

damn you beat me to this punch line

This is has the vibe of an obscure cartoon that would traumatize a young child who will start one of the biggest lost media searches to confirm that this was not a dream.

@Vasily_dont_be_silly

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like me alright Especially since there were MANY cartoons like that

@vipahxxx7640

Жыл бұрын

I love comments like this.

@gustavocastellanos4941

Жыл бұрын

It has the same vibe as The Clockman short.

@scapegoat1313

Жыл бұрын

Like candle cove

@vipahxxx7640

Жыл бұрын

@@scapegoat1313 yeah

Steamed Hams has transcended being a meme and has become an artistic movement.

@D0NU75

Жыл бұрын

it unironically is. it's conquering all kinds of art forms.

@onceonly1111

Жыл бұрын

Students 20 years from now: "Steamed-hamism has had a significant impact on 2020's pop culture, and trends in the online world, in this essay I will..."

@shitpostgrotto2982

Жыл бұрын

It’s something so recognisable that people can do some whack stuff with it and it can still be understood, and that’s great

@tjenadonn6158

Жыл бұрын

​@@shitpostgrotto2982 It's like the visual equivalent of a jazz standard: everyone knows the visual and story beats of Steamed Hams just the sane as every jazz musician knows the chords and basic melody of Giant Steps or In The Mood, so it's a familiar framework for people to build their own artistic adventures off of.

@brokkrep

Жыл бұрын

I agree 8000%

It’s actually fucking mental seeing just how elaborate some of these alternate Steamed Ham skits have become.

@Jupiter-T

2 ай бұрын

Someone needs to make a film fest around it.

I enjoy how all the vocal jokes get scrapped in order to stick to the core concept of the idea. The meme gets completely transformed in order to enrich it. Cut where needed, expanded where wanted. Especially the part with the three eyed skinner introduced a completely new element that works so well this way. It was not needed for the steamed hams part, neither was it needed for the animation part in general. It was not "needed". Its a completely new interpretative element that can only survive due to the different form of expression this format chooses. Its more than a mere mockery of the original meme. Its a wonderful fusion of actual artistic expression and a current cultural phenomenom we call "steamed hams" In conclusio: this brought me great joy

@TyroneDeise

4 ай бұрын

I’m very glad it brought you joy.

@AshleyPomeroy

2 ай бұрын

I think the three-eyed Skinner segment was a commentary on the seductive allure of capitalism. That must have gone over the censors' heads. Or perhaps it wasn't overt enough.

@UnbannedAgain

2 ай бұрын

This is why humanism is silly

@Pillar_of_Salt

Ай бұрын

@@UnbannedAgain

@robocopyright3115

Ай бұрын

Yes, and you call this phenomenon “steamed hams” despite the fact it is obviously grilled

For those who don’t know, the title «Stimlyannaya Khamonika» is a parody of the 1968 surrealist stop-motion film Glass Harmonica or «Steklyannaya Garmonika», which was the first animated film to be banned by state film censors in the USSR. This whole video is essentially a tribute to that era of Soyuzmultfilm animation.

@Vasily_dont_be_silly

Жыл бұрын

It wasn't even an era, most 1960's cartoons were pretty down to earth It's just the unique creation of Andrey Khrjanovsky, his style is very distinctive

@jellyface401

Жыл бұрын

This is something the simpsons would do if it still was a smart show

@xxBrokenDreams666xx

Жыл бұрын

Why was it banned?

@egregius9314

Жыл бұрын

That makes this version even more amazing.

@dorkthrone

Жыл бұрын

​@xxBrokenDreams666xx I had to watch the thing to come to this conclusion, but I'm not an expert, so take my interpretation with a grain of salt. The film depicts a tension between the (what appears to be) the police and a musician who has developed a beautiful instrument that inspires the highest ideals in humanity. The musician is taken away, the instrument smashed, and the citizens who were inspired by the art are persecuted. It seems to be a pretty straightforward criticism of soviet restrictions on artistic expression and after watching it, I'm not surprised that it was censored.

As someone who grew up in 1980s USSR, this is very authentic to some weird cartoons that showed up during that time. The fact that they don't talk and carpet on the wall 🤌

@mikehodder1137

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean they don't talk?

@mendelovitch

Жыл бұрын

@@mikehodder1137 They produce musical instrument sounds instead of the usual human speech sounds.

@HylianFox3

Жыл бұрын

@@mendelovitch The weird marionette-style clicking they made as they walk around is what made my skin crawl.

@mendelovitch

Жыл бұрын

@@HylianFox3 Funny thing is that you could say it is a metaphor for being a puppet subject of the communist totalitarian regime as well as the consumerist puppet of the corpocracy of the west. Maybe even deeper than that it was a metaphor for the fact of us being controlled by pure causation. We feel free when we like our strings and feel coerced when we hate them. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nopovNCoicvdl8o.html

@burnttoast3925

Жыл бұрын

As someone who did not grow up in 1980s USSR, im confused and frightened what in the world is this video

Man, that felt more unsettling than Salad Fingers. Even the way Skinner talked was eerie lol, good job

@TyroneDeise

7 ай бұрын

Thanks. That’s quite the compliment.

@madbeef.

2 ай бұрын

Not just me getting David Firth vibes then 😁

@matt69nice

Ай бұрын

This had Hubert Cumberdale written all over it!

