This link only takes you to a 10-minute selection which seems to be with new student-made audio work. As the specials didn't have any dialogue, it's probably as effective as the original.
It's a a series of small vignettes that draw out, or give some context to, Larson's comics.
This one made me laugh out loud, just like the comic would. The problem with the special is that you might LOL once every 3 minutes when the punchline hits the screen but for no other reason. It's not a very effective exercise in comedy.
9. TWO ANIMATED "FAR SIDE" SHORTS EXIST.
CBS aired a 20-minute program called Gary Larson’s Tales From the Far Side in 1994. Conceived as a Halloween special, the film was essentially an animated reinterpretation of several classic "Far Side" cartoons. Marv Newland—an animator whose best-known work is the Larson-esque short film Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969)—directed Tales, which won a Grand Prix award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. The year 1997 brought with it a sequel, Gary Larson’s Tales From the Far Side II. By then, the comic strip which inspired both movies had been laid to rest, as Larson retired in 1995. He has said that the two animated projects presented an interesting challenge because he “didn’t want any dialogue” in the finished products.
I love that they were directed by Marv Newland of Bambi Meets Godzilla fame, a classic of absurdist animal cartooning.
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