Cartoon Characters for President!
This is as political as I think we ever need to get here at Cartoon Research, but have you ever considered how many cartoon characters that have “run” for President?
Category Archives: THUNDERBEAN THURSDAY
Halloween Haunts: Flip the Frog in “Spooks” (1932)
Grim Natwick seems to carry a lot of the animation on this short, and his well-drawn poses on the skeleton man are some of my favorites in this cartoon.
Thunderbean Report and Chris Buchman on ‘Grotesqueries’
It’s no longer a secret. Our revised and expanded special edition of Grotesqueries is in progress with an expected unveiling late August or early September 2017.
Halloween Rarities Special Set – and “Old Manor House” (1948)
Since it’s the season, I’ve put together a ’Special’ (but really “unofficial”) Thunderbean set of Spooky Cartoons called “Halloween Rarities”. It’s a Blu-ray that includes Toby the Pup in Halloween.
UPA’s “The Brotherhood of Man” (1946)
Perhaps the first classic film that UPA made was The Brotherhood of Man. The short was produced for the United Auto Workers to help with race relations in their factories.
Evaluating the Iwerks “ComiColor” Cartoons – Part 1
I went out to the UCLA archives to evaluate the materials on the Iwerks ‘Comi-Color’ series of cartoons. Happily, the series exists in 35mm with all original titles intact on every film.
Famous Studios at MoMA / “Quack-A Doodle-Do” (1949) Storyboard comparison
Here’s the first “Baby Huey” cartoon, a 35mm Technicolor print, along with a comparison video using rare photostats of the original story boards.
Behind the Scenes at Various Studios, including the First Motion Picture Unit (1943)
I’m always fascinated by those films that show a ‘behind the scenes look into the animation process. Here are a few I love.
My Favorite Original Title Cards – and an Abbott & Costello Update #2
A little earlier today Jerry and I were talking about Holy Grail titles as well as complete films. I thought it would be a good day to put a few of mine up here.
Tashlin’s “Tale Of Two Mice” (1945) – and an Abbott and Costello pre-order
I asked Thad Kommorowski if it would be ok to share a transfer I did a year back from one of his rare 16mm prints – Tale of Two Mice (1945) with it’s original titles.
