Thunderbean Survey, News and “Pots and Pans” (1932) in HD!
Tom Stathes’ print is easily the best I’ve ever seen on this title. It’s 16mm but could fool you into thinking you’re looking at 35mm.
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Flights of Fancy (Part 15): Hazardous Hops and Happy Hopes
The themes in animation during this period take the battle to the enemy rather than holding territorial lines of defense.
Obscure Disney Animation Books
A partial listing of some fairly obscure Disney animation related books that might be unknown to many readers of this site.
A Quick Look At Quartet Films
Quartet Films was one of the hottest commercials studio in Hollywood for many years. Here’s a quick overview of their work and personnel.
How Clarence Nash Became Donald Duck
On December 2nd, 1933, Nash became Disney’s 125th employee – as the voice of Donald Duck.
Thunderbean News and “The Family Shoe” (1931)
I like a lot of things about this scrappy little cartoon. It’s exuberance in simple design and execution makes it hard to not smile while watching.
Flights of Fancy (Part 14): Air Cover and Cover-Ups
Wrapping up 1943 and moving into 1944, we find more “Situation Normal” for our airborne toons.
Max and Dave: The Code Breaks Betty
As of July 1st, 1934, all films had to submit to the Production Code and display the MPPDA seal. And yes, that applied to cartoons as well.
Doggone Sweet: The 70th Anniversary of “Feed the Kitty”
Seventy years after its debut, Feed the Kitty stands as one of Warner Bros. most fantastic cartoon shorts.
Jessica Rabbit
“I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way,” affirmed Jessica Rabbit, the first Disney cartoon character to be blatantly sexual in nature.