@Thenogomogo-zo3un

16 күн бұрын

it had a very uncomfortable feel to it

I am very impressed with this animation. Examining this critically, Chalmers represents the upper administration of the socialist state. He comes to examine what the bureaucracy (Skinner) has prepared. In order to cut costs and effort, they look towards the West for aid. The administration turns an obvious blind eye to this and continues business as usual while the proletariat (the firetruck) is expected to control the fire. I love it.

@adrianaslund8605

5 ай бұрын

Ahh. So the west is represented by the burger. Being american fastfood. And the clown represents the western capitalist entertainment/advertisement industry.

@GeneralDMadness

4 ай бұрын

Wow I like your interpretation

@thekingoffailure9967

4 ай бұрын

Genuinely impressive take

@UH-60_Blackhawk

4 ай бұрын

that's... quite a political take for this animation. i like it.

@Moojingles_

4 ай бұрын

I disagree, I think it's the other way around!

This is an actually wonderful piece of animation. I commend your determination to your overly elaborate and artful shitposts.

@Max-js1mx

Жыл бұрын

​@@sovietunion6530 you and Germany literally were enemies 😂😂😂😂

@AmericaThePridefullySimple

Жыл бұрын

In Russia shit posts you! The only two Russian comedians I know are Yakov. And Eugene Mirman.

@intersonality

8 ай бұрын

​@@AmericaThePridefullySimplegood to know

As someone who grew up in the former USSR I can surely feel the uncanny semblance to late USSR animation. It's so well-done that one might mistake it for a genuine Soviet animation. Amazing job!

@SerpMolot

Жыл бұрын

Так это же пастиш на советский мультфильм 1968 года "Стеклянная гармоника".

@olivere5497

Жыл бұрын

'Worker and Parasite'

@friendofp.24

Жыл бұрын

This is some straight up David Firth shit. This is utterly horrific, I can't even fathom waking up in the morning and watching this.

@youdontknowwhoiam4349

Жыл бұрын

@@friendofp.24 If the dissolution of the Soviet Union didn’t traumatize you as a kid then this shit most definitely will

@Wanja01YT

Жыл бұрын

AKNOU PFP!!!

Every time I think this meme is dead, I find someone has created a masterpiece. This is incredible work. All I can say is ENDUT! HOCH HECH!

@quar_0

4 ай бұрын

What the hell was THAT?!

Dude you're featured on the wiki for the original Glass Harmonica film! Massive props to you, this was amazing!

For anyone else that was wondering, the animation takes homage from Andrei Khrzhanovsky's 1968 animation "Glass Harmonica", notoriously the first animation that was banned in the USSR. Beautiful work you did here as well!

@aetheralmeowstic2392

10 ай бұрын

Is it still banned in modern Russia?

@higztv1166

9 ай бұрын

no

@TheGreenReaper

9 ай бұрын

@@aetheralmeowstic2392 _What_ modern Russia?

@amentco8445

9 ай бұрын

​@@TheGreenReaperSo it is banned in Ukraine?

@GuyDude-hk8uy

8 ай бұрын

I was getting very strong Priit Pärn vibes, but he's the only artist of this style I'm really familiar with; he's probably part of a larger (extremely depressing, surreal, and unsettling) movement I'm not familiar with. Estonia borders Russia so it makes sense there'd be some influence.

"You know these hamburgers are a commodity of fast-food Capitalism in the West." "Hohoho, no! Patented Stalin-Burgers! Old Communist recipe."

@HylianFox3

Жыл бұрын

How could they be communist *and* patented? Do these hamburgers not belong to us all?

@sperzieb00n

Жыл бұрын

​@@HylianFox3 its a berlin expression

@Fred_the_1996

Жыл бұрын

​@@HylianFox3 patents existed in the ussr, they were just regulated, like you couldn't patent life saving medicine or anything essential

@Ahti_Kotiranta

Жыл бұрын

They are not Stalin Burgers, but Stalin Kolkhozians

@zonk1580

Жыл бұрын

the bolshevik burger, an eastern european staple food

i love how you can pinpoint chalmers’ aurora borealis rant without him ever saying anything

I can’t believe we’re at this point with steamed hams parodies now. Legitimately incredible

@canobenitez

Жыл бұрын

a high point for sure

@inciniumz4671

Жыл бұрын

Steamed hams isn't some Discord meme or a trollface, it has become something greater

@MrHowlforever

Жыл бұрын

Parody ? It’s a tribute

@medexamtoolsdotcom

Жыл бұрын

I think the hitler one was more amazing honestly. And was pleased to see it wasn't hammered with backlash.

@nadennight

Жыл бұрын

We've gone full steamed.

I like this a lot! The german expressionist one gets points for being live action, but this one is on another level of creativity. I feel like the contrast here is way more evident: it’s in a very authentic old style, but the characters are obviously Chalmers and Skinner, plus an appearance of Krusty. The complete lack of dialogue really helps as well. Also, I love how the fire truck was not only included, but made just as jarring as it is in the original. I don’t know why it’s like that, but this replicates it perfectly.

@Doctor_Straing_Strange

Жыл бұрын

The original? You mean the Simpsons? I never knew there was a fire truck at the end of Steamed Hams

@jack504

Жыл бұрын

It looked like the firefighters were the Beatles. The fire engine legs are very reminiscent of monty python

@Doctor_Straing_Strange

Жыл бұрын

@Google user interesting, thanks

@xdeanx1988

Жыл бұрын

Both are so great! I love how this meme gets better and better every year!

