The Scrooge McDuck Cartoon Never Made
Historian Mike Barrier, researching at the Disney Archives, discovered there was the possibility of an Uncle Scrooge theatrical short in 1955 – written by Carl Barks!
Category Archives: ANIMATION ANECDOTES
Rocket Robin Hood
Rocket Robin Hood was TV series animated in Toronto, Canada, in an animation studio owned by Al Guest. Ralph Bakshi and Shamus Culhane worked on it. It is considered one of the worst cartoons ever.
A Tale of Two Ghostbusters
In later years, Filmation’s Lou Scheimer regretted they had not asked for the animation rights as part of a legal settlement with Columbia Pictures for the use of the name for the live action comedies.
Enchanted Animation
The feature film Enchanted (2007) takes audiences on the journey of Princess Giselle, who’s living happily in a 2-D pastoral fairyland. Here’s how the animators behind it told the story.
King Kong: Ten Times As Big As a Man
The King Kong Show was the third animated television series produced by Rankin-Bass. The character designs are attributed to Rod Willis and Jack Davis.
In His Own Words: Ken Anderson on Disney’s “Robin Hood” (1973)
What makes Disney’s Robin Hood a milestone is that it is one of the major inspirations for the official birth of furry fandom around 1980.
Heinz Edelmann and the Yellow Submarine
Edelmann was hugely influential in all aspects of the design of the film and the characters. Supposedly, he designed the Blue Meanies over a weekend.
Going Bonkers
Bonkers D. Bobcat was a star at WackyToon Studios and designed to be as frantic and extreme as Roger Rabbit, and reminiscent of a classic Tex Avery character of the 1940s.
Further Adventures of Robin Williams ‘Genie’
If you think Robin Williams only performed the voice of the Genie in Disney’s Aladdin – you might be surprised to hear he did it many more times. Here’s the full story.
Brad Bird’s “The Spirit” That Never Was
Things might have been different if Brad Bird had gotten to direct his first intended animated feature film, one based on Will Eisner’s newspaper comic strip.
