“We’re on Our Way to Rio” (1944) – and What Is Your Favorite Popeye Cartoon?
Hands down, We’re on Our Way to Rio is my favorite Popeye Cartoon, period. It isn’t that I don’t love other Popeye cartoons- in fact, this is the *only* color…
Woody Woodpecker in “Ski For Two” (1944)
Shamus Culhane’s third Woody Woodpecker cartoon transforms him into a glutton, a trait that dominated almost all of his Woody cartoons. Let’s take a visit to Swiss Chard Lodge.
Total TeleVision Cartoons – on Records
Tooter the Turtle, Mr. Wizard, The Hunter and Odie Colognie join King Leonardo and Twinkles for a 1961 Golden Records 45 RPM extended play parade.
A Chat with Ed Rehberg
Ed Rehberg’s career in animation rests on a fairly long list of credits as a journeyman animator and director. However, his place in animation history is assured for his role in the 1947 Terrytoons strike – and his work on early TV commercials.
Fred Patten on “Burka Avenger”
Here is something timely for the New Year. With politicians calling for not allowing any Muslims to enter the U.S., the current “Burka Avenger” series from Pakistani is particularly worthy of note.
Obscure Classic Anime: “Umeboshi Denka” (1969)
One of those shows you didn’t know existed. “Denka” was the last of the 1960s Fujiko Fujio series, and it was the least successful of them all. Here’s what it was all about.
Animation Anecdotes #243
Happy New Year! We start the year with anecdotes on The Reluctant Dragon and Baby Weems, Rankin-Bass and Thundercats, Private Snafu, Yellow Submarine and Walter Lantz’ Jitterbugs.
Happy Thunderbean New Year!
Of course, the thing to do at the end of each year is to muse about what the year was, think about the what the events of the coming year…
Disney’s “Hockey Homicide” (1945)
If this author had to pick his favorite moment in the history of sports, it would have to be a certain hockey match between the Loose Leafs and the Ant Eaters.
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]
