Unpredictable As Weather – Part 7
It’s El Niño season in the animated world, as heavy rain and snow appear to dominate.
It’s El Niño season in the animated world, as heavy rain and snow appear to dominate.
Mickey, Cubby, Oswald, Terrytoons dogs, and a couple of chances to follow the bouncing ball leave our casts weather-beaten and with a stormy disposition.
It is said that everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it. Not so of our toons.
The songs used as the studio launched its own stable of characters to compete with the Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry.
I thought I’d share a few things that I think are must-sees in my animation history class, even though they’re not the eras often highlighted here.
Cartoons struggle against storms, this week including Fleischer’s Bimbo, Charles Mintz’s Toby the Pup, Ub Iwerks’ Flip the Frog, and Van Buren’s Tom and Jerry.
Here’s an unexpected breakthrough—an animator draft/breakdown video of a pivotal film from Tex Avery’s directorial career at Schlesinger’s studio!
The Paramount Noveltoons during the immediate postwar years were met with considerable musical success.
A special supplement to wrap up the Fleischers, on the recorded work of our favorite Valentine, Mae Questel, on records.
Today marks the tenth year of this Cartoon Research blog in this format. Let’s celebrate with a special look at “Popeye The Ace of Space”!