Happy Thunderbean New Year!
Of course, the thing to do at the end of each year is to muse about what the year was, think about the what the events of the coming year…
Category Archives: THUNDERBEAN THURSDAY
Christmas Eve at Cartoon Research!
Since it’s Christmas Eve day, we need a bunch of Christmas cartoons right this very minute! I thought it would be nice to present some of my recent transfers…
Thunderbean Thursday: Some Little Holiday Films
Since it’s a week of busy stuff here, a simple TB Thursday this time. I thought it would be fun to share some of the little films transferred for the upcoming “Yuletide Flickers” set.
“Hardrock and Coco and Joe” – and A New Christmas blu-ray/DVD!
Thunderbean updates: I want to thanks everyone for all the emails, both this week and over the last few months. I’m so happy people like the Snafu and Willie sets…
The Third Annual Thunderbean Thanksgiving
I got an email from Jerry earlier today, asking if I’d be doing a third annual Thunderbean Thanksgiving. To be honest, I hadn’t given it a lot of thought until…
It’s Here – Private Snafu on Blu-ray!
Never fear. A “New Set” is here! A year and a half in production, with the majority of that time involving digital cleanup of the films, Private Snafu is now on Blu-Ray.
Making Snafu Cartoons / First Motion Picture Unit / Redford Theatre Cartoon Festival
This week: Rare behind-the-scenes footage filmed during the production of a Snafu cartoon!
Terrytoons’ “Red Hot Rhythm” (1937)
A Terrytoon break for some Red Hot Rhythm! This a fast paced 30’s Terrytoons, and I think a pretty enjoyable one – and one of the first ‘Kiko’ cartoons I bought as a young film collector.
“Puttin’ Out the Kitten” (1937)
A favorite ‘Spooky’ cartoon – Scrappy is ‘Puttin’ Out the Kitten’ (1937). It’s one of my favorites, though I know over the years it’s probably confused more audiences as much as anything else.
A Spooky Diversion: “The Case of the ‘Kangeroo’ (Kangaroo) Kid” (1963)
Today, from the “Sam Bassett, Hound for Hire” series. Produced in 1962 and ’63 by Australian Phil Davis, the scariest thing about the show was the animation was produced in Zagreb.
