Paramount Cartoons 1963-64
1963-64: Swifty and Shorty have been added to the theatrical release schedule. New Casper cartoons are on ABC. And Seymour Kneitel passes away.
Argentine Animated Features. Part 11: 2012-current
Here’s the final post to complete my survey of Argentine Animated Features. Today, the most recent films from this South American country including the infamous “Underdogs”.
Witch Crafty for Halloween, 1955
For Halloween, a cartoon that makes us SCREAM: it marks the moment when the Walter Lantz cartoons take a precipitous turn for the worse, commencing a nosedive from which they never recovered.
Disney’s “Trick or Treat” (1952)
Released 1952 and directed by Jack Hannah, the Donald Duck short “Trick or Treat” has become a annual holiday classic. Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about the film – but were too “scared” to ask!
“Puttin’ Out the Kitten” (1937)
A favorite ‘Spooky’ cartoon – Scrappy is ‘Puttin’ Out the Kitten’ (1937). It’s one of my favorites, though I know over the years it’s probably confused more audiences as much as anything else.
McKimson’s “Daffy Duck Hunt” (1949)
Bob McKimson sustained Daffy Duck’s zany personality well into the early ‘50s. Clever gags, aided by sharp timing and witty dialogue, make this an overlooked classic.
“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” on Records
I got the “Great Pumpkin” record album! I got the cassette! I got the new “Peanuts Movie” CD soundtrack! I got a vinyl one! …I got a rock.
Paramount Cartoons 1962-63
For the period from September 1962 to August 1963, Seymour Kneitel and crew kept busy producing 13 theatrical originals for Paramount, were deep into the King Features Trilogy, and were preparing and producing some new Casper cartoons for ABC.
Argentine Animated Features, Part 10: 2010-2011
Part ten of my survey of Argentine animated feature films – featuring Plumiferos and Gaturro.
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 USC in Los Angeles, CalArts in Santa Clarita, and UCLA in Westwood – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
