Funny Animated GIFS

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A well-selected funny animated GIF can do wonders to spice up a dull website. Here is a list of some of the better sources available online, but remember to watch for copyrighted material before posting anything on your site.

Before You Use This Material

A lot of what you see here are fun clips made by hobbyists playing around without profit goals. Some is copyrighted material tweaked and made funny without the permission of the copyright holders. Some content is free, but requires a link to the original site.

Either way, make sure to read the fine print and use common sense when considering any of these funny animated GIFs for your site. Be wary of anything featuring known cartoon characters or anything emblazoned with a copyright "c", "tm" or any of the other legal symbols. This is especially true if you're running any type of business or for-profit site, as this makes you a much more legit target for a potential lawsuit and monetary damages. Bottom line: Play it safe.

Finally, since these sites tend to be open-for-all, there's a distinct risk you'll come across the occasional crude or non-family friendly entry. The site may have a stated goal to keep things clean, but as you know, on the Web nothing is certain.

Ten Sites with Funny Animated GIFs

Virb Animated GIFs Group

This is a group of several hundred Virb members dedicated to clean, funny animated GIFs of every stripe. Some are less innovative (straight movie excerpts) while others are quite extravagant with advanced computer-rendered characters and images. As of this writing, there are some 5,500 clips in all, with more added each day.

FunnyAnimatedGIFs.net

Featuring several hundred animations of various kinds. There's a lot fewer straight movie excerpts here, with more emphasis on Lolcat-type stuff and primitive (but funny) movie spoofs. Note: quite a few crude entries.

AnyFun.net

The link above goes to the GIF animation section of a more general humor site. You can choose between clean and naughty animations, along with some non-GIF clips. There's also a number of specific subcategories for animals, computers, sports, Christmas and so on.

Free MySpace Graphics

Planning to use the animations on your MySpace page? This collection of free clips provides the code for easy copy-and-pasting, as well as code for Friendster and straight HTML. Note: Some risqué clips.

MyCodes Place

Here's another one for the easy-to-use MySpace category. There are some stills mixed in with the animations, but the bulk is moving and ready for use. Most entries are clean but there are some dirty entries too.

Zeebler

Zeebler is still building its animation database, but they're off to a good start with a ton of general animations. What makes it noteworthy is the vast selection of animations in select categories. For example, if you're looking for a specific Family Guy or Simpsons clip, this is a good place to start. They also have glitter names, bling, glamour dolls and much more.

Zeodo

This is another mix of stills and animations, but it's a rich collection of mostly clean gut-busters. In addition to the hundreds of regular animations, there are special sections for bling, "getto" and other word/image animations. Beware of intrusive ads though; open in new windows and close when there are ad hijackings.

Your3dSource.com

Most of these animations are not of the laugh-out-loud joke category (there are some of those too), but the majority is mostly amusing ways to spice up a website. Some noteworthy categories include animated smileys, animals and emotional computers.

GIFtube

Lots of funny, mostly clean GIF animations. While not categorized, the clips are easily browsed with a free text search box if you're looking for something specific. However, don't let kids use this site unsupervised, as accidentally activating the "adult" setting will turn things quite graphic in a hurry.

AbsolutePunk thread

Finally, this one isn't a dedicated animated GIF collection. However, it's a 19-page forum thread that contains a bunch of really good ones that you may not find elsewhere. Not surprisingly, there are some borderline dirty ones sprinkled in.

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