Toby the Pup in “The Museum” (1930)
The original negatives for the RKO Toby the Pup cartoons remain lost. Here’s what one of those cartoons looked like.
Category Archives: THUNDERBEAN THURSDAY
What Are Your Favorite Great (and not so great) Moments From Animation History?
After a rough week here, I thought it would be fun for some Cartoon Research participation!
On Various Projects and “Crop Chasers” (1939)
A nice beat-up Technicolor print of a Columbia Color Rhapsodies cartoon produced at the Iwerks Studio.
On ‘Linus the Lionharted’ – and watch episode #2239!
For you Linus fans this week, here’s a mini-treat: a complete broadcast a network episode with commercials.
The Good Habit Kids and the Mysterious ‘House of Puzzy’
This week I thought I’d ask all of you to try and figure out a little bit of a mystery.
Snapshot Sneak Previews
I thought it might be fun to give a sneak peak into some of the many things going on here in Thunderbean-Land.
Come on, Steve! The Animated Adventures of “Steve the Horse”
Here are the obscure British “Steve the Horse” cartoons, based on Roland Davies popular comic strip.
Cartoon Commercials, Volume 2 Blu-ray
I think this is the first collection (that I know of) of just vintage commercials in HD.
Thunderbean Updates – and a Kinex-inspired “Cuphead” Trailer
They say a new stop motion ad for Cuphead is inspired by my ancient scan of Len Lye’s “Peanut Vendor” – but it’s clearly more inspired by some of the Kinex Shorts.
Missing Footage – And Remembering Things That Never Existed!
Did you ever swear that a scene in a film was there – but there’s no proof of its existence?