@kot000

Жыл бұрын

стимонные хамы

As a Russian, I can only commend you for this amazing piece of art. You captured the surrealism and weirdness of those old cartoons perfectly, as many here already pointed out. I'm simply amazed at the amount of effort you went to.

@boiledelephant

3 ай бұрын

FYI I got one of those "how would you rate this comment?" popups below this, just alerting you to it in case it isn't random and your account has been targeted with spurious reporting or some such.

@siritio3553

3 ай бұрын

@@boiledelephant Huh, I don't know why it would be reported, but thanks for letting me know!

@Halberds8122

Ай бұрын

This felt like a fever dream

I am SO IMPRESSED by how hard you nailed the style! Soviet era cutout animation is very specific and difficult and you got it perfectly.

This is like something I would have seen as a kid in the 90’s on a public access channel at some ungodly, sleepless hour that I would years later recall and wonder if I imagined the whole thing. It’s perfect.

@TheMpo1986

Жыл бұрын

Yes! PBS!

@hootax8980

Жыл бұрын

You'd make a post about it on r/lostmedia and there would be a crazed attempt to find it by the internet. It would even appear on Whang's channel.

@DAFLIDMAN

Жыл бұрын

I 100% have a memory of being awake at like 2am as a kid and seeing something creepy like this on channel 5 (it a uk TV channel) and being freaked out.

@randomuser3481

Жыл бұрын

@@sovietunion6530 cringe

@steelfan81

Жыл бұрын

could have been on MTV's oddities back in the early 90's...

You're an odd fellow but you steam a good ham

I love that nod to Worker and Parasite at 2:12. Incredible work.

As someone who has not grown up in the USSR. I can still say this is a great piece of surrealist horror. Not only are the sound effects incredible but the whole atmosphere is so wierd and creepy.

This isn't a meme. This is... actual art.

@TimSzabo

Жыл бұрын

Bruh now the zoophile talking

@luciferpunk2606

Жыл бұрын

Enartete Kunst, yes

@clavicleofcernunnos

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@luciferpunk2606od, Arno Brecker sucks ass. Boring shite for toolbags like you. Follow your leader. You know how he ended up.

@stormah

Жыл бұрын

@@luciferpunk2606 Can you do better

@eusou0

Жыл бұрын

It is a meme whether or not you know what a meme is :(

So, I've studied animation history, used to run an animation blog. I am absolutely floored at how well you captured this particular style of Soviet animation. My gob, it has been smacked. My hams, WELL steamed. I don't even know you, but I am so proud of you.

@Vasily_dont_be_silly

Жыл бұрын

It's basically just one director's style, Andrey Khrzhanovsky

@mimadm4832

Жыл бұрын

Hey man, how can I study animation history online? I have studied the western and eastern art history for about a year and due to that I am very good at making compositions and I would want to know how I can do the same with animations

@BunnyOnASnuman

Жыл бұрын

So you can say... He steamed a good ham

@rhetoric5173

Жыл бұрын

Read the description. It is Soviet animation from 1968.

@srsaito9262

Жыл бұрын

​@@rhetoric5173 You are jocking right?

I just noticed the Worker and Parasite art in Skinner’s home!!! Amazing Easter egg 😁

I- as a aspiring animator who loves surreal works this...this is- I can't find words

Ok, you seriously overdid it with this. One thing is to make a Steamed Hams memes. Doing an entire animation that looks and feels like it was made during the Soviet Union era is another thing entirely. I've never seen someone put so much effort into a meme. Kudos. You get a like from me.

@WitchKing-Of-Angmar

Жыл бұрын

W O W, a l i k e?! YifuckingE This is based on Glass Harmonica- 1968.

@UH-60_Blackhawk

Жыл бұрын

wowzers

@NumbDiggers1998

Жыл бұрын

A WHOLE FUCKING LIKE?! That's so heckin' generous! I have a bullet for you in exchange, just give me your location!

@antonvlasov2092

Жыл бұрын

the 2000's called, they want their buzzword back

@NumbDiggers1998

Жыл бұрын

@@antonvlasov2092 hey nerd, 2001 called😆😆 They said something happened to two towers

I could literally hear it: 2:32 At this time of year? 2:34 In this part of the country? 2:35 Localized entirely within your kitchen? This was powerful

@cuteshark7261

Жыл бұрын

Yeah.

@electricheisenberg5723

Жыл бұрын

@@cuteshark7261 may i see it?

@MercurySteel

Жыл бұрын

​@@electricheisenberg5723 no

@s.i.m.poster6823

Жыл бұрын

*Our kitchen

@bigopalcup

Жыл бұрын

fucking what?

I especially love how despite the insanely creepy atmosphere, the moment where Skinner has to pretend he’s stretching still strikes me as comedic.

Steamed hams in simpsons:😀 Steamed hams in ussr:💀

So many style-parodies fall short of feeling authentic to the original. But not this one. If I wasn't familiar with Steamed Hams, I would have thought this was really from 1968 USSR! Amazing work! I don't know how you captured the textures so well.

@Slashco

Жыл бұрын

Made by the same studio who brought us Worker and Parasite. :)

@beter21137

Жыл бұрын

You need to see the german expressionism one. Pure shitpost art.

