Sesame Street was brought to you today by…
It was the experiment that succeeded beyond anyone’s wildest expectations. You might say that The Children’s Television Workshop created a monster. When it premiered in late 1969, Sesame Street was…
Animation Anecdotes #153
Bedroom Story. According to legend, while Walter Lantz was on his honeymoon at a cabin at Sherwood Lake in California, his marital bliss was interrupted repeatedly by an annoying woodpecker….
“A Little Bird Told Me” (1934)
The response this week to the Gulliver Travels Blu-ray has been astonishing; I want to thank everyone for the great feedback and orders – and am glad people are enjoying…
Cartoon Research Round-Up: Broadcasts and Book Reviews
Today at 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific I’ll be appearing once again on Stu’s Show, the weekly internet radio show that discusses all sorts of pop culture – but mainly classic television…
Muppet Babies Music
With a nod to the green of St. Pat’s day, we take a look at the two albums based on the Emmy-winning animated Saturday Morning series, Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies….
“Animation: The Naked Art” by Chuck Jones
Introduction by Mark Mayerson In the summer of 1974, I was visiting Washington D.C. While there, I found the latest issue of the AFI Report, the quarterly publication of the…
The Ultimate Indian Animation Update
Though my fascination with the contemporary Indian animation scene continues – my postings about it will end with this week’s post on Cartoon Research. Jerry will permit me to post…
Cheerios Round-Up
Snap, Cackle and Pop. Tony the Tiger. Sonny the Cuckoo Bird. These are few of the long running cereal mascots you’ve seen cavorting on your television set since you were…
Animation Anecdotes #152
Joe Barbera, Animation Critic. Animation legend Joe Barbera saw nothing funny about a lot of the animated cartoons on television in the mid-1990s. “Today’s stuff looks like a wave of…
“Gulliver” Comes To BluRay
Editor’s Note: Throughout the years, I have been asked more times than I can count: “Who has the best “Gulliver’s Travels” on video?” I now have a definitive answer to…
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