Animation Anecdotes #393
The poster for The Great Mouse Detective was roughed out by the Disney publicity department and sent to the animation department.
“Santa’s Surprise” (1947)
I’ve had that certain ‘sound’ of the Paramount Cartoon orchestration humming in my head, so when I was thinking about what to show this week I thought about Santa’s Surprise.
Disney’s “Magician Mickey” (1937)
This week’s animator breakdown presents another Mickey Mouse cartoon I’ve been anxious to write about!
Walt Disney’s “From All of Us to All of You” on Records
The venerable theme song from the fondly-remembered Disney Christmas episode made its way to several recordings in two different versions during two different Disney record eras.
THE EXPOSURE SHEET (1940) – Vol. 2 #8&9
Apparently there was a fire at the Warner lot earlier in the month. Hopeful no nitrate celluloid was destroyed…
I Tawt I Taw A Hit Weckard!
To what must have been the great surprise of all concerned, a Bugs Bunny/Tweety record took off–and not just with the children’s-record audience.
In His Own Words: Floyd Norman on Mickey, Donald, Goofy: “The Three Musketeers” (2004)
“With The Three Musketeers, Disney finally had the perfect Mickey Mouse movie that was sure to play well in theaters. Instead, the film was released on home video.”
Animation Anecdotes #392
In 1986, producer and animator Phil Mendez had created his own little animation empire based on his creation of Kissyfur, spawning prime-time specials, a series and a ton of merchandise.
Thunderbean Updates and “Sandman Tales” (1933)
This week’s cartoon is an especially bizarre one, and almost qualifies as an entry in the “It was only a dream” category of cartoons – except you know its a dream from the beginning.
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]
