Get With the Times (Part 8)
A cross-section of miscellaneous series first, then coverage of the Flintstones, resulting in more storylines than can be addressed in a single article.
Category Archives: Animation Trails
Get With the Times (Part 7)
Television and Beatniks – two sources of cartoon humor in the 1950s and 60s.
Get With the Times (Part 6)
The ‘60’s in particular brought a new round of subjects to keep characters socially relevant.
Get With the Times (Part 5)
Disney, Terrytoons, and Walter Lantz each figure heavily in today’s mix – all carefully watching whatever social media there was in the day to keep their product fresh and current.
Get With the Times (Part 4)
Bows to etiquette, jive culture, and the pure art of women-chasing, round out our survey for this week.
Get With the Times (Part 3)
Adjustment obstacles for our favorite cartoon characters this week include Popeye and Tom & Jerry.
Get With the Times (Part 2)
Our second look at what animated characters can experience when they face the “culture shock” of changing fads and fancies.
Get With the Times (Part 1)
Our favorite cartoon stars often find situations where they discover themselves to be the proverbial “fish out of water”.
Oops! (Part 4): Sugar Isn’t Sweet/The Time-Space Continuum
For this final installment I’ll spotlight a recurring problem – what both live-action and animation producers would refer to as the “continuity error”.
Oops! (Part 3): Throwing Your Voice/Trick Cycling
More studies of animation mishaps, focusing on different varieties – including characters who can’t figure out whose line it is!
