Animation Anecdotes #345
Chuck Jones, talking about his animated segment in Stay Tuned (1992) said, “It’s more like the old Warner Bros. cartoons which could be enjoyed by all audiences.”
Rock and Roll Animated Videos
Here’s a few animated music videos that are a little less seen. Some of these have some nicely executed animation, while others don’t quite get there – but each is an interesting watch.
Moonlighting Animation Artists in Comics: CARLO VINCI
Today’s moonlighting animation artist in comics is the renowned Terrytoons and Hanna-Barbera animator Carlo Vinci!
Walt Disney’s “The Country Cousin” on Records
The Disneyland Records adaptation of The Country Cousin is lesser known among Disney recordings, notably different from the cartoon version and invites some interesting speculation.
Hi Sibley and “Those Aggrivatin’ Animations”
Cartoonist Hi Sibley authored an article for Motion Picture Magazine in May, 1917 humorously detailing his attempts at animated filmmaking.
Snow White Goes Traveling (Sing Me A Cartoon #25)
If there’s one thing that the Walt Disney concern learned during the 1930’s, it’s that there was oodles of boodle to be made from the “foreign” market.
The Censored 11: “The Isle Of Pingo Pongo” (1938)
The sixth cartoon of the Censored Eleven is Tex Avery’s The Isle of Pingo Pongo. This cartoon is all spot-gags, a parody of then-common travel documentary shorts.
Animation Anecdotes #344
“Mighty Mouse represents me wanting to entertain people,” says Ralph Bakshi. “I’m allowing myself to have more fun. I want to make people fall on the floor laughing.”
My Top Ten “Most Wanted” Cartoons on DVD or Blu-Ray for 2018
Not that these have a chance of coming out this year, but here are my picks. What cartoons are high on your ‘wanted’ list? And which ones would you like to see Thunderbean do?
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]