Growing up in Russia, I watched a ton of those cartoons without realizing how weird they are. You just accept stuff as a kid and move on. Now I'm 28, and this masterpiece has reached something that was hidden very very deep in my subconscious. It's so accurate, familiar and nostalgic, but at the same time it's new. I needed that. Thank you for taking me back to a weird part of my childhood.

@grimekid666

Жыл бұрын

i would be creeped out if i found out i was watching this as a kid

@sofaericsson6392

Жыл бұрын

​​@@grimekid666 as a Russian I watched a lot of these as a kid and now I'm creeped out as an adult, so your reaction would be 100% on point.

@jahoyhoy55555

Жыл бұрын

@@grimekid666 I mean, I was probably creeped out, but I wasn't able to fully comprehend why, I thought it was just something I didn't get.

@caiodecastro7956

Жыл бұрын

cheers from another one born in 95, but in the other side of the world (Brazil) 👍 Over here we only had cartoons directly exported from US at that time...

@jahoyhoy55555

Жыл бұрын

@caiodecastro7956 Just to be annoyingly pedantic, I was actually born in 94 :) oh, we had a lot of cartoons from the US, I absolutely love US cartoons, I grew up with Disney and Tom & Jerry.

Jesus, this is so accurate. I remember as a kid that I saw this style of animation and never understood it's insanity with lack of sound effect. Just pure devilish music.

@TiruAnimator767

2 ай бұрын

Some of the Soviet cartoons look so creepy because of the lack of budget. The country was recovering from WW2 for decades

I had never seen the episode or heard of the steamed hams meme, until this showed up in my feed one day. You can imagine my confusion.

I did not expect to see the parody on Стеклянная Гармоника based on the steamed hams meme. The best possible content.

@atul1991ful

Жыл бұрын

Can you write what it's called in English. This meme has made me interested in what the original material is

@user-mj4rp9gg3i

Жыл бұрын

@@atul1991ful Glass Harmonica Was filmed in 1968. I don't know if it's available in English, though.

@atul1991ful

Жыл бұрын

@@user-mj4rp9gg3i thanks for the reply, i'll try looking for it

@Sakkeru96

Жыл бұрын

I had never heard of Glass Harmonica before, but I've just watched it and I love it. It's so strangely beautiful yet terrifying, which seems to have been the point as far as I can tell. (I grew up in England in the 00's/10's so I can only view it in a historical context, but I'm also an artist and a socialist, and it's just... Fascinating.) And from having watched it, this meme really does seem to have captured the combined vibe of that and the Simpsons clip.

@facundosterzerforino1704

Жыл бұрын

@@Sakkeru96 The movie is a critic to socialism thou, taht's why the ban and the exile to the director

One of the things I was most impressed by as a classical musician was how you managed to capture the surreal, avant-garde, and unique atmosphere of Alfred Schnittke's music. It's such a key element in making everything all fall into place.

@stillcantbesilencedevennow

8 ай бұрын

He really did didn't he? 😊 it sounds just like Schnittke, with those semi-haphazard notes. How it's almost "scary".

@senyorjunyor7350

4 ай бұрын

dude finally someone who knows Schnittke!! His works are so under-appreciated imo

@user-on6db4rf4s

3 ай бұрын

​@@senyorjunyor7350his tuba mirium is the best tuba mirium

"It came to me in a dream" is the best way to explain this.

It's been a while since I saw something quite so unnerving and, frankly, terrifying. Bravo sir, bravo.

Chalmers: Silently asks about the burning oven Skinner: "AÄÆ" Chalmers: *Understandable, have a nice day*

@bread9276

7 ай бұрын

Typical human interaction

@main7168

7 ай бұрын

i like to think he was fending chalmers off with an intimidating screech

I went down a rabbit-hole watching Soviet-era cartoons and you nailed it. Moody, surrealist, depressing, instilling the viewer with a sense of anxiety and dread? Definitely like a Soviet-era cartoon alright.

@mingyuhuang8944

8 ай бұрын

As someone who has not grown up in the USSR. I can still say this is a great piece of surrealist horror. Not only are the sound effects incredible but the whole atmosphere is so wierd and creepy.❤

@ghoulbuster1

7 ай бұрын

Feels just like communism

@JosephFuckinStalin

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, sure, they're all like this because Soviet Russia was inhabited by demons lol Hush, westerner

@JosephFuckinStalin

7 ай бұрын

​​@@ghoulbuster1 Sheesh 😂 I love how cartoonishly dreadful you all think the USSR was. Also, please define Communism for me

@user-uy8yt7ku4w

7 ай бұрын

That is ridiculous. Only some soviet animation is surreal and depressing, most of it is not like that at all.

The wall-carpet is a nice touch.

worker and parasite been real quiet since this dropped

outside of the meme, this is insanely incredible to look at. Everything about it is just perfection. Please, for the sake of art itself, keep making more.

@davionwilliamson1524

Жыл бұрын

What about the music/ sound design...

@davionwilliamson1524

Жыл бұрын

The sound is a large part of why you like this video! Don't believe me? Try watching it with the sound off People don't show sound design enough respect and often take it for granted.

This is some creepy, surreal, disturbing nightmare fuel. I love it.

@WalterWhiteFromTheBlock

Жыл бұрын

So... like a typical Soviet cartoon?

@AMF22

Жыл бұрын

@@WalterWhiteFromTheBlock it’s a simpsons parody

@arthurmilano2920

Жыл бұрын

No, the AI generated one is unsettling as ALL HELL.

