Famous Studios 1949-50
For the 1949-50 season, Paramount gave Famous Studios a repeat of its previous year’s order of 30 cartoons: Eight Popeye, twelve Screen Songs and ten Noveltoons. Screen Songs Strolling Thru…
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Robert McKimson’s “Gorilla My Dreams”
Gather ‘round, folks! It’s a Bugs Bunny jungle “pitcher”! Precarious journeys in a mysterious jungle proved successful in newsprint and screen throughout the first half of the 20th century, as…
Famous Studios 1948-49
For the 1948-49 season, Paramount had complete faith in the popularity of Screen Songs. The studio was now required to deliver 12 for this season – one per month. Inside…
Animation Anecdotes #219
Gilliam and Pinocchio. In the Guardian newspaper April 27, 2001, filmmaker and animator Terry Gilliam was asked about what he thought the ten best animated films of all time were….
Famous Studios 1947-48
The 1947-48 season was one of transition. The contractual arrangement with Marge, and the license for Little Lulu, had come to an end. The cartoons had not caught on with…
Famous Studios 1946-47
More Noveltoons! The 1946-47 season brought about eight Noveltoons which broke down into three “Screen Songs”, one (still lost) “Snuffy Smith” cartoon, a “Herman & Henry”, a “Blackie”, and two…
Jerry Fairbanks’ “The Inside Story of Modern Gasoline” (1948)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This week Steve Stanchfield takes a break from his weekly column to visit Los Angeles to dig through a few new archives. Filling in is our resident expert…
Famous Studios 1945-46 (Part 2)
Welcome back to the Famous Studio Archive. Before we move on to 1946-47 season, a few more items from the 1945/46 era to observe. For example, this… The Noveltoon Jack-In-The-Box…
Famous Studios 1945-46
Introductory Note: Welcome of the first of new series of posts devoted to Paramount’s Famous Studios. I’m not exactly sure what I’ll be posting here each week – or how…
Robert McKimson’s “Acrobatty Bunny” (1946)
This week’s breakdown profiles one of my absolute favorite Bugs Bunny cartoons! (Editor’s Note: and mine too! – JB) Bob McKimson’s first cartoon with Bugs preserved the loose, boisterous animation…
