Looney Tunes 1955-56: Frogs, Felines, and Far-Away Places
The cartoons from this period, with Milt Franklyn appearing more often as composer, would still retrieve old musical numbers as part of their underscore.
The cartoons from this period, with Milt Franklyn appearing more often as composer, would still retrieve old musical numbers as part of their underscore.
The Party’s over. It’s time to call it a day.
More party-toons with Yogi Bear, Bosko, Popeye, Farmer Al Falfa, and Yakky Doodle!
This was also the period when Carl Stalling began to give way to his orchestrator, Milt Franklyn.
We’ve been partying continuously for four weeks – so it’s time for a little cleanup!
As a public service this week, we provide an object lesson in the proper etiquette for party attendance and party throwing.
Original opening titles, some which seemed impossible to see for decades, keep showing up on a pretty regular basis.
Within a few years of his January 1910 birth, artist/writer and “primo Popeye” voice actor Jack Mercer started his entertainment legacy. Let’s look at a few vintage Mercer grooves.
Celebrate the New Year with these cartoon revelers!
The new Cartoon Roots: Feline Follies chronicles some of Messmer’s early animation work from the late 1910s and through some of 1923.