Thunderbean Doings and some 50s and 60s Spots I thought were cool…
There really needs to be a lot more information on the many studios that have produced commercials in the 50s and 60s.
There really needs to be a lot more information on the many studios that have produced commercials in the 50s and 60s.
Disney, Fleischer, Warner and Lantz provide the weather action this week. Button up!
By 1950, it was clear that there was a demand for more Casper – so, a theme song was commissioned from writers Mack David and Jerry Livingston.
Psssst! The greatest mashup up of Bedrock and Bond you’re likely to see opened this summer over 55 years ago.
To celebrate Popeye’s 90th Anniversary as an animated superstar we thought we’d try something unique: newspaper clippings!
If Fleischer cartoons from 1931 are like candy, the Lantz Oswalds from this period are like homemade cookies. Today, a delicious cookie!
Today, double doses of Hugh Harman, early Chuck Jones, and a couple of major features, as we continue our storm tracking into mid-1940.
I’ll be at the big San Diego Comic Con this year – and here’s what I’m doing there.
Summer season has arrived – are you still undecided as to what to do for vacation?
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]