The bittersweet feeling of knowing this might be the end of the original Ice Age era.

For two decades, Scrat has been the unsung, twitchy hero of the Ice Age franchise. He is the Sisyphus of the Cenozoic era, eternally pushing a nut up a hill only to have it crush him. In Scrat Tales , Disney+ finally gives the prehistoric squirrel the solo spotlight he deserves, and the result is a surprisingly heart-tugging, slapstick masterpiece.

Like the best Looney Tunes or Tom & Jerry cartoons, Scrat Tales relies entirely on visual storytelling. There is no dialogue, only squeaks, grunts, and the sound of cracking ice. This "silent film" approach makes it universally accessible. The gags are inventive, often playing with physics in ways that would make Wile E. Coyote jealous.