Nine (Lives) Is Enough: The Dreadful Sequel To “Fritz The Cat”
A tasteless and unimaginative follow-up to Ralph Bakshi’s notorious feature. It was universally panned – but was anything about this woebegone sequel worthwhile?
Category Archives: From The Files of Dr. Toon
“Felix The Cat – The Movie” (1989)
Felix is, alas, not a very good film, and most critics have been considerably harsher than that.
Therefore Art Thou, Conrad?
Does anyone (besides us geeks at Cartoon Research) really miss or even care about Conrad the Cat?
“The Man From Button Willow” 61 Years Later
On April 3, 1965, a low point in American animated films hit the theaters. We watched it so you wouldn’t have to.
“Everybody Rides The Carousel” 50th Anniversary
How could this psychologist not pay tribute to John and Faith Hubley’s depiction of Erik Erikson’s Eight-Stage Theory of Psychosocial Development?
That’s No Bull! Part Two: A History of Bullfighting Cartoons
If you enjoyed the first part of this series (posted yesterday), you’ll shout “Ole” for this installment.
That’s No Bull! A History of Bullfighting Toons – Part One
Producer Eddie Selzer declared that “bullfights aren’t funny!” We attempt to prove otherwise.
Never In The Background: Paul Julian
A tribute to one of the most unsung and influential background artists during the golden age.
Was “Three Little Bops” Actually a Sequel?
Did Freleng plant the seeds to this 1957 classic fifteen years earlier?
The Last Days of Tex Avery
In his final years, Tex was toiling on the most banal and pedestrian of animated series – one he did not live to see completed.
