Terrytoons’ “Deputy Dawg” on Records
This TV cartoon – once as popular as it is now relatively obscure – is celebrated today in its vinyl record form with the full cast, consisting of one talented actor.
This TV cartoon – once as popular as it is now relatively obscure – is celebrated today in its vinyl record form with the full cast, consisting of one talented actor.
This week, we’re headin’ way out west with an early sound Terrytoon! As indicated on the draft, Go West Big Boy was the 27th Terrytoon, released on February 22nd, 1931.
“Indian Pudding” was the fifth Terrytoon released by the studio. One of the more engaging Terrytoons in setting and theme, surprises abound in this film. Here’s the breakdown.
A Terrytoon break for some Red Hot Rhythm! This a fast paced 30’s Terrytoons, and I think a pretty enjoyable one – and one of the first ‘Kiko’ cartoons I bought as a young film collector.
Today, we look into a Terrytoon featuring Farmer Al Falfa – and its main animators Frank Moser, Jerry Shields, Bill Tytla and Art Babbitt.
Pink Elephants (1937) is one of my favorite Terrytoons of the late 30s. Funny drawings, wild animation, and Cab Calloway-inspired music. Check it out.
This week’s breakdown looks into an early 1930 Terrytoon, and as with the other early Terrytoons previously analyzed here, head animator Frank Moser is given a large amount of footage in this film.
Today, we meet Salty McGuire, the gob! You’ll always find him on the job… Truthfully, I’ve exhausted most of my knowledge on the historical background of Terrytoons, having written about…
Two vintage RCA albums span nearly 30 years of Terrytoon shorts, capturing the transition of the studio from a traditional to modern approach. TV TERRYTOON CARTOON TIME A Junior Original…
One of the most intriguing “could’ve-been” projects in animation history is Easy Winners. Gene Deitch protégée Jules Feiffer came up with a kids show that was clearly ahead of its…