Category Archives: Animation Trails

In the Center Ring (Part 5)
Animation Trails
February 7, 2024 posted by Charles Gardner

In the Center Ring (Part 5)

The atmosphere of popcorn, peanuts, and balloons would retain its animated appeal, even as threats of a looming war began to grow.

In the Center Ring (Part 4)
Animation Trails
January 31, 2024 posted by Charles Gardner

In the Center Ring (Part 4)

The mid ‘30’s would see a marked improvement in the genre of circus cartoons – the first episodes to be filmed in Technicolor.

In the Center Ring (Part 2)
Animation Trails
January 17, 2024 posted by Charles Gardner

In the Center Ring (Part 2)

Presenting the second chapter of our survey of circus cartoons, continuing with the silent era, and moving into the dawn of sound.

Unpredictable as Weather (Part 38)
Animation Trails
December 20, 2023 posted by Charles Gardner

Unpredictable as Weather (Part 38)

Weather episodes of Winnie the Pooh, Aladdin, Kim Possible, Lilo and Stitch, and a relatively new Mickey Mouse cartoon with some epic storm action in nostalgic remembrance of their good old days.

Unprdictable as Weather (Part 36)
Animation Trails
December 6, 2023 posted by Charles Gardner

Unprdictable as Weather (Part 36)

In the late 1980s Disney began to dominate the airwaves with blocks of animated programming as “The Disney Afternoon” and “One Saturday Morning”.