We, Robots! (Part 10): Gearing Up For Disaster
Today, a random sampling of rampaging robots from non-Hanna-Barbera television shorts, mostly from the 1960’s.
Today, a random sampling of rampaging robots from non-Hanna-Barbera television shorts, mostly from the 1960’s.
Today, we’ll take a special sidetrip concentrating on two series of the late 50’s and early 60’s which obtained a reputation for regularly featuring mechanical men.
Today, in somewhat random order we’ll focus on some highlights of early television animation, all dealing with the subject of robots.
Into the 1960s robots remained a popular subject for animation, still thought of as the cutting edge of modern technology.
The advent of the 1960’s saw little change in the concept, powers, or design of robots – at least as far as the animated shorts were concerned.
We enter the 1950’s this week, where the clatter of robotic tin still continues to result in the clanking of coin for producers and distributors.
In today’s survey, robotic design and modern architecture attempt to solve the problems of everyday life – creating new problems in the process.
It’s time to return to the subject of cartoons featuring robots, and the advances of mechanization into the war years.
There’s still a few major spot fires needing containment, and some last chances to demonstrate cartoon heroism.
Cartoon Fire Fighters: Disney and Warner Bros make their contributions to the subject, while Hanna-Barbera continues to hang on.