Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 2)
Cartoons exploring the mysteries of their own medium; characters with a knowledge of their ink and pen origins – all this and more!
Cartoons exploring the mysteries of their own medium; characters with a knowledge of their ink and pen origins – all this and more!
Not only cartoons about animators and the animation process, but cartoons about characters who knew they were in cartoons.
Bring down the house lights. The show is over.
Four features on tap today – with one semi-clinker – all featuring circus fare.
This week, we move into feature films. Circus cartoons beginning with the 1960’s forward.
Dexter, Batman, Superman, Kwicky Koala, Tom & Jerry… the cartoon circus is back in town.
Warner Bros. TV Animation provides ample material for this post, varying from Looney Tunes to the dramatic.
Today, we continue with some Disney afternoon, some brief coverage of DIC, and a pair of episodes from Garfield and Friends.
The quality of these circus cartoons today ranges from awful to downright decent – your mileage may vary.
I’ve discovered yet another string of circus episodes churned out by the animation grist-mill in the 1970’s and 1980’s.