Category Archives: ANIMATION ANECDOTES

Hank Ketcham and Animation
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
March 10, 2023 posted by Jim Korkis

Hank Ketcham and Animation

Most people do not recall that cartoonist Ketcham got his start working at Walter Lantz and later at Disney before he entered the Navy in 1942.

The Friz and the Diz
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
February 3, 2023 posted by Jim Korkis

The Friz and the Diz

In January 1927, Friz Freleng boarded a train and headed to California to work for Walt Disney. Here’s why that didn’t last very long.

Jack Kirby at Ruby-Spears
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
January 27, 2023 posted by Jim Korkis

Jack Kirby at Ruby-Spears

Kirby’s time at Ruby-Spears provided him financial and medical security and allowed him to explore endless concepts including humor.

Josie and the Pussy Cats
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
January 20, 2023 posted by Jim Korkis

Josie and the Pussy Cats

Because Filmation owned the rights to the Archie characters, the Hanna-Barbera Pussycats series had to be divorced from that Archie universe and its characters.