On ‘Linus the Lionharted’ – and watch episode #2239!
For you Linus fans this week, here’s a mini-treat: a complete broadcast a network episode with commercials.
For you Linus fans this week, here’s a mini-treat: a complete broadcast a network episode with commercials.
Nothing stops a hearty toon from occasionally answering the call of the wild to “rough it” in the great outdoors.
The 1941-42 season saw Bugs Bunny became the main character at Warner Brothers cartons. Here were the tunes that backed him up.
A personal appearance or a radio broadcast by the one and only Donald Duck was an event, guaranteed to attract attention. And audiences were never disappointed.
Hundreds of thousands of artists worked in animation over the decades but very few of their names are known to the people who enjoyed their work.
This week I thought I’d ask all of you to try and figure out a little bit of a mystery.
1941 would of course be an eventful year for the United States, but through it all, toons still found time to get away from the pressures of the world.
The birthday of the great Alan Reed was last week and the Flintstones will arrive on Blu-ray in October, so let’s take a Spin through some lesser-known Disney-Reed recordings.
These notes, a written overview of Harrison’s career, provide a vast insight into an important but unsung figure who appears never to have been formally interviewed otherwise.
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 Cal Arts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]