Pullin' the Devil by the Tail is a short stop motion animation film, made by Stephen McCollum in 2003 that has won several awards. It was broadcast on RTÉtelevision on December 27, 2002, as part of "Animated Ireland", a showcase of Irish animation talent that was broadcast over Christmas of that year. In 2009 five follow-up episodes were released. These were individually titled: Ep 2: All The Way To Mars Ep 3: Franks Da Ep 4: The Black Cat Ep 5: Billy McFlurry Ep 6: The Wee Donkey Each episode lasts 5 minutes, and all voice-acting, writing and animation was done by Stephen McCollum