Flights of Fancy (Part 27): What’s Way-Up, Doc?
A rundown of Warner Bros. TV Animation – on the runways.
A rundown of Warner Bros. TV Animation – on the runways.
In 1935-36 Fleischer resumed the Screen Songs “by popular demand” – according to the trade advertisements. But this time certain changes were made.
Writing about aviation in the television era is, to say the least, a bit daunting. (It may require that I fly in on a Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless.) By this…
Today, we’ll explore aviation in the last round of regular series theatrical cartoons – well past the Golden Age.
Juvenile Literature Disney Productions Editors of Studio Fun International. Disney Animated Classic: Aladdin.Hardcover First Edition. Studio Fun International Readerlink Distribution. 2020. ISBN-10: 0794444954. ISBN-13: 9780794444952. Editors of Studio Fun International….
World Animation History Global Perspectives Beck, Jerry. Animation Art: From Pencil to Pixel, the World of Cartoon, Anime, & CGI.Paperback First Edition. Ted Smart. 2004. ISBN-10: 1844512347. ISBN-13: 9781844512348. Paperback…
Individual Studios, Artists, and Figureheads Abraham, Adam. When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA.Hardcover First Edition. Wesleyan University Press. 2012. ISBN-10: 0819569143. ISBN-13: 9780819569141. eBook. Wesleyan…
A lot of shorter aviation gags are featured today, with only one film chiefly devoted to the subject, as we wing our way through the mid-1950’s.
Exposed garters were out. Long dresses were the order of the day. And “hotcha” numbers gave way to preachy songs about tolerance and other life lessons.
As the 50’s continued, visions of aviation in animation remained relatively peaceful – until a passenger named Magoo purchased a ticket.