Cartoon Playing Cards
It’s hard to believe classic cartoon characters were ever more popular – at least among the younger viewers – than during the late 1950s, early 1960s. And during that time…
Krazy Kat Storytime
If you thought the Charles Mintz version of Krazy Kat was a unique visual reinterpretation, wait’ll you see this. From the collection of animator Mike Kazaleh comes this oddball Krazy…
The 14th Annual Show of Shows: A Review
Author’s Note: This week’s column is a bit of a surprise to us all. I wrote this review last October. Its publication has been on hold for the last six…
Sonia Comes To Hollywood
Courtesy of Mark Kausler (by way of his brother, Kurt) comes this article about Sonia the Duck from Walt Disney’s Peter and the Wolf that I’d never seen before. It’s…
Animation Anecdotes #106
Merchandising Mishap. Charles Schulz was involved with most of the Peanuts merchandising connected to the animated specials, but not all of it was successful. Schulz once said, “Our most disastrous…
Schlesinger’s Exposure Sheet 1.4
Once again, another look behind the scenes at Termite Terrace through the pages of their zany in-house newsletter, The Exposure Sheet. This is the fourth in our series; the fourth…
Tom and Jerry Festival of Fun (1962)
1962 was an odd year for Tom & Jerry. MGM may have kicked Hanna Barbera out of their studio, but it was in ’62 that the studio decided to mount…
“Pyun Pyun Maru”
Toei Animation has a long history with animation, producing lavishly-animated features and theatrical shorts since its establishment in 1948. In the wake of Mushi Production’s success with Astroboy, Toei began…
Walt Disney’s “Donald and The Wheel” (1961)
As Jim Korkis informed us last month, Walt Disney found great success with non-theatrical educational films, especially ones that could double as theatrical featuettes and eventual fodder for The Wonderful…
Animation That (Almost) Nobody Ever Heard Of
On February 28th, “Crossaffliction” (aka Brendan Kachel) proposed humorously on the Flayrah website that Furry fans create their own version of Mystery Science Theater 3000 to review really bad animated…
JERRY BECK is a writer, animation producer and author of over 15 books on animation history.
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Books by JerryThe 100 Greatest Looney TunesHanna Barbera Treasury Pink Panther: Ultimate Visual Guide |
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David Gerstein Presents1930s TOM & JERRYWINKLER OSWALDS CARTOON POP MUSIC |
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