Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 35)
This week, we’ll cover a mix of old and new, including some elements of The Disney Afternoon, Space Jam and Animaniacs.
This week, we’ll cover a mix of old and new, including some elements of The Disney Afternoon, Space Jam and Animaniacs.
With Roger Rabbit’s success, a drastic change took place in the production of animation for both the big and small screen.
Steven Spielberg sets the animation world on its rabbit’s ear.
A survey today of animation from the 1960’s into the mid 1980‘s, predating the cartoon Renaissance, which will be discussed next week.
A cross-section of television cartoons from the early 1960’s is on tap today. You’ve been warned!
In the wake of the “Disneyland” anthology show, there was a flow of copycats who attempted to expand animation made for television .
Made for TV animation brought about some mixed trends, as seen in this installment of our continuing survey.
The late ‘60’s were not entirely devoid of characters knowledgeable of their existence on screen or of interaction with offscreen narrators and animators.
Today, we transition from the 50’s into the early half of the 1960’s in theatrical cartoons. You’ve been warned!
All action in this post comes from the stars of Warner, Paramount, and MGM, with the final appearance by Terrytoons’ Dinky Duck.