Jimmy the C

Jimmy the C is a 1977 animated short film, directed by Jimmy Picker and co-produced by Picker, Robert [Grossman |Robert Grossman] and Craig Whitaker. It was nominated for an Academy Award for [Animated Short Film]. The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

Plot

The three-minute film features a clay-animated Jimmy Carter singing "Georgia on My Mind", referencing his birth state. He is accompanied by a choir of Mr. Peanut lookalikes, and gazes at the moon at night. Ray Charles' rendition of the song is used on the soundtrack.