Some Musical Magic from Winston Sharples
Some music-only clips from some of the Van Beuren Rainbow Parades – and a peek at how the cleaned up series is looking.
Reign of the Supertoons (Part 6)
This time we continue with more opportunities for early 90s TV cartoon characters to impersonate other superheroes – up, up and away!
Snafus, Hooks, and Civilian Delights
Four select Snafus with something new musically to say – then a pair from the short lived Naval counterpart series, Seaman Hook.
Disney Cruise Cartoons
Many of you will never have the opportunity to take a vacation cruise, but here are a few out-of-the-ordinary pieces of Disney animation that relate to the Disney Cruise Line.
Who Was Lucille LaVerne?
Answer: She was the Evil Queen and the Wicked Witch in Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. Here’s her story.
The B’rer Rabbit Comic Strip
Several noted animators and storymen found work, sometimes moonlighting, doing comic books and comic strips based on Disney’s Song of the South.
Reign of the Supertoons (Part 5)
Amidst an atmosphere of TV animation rejuvenation in the late 1980s, the superhero satire began to re-emerge.
Animation-ette! (Part Two)
More about the animated side of Annette Funicello’s musical legacy, including the stop-motion titles in the original Parent Trap and what her success helped make possible.
More Animation Books For Your Social Isolation
Still stuck inside? Already binge-watched everything on Disney+, HBOmax and Netflix – twice? Never fear! Here’s another batch of books that just came out that I think you should read.
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and Blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of CalArts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
