Score: 9
"Nice vignette"
date: December 1, 2006
Minimalist, smooth animation, good gags, nice buildup and the perfect choice of music. You could almost see Buster Keaton doing that scene.
It was particularly funny for me, because I used to share housing with a starling who had an extensive repertoire. Kitten mews and cats puking, the answering machine, the word "grape," (a favorite treat) and most annoyingly--my wife's voice calling me. He would wait until he saw me through the bedroom window leaving the house and scream my name. I'd run back to see what she wanted. It took us weeks to figure it out and only because she caught him at it.