Animation Anecdotes #298
In 1959, Jack Miller claimed that he had drawn at least thirty-five daily newspaper strips featuring the characters from the Crusader Rabbit series. Sadly, they’ve never been found.
Category Archives: ANIMATION ANECDOTES
Animation Anecdotes #297
“Cartoonists are unusual people. They are adults who never grow old,” said Bill Hanna. “Our employees’ ages range from the teen-aged to the white-haired, but the atmosphere is that of the young at heart.”
Animation Anecdotes #296
Reason and Emotion (1943) was a wartime short made by the Disney, depicting emotions as cartoon personas. The character of Emotion was modeled after animator Ward Kimball.
Animation Anecdotes #295
The episode ‘Mighty’s Benefit Plan’ of Bakshi’s Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, featuring Elvy and the Tree Weasels is filled with hidden surprises.
The March of the Cards in “Alice in Wonderland” (1951)
As we leave the mad tea party of 2016 and go tumbling Through the Looking Glass towards 2017, my final post of the year deals the cards in Disney’s Alice.
Animation Anecdotes #294
“Bugs Bunny was a counter revolutionary – not a revolutionary”, said Chuck Jones. “You know, this means war!’ – that was a line of Groucho’s I could not refrain from stealing.”
Animation Anecdotes: Christmas 2016 Special Edition
From all of us to all of you – I wish you Merry Christmas with an all new collection of holiday themed anecdotes and quotes from Chuck Jones, Charles Schulz and Walt Disney!
Animation Anecdotes #293
Fred and Barney did not exactly “meet” Marvel’s Thing character except in the opening credits and short bumper segments. Where did this wacky idea come from and why was it bought by NBC?
Animation Anecdotes #292
When animator, director, producer Hugh Harman passed away November 25th, 1982, he was living pretty close to the poverty line. He could no longer afford to own a car and lived in a ramschackle rooming house.
Animation Anecdotes #291
“Having the camera constantly moving was scary at first, but it helped keep the characters alive,” said animator Dave Spafford, who drew Donald Duck and Daffy Duck in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
