Animation Anecdotes #373
In 1990, it was announced that Chuck Jones was actively involved in new projects where Jones would have both creative control and equity in the characters he would create.
Ted Eshbaugh’s “Tea Pot Town” (1936)
I thought it would be fun this week to show “Tea Pot Town” by the Bray Studios for the International Tea Growers Association. Ted Eshbaugh’s studio produced the actual animation for the short.
Audio Productions Remake of Ford’s “Rhapsody In Steel” (1940)
This third chapter of Jonathan Boschen’s “Rhapsody In Steel” series is a look at the 1940 remake, created for the Ford Pavilion at the New York Worlds Fair.
Walt Disney’s “The Jungle Book” Soundtrack on Records
The last animated feature produced under Walt Disney’s supervision was also the last major selling album released during the first golden age of Disneyland Records.
Warner Club News (1961) – Part 2
Continuing on in the last few years of the original Warner Bros. Cartoon studio… as seen via these in-house columns in the studio employees magazine, Warner Club News.
Terrytoons Satisfaction
A little about Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers – a vocal group heard on some of the Terrytoons cartoons of the 1940’s and 1950’s.
The Hare Raising Tales of Crusader Rabbit
My latest “Cartoon Research” book details the Shull Bonsall fiasco, but it is mainly a tribute to Crusader Rabbit creator, Alex Anderson.
Animation Anecdotes #372
In 1991, Nickelodeon tested several animated pilot films that never made it to air. None of them tested well with a kids. Nickelodeon instead selected Rugrats, The Ren and Stimpy Show and Doug.
A Visit with Bob Koester – and a Good Print of “Merry Kittens” (1935), and “Sassy Cats”(1933)
Here’s a Scrappy, Sassy Cats, that’s pretty fun — and I think it’s a good example of the Columbia Scrappys at their best.
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]
