The Thirteen New Adventures of Beany and Cecil
In 1988, ABC-TV and DIC produced a new series of Beany and Cecil cartoons for Saturday morning. They hired John K. to supervise. What could possibly go wrong?
Category Archives: ANIMATION ANECDOTES
The Art of the Pink Panther Movie Titles
The Pink Panther is perhaps the only cartoon character based on elegance and “style” and one of the few theatrical cartoon stars to be created after the 1950s.
The Jack Hannah Filmography at Walter Lantz
As a follow up to my recent post on Jack Hannah at Lantz, here’s a listing of his theatrical shorts for that studio.
In His Own Words: Don Bluth on His Early Career
In 1992, when Don Bluth was promoting his latest animated feature, I was in attendance with some other reporters when he talked about his career up to that point.
The Yogi Bear You Don’t Know
Yogi Bear’s Honey Fried Chicken was a popular fast food restaurant chain that debuted in the early 1960s. Here’s what happened next.
The “Rock-A-Doodle” Story
Rock-A-Doodle was a confusing 1991 animated feature produced by Sullivan Bluth Studios and Goldcrest Films. Here’s the story.
Whatever Happened to Walt’s Garage Studio?
Walt asked his uncle if he could set up a small animation studio in the garage. The rest is history.
In His Own Words: Walt Disney on Animation
Over the decades, I have collected many quotes by Walt Disney; here are a few that relate directly to animation that readers may not have heard.
In His Own Words: Jack Hannah on Walter Lantz
Here are some excerpts about the Lantz studio from one of my interviews with Jack Hannah.
The Skeleton Dance
Almost every Halloween, the Walt Disney Company seems to showcase one of its earliest black-and-white cartoons, the very first Silly Symphony.