@justinambru8529

Ай бұрын

@@WalterWhiteFromTheBlock Not all soviet cartoons.

I didn't grow up in the USSR but they broadcast these old USSR animated shorts in the 90s in Finland when I was a kid, and I found some of them really eerie. This vid brings back many "fond" memories, and for that, I salute you, dear animator. ❤

@theral_24karatgarrett

2 ай бұрын

🤫🧏‍♂️

@kennyalford7922

5 күн бұрын

It has Suur Tõll vibes

Over the past few days I have been on something of a steamed hams binge. Almost every day I would find some new version of it. Some were amazing, others very low effort. None of them could have prepared me for this. This is something I never could have dreamed of. It feels so wrong and yet so right at the same time! I am unfamiliar with the style it’s mimicking (assuming that it is mimicking a style), but this makes me want to learn more. My god this is amazing! Great work and thanks for sharing!

This was the most uncomfortable yet stylistically beautiful rendition of steamed hams I've seen. The faces, music, sound effects, and overall weirdness really made me feel nervous consistently throughout. Makes me think what real 80s soviet cartoons were like.

@irregularstuff5290

Жыл бұрын

This one is about on point. You can check "Tyll the Giant" based on Estonian folklore made in Estonian studio that aired only once and scared a lot of kids or "There will come soft rains" based on Bradburry's short story for the taste of style. At least those one are the first that come to mind. Also there's studio Armenfilm but they prefer much more fluid animation with much more surrealism.

@IHeartNoise

Жыл бұрын

Check out Soviet version of Alice sometime

@reinodjanghardt8604

Жыл бұрын

The power to investigate lies within your reach…

@sydneyw7375

Жыл бұрын

Not from USSR, but still '80s Eastern Bloc: Treasure Planet (1982) from Bulgaria is a trip and a half. I love it to bits.

@Madcat1331

Жыл бұрын

I actually got recommended this animation after watching "A Beginner's Guide to Soviet Animated Film" by kubricklynch. It was a very interesting watch and it's surprising how accurate this animation was to some of the styles discussed

i love how the buildings are just simple shapes and all the noises are cold and metallic, it's like some massive fucked up machine trying to imitate a human interaction

@PiousMoltar

Жыл бұрын

"it's like some massive fucked up machine trying to imitate a human interaction" I think you just defined communism. Well, maybe replace the word "interaction" with "society".

@lisam5802

Жыл бұрын

@@PiousMoltar Steamed hams is a critique of all hierarchy and the way in which we put such orders above ourselves. This adaptation serves as a critique of the structures of the Soviet union. You see first in the gears which ring the doorbell looking so impractical, and then it develops and as the world becomes more absurd. You start to realize the absurdity of the normalcy to which the characters portray, why is it that in this cold industrial land they wear suits and ties and try to impress others with brunch. At the end of the day no pleasure is derived at all, and Seymour suffers a loss.

@lochmarFiendhiem

Жыл бұрын

"welcome to the USSR comrade"

@dudewithacat52

Жыл бұрын

"all the noises are cold and metallic" seymour's voice is literally a chair sliding on a tiled floor lol

@barrelbottom6253

Жыл бұрын

As this is indeed a parody of both steamed hams and glass harmonica, the noises are indeed cold and metallic mostly cause of the glass harmonica bit.

someone put so much effort into this and I truly appreciate it

It has big "потец" and "моя жена курица" vibes You nailed "weird creepy soviet cartoon" genre, perfection

Bruh it's insane how accurate this is, this legit feels like some of the weird soviet cartoons I saw on TV as a kid

@birchparty

Жыл бұрын

(cartoon parody based on Glass Harmonica 1968)

@robmaelstorm23

Жыл бұрын

Vova Bars?

@vovabars1234

Жыл бұрын

@@robmaelstorm23 yes

@erenpopega

Жыл бұрын

How old are u?

@Masupups

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad we have your perspective, it feels so alien to typical depictions... I'm undeniably American so it's cool to learn from

A "Glass Harmonica" version of Steamed Hams is not something I was expecting. Absolutely incredible, the part with the hamburgers instead of the coins was hilarious.

@skejeton

Жыл бұрын

The name is "steamed hams" using English transliteration of steamed hams but conjugated to sound well in Russian, I suppose the creator knows Russian well because there's no mistakes, very nice Edit: I see you were referring to "Стеклянная гармоника", my bad

Genuinely a beautiful take on one of the greatest comedy scenes of all time. Bravo.😊

Ok, but you guys dont understand how diffucult it is to make art in general. This might just be a meme but it probably took months of work, and it's very detailed and beautiful to look at. Good job ❤

@andieallison6792

3 ай бұрын

Why do you say that like it's some kind of obscure secret?? Like no shit of course this would've taken months to make.

@Alex-tx8wq

3 ай бұрын

@@andieallison6792 Because there are people out there who think animation is instant and easy. Why are you getting mad at a youtube comment that has nothing to do with you?

Damn dude, you've perfected it down to the last detail. This is EXACTLY how the Soviet so-called "adult cartoons" looked like. I didn't know about the "Steamed Hams" meme, and for a few minutes I thought this was an actual short animated movie that I could watch in the night TV (that's when they aired these cartoons in 90s and early 00s). And sound design is an pinnacle, a true art.

