Unpredictable As Weather – Part 7
It’s El Niño season in the animated world, as heavy rain and snow appear to dominate.
It’s El Niño season in the animated world, as heavy rain and snow appear to dominate.
Mickey, Cubby, Oswald, Terrytoons dogs, and a couple of chances to follow the bouncing ball leave our casts weather-beaten and with a stormy disposition.
It is said that everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it. Not so of our toons.
Animation was growing in sophistication, with many of these downpours depicted quite elaborately – some even in color.
Cartoons struggle against storms, this week including Fleischer’s Bimbo, Charles Mintz’s Toby the Pup, Ub Iwerks’ Flip the Frog, and Van Buren’s Tom and Jerry.
Bosko, Mickey Mouse and Oswald Rabbit versus nature’s big bad villains: the rain, the sleet and the snow.
Our latest trail will focus on the weather – in all forms. Drought. Tornado. Blizzard. You name it – and a toon’s been through it.
A finale chapter of our survey of robots receiving star treatment in Hollywood and international animated features.
In our final phase upon the subject of automatons in animation, we move back to the silver screen, for an “upgrade” into feature films.
A final group of odds and ends, as we attempt to wrap up coverage of TV animated robots in this installment.