Animation Anecdotes #380
In 1985, music producer Quincy Jones was working on two animated projects for Warner Bros. starring a character of his own creation, The Dude.
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Animation Anecdotes #379
In 1989, President and Chief executive of Hanna-Barbera Productions David Kirschner announced live action feature films of Jonny Quest and The Jetsons, none of which got made.
Animation Anecdotes #378
Somethin’s Cookin’ is the official name of the animation short film that opens the movie 1988 ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’. But very few viewers will notice all the ACME products therein.
A Forgotten Disney Short: “Back To Neverland” (1989)
Perhaps the most popular part of the tour at the now extinct Magic of Disney Animation pavilion at Disney Hollywood Studios was the short film entitled “Back to Neverland”.
Animation Anecdotes #377
Anecdotes today include quotes about the Pee-Wee’s Playhouse segment featuring clay animation of a little blonde girl named Penny, who had pennies for her eyes.
Animation Anecdotes #376
“You know, I often ask myself if I were in a burning house and I could carry out either the original negative to Bambi or the Mona Lisa, what would it be?”
Animation Anecdotes #375
Joseph Funaro, pastor of the Catholic church in Brooklyn Heights, got his start at Famous Studios. “I was the first, or one of the first to draw Casper for the cartoons,” said Funaro.
Animation Anecdotes #374
“Doing both the strip (Life in Hell) and the series, I’m having a blast,” says Matt Groening. “I’m doing what the teachers used to rap me on the knuckles for.”
Animation Anecdotes #373
In 1990, it was announced that Chuck Jones was actively involved in new projects where Jones would have both creative control and equity in the characters he would create.
Animation Anecdotes #372
In 1991, Nickelodeon tested several animated pilot films that never made it to air. None of them tested well with a kids. Nickelodeon instead selected Rugrats, The Ren and Stimpy Show and Doug.
