Here in the ol’ US of A, we’re gearing up for Thursday’s Thanksgiving feast. While we await our belly stuffing, enjoy this Flash-animated Thanksgiving video titled The Pilgrim Song from JibJab. This new Sendables music video was designed and directed by Romney Caswell while Stephen Herczeg, a summer employee from CalArts, handled the character animation. You can replace all of the question-mark-heads with your own photos if you sign up for Sendables over at JibJab, where a subscription is just a buck a month.

Paris-based artist Art Grootfontein has completed his first project for JibJab – a new Sendable birthday short. His piece, titled Piñata Blast, was animated in Flash. To access the huge collection of JibJab Sendables, sign up for a subscription, currently priced at $1 per month.

Animators – you might want to put a LoJack on your animations, because Toyota Motor USA seems to be in a stealing mood. I’ll let JibJab’s official complaint for damages explain why:

“Toyota recently ran a commercial promoting its 2011 President’s Day sale, which incorporated elements identical (to) and/or substantially indistinguishable from JibJab’s Founding Father’s Rap and Starring You Tap Dance videos.”

The TV spot in question was produced by Hoffman Lewis, who simply shoulda known better. The whole dancing president thing certainly feels JibJab-esque, but wait until the end for the little “Ends Soon” tag – it’s a blatant rip. Watch for yourselves, ladies and gentlemen of the jury….
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The latest JibJab Movie in a Minute tackles the great tale of Frankenstein and his monster, just in time for Halloween season. Did you know…. the monster has no name in the original book, but he’s often mistakenly called Frankenstein. I myself call the monster Abe, because he looks like Abe Vigoda.

A new JibJab Sendable ecard has been released, featuring the comedic stylings of Andy Ochiltree. It’s the follow-up to Jowls!, the Jaws spoof, and it pokes a few holes in The Matrix. Here’s The Latex.