The Song Begins…It’s Magic!
For once, a shorter trail this week – and a rare opportunity to see a head-to-head battle of creativity between John Hubley and king of the gags, Tex Avery.
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Animation Anecdotes #388
“I appreciate the compliment of being called the ‘creator’ of Bugs Bunny but Bugs had many fathers. My co-sires: Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Bob Clampett and Bob McKimson.”
The Exposure Sheet – Vols #13 & #14
August 1939 at the Leon Schlesinger studio. The in-house newsletter continues to note Old Glory is getting rave reviews; and intriguing “quotes” from Friz Freleng and Tex Avery.
The Censored 11: “All This and Rabbit Stew (1941)”
The seventh cartoon of the Censored Eleven is the third and final one from director Tex Avery, and it is also the only film of the series to star Bugs Bunny.
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.
Dreamers Draw Big Eyes
Virgil Ross remembered some fascinating details of his time working with Tex Avery and Ray Abrams at the Universal Cartoon Dept.
The Final Needle Drop: “The Okeh Laughing Record”
Tex Avery knew the 1920s “Okeh Laughing Record” and wondered how it would work on a modern movie audience. With his last cartoon for Lantz, he got to try out his theory.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 7)
Some behind the scenes at Disney, a new franchise for Goofy, and the debut of Walter Lantz’s most durable personality.
A Musical Up-Roar 1944-46
The MGM cartoons of the 1940s were no longer 30s cutesie-poo – being replaced by the fast-paced, gag oriented style of Avery, Hanna and Barbera.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 4)
The 1930’s continued to progress, as animated characters became more and more knowledgeable about their own world.
