How the “The Pogo Birthday Special” was Made with Chuck Jones and June Foray
Views of the TV special that didn’t satisfy anyone, particularly Walt Kelly.
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Yearbooks #6 – Touring with Mickey and Other Great Stuff
The finale of my Yearbooks series.
Yearbooks #5 – USC (El Rodeo) 1942
This will be the first posting of a yearbook that received artwork directly from the Disney studio.
Yearbooks #4 – Two Off-Model Yearbooks with Disney characters (Or so they claim)
This is a post solely to show how off-model these can get. I swear this is one of the last ones I’ll share that looks this awful.
Yearbooks #3 – Disney Characters Helix High School 1955
For this post, I’m going to showcase some yearbook art produced without permission of their copyright holders. And it’s ugly.
Yearbooks Part II – The Aurora 1944 (with Bugs Bunny!)
For this post, I am not only going to showcase highlights of the yearbook. I’m also going to share it in its entirety.
Cartoon Yearbooks #1 – “The Copper Kettle” (1932)
At a time when characters weren’t as protected by their major corporations, Disney and Schlesinger studios would lend their stars for free to high schools as temp-yearbook mascots.
Animators On “Dick Cavett” and “To Tell The Truth”
In this post, I’m going to share two great TV appearances with directors Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones.
Abe Levitow and “Off to See the Wizard”
An ABC primetime series consisting of MGM features with animated interstitials produced by Abe Levitow and Chuck Jones.
Working with Spike Jones, Jay Ward, and More: A Conversation with Skip Craig
For this edition of my interview series, I spoke with a living legend.