@feameldo

Жыл бұрын

And then when you think it cannot be any more awesomier than it is, you notice that the faces bear likeness to Simpsobs characters too, despite being made in "Soviet mindscrew" style!

I would've never expected to see The Glass Harmonica turned into a Simpsons meme, but here we are.

@temkin9298

Жыл бұрын

Burger multiplication gave it away ;D

@connorvanhelsing4768

Жыл бұрын

@@temkin9298 i believe it's also called "Steamed Hamonica" in cyrillic or something along those lines in the title card, so even though I don't know what the Glass Harmonica is I figured it was riffing off something for the funny title

@drkujavec

Жыл бұрын

With music by Shnittke included

Impressive job, i can't imagine how much time it took. Great work!

why in the WORLD is this so high quality

The thing about absurd, surreal and very literal animation though is that the needs of these characters are so well realized here. Skinner's view and intimidation of Chalmers, the anxiety of not impressing your boss, the seduction of cheap and easy food, all of that is said here, and without words. Bravo. Unambiguous, unironic bravo.

This is insanely intense and all with no words, just the sounds of something quite possibly existentially uncanny and dramatic, the atmosphere and design of everything is definitely extremely unique for these times.

@clavicleofcernunnos

Жыл бұрын

It's based on the style of Andrei Khrzhanovsky, particularly "The Glass Harmonica" (1968) which was scored by Alfred Schnittke. You can find it on YT. I also recommend Schnittke's Requiem for some truly creepy 20th c. classical music. It's a shame no one to my knowledge has used it in a horror film yet.

Man i love this, it has a feeling of 60's experimental film. Steamed hams is one of the gratest memes, it was a great scene by its self but everybody has done something with it in every way posible, from simple to incredible and im proud of everyone.

Wow the soundtrack and noises in this is spectacular

As a historian of steamed hams, having watched all variations of the viedo under the sun, I am proud to say that this is the best I have ever come across. This is incredible

@kostarossides5062

11 ай бұрын

I love how enough time has now passed since this meme first came about that you can be considered a "historian" of steamed hams 😂

@uranium54321

10 ай бұрын

My favorite is probably Steamed Hams Inc. but this is definitely way up there

@BillyBattsandtheShineboxes

8 ай бұрын

I'm a steamed hamoligist, and although this one does not provoke the most laughter, it is by far the most artistic

@mingyuhuang8944

8 ай бұрын

As someone who has not grown up in the USSR. I can still say this is a great piece of surrealist horror. Not only are the sound effects incredible but the whole atmosphere is so wierd and creepy.❤

@bungleOfbunglebottominc

7 ай бұрын

The Nazi Germany one is quite lovely.

This is not even a shitpost. This is literal art. You made it feel and look so authentic to those 90s USSR cartoons. Everything about this animation, from the robotic-like movements to the creepy and disturbing music, feels like a cartoon straight from the Soviet Union era. So much effort was put into this to make it look and feel authentic, and by god, it's glorious. This actually feels like those weird and odd USSR cartoons that I saw on TV as a kid. The resemblance to these animations is uncanny. It is absolutely mind-blowing at how accurate it is. To be honest, if I had never known about the 'Steamed Hams' skit, I would've probably believed that this was an old, banned Soviet Union cartoon. You nailed the vibe, the look, the feels, everything about it. This, right here... this is what blurs the line between a shitpost and an actual art form. There's an insane amount of work thrown in to make it look and feel authentic. The composition is perfect, the casts shadow like a multiplane, the illustrations are weird and odd, and the color correction is authentic. Making a Steamed Hams meme is one thing, but to make an entirely custom animation to make it look like it came straight out of the Soviet Union era is something else entirely. I have never seen such time, effort, and era-authenticity put into a shitpost like this before. Heck, I don't even know if I _can_ count this as a shitpost. That is how good this animation is. I tip my hat to you. This deserves an award.

@incaseofimportantnegotiations

10 ай бұрын

more to like people try to remember those cartoons. because this is like 1000 times better quality-wise full real animation and the assets are created from scratch instead of pre-existing newspaper cutouts

@someonemister3636

8 ай бұрын

@FB3Network Get lost kid.

@FB3Network

8 ай бұрын

@@someonemister3636 How about YOU get lost? You're the one coming in here shitting on me and my opinion. People like you show no respect for anyone. If you can't show respect to people, don't even think about replying. Treat others the way you want to be treated! If you don't show respect to someone, then you won't get any respect in return. This shit should have been taught to you in elementary school. Re-educate yourself on this.

@ripadblock

7 ай бұрын

​@@chonchjohnchmfw 90s ussr cartoons

@JosephFuckinStalin

7 ай бұрын

​@@chonchjohnch This person is likely lying. I'm getting that vibe from the majority of the people who "grew up watching stuff like this"

Assistant Chaumers is a Secret Jedi while Skinner is secretly a Gryphon.

Это гениально. Стимлянная Хамоника. Просто моё почтение.

The extent to which this meme has developed over time is fucking incredible. There is no better meme than Steamed Hams.

@SynoPTL

Жыл бұрын

Have you heard of Bad Apple

@robotwrench

Жыл бұрын

@@SynoPTLsteamed hams is still better

@citroenboter

Жыл бұрын

I'd say 'will it run Doom', bad apple, steamed hams and loss are all so excellent because of the sheer amount of people who manage to keep it fresh, interesting and exciting, by constantly innovating.

