Unpredictable as Weather (Part 13)
Stormy action from three studios on this week’s bill from 1938-39. Let’s get breezin’ along.
Results for "Paramount Cartoons"
Unpredictable As Weather – Part 11
1937 provided another eventful year for cartoon extremes of weather and climate conditions, though not necessarily tracking any similar events in the real world.
Famous Studios: Noveltoons 1948-51
The Noveltoons of the late 1940’s and early 1950’s continued to please audiences, steady as she goes.
Unpredictable As Weather – Part 7
It’s El Niño season in the animated world, as heavy rain and snow appear to dominate.
Unpredictable as Weather (Part 6)
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.
Unpredictable as Weather (Part 5)
It is said that everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it. Not so of our toons.
Famous Studios: Noveltoons 1948-50
The songs used as the studio launched its own stable of characters to compete with the Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry.
Thunderbean Thoughts — and a few required animation history viewings!
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.
Unpredictable as Weather (Part 3)
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.
Animator Breakdown: “Tortoise Beats Hare” (1941)
Here’s an unexpected breakthrough—an animator draft/breakdown video of a pivotal film from Tex Avery’s directorial career at Schlesinger’s studio!
