ANIMATION SPIN

January 27, 2015 posted by Greg Ehrbar

Hanna-Barbera’s “Magilla Gorilla” on the Record

In honor of National Gorilla Suit Day (have YOU made your plans yet?), we salute the recording debut of the gorilla who’s mighty nice, along with his co-stars. Bill Hanna…

ANIMATION SPIN

November 11, 2014 posted by Greg Ehrbar

“The Flintstones’ Meet The Orchestra Family” (1968)

A full orchestra moves into Bedrock, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm go all “balloon boy” and Hanna-Barbera records head into the Sunset of the ‘60s. Hanna-Barbera Presents THE FLINTSTONES MEET THE ORCHESTRA…

CLASSIC ANIMATED ADVERTISING

November 8, 2014 posted by Mike Kazaleh

Bob Arbogast and Friends

Michigan-based Highland Appliance company was once one of the largest electronics retailers in the nation, and now it isn’t. Founded in 1933, they went out of business sixty years later….

CLASSIC ANIMATED ADVERTISING

October 11, 2014 posted by Mike Kazaleh

Ail For Whatever Cures You

As television became a fixture in the American household, it was no longer necessary for the medicine man to ride his wagon across the country and give his pitch one…

ANIMATION ANECDOTES

September 5, 2014 posted by Jim Korkis

Animation Anecdotes #178

Who Was That Masked Man? The first Lone Ranger animated television series ran on CBS from September 10, 1966, to September 6, 1969. It was produced by Format Films and…

ANIMATION SPIN

August 26, 2014 posted by Greg Ehrbar

Bugs Bunny Breaks a Sweat

In today’s column, we listen to a classic recording of Bugs Bunny’s race against Cecil Turtle, with Mel Blanc; on another LP, Bugs takes a cruise to Fort Lauderdale, without…

ANIMATION SPIN

January 7, 2014 posted by Greg Ehrbar

“Bugs Bunny in Storyland”: The Good, The Bad & the Bugs

Our first Spin into Bugs Bunny and Warner Brothers records features a very, very good one and another that might have been better without its earsplitting organ music. BUGS BUNNY…

Event

December 23, 2013 posted by Jerry Beck

Cartoons In Stereo

Seasons Greetings, Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! As my Christmas gift to you, I offer up an hour of great music from cartoons, inspired by animation, covered by other artists…

ANIMATION SPIN

November 5, 2013 posted by Greg Ehrbar

Cartoon Records for the Kenner Talking Show Projector

Last week’s Stu’s Show (#342) about 8mm films and film toys inspired this look at the soundtrack records for Kenner’s Talking Show Projector featuring A-list voice actor legends – but…

ANIMATION ANECDOTES

August 23, 2013 posted by Jim Korkis

Animation Anecdotes #124

Earthquake Blanc. Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Yosemite Same, the Road Runner and four other Warner Brothers characters were recruited by the California Office of Emergency Services in 1977 for a…