@giygas79

Жыл бұрын

big guy for you is always king

@georgekostaras

Жыл бұрын

It’s literally an unforgettable luncheon

The inclusion of the firetruck solidifies it's place in steamed history.

@ricardodavis4730

7 ай бұрын

The firemen look like Carl, Kirk, Ned, and Moe.

Dude this is so well done wtf. I am very very impressed.

I come back to this video every so often. Can't believe how creative it is. The music and sounds, just, the whole vibe. Really really love it. Thank you for making this ♥️

It's crazy how they were able to convey the fear and horror and temptation in the faces of the characters

@birchparty

Жыл бұрын

(cartoon parody based on Glass Harmonica 1968)

For those unfamiliar with Soviet "adult" animation (animated features carrying rather serious tone, akin to "adult oriented music" concept), the author made a brilliant rendition of Andrei Khrzhanovsky works with a lot of homage moments. The title itself is reminiscent of "Glass Harmonica", a Soviet cartoon from 1968 long-banned by the censorship of that era. The overall style, lack of speech, and extensive use of music effects to imitate it is spot on. The eye sequence at 1:06 is one of the examples of the original's surrealistic style. The original cartoon is available on youtube and I definitely recommend watching it to grasp the authentic feel and simply to enjoy the masterpiece.

@SeadogDriftwood

Жыл бұрын

Wait, really?! I had no idea that the Glass Harmonica was banned! All I knew was that the music was written by the same guy who later wrote a concerto for choir (FOR CHOIR! Who the hell does that?! And he managed to make it FREAKING BEAUTIFUL!!!), Alfred Schnittke.

@TheKiller1922

Жыл бұрын

@@SeadogDriftwood It was indeed officially banned by the Soviet censors, who deemed the cartoon reminiscent of the Soviet society. Even after Khrzhanovsky had to insert a disclaimer that it was the "western" aka bourgeois society that was depicted in his work, the cartoon was still not allowed for screening. Crazy times and crazy government. Schnittke btw was a genius, no less. His works are eternal imho. I'm mostly familiar with his film soundtracks, but his orchestral works are also great.

@SeadogDriftwood

Жыл бұрын

@@TheKiller1922 Are you familiar with the concerto for choir?

@killslay

Жыл бұрын

I thought that said "Hamonica" at the start and wondered if it was a pun or actually the Russian for hamburger

@TheKiller1922

Жыл бұрын

@@killslay Actually, it's a pretty clever pun. The original cartoon that inspired this one is called "Glass Harmonica" which sounds in Russian as "Steklyannaya Harmonica". You can see the similarities.

You deserve praise for the incredible sound design! Adding another layer to this great work that makes it even more believable. Wonderful job!

Khalmerzka: "You call pyetties burgers despite fact they are in fact fermented fish." Skininsky: "You dare question food bearing seal of approval from Komrade Stalin?!"

This is both artistic and terrifying beyond belief.

@Zeyr01

11 ай бұрын

Yet I couldn't look away.

@johnmonroe8557

10 ай бұрын

this is the based off the 1968 cartoon "the glass harmonica" and that film is essentially 1 big acid trip

@clu2573

10 ай бұрын

@@johnmonroe8557 this animation reminds me of the Protect and Survive films from the UK in teh 1970’s.

@mingyuhuang8944

8 ай бұрын

As someone who has not grown up in the USSR. I can still say this is a great piece of surrealist horror. Not only are the sound effects incredible but the whole atmosphere is so wierd and creepy.

This felt like the most uncomfortable dinner I've ever been to

@Myne1001

7 ай бұрын

A truly unforgettable luncheon

I feel like I just dissociated through the whole thing, what a fever dream, well done.

Damn, it's actually feels like one of THAT cartoons from my childhood. You captured that really good.

Fun fact: it lasts only three minutes but feels like it lasts for ages...

@moumdoh

Жыл бұрын

only the first time though

@testtesttesttesttest884

9 ай бұрын

Jesus so true

@xiena5640

8 ай бұрын

feels like a neverending nightmare

@HashMaster9000

8 ай бұрын

Like most things in Soviet Russia...

@excalibur2772

7 ай бұрын

It's because it's so much NEW information. When you experience something very different for the first time the experience isn't skipped over a bit in your mind like you do other things

Anyone who's seen enough Russian independent animation shorts from the '70s and '80s can tell you that this particular Steamed Hams hits the mark with emulating that style.

@annc8337

Жыл бұрын

I'd like to look into it, but don't know where to start, can you please recommend some animation films/shorts in this sort of style?

@CentiZen

Жыл бұрын

@@annc8337 the movie that this version of the meme used as it's artistic inspiration is "Glass Harmonica" by Andre Khrzhanzovsky and probably the best spot to start. There's also "A Beginners Guide to Soviet Cinema" you can search out here on YT.

@stewardofconsciousness9781

Жыл бұрын

​@@annc8337 Here are some shorts that are similar: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eWGFzsWuhM3aoaQ.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/aXiJythwnLenpc4.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/mI2Yw6qafrWze8o.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/o3aZyqhmdZXNiJs.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/dnmBurOTgsSzlsY.html

@birchparty

Жыл бұрын

(cartoon parody based on Glass Harmonica 1968)

@MaggieKeizai

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes indeed. It's absolutely on the mark.

