Let Me Pick Your Brain! (Part 2)
More spooky, and not-so-spooky, doings this week, as we follow more animated instances of personality flip-flops between some of our favorite characters.
The Tunes Were Still Looney
The Bosko series of Looney Tunes was going on a pace. They have been popular with exhibitors, and they endeavored to plug songs by Warner Brothers’ publishing companies.
Walt Disney Classified: “What Is Propaganda?”
Disney’s studio also created countless wartime posters, pamphlets and insignia for the war effort. Here’s one that uses Donald Duck as its spokesman.
Hanna Barbera’s “Rock Odyssey”
The story behind the “lost” Hanna-Barbera animated feature Rock Odyssey has always been interesting to me. Here’s what I know about it.
The Original Tom & Jerry in “Pots and Pans” (1932)
“Pots and Pans” is a dandy little musical cartoon that is apologetically happy. While not spectacular in any way, it’s a positive and fun short.
Let Me Pick Your Brain! (Part 1)
Aside from the usual array of supernatural spooks so common to the season, a more Earthbound villain is also a frequent inhabitant of the Halloween scene: the evil scientist.
Spider-Man Meets Archie and Dark Shadows (sort of) on Records
The web-slinger swings through the grooves in this trio of Marvel-ous musical vinyl and CD recordings that weave over a 40-year web of Spider-Man recorded history!
A Letter from Myron Waldman
I’m going back to how my postings began–with letters from animators. Today, from 1997, I’m offering up the reply Myron Waldman sent to my question about Bimbo.
1986 Jonny Quest Episode Guide
My great love for the original Hanna-Barbera Jonny Quest series is no secret. However, there were thirteen episodes that most animation fans seem to forget.
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]
