A Random Detective Joke

A 1920s New York Detective Film Parody.

This short animation is a parody to the 1920s detective film, which typically portrays a hard-boiled detective unraveling mysteries in a gritty metropolis with a trademark cigarette in his hand. The animation subverts its stereotype of masculinity by introducing a subtle homoerotic undertone between the detectives, complemented by a vibrant color palette and jazz music, and delivers an unexpected ending that reminds the viewers of the health risks associated with smoking.