"what the hell was that!?" -krusty the clown

POV: It's literally 4:06am right now in the pitch black . Only light source is my phone screen. God damn man, I don't need anymore nightmare fuel

Every steamed hams video this channel makes is absurdly top-tier.

This is uncannily good. I kept reminding myself that no, you DIDN'T just remix some real Soviet cartoon to make this. Everything is completely accurate: the art style, the animation, the sound... I hope you make more stuff. You're a genius.

@cacophonousantiquarian8803

Жыл бұрын

Some people are just a cut above the rest of us lol

You really mimicked the glass harmonica very well! I love it!

This just gave me a massive flashback of all the Soviet cartoons that I've watched but not actually remember anymore. I don't even know what the titles were or the characters or anything. Yet the artstyle is spot on, so eerily familiar.

"Стимлянная Хамоника" (Stimlyannaya Hamonika) is a surrealist Soviet animation from 1968 that tells a story about a man named Skinner who hosts his boss for dinner. The plot of the animation follows Skinner's attempts to hide the fact that he burnt the roast he was preparing for his boss. The animation features a variety of surreal elements, such as a clown juggling hamburgers as a way to represent fast food joints. Skinner is portrayed as a habitual liar, and as the story progresses, his lies become more and more elaborate. The animation has several political undertones, which were common in Cold War-era art. The character of Skinner represents the American citizen who is willing to do anything to please his superiors, even if it means lying and deceiving. The animation also criticizes American society and ways of life, which places a high value on appearances and conformity, and punishes those who do not conform. In the end, Skinner's lies catch up with him, and his house burns down as a result of his deception. The animation suggests that lying and deceit will ultimately lead to destruction and chaos. Overall, "Stimlyannaya Hamonika" is a thought-provoking piece of Soviet animation that uses surrealism to criticize the political and social norms of the time. The animation's themes of conformity and the dangers of deception still resonate today, making it a timeless work of art.

@Komotau4691

Жыл бұрын

@@INDIE505 He is joking lmao

@nightcollapse

Жыл бұрын

​@@INDIE505Yep

@AlottaBoulchit

Жыл бұрын

I imagined this comment delivered by a guy in a suit on TCM at 3am.

@DrexSux

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t that literally every society? (I’m American so I really wouldn’t know LMAO)

@jschnei3

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ChatGPT

-Ты же сказал, что будет мясной хлеб? -Ох, хахах, нет, я говорил мяско в хлеб. Я так называю котлеты с булкой. -Ага. Впервые слышу такое. Где это так говорят? -Так у меня папа из Вологодской области. -Правда? У меня жена Череповчанка, и что-то не припомню, чтобы она или её радственники так говорили... -Нет-нет, папа жил на Востоке области, дальше. -Понятно... Знаешь, они очень похожи на те котлеты в булочек, которые продают по 20 копеек в столовой возле озера. -Хах, нет, это старые добрые булки по рецепту моей семьи Кожавиных, бабушка по папиной ветке рассказала как делать. -Ясно. -Извините. Мне надо отлучиться на секунду, сейчас закрою форточку и вернусь.... Оооххх, ну что же, мы немного засиделись. -Да соглашусь, ОХ ТЫ ЧТО ЗА ЧЕРТОВЩИНА ТАМ ПРОИСХОДИТ? -Первомай. -Первомай? В середине октября, в в вечернее время, торжественный парад происходит прямо у вас на кухне?! -Да. -Могу ли посмотреть? -... Прошу прощения, нет.

@uprktk

Жыл бұрын

Чтож, Семен, странный ты человек, но, должен сказать, мяско у тебя что надо!

@cosmo_daft

Жыл бұрын

Простите, а что это и откуда? Поправока: разобрался! Действительно смешно :D

@smellslikepishbutpurewatah4912

Жыл бұрын

Спасибо, товарищ, я давно так не смеялся

@josephdc24

Жыл бұрын

@@cosmo_daft the simpsons - steamed hams

@Ash-zm1vx

Жыл бұрын

Well made adaptation!

I never thought Steamed Hams could become a surreal horror, but you proved me wrong.

that bell ringing was beautiful

This is scarier than any horror movie ever made. It's truly nightmarish.

@Vasily_dont_be_silly

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the world of arthouse Soviet animation If you want more of this horror I recommend such gems as "Potets", "His Wife a Hen" and "Pereval"

@isaakm4074

Жыл бұрын

alot of the scenes are taken from the 1968 film "glass harmonica" or Стеклянная гармоника by Andrei Khrjanovsky

@isaakm4074

Жыл бұрын

"taken"

@birchparty

Жыл бұрын

(cartoon parody based on Glass Harmonica 1968)

@richsackett3423

Жыл бұрын

Esp. the part with Krusty.

идеальная аллегория желания человека поддерживать свой образ самого себя перед вышестоящими!

@mattresbert

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@maxpower9979

Жыл бұрын

I could not agree more... What did you say?

@iqwit

Жыл бұрын

​@komunaka 100 million 😊 1991

@Revo5660

Жыл бұрын

И заметьте какая деталь: человек этот готов игнорировать и отрицать пожар, поглощающий его дом, ради одобрения со стороны социума. Поистине глубокое произведение.

@usv4.38Y67

Жыл бұрын

YOOOO U ARE SO RIGHT

Now I know where PilotRedSuns gets his ideas from.

I was expecting a reanimation, but this is even more incredible