Hit the Beach (Part 5)
The war years bring a new light to beachfront activities, as the importance of the Pacific Campaign places a new emphasis upon the maritime activities in cartoons.
Category Archives: Animation Trails
Hit the Beach (Part 4)
Ending the 30’s and into the 40’s, we find numerous additional animated outings for the sand and surf crowd.
Hit the Beach (Part 3)
Proceeding deeper into the 1930’s, we continue to encounter the occasional visit to a savage cannibal island, and even more retellings of Robinson Crusoe.
Hit the Beach (Part 2)
As one of literature’s most famous beach dwellers was Daniel Defoe’s “Robinson Crusoe”, Hollywood animators had a field day adapting his exploits in cartoons.
Hit the Beach (Part 1)
Let’s see how our favorite characters tackle the hazards of sunburn, out of control tides, attacking sea creatures, or merely trying to hold on to a picnic lunch.
Fitness vs. Fatness (Part 12): Enough! Let’s Hit the Showers
We’ve had ourselves a good long workout, and now is the time for winding down.
Fitness v. Fatness (Part 11): Fat Cats and Obese Others
In today’s survey of fitness and weight-watching cartoons, all but two of the participants are felines!
Fitness vs. Fatness (Part 10): Low-Cal and Low-Brow
The animated cartoon, in its never-ending quest for thinner pencil lines, goes marching on.
Fitness vs. Fatness (Part 9): Ask What You Can Chew For Your Country
The Kennedy Administration began a massive public relations campaign promoting the virtues of exercise. All of this overlapped into the world of animation, as you will see.
Fitness vs. Fatness (Part 8): Eat, Drink, and Be Portly
The toons continued to be up to their old tricks as the ‘60’s rolled on – with many animated stars struggling to adhere to their routine diets.
