Andy Panda in “Playful Pelican” (1948)
This week’s breakdown is a Walter Lantz cartoon – starring a Dick Lundy/Freddy Moore redesigned Andy Panda!
Monthly Archives: August 2016
The Rankin/Bass (and Paul Coker, Jr.) “Wacky World of Mother Goose” (1965)
The first Rankin/Bass cel-animated theatrical feature was a showcase for Paul Coker’s designs and the music of a veteran Disney Theme Park musical director.
Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1948
This is the first in a new series articles I plan to regularly post that dives an little deeper into the history of the Academy Award For Best Animated Short Subject.
Answers to Questions
A reader identified as “Steveatserve” has recently sent me a long rambling letter requesting information – and here is my attempt to answer him as best I can.
The Three Sleepy Pigs: The Three Little Pigs Go To Mexico
In the Fall of 1962, Walt Disney called Bill Justice and X. Atencio to his office to meet Mexican film producer Carlos Amador, who wanted to use the 3 Little Pigs in an animated segment.
Animation Anecdotes #277
“It was in 1976 that Steven Lisberger, while watching the Summer Olympics on television, conceived the idea of a playful parody with animal characters in a musical fantasy employing the finest methods of animation.”
My Favorite Original Title Cards – and an Abbott & Costello Update #2
A little earlier today Jerry and I were talking about Holy Grail titles as well as complete films. I thought it would be a good day to put a few of mine up here.
Terrytoon’s “Club Sandwich” (1931)
Club Sandwich harks back to the silent Aesop’s Fables which Paul Terry produced, in that an army of mice retaliate against Farmer Al Falfa and his cat.
The #1 All-Time Greatest Cartoon Record Album Ever Made
The grand finale to last week’s list of top ten greatest cartoon records is — forgive the unabashed subjectivity —the best record album in any genre.
More Terrytoons in CinemaScope
Most existent versions of these cartoons were panned-and-scanned for television airings, so I took upon myself to find as many wide-format prints on film as possible – the only way to view these cartoons the proper way.
