Animation Controller using public functions

I'm wondering how to create a C# animation controller with an index of animations that can be played with public functions. I would like to populate all of my animations into the inspector and play any one of them using a public function via a UI button or event in the inspector. Thanks

 

This compiles, but doesn't play the animation. I populated the public animation list with a few animations. The

Console says: default clip could not be found in attached animations list.

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4.  
5. public class PlayAnimations : MonoBehaviour
6. {
7.     public GameObject thisObject;
8.     public AnimationClip[] animList;
9.     Animation anim;
10.  
11.  
12.     void Start()
13.     {
14.         anim = thisObject.GetComponent<Animation>();
15.     }
16.  
17.     public void Play0()
18.     {
19.         anim.clip = animList[0];
20.         anim.Play();    
21.     }
22. }
23.  

 

It actually does work, but the GameObject must be the original object that the animations are attached to. They also must be Legacy. I'm using a humanoid and want to use random humanoid animations. How would I go about this?