Cartoons at Bat (Part 16)
Baseball-themed cartoons from Total Television, and then a solo shot from Larry Harmon’s Bozo the Clown. Lord have mercy.
Baseball-themed cartoons from Total Television, and then a solo shot from Larry Harmon’s Bozo the Clown. Lord have mercy.
A little random wading today through the broad world of Hanna-Barbera cartoons, in no specific chronological sequence.
This week we play “clean-up” position, covering a few late outings from Flintstones spinoffs, and then a run of Jetsons episodes with baseball references.
The Flintstones got involved in no less than 10 baseball stories over the course of their career. We only have room this week for eight.
Today, we cover a few bases with Ross Bagdasarian/Format Films and Art Clokey, then extra innings with KFS Popeye.
Today, we wind-up coverage of theatrical shorts from the “golden” era and move into some early television
As the 1950’s draw to a close and the ‘60‘s begin, we find a greater predominance of baseball-themed cartoons from the remaining theatrical cartoon factories.
Baseball continued to be a popular subject in cartoons during the 1950’s
Today our sports spotlight shines on a group of cartoons from the early 1950’s.
Little Lulu, Gandy Goose, Woody Woodpecker, Donald Duck, and Bugs Bunny make the team this week.
