Looking Back at “Puss Gets the Boot”
A salute to the beginnings of Tom & Jerry.
A salute to the beginnings of Tom & Jerry.
When “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” debuted on January 25, 1961, it introduced a much different look for a Disney animated feature.
The first Fleischer “Color Classic” in full 3-strip Technicolor and a showcase for their patented 3D Stereoptical Process.
Heckle and Jeckle, one of the icons of the golden age of animation, are celebrating their 80th anniversary.
It’s only fitting to end one year and begin a new one with Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang.
Lets celebrate Chuck Jones masterwork of an animated short on its platinum anniversary.
Executives at the network felt that the pace was too slow, the music didn’t work, and the animation was too simple. Ironically, these are aspects that have endeared the special to audiences.
It found its groove among fans due to how different it is from all the other Disney animated films released during the Studio’s Renaissance era.
The last holiday special produced using that special brand of stop-motion animation – “Animagic.”
For its thirtieth anniversary, the movie is worth a revisit to celebrate this “noble creature’s” unique story.
