The Wire (a.k.a. "The Man Plugged Into The Wall")

Even though I'm glad this short film is in safe hands, I'm a little disapointed that the search ended so quickly. Toonheads was a lost media obsession for me a while ago, so much so that I went on a one-man search for anything related to the series. However, It proved too daunting for a single person, so I gave up.

This "Night of Independent Animation" episode aired in 1996, meaning it aired during the first incarnation of Toonheads, which lasted from 1992 to 1998. A complete episode list from this era is nonexistent, so there is no way of telling how many episodes aired during this time. There were also no credits, which makes finding any production crew impossible to do. Only the announcer, Don Kennedy, is identified.

Yeah, the first incarnation of Toonheads is balls-hard to find any info on..

Reposting what I said in the Discord (this isn't directly related to plug man but for people who are interested in all the shorts from the special):

Alright so a couple of things
1. This is definitely the Paul Fierlinger short, it's totally his style with the big noses and everything

For comparison: vimeo.com/136653441

2. I went through all the stuff on his vimeo and it's not any of those, but I have reason to believe the name of the short is "I'll Be There". Looking at this: archive.li/ufb5B In a section talking about his US Healthcare ads, it says:
This is one of his only shorts that I can find absolutely no screenshots of, so I can't confirm. However, the short I'll Be There was shown at the 1996 Ottawa International Animation Festival, which is co-run by ASIFA: www.animationfestival.ca/archives/1996/ottawa96.html

Did this ever get released? Because it seems like this thread died

Alright then

Yes finally! We managed to find it in record time, good job everyone

YEAHH!!!

Should the Wiki be edited to include the fact that the ToonHeads' "A Night of Independent Animation" was re-aired on October 20, 1996 and that "The Wire" video uploaded by Augenblick Studios on YouTube was from that re-airing? 

October 20, 1996 was a Sunday though, so it could not have been the original air date (which was a Saturday).

Raising this here since I don't have an account on the Wiki.